Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

This to me is the best out of American Ninja series movies. The story flows much better than the first movie, and everything is better integrated in this movie than the first installment.Another great thing about this movie is that the scenery is beautiful. This really added to its atmosphere.Michael Dudikoff and Steven Jones looked great in the Marine's uniform, and the cast of girls they collected (even as extras) were notches above the other movies from this series.If there's one American Ninja series movie to watch, this one is highly recommended.

After watching the first American Ninja, I had high hopes for the second one and in the end, I got exactly what I wanted from this film. It had everything (well almost everything) that I expected, more ninjas, more action, more silliness and more Michael Dudikoff kicking some ninja butt compared to the first oneMichael is as cool as ever, had more lines in this movie compared to the first one (although still not that much) and as usual likes to let his hands do the talking most of the time for him. However, minor complains that I would come up with again would have to be Joe's (Michael) indestructible character. I thought that he would have been given a more challenging situation in this film seeing that the organization that he fighting up against are producing super ninja soldiers but once again he made look like he was just going up against a bunch of kindergarden ninjas who weren't even worthy of challenging him at all. Even the main head ninja in the end was also just out of Dudikoff's league and how he managed to stuff a shotgun under his ninja gear, I have no ideaI didn't really like Steve Jame's character much in this second film since I felt like he was too cocky in when he fights (especially the part where he, Dudikoff and one of their marine friends had that brawl at the bar) but he still does a solid job in this one I still like the part where he finished last ninja just simply shouting 'STAY DOWN' at himHowever, these are just minor complaints that I could come out with since overall, the movie was still mindlessly fun to watch for two hours. I would recommend this to anyone out there who would love to get spend two or three hours of their time watching some mindless but yet still fun ninja buttkicking action film

to me,this sequel had a more developed plot line than the first movie.it a fairly preposterous one,but it is semblance of a story nonetheless.and besides,reality doesn't necessarily factor into these movies in a big way,so that's not surprising.there are many more fight sequences in this one as well.and to me,the fight scenes seemed better executed,much more exciting.the acting is no better or worse than in the first one.i actually think as a whole the movie is slightly better due to the improved fight sequences.again you just have to remember that it's not high art you're in for when you sit down to view this film,or it's prequel/sequels.it basically a disposable(but enjoyable)ninety +/-minutes.for me,American Ninja 2: The Confrontation is an 8/10

I first saw this movie when i was 13 on the wgn movie of the week. This was the showcase for numerous jean claude movies and Bronson Death wish flix. But this movie stands out on its own. When I first saw it I had never laughed at a movie so much in my life, and immediately I knew I needed to own it. SO i waited around and found out when it was on next and taped it off TV. Then the studying of greatness started.There are numerous Flaws and items of interest that one should look for to help them through this classic. First and foremost is dudikoff ( the American ninja)'s delivery. Everything is said in the same monotone intense voice. For example, He would say the line "I want to kill you!" the same way he would say, "I love you" or "The president has been kidnapped." And also his giant package that my girlfriend noticed last viewing of the movie which is ridiculous and pertruding.Now for individual scenes; When Dudikoff and James are meeting with Wild Bill for the first time, look at Dudikoff at the end of the scene and you will see that it isn't dudikoff at all but a stunt double. Next the scene on the beach with the first conflict with the ninjas. Not only are the ninjas super bumbling but at the end of the scene James and Dudikoff are shown jumping off a 100 foot cliff, but in the cut away they gingerly land on the back of a speed boat without injury.There are other scenes and memorable items but I must mention one more. 'THE SUPER NINJA' - There is a ninja in the movie that really isn't a character in the movie but a random ninja that is somehow immortal compared to the rest of the ninjas that dudikoff kills with a punch. This ninja flips onto a truck, gets knocked off, pulls out a grappling hook, holds on while being dragged, causes a motorcycle accident, flips back onto the front of the truck, still alive crawls up the front right before the truck that he's on flies into what appears to be a gasoline plant of some sort and into a giant fireball. Kudos.THank you golan globus. I love you.