Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops

My quick rating 2,1/10. Bad acting, bad fight scenes, no zombies, no horror elements. No entertainment. The fights are terrible minus the one guy who apparently is in the UFC as the head "zombie" but you wouldn't know it aside from landing a few knee lifts. Don't bother, there was no plot, the other zombie ninjas just kicked around for no reason and the good guys were pathetic. I am all for a martial arts school of young adults pooling there money together to make a film which is what this mess had to be but at least give us some semblance of a plot. I get the flashbacks of "his happened, that happened" but when they don't explain anything?

What I envisioned, and what the filmaker probably envisioned from a title like Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops was way more awesome than this film had the budget to create. It was nothing at all like what's depicted on the cover.

They needed more dudes, more pyrotechniques, and a lot less dialogue.

On the other hand, it was clearly a labour of love made by a small group of people on very little money, and I did watch the whole thing.

While its performance's won't be studied by aspiring actors and it's unlikely to feature at next year's Academy Awards, with a title like Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops these were never really goals for this low budget privately financed Australian effort and at the end of the day, Rody Claude's film delivers on its title promise.

Showing aspiring filmmakers that all it takes is some determination and willingness to follow your dreams, Claude and his willing cast and crew have crafted a fun and in many ways original zombie tale that doesn't rely on endless blood spraying zombie kills or one liners to get it through the hordes of undead and in reality Zombie Ninja's doesn't even really have zombies in it, a fact that ear marks it as something more original than many other recent undead movie entries.

The "zombies" here are more like red eyed one man armies, ninjas chopping and fly kicking their way through the unsuspecting contingent of human survivors and it's here that Claude delivers the films best scenes.

The action that takes place through Zombie Ninjas; it must be said, this is an action film over a horror film so those wanting to get their scares on will be disappointed, is of the highest order and there's a frenetic and energetic nature to what takes place when the hits start flying. With the zombie ninja warriors led by UFC fighter Soa 'The Hulk' Palelei. Claude and his stunt team really get things moving and it helps overcome the films less proficient elements.

The films script work and acting leaves much to be desired here and while films of this nature aren't won or lost on this alone, delivery in Zombie Ninjas sometimes remains far too flat to engage and some of the performances here are barely above High School production level. It wouldn't have taken much for a performer here to take hold of the situation and carry the team but not one of human team nails a home run.

Zombie Ninjas vs Black Ops is a fun and in many ways original Australian production that's worth tracking down. With the potential for this idea to grow into the future we can only hope that Claude and his team can match their skills behind camera with people's skill in front of camera and then we'll be treated to what could well be an Australian cult classic.

3 unfortunate office cleaners out of 5

I am binge watching every Z movies I can find and this one found itself on my list, Sadly, I sat through the whole thing.

Not a single "actor" is convincing and the story could've been written by a failing 5th grader for all we know. But the worst thing is that, despite is obvious lack of talent, skills, tech or budget, this movie seems to pretend to be something serious from start to finish. Most B movies have the decency to not take themselves seriously and offer the usual laugh and "mock us here" moment. This one did not.

The title 'Zombie Ninja vs Black Ops' itself screams that nothing good will come from it. But the title is so intriguing that I had to watch it. I approached it with the thought that it is going to be a bad movie. Even with that attitude I came out very disappointed.Even very bad movies will have moments that you might actually enjoy. Not this one. It had not even a single scene that's worth remembering or to keep you engaged.

The beings in the movie, the so called Zombie Ninjas, doesn't have any of the characteristics of either zombies or ninjas. The direction is shoddy at best. The action sequences are wasted with bad camera angles and too many edits. The dialogues are bad and the acting is even worse.

It has far less action scenes for a movie in it's genre. It is a wannabe action flick at best. The theme had the potential to being in a lot of action, but all of that potential is wasted in this. The whole movie is a ginormous waste of opportunity.Better to skip this one.