Enter the Ninja represents an unusual hybrid action film, an Italian Western-type story filmed as a contemporary Japanese martial arts action film in the Philippines. Results are pleasant though unspectacular.
The film‘s sparse narrative exists to simply connect one action set-piece to the next, with sporadic breathing space in between. It’s the kind of undemanding entertainment which was enthusiastically lapped up by viewers during the early video rental era.
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Washington PostRichard Harrington
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Ultimately, it's hard to decide which is more deadly, the action or the dialogue. [26 Dec 1981, p.D5]
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
Despite its lack of imagination, this dull martial arts entry spawned two sequels: Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III--The Domination.
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Time Out
Time Out
Even on the level of unintentional humour this fails to entertain: the mark of a truly dreadful movie.