Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

sydneyswesternsuburbs Director Cheh Chang who also created other classic Shaw Brothers martial arts flicks, Boxer from Shantung 1972, Golden Swallow 1968, The Heroic Ones 1970, Men from the Monastery 1974, The New One-Armed Swordsman 1971, The One-Armed Swordsman 1967, Return of the One-Armed Swordsman 1969, Crippled Avengers 1978, Shaolin Temple 1976 and the classic flick, Vengeance 1970 has created another gem in Five Element Ninja.Starring Meng Lo who has also been in other classic flicks, Hard-Boiled 1992 and Cheh Chang's Crippled Avengers and Shaolin Temple.Also starring Iien Hsiang Lung.Also starring Tien-chi Cheng.I enjoyed the fight scenes and the violence.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic Shaw Brothers martial arts flicks, Come Drink with Me 1966, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 1978, The Chinese Boxer 1970, 5 Fingers of Death 1972, Eight Diagram Pole Fighter 1984, The Killer 1972, Killer Clans 1976, The Magic Blade 1976, Master of the Flying Guillotine 1976, The Avenging Eagle 1978, Killer Constable 1980 and Heroes of the East 1978.

alangiruk What can I say about Chinese Super Ninjas?Okay. The word 'Rubbish' should do it. Cheesy costumes (okay it was filmed in the 1970s), Cheesy soundtrack, Cardboard props, Silly plot and absolute rubbish choreographed martial arts. Just looking at the Gold, Water, Wood etc ‘Ninjas' makes me laugh. Maybe the Shaw Brothers meant it to be filmed this way but ‘classic' it is not. I have seen better acting and chorography in my local school play. I think people who like this movie are guided and influenced more by nostalgia about the ‘glory' days of pre-Jackie Chan Kung Fu/Martial Arts than reason, really (children of the 70s I presume?).

EL BUNCHO Since the previous comments have pretty much nailed it on this one, all I have to add is that if you've only seen this in the seriously edited- for-television version that ran as part of the BLACK BELT THEATER/DRIVE-IN MOVIE package back in the '80's, seek out the version that can still be found for rental in some video shops. The uncut ending is a real mind-blower!!! However, this film is so good that even edited it turned enough of us on back in the days to keep us tuning in every Saturday afternoon for years.

macnjnc Super Ninjas along with The Kid with the Golden Arms, 5 Deadly Venoms, Mortal Combat and Unbeatable Dragon are in my estimation the best of Chang Cheh's movies. Super Ninjas is arguably the best.This movie is absolutely a must see if you like Kung Fu movies. This movie features breathtaking choreography from Chang Cheh and a good plot. After defeating the Japanese in a duel the Chinese accept a invitation to take on the "Five Element Ninjas" (Gold,Fire,Water,Wood,Land) and initially are no match due to the fact that all fighters are gruesomely killed. The Japanese then place a secret agent, a female named Sungi to infiltrate the Chinese headquarters; though suspected by one of the remaining Chinese fighters, she is successful in gaining a detailed mapping of Chinese headquarters. The Japanese then raid headquarters and are able to kill the head master along with Lo Mang (Toad). Lo Mang desperately fights to save himself and his master but comes up short due to a devious plot by the Japenese infiltrator Sungi. Another Chinese fighter is captured and tied by rope but manages to escape due to being taught some Ninja by a master long ago. He returns to this master and completes his schooling to master "the ways of the Ninja". Not to ever be forgotten is the Head Ninja, who has to be one of the best villains ever in a Shaw Brother film. Ninja tactics and techniques are displayed in fine detail here. Ninjas have steel claws in their feet, come out of the ground and fly through the air. All the elements that you look for in a superb Kung Fu movie is here, breathtaking stuntsmanship and gore galore. Without a doubt there are many scenes that you won't forget; examples, one fighter tripping over his own spilling guts, the head Ninja being dismembered at the ending fight, the rock exploding as the Chinese smash through to signal the defeat of the Ninja, the old Ninja master telling the student to "always keep this key, it just might come in handy" and indeed it did, the Samurai fighter saying "loss of a fight means loss of one's life to a Samurai", what about when the Ninja teacher tells his students that Ninjas have "many secret fatal skills". Unforgettable film. One of the best and most unforgettable endings I've ever seen. 9 and a half out of 10 on the scale.