http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2458106
i dunno. ninja basically worked, but ninja 2 took a hard left onto taking itself too seriously street. cutting everything having to do with the dead wife other than the death scene would have gone a long way towards fixing that issue. the pregnancy thing was completely unnecessary. as if the protagonist's personality was nuanced enough to need that extra motivation for revenge.
fight scenes: we got thems. they were plentiful and adequately impressive. i could have done with fewer stutters in the action, though. grimacing and posing do not get the job done. try punching or kicking or something like that. i also could have done with less focus on the stupid barbed wire strangling weapon thing. it was not even that good of a weapon. here is a tip. you want to knock somebody off, just shove them down the stairs or in front of a car. way easier, and it looks accidental. not when you do it to an entire encampment of armed guards, though. there is that.
also, who sends thugs bearing knives with the school logo on them after a guy you are certain will be able to beat the crap out of them? maybe the same guy who TAKES DRUG DELIVERIES IN THE DOJO OFFICE DURING BROAD DAYLIGHT WHILE THE PROTAGONIST WATCHES. i just, what.
ninja 2 gets two symbols for happiness.
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