This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel takes on American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt, the third entry in the cult-favorite action franchise — and this one was a Doug hall pass pick, so you know it’s going to get wild.

With a new lead, over-the-top villains, and peak late-’80s action energy, American Ninja 3 leans all the way into ridiculous fun, questionable logic, and nonstop martial arts mayhem.

We dig into everything, including:

🥷 The “ninja breakdown” — how the film uses (and abuses) ninja rules, weapons, and logic

💥 The shift away from Michael Dudikoff and how the new lead stacks up

🧪 The wild science plot involving mind control, experiments, and total chaos

🎬 Classic ’80s action tropes turned up to 11

😆 Moments that make zero sense but somehow make the movie even more entertaining

🔥 Fight scenes, explosions, and the anything-goes energy of direct-to-video sequels

🎭 The villains, their motivations (or lack of), and peak overacting moments

🎥 Why this movie is the perfect “turn your brain off and enjoy” sequel

This is exactly the kind of sequel we love — messy, ridiculous, and somehow still incredibly fun to talk about