3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain 1998 by AverageMansReviews

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain 1998 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/bodily functions/electrocution/terrorism

What a birthday that was: we meet our 3 Ninjas brothers; Samuel Douglas Jr. a.k.a. Rocky [Mathew Botuchis,] Jeffrey Douglas a.k.a. Colt [Michael J. O'Laskey II/Michael O'Laskey II] and Michael Douglas a.k.a. Tum-Tum [J.P. Roeske II/James Paul Roeske II] as they are spending potentially there last summer together with their grandma; Grampa Mori [Victor Wong,] which he is aware of this potential outcome as he is stealthily eavesdropping on this conversation The next day is Tum-Tum's birthday and with the newest addition to the neighbourhood's children Amanda [Chelsey Earlywine;] she is a technical, computer savvy individual to a extremely high level indeed, her father works in the film industry. They all head off to Mega Mountain Amusement Park, where Colt and Tum-Tum on going backstage to try and get Dragon Dave's [Hulk Hogan;] autograph; his TV show "Dave Dragon And The 5 Star Force" recently got cancelled and this is his final appearance, they quickly discover not everything is okay backstage as this Amusement Park and its patrons are being held hostage for $10 million by Mary Ann "Medusa" Rogers [Loni Anderson] and her right-hand man Lothar Zogg [Jim Varney,] some members of her family and their hench-people.

The pacing for this 94 minutes film is like this film in its entirety straightforward and it sticks to the plan.

The action and comedy; obviously it is situated around martial arts and the comedy is woven into it at some point; there is Rocky vs. Zogg high up on these rollercoaster tracks as there is some hostages hanging upside down within this rollercoaster and Rocky's girlfriend Jennifer [Lindsay Felton] which has been tied down [sitting up on these tracks] which if you have been following this franchise yes we still have one moment where his brothers still say "Rocky loves Jennifer" and for a little bit of art we have this land to water missile.

The character developments and performances: well the character developments are solidly good versions of what they are meant to be, but the performances range from all-round good from these three brothers and their family, including Rocky's girlfriend and their newly found friend, neighbour and not forgetting Zogg. But the rest have moments of being good, okay or poor [depending who is on screen at this time, is to which description applies here; but I should point out when these occasions arise it is very clear on which description applies at this time; there is no confusion here.] I have to ask why is Medusa wearing this black leather outfit? Meaning and I am not being woke here, but this is purely based on observation, it is inappropriate for a family-based film. I mean in fairness and balance she is covered up, but you can clearly see the sexual side of it, including she has a black whip as well.

This film receives: 3/10, this film is poor; I mean on reflection I decided to award this project another mark, because even though it almost put me to sleep when it is going through its better to good moments it is something like its previous instalments and yes I haven't reviewed them yet, I have seen them at least once to know enough. But even though I have been positive I can't deny that this film almost put me to sleep on top of that I also can't deny that when this film is either having a poor moment or worse let's just say this mark is easy to justify. This film has a couple of awards accredited to its name and yes one negative and one positive; 2 Nominees The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 1998; Stinker Award The Sequel Nobody Was Clamoring For and Young Artist Awards 1999; Young Artist Award; Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Mathew Botuchis Michael O'Laskey II James Paul Roeske II.