Ninja Assassin (2009)
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
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Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
This is what you've imagined a good ninja movie will be. Action, silence, blood, gore are all in. Nothing spared.After watching this movie, I had a feeling of satisfaction that I've never had before. This movie's action scenes are right out of your nightmares which are excellently and tastefully depicted.If you are an action fantasy fan, watch this movie ASAP. If you have, watch again. Worth it. Period
Seen this many times and just read the varying reviews and disappointed little less than half reviewers didn't like this. It's plenty of action, fake blood (which all movies have) and it is shadowy. The plot is very believable and it even ties some romance into it.As a big fan of old school Kung Fu movies, I give this more stars than most of those which had fighters flying thru the air like a super hero. I love the fact that this hero gets hit often considering how many more ninjas are against him. I give it great scores because most martial art movies have the hero fighting groups of fighters one or two at a time.I fully encourage any reader to watch this with an open mind and enjoy it for the action/creativity!
No spoilers in this review.This is a must see! If you've seen Naked Weapon, as this reminds me very much of a similar story. But this one is original just like Naked Weapon is, and I highly recommend it for all Asian martial art fans.It has the quality of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the continuation called House of Flying Daggers, and it reminds of the old school video game for Super Nintendo called Mortal Combat (fighting game) if you're also from the 80's! Enjoy this! As much as I did, I hope!See this if you liked movies like: The Raid, Hidden Dragon (Jet li), Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2, and any other movies based around martial arts combat with blades. This movie is even up to par to the Blade trilogy if you liked the Ju jitsu that Wesley Snipes used in his films.
V for Vendetta director James McTeigue re-teams with that film's producers Larry and Andy Wachowski for this action-packed tale of a skilled assassin who was trained by a mythical secret society, and patiently awaits the day he will avenge the death of his best friend. Swept off the streets as a young boy, Raizo (Korean pop star Rain) is transformed into an unstoppable killing machine by a secret society known as the Ozunu Clan. The Ozunu Clan is so proficient at keeping their existence a secret that most people think they are only a myth, but the moment Ozuno assassins kill Raizo's friend, their days in the shadows are numbered. In the aftermath of that killing, Raizo stages a daring escape, subsequently biding his time until the day he can take the entire Ozunu Clan down. Later, in Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) discovers a money trail connecting multiple political murders to a mysterious network of elusive assassins from the Far East. While her superior Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles) orders Mika to back down and stop asking questions, she stealthily begins searching through classified agency files on a relentless mission to discover the truth about the murders. Singled out as a target as a direct result of her investigation, Mika is marked for death by lethal Ozunu assassin Takeshi (Rick Yune). Just as Mika is about to be silenced forever, Raizo saves her from certain death. But Raizo knows that Takeshi and the rest of the Ozuno Clan won't stop until he and Mika are both dead. Now, as Raizo and Mika are hunted through the winding streets of Europe, their only hope for survival is to trust one another and stay alive long enough to bring the Ozunu empire crumbling to the ground.