Eye Candy #377 - "American Ninja 3 - Blood Hunt"

American Ninja 3 - Blood Hunt:  The Crap Train keeps right on-arolling.  The second of 4 sequels, we don’t get Michael Dudikoff this time around, though we do get Steve James back as Curtis Jackson.  This time around, the American Ninja is portrayed by David Bradley, as Shawn Davidson.  Both men go to Tirania for a martial arts competition, held by its corrupt government.  Shawn’s father died as a result of the machinations of General Andreas, the leader of Tirania, and his business partner The Cobra (keeping with our animal-named baddies).  And almost immediately upon touchdown, the ninjas pop out of the woodwork, as they kidnap Davidson’s mentor Izumo.  Ridiculous action set pieces ensue.  Bradley is a better martial artist than Dudikoff ever was, and a marginally better actor.  James at least seems to not be taking himself so seriously.  The now-standard anemic fight scenes and ludicrous plot points (Davidson manages to overcome a viral toxin he’s infected with by “total control over body and mind”).  I don’t know if I can stomach another one of these, but there are two more in the series.  Woodchuck sez, “Still pretty much crap.”