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Interview with Rain in New York, supporting MBLAQ, and more

Just last month, Rain / Bi was in the Big Apple as a special invited guest to participate in the opening ceremony of a new European luxury brand MCM at New York Saks Fifth Avenue offices. Famous celebrities such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Julie Henderson, along with business leaders from New York attended this party. MBC Section TV go to hang out with Rain and interview him all day. They were with him on 5th Avenue, Times Square, SoHo district

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[Oct-17-2009] Rain speaks with MBC's 'Section Ent News' aired on October 16th, in the Soho Area of New York.



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-New York, the city of fashion and culture-

-A major department store in New York-

Reporter : What's the purpose of your visit here?

Rain : I've been invited to a world-famous brand event with the promotion of Ninja Assassin.

Reporter : What's Rain's chance of succeeding in America? (to the hostess of the event)

The hostess
: I think now the Asian era has been before us, Asian stars ought
to lead the world, and I'm sure Rain from Korea is the ultimate super
star, in addition to, Rain's decided to become my nephew.

Reporter : How do you enjoy it when you usually come to a party?

Rain : I can enjoy it more freely without camera.

Reporter : What'll you do if there is not any camera?

Rain : (Springing up from his seat immediately, he is turing around)

Reporter :  What do you think of Rain's charm?

Woman A : He is so handsome!

Woman B: I love Rain!

-New York's Times Square humming with activity-

Rain : During this trip, New York is the place for me.

-Road signs plumming big musicals of Broadway theaters-

Reporter  : How many times have you visited New York?

Rain : It's my 6th visit.

-These two are on the move in Rain's car somewhere else-

Reporter : Do you think New York food is to your appetite?

Rain : No matter what it may be, I must eat anyhow.

Reporter : I wonder how you lived through the rough times during your diet for the Ninja Assassin shooting.

Rain
: I was only thinking the day when my movie Ninja Assassin's billboard
is set up in Broadway, and the way I could withstand all the hardship.

Rain : I think every woman cannot help but like my naked body.

Wearing only two suits,
I had an almost-nude scene and nearly kept to go naked in the movie, so
I think you can see my mature appearance, seeing my most basically
instinctive body.

Reporter  : Maybe every woman will have a fight with her boy friend after seeing your naked and appeal body in the movie.

Rain
: Of course, they should fight with each other, I don't care what other
people fight or what happens, and what's their fighting or not got to
do with my work?

But I may have to an apology by bowing many times if I do like that.

-New York's Soho neighborhood which is arrested as a fashiony street-

Reporter : I think I'm more leisurely free since I stay overseas.

Rain : So I seem to love Soho here and to be able to feel New York's culture.

-The shop Rain patronizes-

Rain : This shop sells merchandise such as bath lotions or conditioners, and so on.

So Yeah, I look like a shop keeper.

Rain : (Rain is washing his hands, sort of, with some scented water in the shop)

To be permitted to return to my country and to avoid 'the Flu', I have to wash my hands.

Rain : (looking in the glass) Oh, my face has become clean! I was only trying to lay my hand on the face!

-Rain is a frequent visitor even at the coffee shop of his second stop-

Rain : How about a cup of coffee?

Reporter : Please!

Reporter : If you film a very romantic commercial in New York?

Rain : (He pretends to pose for the commercial, but all of sudden)

Oops! it's very hot! (setting the cup to his lips)

- A park in the heart of the city-

Reporter : There seems to be no one laying a blanket on the bench and sitting on it besides ourselves.

Rain : Also, it's the first time only two men have gone for on outing to a park.

Rain : (pretending to hold MC's shoulder) By doing this, we must be shunned by the people around.

-Rain in New York in 2009-

Reporter : Are you happy now?

Rain : It's just thrilling not to forget aboaut the basics, such as when I first met JYP, opening the first door.

Reporter : Finally, please say a few words of greeting to MBC Family.

Rain : In conclusion, there is one more thing I'll tell you.

Are you able to see that police car that says "NYPD" over there?

Reporter : Of course.

Rain : Who do you think is more scaring to people between NY police and LA police?

Reporter: The LA side seems to be scary.

Rain : Both are scary. (soon after) Hope you to love Ninja Assassin very much and to look forward to it.

Thank you.

-Rain, see you next time! -

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[10-17] Ninja Assassin review: Our thoughts on the pre-release screener viewing




Ninja Assassin review: Our thoughts on the pre-release screener viewing
Submitted by Corey Rollins on Fri, 10/16/2009 – 13:32
Overall Feeling:
A much needed roundhouse kick of refreshment in the Ninja genre. Intense action, a good plot and some light humour make this a must see for any fan of hardcore action flicks. Especially if you like Ninjas.
The Pros:
Fantastic back story around how the Ninja’s train their warriors. Excellent over the top visual FX help sell every action scene. As far as Ninja themed flicks go, there is a great mix of action, intense graphic violence and drama.
The Cons:
Some action scenes could have benefited from more wide shots. A few of the more dramatic dialogue exchanges were overly cheesy. A few lose ends that would have been nice to tie up or further explain that I won’t reveal due to MAJOR spoilers. Not a huge deal though.
ShogunGamer.com Rating :
9
Let me start off by pointing out the logo for our website has a Ninja in it.  We don’t screw around when it comes to reviewing Ninja flicks and demand only the finest in stealthy bad ass action. Knowing this, you can imagine how high my expectations were for a movie titled “Ninja Assassin” that writes its logo in blood. A bold statement considering the lead actor is a Korean pop mega star.
To most North Americans whenever a pop idol steps onto the big screen and attempts to become a rough and tough action hero (e.g. Justin Timberlake as Green Lantern), the idea is not only ridiculous, it’s just wrong. Very wrong. However, here’s a Korean pop star who simple calls himself “Rain” who manages to be perfectly plausible as the baddest, bloodiest, most hard core Ninja assassin mother f*cker on the planet.
I seriously applaud his role in this film and the training he underweant to make it. Infact, the entire theatre I was in applauded him at least five times during the movies 99 minuet run time. And I’m not talking about a few easily amused fanboys shouting “wooh!” No no my good sir. I’m talking about the entire sold out theatre with viewers young and old, male and female roaring with applause, cheers and whistles. Let us discuss why.
Ninja Assassin follows an orphan boy (Rain), who was taken from the streets as a very young child by a thousand year old Ninja society known as the Ozunu Clan whose existence is considered a myth. He is bestowed with the name Raizo and transformed into a ruthless killer along with an army of other orphans from a variety of races. The movie frequently inter-cuts between scenes of Raizo’s youth in the brutal orphanage/ninja factory and the modern day ninja war that is taking place. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) stumbles upon a money trail linking several political murders to this ancient network of untraceable assassins. Unfortunately for her, this makes her a prime target for assassination. The Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence Mika forever. Raizo, for his own honourable reasons, betrays his clan and saves Mika from her attackers, but knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated.
Whenever you start mixing certain characters and plots with modern urban city settings you have to be very careful. Things can get cheesy fast. It may not be a Ninja movie, but Predator 2 is a prime example of this. Kinda like McDonalds food, it got the job done but you felt like a dirty whore for enjoying it because deep down you knew it was wrong.
Ninja Assassin on the other hand does a wonderful job of giving you hardcore no BS action that mixes characters from very two different worlds in a way that exudes awesome. There are few things more rewarding then watching a team of highly trained tactical SWAT officers armed with SMG’s, rifles, shotguns and pistols get messed up and diced into pieces by Ninjas. The way they use shadows to conceal and reveal Ninjas in this film is simply brilliant. You honestly believe that people could be trained to become that stealthy.
The action in this film is not for the gore sensitive. Less then three minuets into the movie a Ninja cuts a Yakuza looking gangster’s head clean off at the mouth, leaving his tongue flapping in his now exposed throat and the top of his head on the floor. Eyes rolling and everything. The crazy thing is, this death was actually one of the more merciful ones in that scene.
Ninja Assassin is jam packed full of over the top intense action that punishes the viewer for blinking. You do not want to miss a split second of this movie because in that time someone could be cut in half in a ridiculous display of acrobatics. Honestly, I couldn’t tell you where the actual stunt work and wire work ends and the CGI begins in most places, because the choreography is just seamless, and breathtaking. Which makes sense, since it’s produced by The Wachowski Brothers and directed by their protégé, James McTeigue.
Now, as good as the cinematography and fighting is there are a few scenes where I felt like they got a little lazy and used a lot of close up shaky footage (Michael Bay Transformers Style). Fortunately there are plenty of wide angled and slow motion ass whoopings in this movie. There’s even a scene that resembles the multi-zooming-slow-motion-single-shot mayhem found in the movie 300…BUT WITH NINJAS.
One of the other things that really sells this movie is the emotional relationships it builds. You actually care who dies, who survives, who is betrayed and what happens to each characters. Sure, there’s a few laughably cheesy dialogue exchanges between some of the characters, mainly between Raizo and his Ozunu Clan female ninja friend. But it’s kind of believable that two people who were raised to do nothing but murder in sneaky ways from the age of four and now have feelings for each other might not have the best conversational skills.
If you’re like me and have an affectionate soft spot for Ninja’s this movie is a must watch in Theatres when it releases this November. Ninja Assassin is by far the best martial arts movie I’ve seen in a big theatre since The Matrix. I’m not saying the story is nearly as deep, but remember when you first saw bullet time? Imagine that scene involved Ninjas and was 99 minuets long. Go see this movie.
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