 The filmmakers behind The Matrix and V for Vendetta bring new blood to martial arts movies in this smashing adventure. Korean pop star Rain plays heroic, deadly Raizo. Trained from childhood in the way of the Ozunu Clan ninja, he is stalked by fellow warriors and their dojo patriarch (martial arts legend Sho Kosugi) and is on the run with a Europol agent (Naomie Harris) who has proof the clan sells assassination services to governments. Cast Notes: Rain (Raizo), Naomie Harris (Mika Coretti), Ben Miles (Ryan Maslow), Rick Yune (Takeshi), Shô Kosugi (Ozunu), Randall Duk Kim (Tattoo Master), Sung Kang (Hollywood), Jonathan Chan-Pensley (Yakuza Henchman), Ill-Young Kim (Yakuza Mohawk), Yuki Iwamoto (Yakuza Couch), Linh Dan Pham (Pretty Ninja [as Linh-Dan Pham]), Fang Yu (Laundromat Manager [as Yu Fang]), Adriana Altaras (Landlady), Kylie Goldstein (Young Kiriko [as Kylie Liya Goldstein]), Yoon Sungwoong (Young Raizo [as Sungwoong Yoon]). User Comment: The-Arbiter from United States, 25 November 2009 • First off I would like to say that anyone who thinks this movie sucks because it has very little plot is an idiot. Now let me tell you what Ninja Assassin isn't. Its not a serious thinking movie, it's not a Gandhi, it's not a Saw type movie. And it isn't a Twilight that's for sure. The reason why Ninja Assassin is so friggin cool is because you know that the people making this movie had one thing in mind... Have a ton of Ninjas kill each other. Ninja Assassin is a fun guys night out type movie, at least that's how I saw this movie. Though some people walked out booing I walked out cheering because I came in and honestly just wanted a huge body count and a ton of blood and boy did they deliver. My only major critique was the CGI blood... Though there were gallons of it coming out they could have stepped it up some more... In a way this movie was like Rambo...Equal budget of 50 million, unbelievable carnage and pure fun... But the difference is that its acrobatic, its hacking slashing, gallons of blood and Ninjas with blades on chains = )... So all in all a solid 8/10 for me. PS. Watch out for the opening scene and the police station scene because those scenes are epic awesome. Summary: Only 1 ninja was harmed? during the making of this film, the rest of them were killed. User Comment: rivertam26 from United States, 25 November 2009 • Who knew that the most insanely violent, ridiculously brutal and psychotically gory film of the year would be Ninja Assassin. Look there's not much to it think 300 with Ninjas or Braveheart with less emotional involvement and ninjas. It's quite obvious that the people responsible for this film set out to make the most ass kicking Ninja movie ad they even one uped themselves. i remember when I was younger Ninjas were kinda cool but since than they've lost their flair and so has the martial arts genre in general this one brings all that back with a hellacious gut punch. Visually the film is incredible. It's unlike anything you've ever seen. The fighting is quick, furious and the story although not completely involving is involving enough so that we kinda like the characters. What the film does explosively well is decapitate, disembowel and explode it's victims across it's blood soaked screen. Imagine slow motion shots of a man diving out of the way of 100's of ninja stars, slicing people in half with samurai swords and being born out of shadows literally. It's an exciting piece of cinematic brilliance. i can't speak for the actual quality of this film despite the visual flair but I don't think anyone seeing Ninja assassin will be going in with a too critical eye. It delivers on its title and the trailer's promises and more. It's just freaking crazy as hell. Summary: awesome. [CSW] -4- This movie delivers exactly what one would expect from a modern ninja movie, fighting, blood, fighting, gore, fighting, sword play, fighting, killing, fighting, carnage, fighting, hacking, fighting, acrobatics, fighting, mystical disappearing, fighting, blades on chains and did I mention ninja fighting. [V4.0-A4.5] VC-1 - D-Box 10/10. IMDb Rating (10/26/11): 6.3/10 from 28,535 users
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