3 NINJAS
HIGH NOON AT MEGA MOUNTAIN

I have been a fan of the 3 Ninjas films since I was young but never got around to watching the fourth film. I even remember watching WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 and seeing Hollywood Hogan coming out for his match with Macho Man Randy Savage [who should have won that match by the way] with a wig on. That wig was the same one used for the movie he was working on, that film was this one. He came out talking about the film and everything but we should move on. So even though I had seen the first three and was a wrestling fan and had just found out Hogan was in this film I never got around to it.

Well that all came to an end here recently when I stated showing this films to my little cuz. Like me she loved the first film and thought the next two were good so we moved onto this one. As it turns out maybe it was a good thing that I waited to see this. The reason being that maybe if I had seen this back in my younger more critical days I would have hated this flick and torn it to shreds. That says something of how I feel about it now sure but at the same time I also found some good in it as I am calmer now.

The film follows the same three characters [obviously new actors to keep with age] from the previous films along with a new friend they had just met who moved into the neighborhood. They all go to a local amusement park called Mega Mountain for Tum Tums birthday as he wants to meet Dave Dragon [Hulk Hogan]. Dave Dragon is the star of his favorite show and is making his final appearance for his now being cancelled show at Mega Mountain. Everything is going well and the show is going fine until a group of baddies break into the park led by an evil woman named Medusa [Loni Anderson].

So naturally I am sure you can guess what has to happen, the ninjas kick into high gear. Now I really didn't get into the actors that they hired as the ninjas here up until the action started. I have to admit that I liked the action here from these kids as I thought they did a pretty good job. Even Hogan was fun here but all he did was play himself really. The film was written by director Sean McNamara and Jeff Phillips and for a kids film I can see how this would be at least fun. For the older ones though this probably won't be on the viewing list.

In the end I didn't hate this film like I know I would have back in the day but it wasn't great either. Like the other films it would have been cool to have a commentary on this film for the DVD from the writers or Hogan or something. If you are or were a fan of the other films you might not enjoy this one all that much. With that said over all it is a decent kids flick that has its fun moments. It should be noted that Jim Varney is one of the lead villains here. He is without a doubt the best thing about the film in my opinion. In fact it is possible that he is what saved the flick for me.
3 NINJAS
HIGH NOON AT MEGA MOUNTAIN

I have been a fan of the 3 Ninjas films since I was young but never got around to watching the fourth film. I even remember watching WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 and seeing Hollywood Hogan coming out for his match with Macho Man Randy Savage [who should have won that match by the way] with a wig on. That wig was the same one used for the movie he was working on, that film was this one. He came out talking about the film and everything but we should move on. So even though I had seen the first three and was a wrestling fan and had just found out Hogan was in this film I never got around to it. Well that all came to an end here recently when I stated showing this films to my little cuz. Like me she loved the first film and thought the next two were good so we moved onto this one. As it turns out maybe it was a good thing that I waited to see this. The reason being that maybe if I had seen this back in my younger more critical days I would have hated this flick and torn it to shreds. That says something of how I feel about it now sure but at the same time I also found some good in it as I am calmer now. The film follows the same three characters [obviously new actors to keep with age] from the previous films along with a new friend they had just met who moved into the neighborhood. They all go to a local amusement park called Mega Mountain for Tum Tums birthday as he wants to meet Dave Dragon [Hulk Hogan]. Dave Dragon is the star of his favorite show and is making his final appearance for his now being cancelled show at Mega Mountain. Everything is going well and the show is going fine until a group of baddies break into the park led by an evil woman named Medusa [Loni Anderson]. So naturally I am sure you can guess what has to happen, the ninjas kick into high gear. Now I really didn't get into the actors that they hired as the ninjas here up until the action started. I have to admit that I liked the action here from these kids as I thought they did a pretty good job. Even Hogan was fun here but all he did was play himself really. The film was written by director Sean McNamara and Jeff Phillips and for a kids film I can see how this would be at least fun. For the older ones though this probably won't be on the viewing list. In the end I didn't hate this film like I know I would have back in the day but it wasn't great either. Like the other films it would have been cool to have a commentary on this film for the DVD from the writers or Hogan or something. If you are or were a fan of the other films you might not enjoy this one all that much. With that said over all it is a decent kids flick that has its fun moments. It should be noted that Jim Varney is one of the lead villains here. He is without a doubt the best thing about the film in my opinion. In fact it is possible that he is what saved the flick for me.