RAIN KRÓNIKA: 2009.10.18.

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Ninja Assassin review + Ninja Assassin in VIFF

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 rainbow 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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Ninja Assassin in VIFF

Just saw Ninja Assassin, got to meet the director

I just got back from the Vancouver International Film Festival. Ninja Assassin was obviously not an entry for it but it was there was as a bonus for the final film to be shown before the festival ends. I guess you can consider it as the the premiere of the film.

Anyways, James McTiegue was there to introduce the movie and he said he was lucky to get an R rating for his film from the MPAA and when you watch the movie, it shows.

When I first read about the movie, I thought this is going to be cool. Finally a real ninja movie because the last time I saw a ninja in a movie from a Hollywood production, it was called American Ninja.

So anyways, the plot is quite simple and been done before but it wasn't the plot that really keeps you drawn to the movie. It is literally the ninja kills.

And there are lots of "fatalities" in this movie. It is the bloodiest movie you have ever seen in an action movie. You've seen lots of gore in a hollywood horror film but this will be the first hollywood action movie you've seen lots of gore in. And it tops Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Inglorious Basterds.

The movie is very dark as it should be as ninjas are all about stealth and sneaking around in the dark. If you are looking for a well-lit, properly photographed martial arts movie, this is not for you. This movie is about ninjas and it is THE BEST hollywood produced ninja movie ever. The plot is simple enough for you to enjoy. The characters are perfect. Rain is awesome as Raizo, the lead character and his training really shows.

And let me tell you, James McTiegue made the movie that alot of us, when we were growing up in the 80s, wanted to make and that is a ninja movie. Remember during the 80s, we loved characters like Snake Eyes and Stormshadow. In fact, we wanted to be Ninjas, folding ninja stars out of paper in between classes and even in class.

So in this movie, it really shows almost every aspect there is about the ninja from sneaking around in the shadow, to the martial arts, to the various weapons and the philosophy of the ninja. It is all talked about. Maybe alot of you might also think that there will be thin characters and all that but Raizo's story is explored quite thoroughly which makes us actually care for his character.

There were lots of cheers, claps and laughs in the audience but the main thing that excited us the most were the ninja kills. Oh man, James McTiegue treated us to the most satisfying deaths since Lucy Liu got her brain chopped off in Kill Bill.

Anyways, November is not that far away, be sure to check it out.


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[Oct-18-2009] MBLAQ educated by Rain, charismatically explodes with their powerful performance and v

New singer MBLAQ educated by singer Rain, successfully got through with their first stage debut aired on terrestrial TV, showing off their powerful choreography and remarkable singing.

MBLAQ appeared in SBS TV's 'Popular Song' (Ingi Gayo) on the 18th and sang their debut song 'Oh Yeah'.

On this day, the stage was overwhelmed by MBLAQ showing off their masculinity with wearing their suits that matched yellow with black.

MBLAQ have already been spotlighted since before their debut in that they are comprised of 'Lee-Joon' who acted a young boy character of the hero in hollywood movie Ninja Assassin starring Rain, 'Cheondoong' who is girl group '2NE1's 'Sandara Park' whose younger brother, 'Mirr' who is actress 'Ko Eun-Ah's younger brother, et cetera.

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Brief translation by rain bird.

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가은냥

because of you 너무 멋있어요!!

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10일 콘서트때 갔었는데 콘서트라는것도 처음가보고

혼자가고 흑 ㅠㅠㅠ

because of you<<< 이 노래..처음들은 노래라 깜짝놀랬어요

나중엔 일본정식앨범이라는걸 알게됐지만...OTL

그때 모습이 너무 인상 깊게 남아서요...

물론 다른것도 정말 멋있었고요!

콘서트가 진짜 재밌고 멋있고 생각보다

훨씬 더 노력하고 준비가 많이된 거라는걸 알았어요~!

이런 포즈도 없고 사진도 없고..옷이나 마이크나

다르기도 하고 마이크가 저렇게

생긴건지도 모르겠구 ㄷㄷㄷ 닮지 않았어도.......

잘그리는분들도 많고 비오빠에 대해 아시는 분도 많을텐데

혹시나 클릭해서 이 글을 보시면 너그러히 봐주세요....(__)

남은 주말 기분좋게 보내세요~

[비오빠짱 엠블랙도짱~!]

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NINJA ASSASSIN Ticket  

 

I just watched NINJA ASSASSIN...

I just watched Ninja Assassin @ the Vancouver Film Fest.

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성공을 언제나 진심으로 기원 응원하고 있습니다.

안녕하세요！

일본 콘서트 할때  넣어드린 과자 드셨습니까?
어떤 과자가 비, 당신에게 맘에 들었습니까? 
여러분들 너무 바쁘지만 몸건강히 조심하시길 바랍니다.
성공을 언제나 진심으로 기원 응원하고 있습니다.
☆nao씨가 비를 마음 담아 그려 주었습니다☆

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0910XX Rain's CF shooting 
source : 김나정

나의 친구 오동은 셔터를 눌러댄다
이제는 월드스타 정지훈을 찍을만큼
그녀는 엣지있는 포토그래퍼가 되어있다

소녀시절  정지훈의 팬이었던 우리둘은
이날 이후로 소녀의 맘으로 돌아갈수가 없다는것을 알았다

그리고 그 이유는
둘만이 알리라. 2 kép