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This is really a very bad movie. Why? First of all, the story is bad. It is an artificial story, combining all sorts of things together that make no sense. It just seems a wrong experiment. Secondly, the actors cannot play in a realistic manner. They cannot even talk as an actor should. Why did I buy this movie? And what must I do with it now?

The premise alone raises a skeptical eyebrow. To actually sit and watch 'Russian terminator' (also known as 'The Russian ninja') invites significantly greater curiosity. I can't entirely figure out what the deal is with this movie - whether it's a superbly executed bone-dry parody of spy thrillers, or an earnest low-budget attempt at the genre (practically on the level of amateur high school students) that misses the mark. Both notions would seem to be supported by the incredibly mundane costume design and filming locations, rough dialogue, and the utmost inauthenticity of scenes generally, especially when action is involved.

I can abide the indelicacy of the dialogue as delivered by the assembled cast, for whom English seems to be a second language - that's just an idiosyncrasy of the picture. The inelegance of the screenplay is another matter. Script, characterizations, and scene writing alike are deeply unconvincing. The overall narrative is that, and also more than a little perplexing, with a distinct lack of clarity about the progression of events and the story broadly. An action scene that rolls along just after the 1-hour mark is done pretty well, but - wait, why did everyone show up to that one location in the first place? Who, exactly, is the "Russian ninja?" Why does no one know who he is until it's convenient for the plot? What is his true involvement, in any regard? The best I can ascertain is that he's an embodiment of the "chaotic neutral" moral alignment, doing as he will for indecipherable reasons.

And so it goes, from start to finish. Having watched the whole film, I can no more effectively communicate the plot now than I could have before I began. This is without a doubt one of the most flummoxing pictures I've ever watched. I don't suppose the filmmakers intended for it to be as muddled as it is, but somewhere in the quagmire of deficient writing and direction, explicitness and lucidity were lost. Still, amazingly, that's not to say that 'Russian terminator' isn't wholly without entertainment value. There's a bizarre level of bemused engagement that follows from the movie's mystifying craft, and in its own peculiar way, this becomes a tiny bit of bewildering fun. Although, that doesn't especially help the feature's case, either.

I have a hard time imagining who I might recommend this to, or under what circumstances, except as the extraordinary oddity that it is. Even being as generous as one could in their assessment, the feature's poor construction marks it as a failure whether it was intended as a thriller or a parody (a dichotomy of which I remain uncertain); even among similar low-grade cinematic fare, this is a bumpy ride. The fact remains, though, that 'Russian terminator' isn't the absolute worst movie you could find yourself watching. If you're feeling brave and magnanimous, go ahead and give it a try. Just prepare yourself.

Phew, I saw this classic 2 years ago, but I remember it clearly. Probably the worst scandinavian feature film EVER and it's even mr.Helge's 10th! The dubbing is awful, some scenes were definately overlightened, actors suck like 5$ whore, storyline in incredibly childish, dialogue is even worse, the fightscenes force the viewer for a well deserved nap... what else can I say, except THE RUSSIAN NINJA (aka THE RUSSIAN TERMINATOR) is a MUST for all camp-addicts out there!

-You're wonderful Phil -No! You are

rasvattu kaaos/ninjagefilus

So this movie starts with a Kenny Rodgers impersonator who is forced to take a job to rescue the daughter of some rich guy. At his home he and his wife are attacked by a ninja who is out to get info on the job. The ninja lets them live and escapes. Now there is another plot involving a kidnapped guy and some spies. At least I think they are spies because the female spy is dressed as a spy from Spy vs. Spy with a black had and all. The ninja is all over the place attacking everyone and stuff happens. Not sure what because the story was so bad, just like the acting. But there were people shooting and a Russian ninja that is all you need!

A mix of Ninja stuff mixed with a sub-James Bond storyline. The result is incredibly awful and boring, being just the stage for endless gun battles. I can't believe this was released in theaters. Terminate this movie.

Shamefull as it may be, this movie actually made it to the videomarket, bringing shame on my proud country - any attempt to watch this movie without stopping or pausing, will be a fruitless attempt. one cannot bear to see more than one hour of this, then having either fallen asleep, or visited the bathroom for puking.

Note: if you haven't seen anything else from Denmark, please remember this:

some things were never meant to be - but still some idiot goes ahead and makes it anyway!

Hello I am from Denmark, and one day i was having a film evening with my friends. One brought this movie with him "Russian terminator" and it was extremely awful. After watching less than half a minute we decided to fast forward only stopping at some laughable "highlights" or should i say "lowlights" in the movie. I was actually mostly surprised to find out that this film was produced here in my homeland Denmark...that must have been the biggest mistake this country ever made.

I had a good time watching this "movie" last night. Nothing in this "movie" works; the acting is awful, the plot is insane, the photo is ugly, the fighting scenes are just crazy and the music is out of this world.

There is really not very much to say about the plot, its a very traditional gangster story. One has seen it in hundreds of films, almost always executed in a better way than this though. If I had to say what I found worst about this movie I would say the music. Its too loud, it doesn't fit with the scenes and instead of creating an atmosphere its just annoying.

Because of this the film is very entertaining and I highly recommend this film to anyone who is into really, really, really bad movies.

My review was written in September 1990 after watching the movie on Arena video cassette.

Campy, but unintentionally, "Russian Terminator" answers the question: where are the new Swedish action films?". It's a home video shoot-'em-up for the novelty crowd.

Frederick Offrein is the unlikely hero: a guy who looks like Kenny Rogers, pronounces ninja as "ninya" and is supposedly a retired secret agent. He's blackmailed to give up his job as a still photographer to help out East/West relations on a secret mission.

It seems that Helena Michaelsen's boyfriend has been kidnapped with the villains demanding that her father turn over some secret papers. It takes several reels before the film moves into entertaining pure action mode, a refreshing change after the highly artificial postsynched English dialog.

Appearance of the title figure, who's really a Russian ninja, is anticlimactic as tall blonde Adent Cederblad's martial arts skill looks suspiciously like pro wrestling.