When it comes to tactless examples of vigilante cinema, there’s something about the simple sleeze of James Glickenhaus’ fascinatingly nasty The Exterminator that really stood
Tag: Cannon Films
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) – Review
During its reign, The Cannon Group were responsible for some truly bizarre choices that stretched far beyond their infamously curious business plan. There’s their attempt
Revenge Of The Ninja (1983) – Review
If I’ve said it once on this site, I’ve said it a thousand times, sometimes the thread marking the barriers between a bad film, a
Enter The Ninja (1981) – Review
While the 80s where hardly a fortress of restraint, surely one of the most amusing tropes of the decade was Cannon Films’ insistence that action
Cyborg (1989) – Review
In a career absolutely jam packed with dystopian futures, marauding robots and probably more crucifixions than are strictly necessary, the indomitable Albert Pyun made it
American Ninja 5 (1993) – Review
Regardless of your feelings about action cinema’s most blatant act of cultural appropriation, there’s something deeply impressive about the fact that this legendarily childish franchise
Death Wish V: The Face Of Death (1994) – Review
The year is 1994 and action cinema has exploded. James Cameron, let loose with the biggest budget ever at the time has delivered the spy/action/comedy,
American Ninja 4: Annihilation (1990) – Review
When the third chapter of Cannon’s endearingly infantile American Ninja series somersaulted into theatres, devout fans of the franchise were horrified when the lead actor,
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) – Review
Nepotism is something that’s been occuring in Hollywood for decades with varying degrees of success, but surely Delta Force 3 has to be some sort
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) – Review
After a first instalment that raised some pertinent questions about the law and justice (albeit in a very exploitative way) and a third instalment that
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989) – Review
While I don’t want to sound like something of an action snob, the news that many American Ninja fans utterly despise the third installment came
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – Review
“This is the most ridiculous story I’ve heard in my life!” maintains curtly moustachioed commanding officer “Wild Bill” Woodward as he gets the lowdown of
Death Wish 3 (1985) – Review
There always seems to be that telling moment in any long running franchise where it morphs into something so far removed from its original concept,
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) – Review
It’s 1990 and the once thriving Cannon Goup has all but crumbled into dust – but from the wreckage of the studio that flew close
Death Wish II (1982) – Review
There’s not many genres I have trouble stomaching. Slashers? No problem. Italian cannibal movies? Sure, why not? Torture porn? A cakewalk. However, if there’s something
New Year’s Evil (1980) – Review
By 1980, a lot of the choice dates for seasonal set slasher films had already been nabbed with Black Christmas, Halloween and Friday The 13th
American Ninja (1985) – Review
Hey, remember back in the 80s when all you had to do to make your film cooler was to stick some freaking ninjas in it?
Braddock: Missing In Action III (1988) – Review
The year is 1988 and due to some questionable mismanagement that would make Jack and his handful of beans wince, producers Menahem Golan and Yoram
Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Review
Fanboys have been complaining for decades about the “necessary” changes made to a famous property when it finally reaches the screen. These have usually ranged
Missing In Action (1984) – Review
The eccentric ups and downs and chaotic business practices of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus’ Cannon Group are well documented, but one of the most
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