5.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatural enemies, mutants and flesh-eating zombies. Trapped a thousand feet below the earth's crust, these ninjas will face hell! The Raid meets The Warriors in a picture that delivers a heart-pounding, adrenaline injected ride.
Starring: Christian Oliver, Les Brandt, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Isaac C. Singleton Jr.Horror | 100% |
Action | 82% |
Sci-Fi | 25% |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
If ever there was an example of a "decent" low budget film -- one that's clearly made on-the-cheap but that's really in no way insultingly bad or, on the other end of the scale, epically good -- this would be it. Ninja Apocalypse is a fun little baseline entertainment sort of film, a movie with no real surprises, nothing all that remarkable to offer, but one that manages to squeeze out just enough entertainment value to make it worth a watch. The film plays within its limits, never overextending itself and not making it a habit to rely on cheap visuals or other components that betray its true abilities. It caters to a specific audience and, if said audience keeps expectations modest, there's no real reason to turn up the nose at a movie of this caliber.
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Ninja Apocalypse arrives on Blu-ray with a satisfying 1080p transfer. The high definition image, sourced from a digital shoot that produces a fairly flat and lightly glossy appearance, yields very well defined details throughout. The brighter outdoor scenes fare best. Facial and clothing textures are extremely well defined and beautifully complex and natural. Foliage and terrain are nicely defined, too, and various surfaces inside the bleaker underground interiors reveal general wear and tear to satisfaction. Colors are a little less favorable, key word being "little." Outside, that green vegetation stands nicely apart, as does blood red and blue clothes. Inside, however, the image favors a fairly consistent gray dominant appearance on both clothes and background surfaces. The image frequently appears slightly blown out and overly bright. Black levels reveal a hint of crush, and moderately heavy but sporadic noise is evident. Overall, however, the very strong detailing and crisply defined imagery carry the day and make for an impressive Blu-ray release.
Ninja Apocalypse features an aggressive, enveloping, and satisfying Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The opening montage produces some big, sweeping sound effects that play with solid power and stage movement. Deep, rumbly bass and a push of power after the nuclear blast help set a freighting tone and establish the soundtrack's potential strengths. Indeed, the track doesn't disappoint thereafter. Big, spacious, and cleanly and accurately delivered music is met with equal ambition and quality from swordplay and general combat sounds. The stage is wide and full, including a healthy, but not overwhelming, surround structure. Support ambience is nicely defined in several scenes, including heavy dialogue reverberation in chapter three. General dialogue is presented from the center channel with solid clarity and authority throughout. Overall, this is a good quality presentation from Naedomi Media.
All that's included is the Ninja Apocalypse trailer (1080p, 1:40).
Ninja Apocalypse is a fun little crossover film that brings together two audience favorites -- ninjas and zombies -- for a linear but mostly satisfying journey of combat, treachery, and endless danger. The movie could have been so much more with a larger budget, but the filmmakers are to be commended for crafting something of this quality on what was obviously a rather meager budget. This won't become a genre staple or a cinema classic, but it's a relatively safe bet for an evening when low budget action with a good and rather novel core idea sounds like fun. Naedomi Media's Blu-ray release of Ninja Apocalypse features good quality video and audio. Only the trailer is included. Definitely worth a rent and genre fans might find this worth a purchase at a bargain price.
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