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Chinese Super Ninjas

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Do NOT buy this DVD. It's the censored Edited for Television print of Super Ninjas. That means it was taped from TV, the commercials were cut out, and then it was put on DVD under the name "Chinese Super Ninja". How sad...

UGH! This is one of the best kung-fu movies ever made, but was completely butchered on this release. First off, the quality is terrible. There are dust and scratches present as well as analog hits. Looks like the DVD was ripped straight from a bad VHS copy. But the worst thing is this movie is heavily censored. Upon a quick screening I noticed at least 2 flowing blood scenes chopped out, 1 word of profanity missing, and 1 scene of nudity wiped out. I'm sure even more has been cut. Please, someone release this movie the way it was meant to be seen!!!

I don't know why there is a scene that is deleted, the scene when Chen Hui Min's legs got pulled off by Chen Tien Chi. Also, please stay away from this DVD, because it's not as "clear" as the VHS version I used to see. I am very disappointed because I've been waiting for this movie in DVD for a long time, and now... This is home movie, and the company that markets this movie should leave it like the original version.

This movie is one of the best Kung-Fu movies ever made. The action is amazing! It will keep you on the edge of your seat! You will not only want to view this movie over and over again, but you will want to own it! In fact, you will want to own all of the Venoms Collection! They all can be found here at Amazon.com. Here is a list of several martial arts movies you should have in your collection........ Super Ninjas, Kid with the Golden Arm, Avenging Warriors of Shalion, 18 Fatal Strikes, 18 Bronzemen Parts 1 & 2, and last but not least 10 Tiger of Kwangtang. These are just a few of the Venoms Collection you will want to own.

The 5 Venoms play the parts of a ban of chinese fighters trying to protect their dying master from an evil group of japanese ninja. After having all of their brothers wiped out, a lone survivor joins forces with a group of 3 chinese ninja masters to take on the 5 Element ninja's and end the conflict. Amazing weopons work, and some great fight scenes make this a instant classic. if you see it you must buy it. One of the best Venoms movies.

I must start off by saying that this movie actually only stars one of the Venoms but luckily it's my favorite, Lo Meng. That aside, Super Ninjas is an incredible piece of work and the best I've seen from Chang Cheh so far. This is one of those rare films which is so amazing it can not be ranked by any mortal rating system. It is truly beyond classic.

This is one I had never seen before, but in my effort to collect all of the venom movies I purchased this one. And from the first scene on out, nothing but action. Unfortunatly this one doesn't have all of the original venoms, actually it only has the Toad. But this is one where they were able to pull it off. The action is incredible.

If you have seen 'Kid With the Golden Arm' and thought the action in that was amazing, you ain't seen nothin yet. Ricky Tien('Shanghai 13', 'War of the Shaolin Temple') is one of the most athletic kung fu stars ever and shows supreme weapon handling in this, and Lo Meng is so awesome he actually makes you believe that he can defend himself against a samurai sword using no weapon at all!

After character actor Shen Chan(not Chang Shan) decides to use a Japanese fighter in a contest between 2 schools, the Japanese fighter dies and the Five Element Ninja challenge the school themselves. You may have heard of Five Element Ninja before in Godfrey Ho movies, and even some pretty good flicks, but this is where it came from! So the master assigns some of his fighters to take on the different elements. They find out real quick that these ninja can fight really good and they all die. Nice to see Chan Wai-Man as the leader of the ninja. He was usually best in boxing types of movies since he was a real fighter in the ring, a great figher I should add, but he is superb in this movie even though there is no real hand to hand. What also may have helped him look the part is that he was(maybe still is) in fact a real gangster. Those tattoos all over his back and frontside are real! I also have to point out how sweet it is how in an American movie, there will be a really cool scene where the villain doublecrosses someone and then pulls out his gun and just shoots everyone himself(or herself of course). Well, Chan Wai-Man is a great villain and it is even cooler when a similar scene happens in this movie. Instead of guns, his men just throw ninja stars and kill everybody as gruesomely as possible with their various ninja techniques. You have to be a fan of the genre to get the full enjoyment out of this, but not necessarily. Any fan of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies and great Chang Cheh films will be very happy with this masterpiece of cinema. It is just splendid.

Now since this is a Chang Cheh film, there for sure will be some training. Don't expect it to be anything extreme like 'Invincible Shaolin', but it has some very fun training sequences. And of course after training, revenge.

I want to note that I have seen many heated discussions on the internet on what a TRUE Venoms film is. The consesus is that it has to have at least 3 Venoms and it HAS TO BE directed by Chang Cheh. I personally consider Ricky Tien a Venom(the 8th for me), not one of the "true" 5(even though there were originally 6 in '5 Deadly Venoms'), but he is still one of Chang Cheh's Venoms. Now to finish breaking this down, under the criteria I have stated, this is not considered a Venoms movie since there are only 2 Venoms in it. The real question is, does that matter? The answer is no doubt, a big fat NO! It is a comic book movie, and the finale gets even crazier than you could ever imagine! 'Shanghai 13' is one of the greatest kung fu movies ever in my opinion, and is very similar to this. Both have mindless plots, just the way I like it. Not a lot of story, but the director just lets his kung fu stars do their thing. The ending of the final fight in 'Shanghai 13 was a disappointment, but there is no disappointment in 'Chinese Super Ninjas', and I can guarantee you that. Maybe the greatest ending to a movie ever.

So maybe it is not considered a true Venoms film by a lot of people, but it is still a GREAT Chang Cheh flick and bloody as can be. By far one of the best Shaw Brothers movies ever(top 100), and yet another reason that it is so sad the Shaws closed up prematurely, even though they still had all of this outstanding talent on hand and could no doubt have made great movies for many more years. :(

I also have to point out that this movie has Ping Yu-tai, he is known for his big nose and is the guy that uses the slingshot in 'Crippled Avengers'(aka Mortal Combat), and is in almost every single Venoms movie ever made, and so are a couple other guys as well. So, you could say there are really 11 or 12 true Venoms. Anways, I must move on since I could talk Venoms all day(though I know some would not mind).

One final note on the movie-Lo Meng only has a few fights but he is absolutely out of this world! I don't think I have ever seen him look this good, and that is saying a heck of a lot. And if you think Lo Meng looks good, wait until you see the end of this!

4.5/5 from me. This is one of those where I am stuck in the middle between a 4 and 5, but it is just so much fun that I can't give it any less than the highest rating possible. It is my guess that Ricky Tien(Cheng Tien-chi ) had a hand in the action, but whoever did this movie put together some of the finest weapons choreography ever. The fighting is so tight and fluid, you just won't be able to look away from the screen. This is a MUST have in any kung fu movie collection.

Look for this to be remastered some time in the near future by Celestial! And that means you will finally be able to throw away that full screened version. Man I hope Celestial remasters this soon(I hope they still have it in good condition in their vault), so then it can be seen in all it's widescreened glory. Best of all, we will be able to fully view all of those great sets and smoke effects! I will be sure to post here how it looks.

Super Ninjas (5 Element Ninjas),Is one of the Shaw Brothers best kung-fu movies.The elements of water,wood,fire,earth & gold.This movie was beautifuly compiled with some of the best weapons work that will ever be seen on any film.As old as it is,I have never seen anything that can compare.Do not hesitate to buy this film if you are a kung fu fan because you cannot call yourself a kung fu fan if you have not seen it.I guarantee this one 100%

This movie is one of the better done movies.The Shaw Brothers make the best kung-fu movies the picture quality is always great and the story line are very good for this genre.