History YMMV / ThreeNinjas

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:
** "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own."
** Considering they were successfully kidnapped and put Emily in danger, another one could be "Support your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations".

* AntiClimaxBoss: In the third movie the brothers beat their way past [[TheDragon JJ]] and several other goons with practically no difficulty at the end although its arguably a JustifiedTrope. These are goons they've already beaten up several times and the suspense is less about the fight than getting into the courthouse in time to let the witness on the stands know his kidnapped daughter is safe and he can tell the truth. It's also justified due to being the only movie in the series were none of their opponents are trained martial artists (with thenpossible exception of a random biker -a short guy in a bandanna- who matches Colt move for move briefly in the middle of the ghost town fight-but just thugs with fists baseball bats, rifle buts (although there are a ''lot'' of those thugs).

* CriticalBacklash: There are those who don't find the sequels (or at least not all of them)

* FoeYay: In the fourth movie Medusa is EatingTheEyeCandy when the heroic shirtless wrestler played by Creator/HulkHogan is taken prisoner, half seriously saying she might take him with her as her boy toy. He does not reciprocate the feeling.

* NeverLiveItDown: The third movie is often viewed as having good fight scenes and somewhat interesting characters but a lot of criticism or ridicule comes from how a long break in filming caused the actors playing the boys to grow taller between scenes (although it's easy to overlook in the middle of the action scenes).

%%* EvilIsSexy: Medusa

* ValuesDissonance: In the first movie, Rocky calls his brothers "retarded" when they keep [[ShesNotMyGirlfriend saying he loves Emily]]. While it was still an insult in TheNineties, the word hadn't yet gained its modern-day reputation as an offensive slur against the mentally handicapped.

* EarWorm: "Rocky loves Emily, Rocky loves Emily..."

** Considering they were successfully kidnapped and put Emily in danger another one could be: "Support your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations".

* HilariousInHindsight: This is a film series about Ninjas, the fourth film had a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' expy, and one of the Big Bads was named Lothar. Is this were Disney got the idea for ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm?''
* {{Sequelitis}}: Three sequels and each one did worse at the box office, sinking lower in critical reception. The last one, ''High Noon at Mega Mountain'', [[FranchiseKiller tanked the franchise completely]].

* EvilIsSexy: Medusa
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own."

* {{Sequelitis}}: Three sequels and each one did worse at the box office, sinking lower in critical reception. The last one, ''High Noon at Mega Mountain'', [[FranchiseKiller tanked the franchise completely]].

* HilariousInHindsight: This is a film series about Ninjas, the fourth film had a ''PowerRangers'' expy, and one of the BigBads was named Lothar. Is this were Disney got the idea for ''PowerRangersNinjaStorm?''
* {{Sequelitis}}: Three sequels and each one did worse at the box office, sinking lower in critical reception. The last one, ''High Noon at Mega Mountain'', [[FranchiseKiller tanked the franchise completely.]]

* EndingFatigue: ''3 Ninjas Kick Back''.

* EndingFatique: ''3 Ninjas Kick Back''.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Three sequels and each one did worse at the box office and sank lower in critical reception.

** Considering they were successfully kidnapped and put Emily in danger another one could be: "Support your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations.

** Considering they were successfully kidnapped and put Emily in danger another one could be: "Support of your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Two possibilites
** "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own."
** Considering they were successfully kidnapped and put Emily in danger another one could be: "support of your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations.

* "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own."

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own."
** Of course, ultimately they were successfully kidnapped, as well as having put Emily in danger, by not getting her to call the police as suggested. Maybe the real [[AnAesop Aesop]] is to be supportive of your kids so they don't [[WellDoneSonGuy feel like they have to prove themselves]] by getting into dangerous situations.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the original film, when the titular ninjas were returning home from their summer break with their grandfather, they joked about murdering their teacher, though they never made any indication that they would actually do it. Long after the release of this movie, there have been several high-profile school shootings, Columbine being the most famous. And no, this movie was not the impetus for the killings.
* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Somehow'' this movie managed to spawn three sequels, with each later installment decreasing in quality.
** Impressively, they managed to keep the sequels in order of decreasing quality even when releasing them out of order.

* GuiltyPleasures: Many tropers will admit to loving this film when they were younger (as well as SurfNinjas). Nowadays, it must be classified as SoBadItsGood for how thoroughly over-the-top, cliched and [[TheNineties Nineties]] it is.
** Although surprisingly, the family dynamic and the acting of the kids is pretty solid.
** This 27-yr old troper will admit she just watched it last night (3.4.11)

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "Kids, if you get into trouble with an armed assailant, don't bother calling the police. You can dispatch him on your own. "