3 Ninjas KICK BACK! (1994) - Comedic Movie Review

Starring: Victor Wong, Max Elliot Slade, Sean Fox, J. Evan Bonifant
Director: Charles T. Kanganis,
Writer: Shin Sand-ok, Mark Saltzman
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[@RedEyeReviews]

Gah. KZbin really hates comments on kid movies for some reason. Sorry gang. Comments are back on!

[@OldSchoolCurt]

Steven Segal is to blame!

[@dandruff3414]

Fun fact: chronologically, this is the 3rd movie. The 2nd movie was "Knuckled Up" which was in production immediately after the 1st movie but was not released until 1995

[@KentPetersonmoney]

Guess it explains why Rocky didn't look like he was in his mid teens

[@142MENACE]

I was looking for this explanation. Lol. Cause I remember knuckle up

[@AngieCarr]

Knuckle Up ran into distribution issues post production and wasn’t able to be released until after Kick Back which caused the movies timelines to be somewhat off. That’s why the boys are younger and with the OG cast in Knuckle Up but older in Kick Back with Rocky and TumTum being replaced.

[@seanmcclure]

Just so everyone knows, in context, this movie was really cool back in the day, because of how martial arts were seeping into the main stream culture. How every kid dreamed of being some kind of ninja. Very cool movie back in the day.

[@geeboon669]

9:00 They teach a Japanese girl how to play Baseball. Nevermind the fact that Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan.

[@Wright805]

If you had actually WATCHED the movie you'd know Miyo loved baseball and was on a team. She just wasn't very good at catching.

[@geeboon669]

@@Wright805 I did see it a hundred years ago when I was 12.

[@Wright805]

@@geeboon669 Then you should watch it again before making judgements. I watched it just a few days ago and I loved it.

[@jonathanscott476]

The director, Shin Sang-ok, was kidnapped by Kim Jung-Il(who fancied himself a film buff) in 1978, along with his ex-wife Choi Eun-hee, and forced to make propaganda films for North Korea for 8 years before they were able to escape. The most well known of these films is a Godzilla rip-off called Pulgasari.

[@twig8523]

& when he got back, he was forced to make dreck like this? Hmm... 🤔 seems like pretty strong propaganda against the west 😬 😆

[@jonathanscott476]

@@twig8523 It was at the very least quite the fall for a man who in the 1960s was known as “the prince of South Korean cinema” Forgot to mention up above that as part of making Pulgasari, North Korea kidnapped a number of members from Toho Studios (the studio that made the Godzilla movies) and forced them to help with the special effects for Pulgasari. Basically they thought they were boarding a plane to China to work a movie there…and then the plane landed in Pyongyang instead. They were allowed to return to Japan once Pulgasari’s effects were done.

[@brainglow_lightbright]

Ridiculous

[@Thepopcornator]

You mean TRUE Korea! XD sorry, I couldn’t help it.

[@divinedelaware7541]

Heard about them. Damn

[@punawelewele]

Bruh, 3 Ninjas, Surf Ninjas and Double Dragon was standard on HBO my entire childhood.

[@dreamawake2670]

Ah 90s when you played ninja in the Forrest and had makeup clans.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

12:35 So, this is where the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon got the inspiration for the villain Shen-Du, huh? Did not expect to learn this today.

[@PrismaticController]

6:39 I seen this phone trick WAAAAY before Home Alone did it. Alvin, Theodore, and Simon have done this in The Chipmunk Adventure 87'. When Ms.Miller was babysitting them and Dave was in another country.

[@Adoniis101]

Damn, good memory.

[@AdudenamedVince]

Of all things, a GIRL playing baseball!?! How much does the 3 Ninjas franchise expect me to suspend my disbelief?

[@Haplo699g]

I know right? How the heck is she supposed to scratch her balls? 😉

[@nathanialmunro2396]

I'm 37 Australian and I'm remembering this movie it's blowing my mind

[@GOPSlayer]

Same age as you. Same feeling lol

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

I enjoyed watching this movie in the early 2000s when I was a kid on video tape

[@rodluv21]

that umpire is don stark. he played donnas dad on that 70s show. lol

[@rickykeim2005]

I mean 3 Ninjas Whole Playbook as a Franchise was to take Aspects of Home Alone and forcibly Mate Them with the Martial Arts from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. that's literally it. Looks like they might have thrown some Goonies into this one too.

[@lfroncek]

Grandpa's ninja gear in the first movie is so silky and comfortable looking. Wearing this outfit must feel like when you run out of nice underwear and have to go back to your last pair of old Hanes.

[@beenblack90]

I just realized this during the last 3 Ninjas review RedEye did but am I the only one who thinks Colt is like the spitting image of Jamie Lee Curtis?

[@Thepopcornator]

“How are we going to get there?” “On the wings of eagles.” *How The Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended*

[@nightshade7240]

She's literally a martial artist probably from the time she could walk and she lives in a country where baseball has been popularised since 1872 or thereabouts. You cannot tell me that someone with the kind of reflexes it requires to perform martial arts, in a country whose third most popular modern sport is baseball, would be this bad at catching a fucking ball. This isn't about baseball. Pretty sure it's a dig at stereotypes surrounding women. Also women baseball teams have been a thing forever. Actually that "they have to show us they train" isn't that far off from the reality of situation. Hatsumi the old fraud has a lot to answer for. "A true ninja is free from all desire. Now I am going to go back to my lucrative ninja school and business. Wait...why did I need to steal your gold again?"

[@mannycuellar7426]

😂👍👏 Loved these movies. I was all 3 rolled into 1 & now with kids of my own, I understand how tough my Dad is.

[@robchuk4136]

-K-pop or not, the soundtrack slaps. -Karate Kid 2, Rush Hour 2, by rule the sequel always has to take them to Asia. And I honestly wish it was the original kids because I like this story better than Knuckle Up's. Nice to see the parents back, though. -Worst thing is the 3 goons. Nailed it. They aren't loveable. -Best thing is the ninja tourney, and Colt basically walking right in and fighting his way to the Semis with no prep. Hashtag BestKid -Miyo > Emily

[@BackPocketEntertainment]

A little piece of fun trivia. This is actually the 3rd movie. Part 2 had the same rocky and tum tum in it but got released straight to video. Don't know why 3 got a bigger budget and theatrical release but there you go

[@coss1]

Kick Back was actually intended to be the third film, hence Colt's growth spurt and the recasting. Knuckle Up was supposed to be the sequel, but anyone who has seen KNUCKLE UP knows why they decided to go with KICK BACK instead. The first 3 ninjas is my fav, but I do have fond memories of a ten year old me watching KICK BACK repeatedly. My fav scene is when COLT fights the ninja in the tournament, gets his ass kicked, and then said ninja is revealed to be.....wait for it.....A GIRL. lol

[@normbell3372]

Tum tum looks 3 to 5 years younger than he did in the 1st movie lol

[@michaelleary9233]

And yet he gets to play baseball with middle school kids.

[@EnriqueMaxx]

Yes! I've been waiting for this one ever since you did the first movie. This was my favorite movie as a kid

[@FansFAX]

Dude this one is my god damn favorite

[@nicolemerrill9167]

I really liked the whole series they got more corny as it went on but still a favorite

[@missmoanypants]

I used to love this movie as a kid too, my daycare *stayed* showing it to us.

[@aLegoClown]

We’ll still my favourite childhood movie

[@Splackavellie85]

Thanks for telling me Kim Jong Un and I shared at least one childhood favorite movies. I still know about 80% of the dialogue and scenes by heart.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

The three kids and their colorful outfits and masks reminds me of the Ninja Turtles, Rocky is Leo, Colt is Ralph and Tum Tum is Mikey.

[@maikayee246]

Sad donnie noises...

[@monsterhunterjack]

i like the part where grandmaster gets hit in the head with the baseball and says glough

[@k.p.loveraft775]

Nice channel you have. My favorite are the ninja movie reviews. Here are some more suggestions: American Samurai, Pray for Death, Nine Deaths of the Ninja, The Super Ninja, Ninja Academy, Beverly Hills Ninja

[@OldSchoolCurt]

That shirt joke was hilarious!

[@jr2904]

I think the greatest treasure is naming graboids

[@Ace_Trainer_Warbandit]

as a kid, loved 3 ninjas. family enrolled us all into martial arts classes during that craze. I still remember I a did highlight kick to my cousin, before it was called a highlight kick hahaha good times

[@Reauyourboat]

The baseball umpire is Bob from That 70s Show!!!!!

[@punawelewele]

I was going to say that I've never seen this movie but apparently I have because I remember seeing every scene as you show it.

[@kungfew1396]

I'm trying to envision the North Korean version now with the same adventures, but just with starvation and a death camp setting yet still humorous. 😳

[@Ruki1411]

a film recommeded by Kim Jong Un, damn 🤣

[@sunshineholmes3487]

It didn't get any better for young Tum-Tum. After this he was in Blues Brothers 2000.

[@deskish3930]

ah yeah the "bagage mixup" plot device, gotta have one of those in your kids movie

[@sunshineholmes3487]

If you are going to rip off the plot of Police Academy 5, you might as well go all out.

[@GL4SS_20]

I wanted one of those ninja outfits SO BAD!

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Happy 44th Birthday Sean Fox (Rocky) 💚

[@dasdeke]

Macho Man really died of a heart attack :(.

[@JeremyAustin-hw1qy]

A tiny fact the ump in this movie played bob on that 70s show

[@warriortank7887]

Been waiting for this ever since you did the first one. Love your stuff. Keep it coming.

[@frankcolumbo4481]

Greetings from Japan, home of the Ninja. The sneaky bastards are all over the place! its like a zombie swarm.

[@rhetteverette2406]

I always felt like 3 Ninjas series owes alot to Little Dragons aka The Karate Kids which is an early Curtis Hanson( long before LA Confidental & 8Mile) directed flick with Joe Spinell as a villain

[@rhetteverette2406]

Hard Recommend for a video topic !!

[@grizzlehatchet1]

3:30 is that baseball umpire also Bob on That 70s Show?!?

[@TheBlazicans]

"Hey there, HIYAHH there, ho there!"

[@blytheguy7510]

Hollywood was always good about being racially fluid with Asian actors. They made Victor Wong play a Japanese character when he's Chinese-American. These 3 Ninja films let me know my childhood was over. I remember liking the first film and I got the Ninja Turtle bug too. As the Ninjas films came out I started feeling like they were more dumb. And I was completely turned off by Power Rangers, and I knew in those moments, I was growing up. Lol

[@tnadrg1982]

The guy in the yellow wig he played Vietnamese Jesus in 22 jump Street

[@KidFresh71]

I feel like for many of these adult actors, these roles were a low point in their respective lives: (1) the umpire at 3:28 (2) the crooks, especially the guy with cream on his face 4:48 (3) the cab driver at 7:12 ... the underlying despair is palpable; as if you can see their Hollywood dream turning into a nightmare in real time lol

[@frankcolumbo4481]

I used to work in Hollywood, I saw how people would sell their soul to the devil for even a bit part in a movie.

[@garryflanders6328]

That Korean singer is Seo Taiji and the dude was/is a big deal in Korea. He was known as the President of Culture/youth. He and his group Seo Taiji and the Boys debuted in Japan in 1993 around when this movie was made. So, it maybe legit that his song is in here like it is and not the work of some sleazy, ignorant executive.

[@lfroncek]

I think the next one has the original cast because it was actually shot second but released third.

[@HomeOnTheRanges]

This was one of my favorites as a kid! You should do the Shaq movie steel! Lol

[@radarlovedr]

“NINJA POWER TIME!”

[@gachoman2012]

Where’s my fish? Where’s my fish? It’s dead I gotta get a new fish!

[@Bummycreature4kdinero]

Funniest scene in the whole movie for real! Lol. Especially the loud scream that he does before singing

[@jason4275]

I would love to see the north Korean remake but it's probably in movie theater print with no vhs dvd or digital version.

[@twig8523]

Oh man. My poor father, putting up with the absolute trash movies I would drag him to. 😆

[@666shredordie]

They just stole Karate Kids formula for a sequel and just made the same movie but in Japan 😂

[@umayanan]

to be honest, I thought you were doing your re-do's. this feels just like the first one. but, ya sure. loved it!

[@Mobius89]

ROCKY LOVES EHHH-MILY

[@itsalie]

even though this was the second movie released in the franchise. it was the 3rd filmed and produced.

[@derekshropshire2513]

Where's my fish where's my fish? it's dead gotta get a new fish. In the early to mid 90's Japan had a KPop fad. Seo Taiji and Boys is one of the most popular k pop bands from that time. Think Korean New kids on the block. Funny thing Seo Taiji also was in a rock band that sounded a lot like a Korean Korn. Check out the song Internet War and you'll understand what I mean. This movie is goofy but I love it. The third and forth movies are bad, really bad. Why was Jim Varney the bad guy against Hulk Hogan?

[@MJPCK136]

You have to do 3 Ninjas, High Noon at Mega Mountain 🎉🎉🎉

[@MindIn28mm]

Great movie and great video again redeye

[@ShanePerry11]

I wish they had made another one like 10 to 15 years later where Rocky and Miyo have kids and those kids wind up fighting bad guys like dad and their uncles.

[@InkWarrior]

And to think, they made a 3rd one with Hulk Hogan no less!

[@mazer375]

That's the 4th one, yeah they made 4....

[@InkWarrior]

@@mazer375 you effing serious? 4 of them? What in the actual f*kc.

[@michaelleary9233]

@@InkWarrior Yeah, these three were made from 92 to 95. The reboot in 1998 had Hogan and only the adults came back.

[@richardkranium2944]

The funny thing about how ninjas trained in these movies is it’s more like gym class than any martial arts class. Ninjas all hung up their shirts in embarrassment at their portrayal in movies. Worse stereotype than being a stormtrooper.

[@hidingtk2860]

Im new to the channel. Lol its like there's 2 different ppl talking from the earlier vids to the most recent. Hilarious change up!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy it. It took me awhile to find my "youtuber" voice lol

[@hidingtk2860]

@@RedEyeReviews It works!

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@hidingtk2860 thanks friend!

[@DrJohnAZoidberg]

13:13 best part

[@gonzo26nix]

had to watch this a second time since I forgot to click that 'like' button the first time

[@ekiii3463]

Macho Man died because an heartattack.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Help me out here, that umpire was Bob from That 70s Show right?

[@darrylc1562]

Hey there, hi there.......

[@griffinjones6378]

Did anyone else notice that the small kid's teeth changed across the scenes?

[@loganhammond8257]

Best movie ever!

[@MJPCK136]

Love these reviews! Will you do High Noon at Mega Mountain?` '

[@jordandutra9029]

3 Ninjas Kick Back is my second least favorite out of the 3 Ninjas movies. Like it's better than High Noon on Mega Mountain, but not much. The only thing I can't stand in the movie is the actor who played Tum Tum, I thought he was annoying. I thought the actor from the first one and Knuckle Up was better. I didn't watch the movie as a kid, I watched it back in 2007.

[@michaelleary9233]

Both the kids they replaced were better, but their parents wanted more money, so they got new ones like in Power Rangers.

[@jordandutra9029]

@@michaelleary9233 That is true.

[@coss1]

Love the channel, great content. Please oh pretty please do JCVD's Kickboxer. He literally fights in a thong at the end, with glass on his hands, in a thong! It also has an epic training sequence and a drunk JCVD dancing at a bar. Need I say more? It must be done. lol

[@Wright805]

13:51-14:07 There's no need to "overthink" anything. They THOUGHT they had to choose because they didn't account for the different time zones. They made a mistake. This is not hard to understand.

[@hillenuim]

Dude you have a very fun voice.

[@MrLogic204]

Is it odd they recast rocky and tum tum but then brought them back in knuckle up.

[@Mariadelcrosariovelazquez]

Yes yes i was just wondering why movies better.

[@jonathanwaswrong3917]

Is that guys name Chuck Kanganis? No way.

[@MisterX867]

I never noticed it before this vid but damn this movie was trying to surpass Power Rangers in the "Hyahh!" count... I actually re-watched this movie recently and while I admit it isn't a great one I actually still like it a bit, I even like it more than the first film.

[@sfcSpidey]

This was my favorite of the 3 ninjas growing up I didn’t care for knuckle up or the one with hulk hogan that one was awful

[@rmyers99]

Was that Alex Jones playing the umpire?

[@adammartin5809]

Don Stark of That 70's Show

[@F_Yale]

8:30 Yeah, setting Californian sensibilities aside for a minute, a girl winning a martial arts tournament where boys are competing is shocking lmao.

[@andrewstewart7231]

How did the kids get to the cave?

[@wamblingocean8667]

Isn’t this the third movie

[@hafsatdayankrah8659]

I like this movie

[@davless152000]

Do knuckle up and the awful high noon one next and long story yeah and no that knuckle up was the 2nd one rumors had it they made both didnt know which to go with as the sequel and since both were made they had release contracts obviously kick back was supposed to be the 2nd

[@nickmcgookin247]

Love next to colt in the 90s

[@nickmcgookin247]

Lived

[@jayve4433]

You should watch Astro Zombies

[@andrewweber9930]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 idk how this made it to a trilliogoy

[@boogerman908]

There's 4 movies tho 🧐

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@boogerman908 I'm guessing some folks think that Hulk Hogan one doesn't count

[@boogerman908]

@@bigbearkat2010 thats just wrong brother. Just wrong.

[@andrewweber9930]

Wait 4 movies when did the 4th one come out a 200 years later lol

[@boogerman908]

@@andrewweber9930 1998

[@Moore-yg5tc]

I love tree nijas

[@galactusholmes]

Was that nurse Kellye Nakahara? from M*A*S*H the television series?

[@galactusholmes]

I just looked it up. It was. She played Nurse Hino. I swear, if I was any better, I'd be illegal

[@11Salda]

Ninjas are not fantasy

[@MrWuilli900]

Complet movie?

[@BruceKeakouer-jq8sb]

I am not a nerd😢