Wife vs. Ninja Instantly Sounds Better Than Ninja Assassin
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“At this point it’s no secret that Ninja Assassin was an abysmal work of ninja-ness, but Hollywood seems intent on trying again.”
Only if you have no knowledge of what true Ninja movies should be would you make that statement. Oh wait, were you being funny again Neil? See I can never tell when you blast good movies and praise crap movies like GIJoe and Transformers.
I disagree. Both that Ninja Assassin was abysmal and that this Wife vs Ninja film in any way sounds better. Ninja Assassin had it's flaws, mainly in its overuse of CGI, but overall it still kicks ass and has made ninjas cool again. Wife vs Ninja sounds like a joke, and the last thing we need is yet another “ninja spoof” like Cheerleader vs Ninja or Beverly Hills Ninja etc… Those types of films and those darn turtles are what were the downfall of the cool kick ass 80s ninja movie genre. I was hoping it'd be a while until it happens again, but Wife vs Ninja sounds like it's gonna lead the charge. Ugh.
hahaha this must be a joke..a)ninja assassin was awesome! b)this movie sounds like its going straight to video c) you just sound like a hater because the so-called pop star Rain is probably everything you wish you could be … Also, his portrayal of Raizo was perfect…He was stoic for the most part which was outlined by the things he went through as a youth, but still caring (aka hero good guy), he was witty at times and down right sexy as he sliced his way to revenge. But I guess you think ninjas need to be female to appeal to your tastes only. That's all I got from reading this…Go watch a drama movie or some ninja porno cuz you obviously have never seen a ninja movie and Ninja Assassin was not made for you! Get a clue or at least the ability to write an objective interesting article.
/Bravo
I couldn't have said it better myself. If I remember correctly Neil loved the TMNT movies.
Have not yet seen Ninja Assassin, but agree the spoofs degrade the ninja genre. TMNT could be great if produced like Eastman/Laird made them. Cheesy one liners sure, but graphic violence is a must for anybody that carries a blade and battles someone called Shredder. The first cartoon just messed it up from the start and doomed it to PG-friendly hell. Even though the latest movie kept the same tone, it was better than the tripe that was the live action movies.
Ninja Assassin sucked, ya'll have just been so starved of ninja you accepted it. i love your attempts to defend it tho. “true Ninja movies” hahaha
Exactly, the original comics by eastman and laird we gritty, hard core, and were aimed at an adult audiance. Not sure how much money they gave them to whore out their creations and turn them into cheesey tripe.
I hear a negative but I don't see you listing any positives of other movies.
I hear a negative but I don't see you listing any positives of other movies.
look harder Biaaaatch! i'm only kidding. on a serious tip, i'm glad you liked it. i had watched some stuntmen footage for it that was outrageous. and i liked V For Vendetta aswell, so i was really hyped for it to come out. i wish i could have enjoyed it as much as you did, but it fell flat for me. all Ninja Assassin did was make me want to watch the classic gang fight in Oldboy. don't take it personal mayne
look harder Biaaaatch! i'm only kidding. on a serious tip, i'm glad you liked it. i had watched some stuntmen footage for it that was outrageous. and i liked V For Vendetta aswell, so i was really hyped for it to come out. i wish i could have enjoyed it as much as you did, but it fell flat for me. all Ninja Assassin did was make me want to watch the classic gang fight in Oldboy. don't take it personal mayne
I hear you. I am of the old school myself, grew up on Kurosawa and the Seven Samurai as well as all his other classics. But there was always something about Sho Kasugi that lent some serious legitimacy to the film that made me like it so.
Have not yet seen Ninja Assassin, but agree the spoofs degrade the ninja genre. TMNT could be great if produced like Eastman/Laird made them. Cheesy one liners sure, but graphic violence is a must for anybody that carries a blade and battles someone called Shredder. The first cartoon just messed it up from the start and doomed it to PG-friendly hell. Even though the latest movie kept the same tone, it was better than the tripe that was the live action movies.
Ninja Assassin sucked, ya'll have just been so starved of ninja you accepted it. i love your attempts to defend it tho. “true Ninja movies” hahaha
Exactly, the original comics by eastman and laird we gritty, hard core, and were aimed at an adult audiance. Not sure how much money they gave them to whore out their creations and turn them into cheesey tripe.
I hear a negative but I don't see you listing any positives of other movies.
look harder Biaaaatch! i'm only kidding. on a serious tip, i'm glad you liked it. i had watched some stuntmen footage for it that was outrageous. and i liked V For Vendetta aswell, so i was really hyped for it to come out. i wish i could have enjoyed it as much as you did, but it fell flat for me. all Ninja Assassin did was make me want to watch the classic gang fight in Oldboy. don't take it personal mayne
I hear you. I am of the old school myself, grew up on Kurosawa and the Seven Samurai as well as all his other classics. But there was always something about Sho Kasugi that lent some serious legitimacy to the film that made me like it so.
hello,
I couldn't have said it better myself. If I remember correctly Neil loved the TMNT movies.
Fair, but Sho Kasugi doesn't make the film brilliant. The training stuff is great, but everything modern in Ninja Assassin is terrible right down to the flat, crap acting. A great idea to bring ninjas into the modern time, but it was an experiment that didn't work. A lot of flash, but not much else.
Sidenote: why did Ninja Assassin and Chun-Li demand on using Interpol (or a fictional version)? Is that a thing in ninja movies I didn't up on? Nash, out.
Absolutely! Sho Kosugi is AMAZING! His performance alone makes “Ninja Assassin” worth the price of admission. I was/am also an old school Japanese Jidai-Geki/Chanbara fan and always felt we were very fortunate to have someone of the caliber of Sho Kosugi, both as a martial artist and as an actor, representing and presenting the ninja and Japanese martial arts to the western world through his movies back in the 1980s. Japan couldn't have asked for a better “ninja ambassador”. :) And now he's helped do it again to a whole new generation in “Ninja Assassin”.
Lol it looks like the reviewers were the only ones that weren't impressed by the movie and the general audiance (unwashed masses) liked it more.
Sorry Cole but this movie was a cut above 9/10th of the trash hollywood put out this year in terms of blockbusters. Most of the movies I went to this year I won't even buy on DVD. This one I will grab on Blue Ray the moment it comes out.
are you calling me a reviewer? how dare you. this movie has ASS in the title twice for a reason
I would never demean you in such a way sir…lol.