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Commando Ninja

2018 · 68 min

A gleefully silly, fast-paced homage to 80s action, packed with cheesy one-liners, ninjas, and over-the-top fights that never take themselves seriously.

Directed by
Benjamin Combes
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Eric Carlesi, Philippe Allier, Olivier Dobremel
Overview
John Hunter is Vietnam Green Beret Veteran, Half Commando, Half Ninja, whose daughter has been abducted by a secret Ninja Organization, led by a Central-American dictator, who wants to create a new-world order - through time.

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Directed by
Benjamin Combes
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Eric Carlesi, Philippe Allier, Olivier Dobremel
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • technology
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror2
Humour8
Realism1
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Starring
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Runtime
68 min
Country
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