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1/10
Wow, I didn't think movies could be this bad...
awyounglu-130 March 2011
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Unlike the person who voted with 10 stars, I will give it a review that is based on what the movie actually was, not a consoling pat on the back you did the best you could pep talk that the previous reviewer did.

I have to make up term to describe this...turdmudgeon.

Turdmudgeon -(turd-muhj-uhn) noun - the feces at the bottom of an overfilled port-o-potty.

This is, in essence, what Saga Tier 1: The highest saga truly is. The smelliest, cantankerous, poop at the bottom of a poop barrel. No excuses this filmed failed on every level.

Ninjas should never sell real estate! Oops spoiler alert, the gayest plot twist everyone saw coming. Eli Harris plays the blinja (thats right) who seeks out revenge against the rising tide of the three man Yakuza. Apparently a corrupt congressman/mob boss killed his brother with his bare hands instead of having someone do it for him. This can be explained since it seems he only has roughly 4 henchmen. If one goes to jail for murder what kind of a gang do you have... So I retract. The smartest corrupt congressman/mob boss of all time kills the blinja's brother. Why? Who knows, but I am assuming that it is because he had something to do with being involved in the movie, which is easily death worthy. It all relates back to the Yakuza, I am sure of it. Well its more of a guess since I couldn't actually hear the dialogue. My favorite part is when the background noise advances to plot, I was like wow what a daring move from the director. Its has to be that way...right? Since I can't hear the dialogue background noise must be more important.

HIS WIFE LEADS THE PRETEND YAKUZA!!! There I said it, a surprise you never would have guessed it or cared about by the end of the movie. It all comes to the front after the gun battle without a single muzzle flash. Its impressive they were able to invent guns that fire without them. Bravo.

When the blinja breaks necks I assume the x-ray of the neck are meant as flashbacks to him learning what anatomically occurs when a neck breaks. Because it certainly could not be a poor mans attempt at x-ray effects featured in movies like Romeo Must Die. That would mean that the film is just trying to capitalize on special effects the director has no idea how to do. All this lead to the most amazingly choreographed fight scenes. I am assuming they are the most amazing because rehearsals are what made the final cut, and early rehearsals at that. So I am stoked for the deleted scenes where we can see the final product. They must have just been too amazing to make the film.

Bravo sirs for this cinematic turdmudgeon, I eagerly await "Turdmudgeon 2: Ninja copes with the sub prime mortgage crisis, with a kitana."
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1/10
Seventy Minutes of Hating Movies
grendel6919 January 2007
While the excitement of the advertisement draws one to this film, the tired storyline, melodramatic ambiance, and the ridiculous ninja premise only become enjoyable if you are someone who actually hates film-making. I liken the character of Treyman Lewis to Shaq's depiction of Steel, in that both the acting and the characterization are plastic and nonsensical. Released by York Entertainment, I expected an almost "B movie" romp through celluloid, but this film loses all of the candor and enjoyment I came to expect from that genre.

Eli Harris, apparently quite accomplished as a background character, does not carry the movie the way a leading man should. It is as if, bored with being a background guy, he wrote and directed this film so he could actually be a lead. Unfortunately, he is not a diamond in the independent movie rough (I am thinking of actors such as Vince Vaughn in 'Swingers' and others such as this), he is instead farcical. And come on, how much more "B movie"/"blaxploitation" cheese can you really spread on this film as it rides under the company banner 'Midnite Oil'? All around, this experience was disappointing.

Some actors do a pretty good job in the movie, but it is not enough to sustain your interest or viewership. I did not enjoy watching this at all, and although it is available for rental and purchase -- I caution anybody to rent it. Certainly don't buy it.
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1/10
Half Man, Half Plastic Ninja Suit, 100% Awful.
donkeyopotatoes30 March 2011
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First off, I should say I am a masochist and I enjoy the pain that comes along while watching a horrible movie, but this was different kind of pain, one that did not make me happy at all. In fact, I am now frighten that the world contains such a bad piece of cinema. From what I heard about it, the movie looked promising, ninja action, vigilante justice and a guy that looks like Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite!). Then the day came the Netflix sent me this unholy unification of bad acting, bad filming, and a beyond questionable plot. I will give you some "awesome" highlights from this hootenanny, He is an ninja by night and real estate by day, the dialog is really quite while background music is smack you in the face loud, so get that mute button ready! Eli Harris wants to be Michael Jai White so bad in this movie but he just comes off looking like Jaleel White, in case you don't know who that is, that is the actor the play Urkel on Family Matters, yes I am talking about that man. During some parts of the movies, I was waiting for him to say " Did I do that?" or do the Urkel dance and that was not even the worst part. The worst part was the final twist, Spoiler Alert, his wife is the head of the Japanese mob! How does that work? Never mind, just don't watch it, well maybe if some one dares you to for 100 bucks, but be warned, it's bad, worst than Daredevil bad.
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10/10
It's an indie
Proctorism28 November 2007
Though this film isn't the greatest, it certainly isn't the worst. I liked the premise of the movie and think this would have been phenomenal if it had the proper budget, I wouldn't say the acting was the greatest, but again it's not the worst. I have seen Eli Harris in other films and television shows, so I know he is capable of a better performance, overall I think everyone did decent, I didn't care to much for Gage though. I'd have to say that this film is definitely original with it's concept, just the execution wasn't perfect, would a big budget help, most certainly. I think Midnite Oil, is in reference to staying up late, hence burning the Midnite Oil, at least that's what I got from the logo. Nevertheless, I applaud the effort and hope to see a remake.
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