Review of The Octagon (1980) by Tom Breihan for The A.V. Club — 23 Feb 2003
Even if it’s not a good movie, it’s an important one, culturally and within the history of action movies. Along with Eric Van Lustbader’s novel The Ninja and the miniseries Shogun, both of which also came out in 1980, this was the first time the idea of the ninja, the shadowy mystical assassin figure, really permeated Western pop-culture consciousness.
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This review of The Octagon (1980) was written by Tom Breihan and published by The A.V. Club on 23 Feb 2003.
The Octagon has generally received mixed reviews.
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