The heroes of the family adventure comedy 3 Ninjas return in this sequel (though not all of them are played by the same actors). Rocky (Sean Fox), Colt (Max Elliott Slade), and Tum Tum (Evan Bonifant) are three brothers whose Grandfather (Victor Wong) is a ninja master teaching them martial arts skills. The boys' Little League team has a big game coming up, but before they can hit the diamond, they have to help Grandpa return a sacred Ninja dagger to Japan. However, one of Grandpa's longtime enemies, now a wealthy and ruthless businessman, plans to steal the knife, and the boys are sent on a mission to Japan to rescue the valuable weapon. At first the tycoon sends his inept nephew to face off against the young Ninjas, but when that plan fails, Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum are met by a team of trained warriors, who to their surprise are led by a teenage girl named Miyo (Caroline Junko King). Miyo soon strikes up a friendship with the brothers who are supposed to be her sworn enemies, and with her help they recover the knife and teach her a few things about baseball that come in handy when the big game finally rolls around.

Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky. An irresistible slice of life, set in the 1960s, about a motherless 11-year-old girl with growing pains. 1991/color/102 min/PG/fullscreen.

As with most sequels, Wayne's World 2 can't live up to its predecessor. In this case, the disc is the same story. Not that it's a bad DVD, it's just not quite as good as the first Wayne's World disc. On the plus side, the 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer is nicely presented. It looks natural and doesn't show any irritating flaws. The sound, which uses a remastered English Dolby Digital 5.1 track, sounds just fine, but hardly takes advantage of the wide range available. This disc also features English and French surround tracks. As with the first disc, this one also features a commentary track from its director, Stephen Surjik. Surjik isn't quite as animated or enthusiastic as Penelope Spheeris though, and there are a number of silent gaps breaking the track. He does have interesting comments to make, and it certainly is worth listening to. In addition, this disc also features more interviews with the cast and crew. What is sadly missing is the theatrical trailer. Overall, this is a nice package, probably better treatment than expected.