After my description of the atmosphere in the theater, it might be easy to write off that previous sentence as the lunatic ramblings of a pre-disposed-to-loving-it fanboy who is letting festival fever sway his judgement. ![]() Not only did it not disappoint, but it genuinely ranks among the greatest action movies of our era. ![]() What if it didnt live up to that trailer? Would I be crushed emotionally and spiritually? Because the reptile part of my fan-brain took over on this film and I just lost my mind in anticipation for it. And no, they werent all coming from me.īut seriously, between my love for director Isaac Florentine and star Scott Adkins previous collaborations Undisputed 2 & 3, as well as Ninja 1, and the incredible trailer that had been cut together for Ninja 2, I had a realization that I was potentially wildly miscalculating how much this movie might rule. ![]() Spontaneous applause, laughter, and cheers of shock and awe were abundant. I am just coming out of the world premiere of what Ill stubbornly continue to call Ninja 2 and the film blew the roof off of the auditorium. And with those kinds of expectations, youd think I might have been setting myself up for disappointment. ![]() Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear was my most anticipated of all the movies playing Fantastic Fest 2013.
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