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ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

adonis98-743-186503 A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother. Beverly Hills Ninja has a talented comedic cast but the film's lack of actual good comedy and it's over the top fight scenes make for a film that works with half of a brain shell and with perfomances that are too wooden to even be taken serious, so overall a skip from me. (4/10)

FlashCallahan Depending on how you take to Chris Farley will decide on your opinion of this film, because it's the Chris Farley show, and nothing will stand in his way, not even the narrative......a baby is rescued by a clan of Ninja warriors and raised by them as one of their own. But Haru, as he is called, never quite fits in, nor does he manage to make a worthy Ninja. However, the good-natured and persevering Haru, in his own bumbling way, and with some help from his step-brother, he helps a damsel in distress from her atypical bad guy boyfriend.......Chris Farley is a Ninja. If that wets your whistle, then go ahead, endure the film for what it is, and hour and a half of him falling over, picking up weapons, destroying items, and acting like a fool. Yes, you may baulk at the idea, but. This guy made a career of doing this, and if it wasn't for his untimely death, I'm sure he would have had a few more years of milking the fact that people flocked to see where he would fall next.The plot isn't up to much, some guy wants to counterfeit money, and Haru gets involved, by referencing Fletch and Beverly Hills Cop.It's never funny, Robin Shou shows up with the Mortal Kombat soundtrack to offer some slow motion fighting, and then Farley hits him over the head.The late nineties were rife with these SNL alumni comedies being released almost every month. You knew which ones they were, because they would do below average business in North America, and end up on a video shelf here in the U.K., featuring a big sticker on the box stating 'Starring Chris Farley, he was in in Wayne's World for a couple of minutes'.Chris Rock turns up in an embarrassing role, and it all finishes with someone in a wheelchair being hurled off a cliff.And apparently this is Christian Bales favourite film.....

ichocolat Story goes that Haru (Chris Farley) was adopted by a Ninja clan. Well, becoming a ninja is a natural thing for him, Not! he barely passed his ninja lessons and whilst learning he has caused many injuries to his friends and to the monastery too! When a beautiful young lady (Nicolette Sheridan) came to the monastery he got involved in an investigation into a suspected illegal money counterfeiting syndicate. Haru goes around doing his business, the unusual way, and that makes it very hilarious!Chris Farley simply rocks ! His antics is without doubt hilarious and downright funny! His fumble and stumble are addictive and there is never a dull moment in this movie. Yeah, some people may feel annoyed to see the same spastic jokes, but not for me!

Electrified_Voltage I first saw this 1997 comedy about four years ago when I was well into my teenage years, and found it very amusing. I even watched it a couple more times about a year later, and still liked it a lot! However, seeing it again several years later, I was no longer impressed. It no longer made me laugh at all, and I didn't even smile that much, either. Obviously, I have changed somewhat in the past few years, as this isn't the only comedy that I thought was really funny a few years ago but don't find very funny at all now (there's also "Johnny English").When an American baby boy washes up on Japanese shores, he is found and adopted by a ninja clan, who name him Haru. They believe that he will turn out to be a great ninja, but sadly, as he grows up, this appears to be doubtful. Haru is very clumsy, doesn't fit in, and it seems that he will never fully make it as a ninja. However, one night, when he is left to guard the dojo, a young American woman, who claims that her name is Sally Jones, comes in, seeking help from a ninja. After some struggle, Haru soon sets out to Beverly Hills on a mission to find "Sally Jones." His brother, Gobei is sent by the Sensei to secretly follow Haru around and help him. So, Haru and Gobei are both on challenging missions, but this is Haru's chance to prove himself a worthy ninja! Late former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Chris Farley played the starring role of Haru in this movie. The character is a walking disaster, the kind of role that Farley was always known to play in movies. Now, he COULD be funny in that role, but in "Beverly Hills Ninja", he obviously wasn't given a very good script to work with, so he's not very funny here. The gags involving Haru lousing up on virtually everything (which are most of the gigs in the film) are mostly just plain stupid, and it obviously didn't take a comedic genius to write them. It's almost like the same joke throughout the film, starting out stale, yet continuing for the rest of the movie! Most of the "jokes" in this film are mediocre, but at least one of them is lower than that, which is the one with the Chet Walters character laughing to death.Fortunately, Chris Farley was funny in some movies (at least in "Tommy Boy"), and was hilarious in many SNL sketches, so we have that to remember him by, and that's why he's so sadly missed. Sadly, when this movie came out, he was getting close to his death, and he was going through a lot of trouble with substance abuse, which was what eventually killed him. It didn't help that apparently, he was upset after seeing himself in this film. So, aside from not enjoying this movie the last time I watched it, I was left with a bad feeling, knowing all this. To wrap this up, I will say that I don't recommend "Beverly Hills Ninja" unless you're an absolutely DIE-HARD Chris Farley fanatic, and want to see slapstick done VERY unprofessionally!