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Ninja: The Mission Force

16 May 2013

Review: NINJA: THE MISSION FORCE — parody executed with more skill than its source

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

What do you do with a half-dozen mail-order ninja suits, some black eye-liner, a few friends willing to tumble around a public park like idiots and a heap of public domain films? Well, in the 80s if you were Godfrey … Continued

Godfrey Ho, Ninja: The Mission Force
13 Aug 2012

And now, some plugs…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 1

• If you’re a stinky old fart with bad eyes like me then you hate watching stuff on portable devices and tiny screens. Fortunately for us luddites, Ninja: The Mission Force is now available on DVD. • I’m not sure … Continued

kurozukin, Ninja: The Mission Force
9 Feb 2012

So where do YOU store your ninja wares?

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 6 - History and Martial Arts | 1

Y’know what’s awesome about publishing this site? Having readers that go by monikers like “The Silent Cutter.” Check out this video he sent of some mat cutting, but mostly be like me – JEALOUS AS FUCK – of the fantastic … Continued

Joseph Lai/IFD, Ninja: The Mission Force, Secret weapons caches

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