Having established the «Ninjago» universe, however — a pan-Asian
chop suey of Chinese, Japanese and Korean influences, lent semi-legitimacy by the presence of Jackie Chan in both a Gremlins -
style live - action prologue and as the voice of
beard - stroking sensei Master Wu — the film quickly runs out of both ideas and steam, despite having three directors and no fewer than six credited scriptwriters calling its shots.