Ninja Assassin

[Blitz]

Yeah can't wait for this movie. Directed by James McTeague and produced by the Wachowskis. Ninjas, man.

Ninja Assassin follows Raizo (Rain), 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.

In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.

5 minutes of stunt training footage. Some of the badassery in there makes Tony Jaa look like Steven Seagal.

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Oh yeah.

[El Fangel]

:eek::drool:

[Nowhere Man]

Looks like they finally figured out that nobody cared about all the pseudo-religious philosophical babble from the Matrix and just focused on the crazy-ass fights.

Also, it's actually kind of nice to know that you can do all the ridiculous Yoda spins without it all being CGI.

[Kalyx triaD]

I can't be who I am and not see this opening day. I bought this movie you guy's attention long ago (...got ridiculed for it), good to see it moving along nicely. Great action coming. :)

[OssMan]

No thanks I'll keep watching Ninja Terminator featuring Richard Harrison and Bruce Stallion

[Fignuts]

Some of the badassery in there makes Tony Jaa look like Steven Seagal.





pfffffft

[Mr Regal]

Sounds like the Bourne conspiracy, but without the car chases.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

I got bored about one minute into that video.

Doesn't look very interesting to me.

[Downunder]

Sounds pretty terrible tbh

[Kalyx triaD]

Ninjas have nothing to do with "terrible".

[Downunder]

Pirates >>> ninjas

[Kalyx triaD]

Not in volleyball.

[Blitz]

Pirates >>> ninjas
No. This is demonstrably wrong.

[Requiem]

Ninjas > Pirates
Watch till the end :lol:

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[El Fangel]

Holy fucking shit.

[Kalyx triaD]

LOL

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm talking tears and shit!

[Downunder]

ROFL

[Blitz]

Fuck yes.

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[Fignuts]

retty sicccccck

[Kalyx triaD]

Very sick. Great time for nerds like us.

[Fignuts]

Still not better than tony jaa tho.

Dunno what you were thinking.

[Kalyx triaD]

Who me? When did I compare Rain to Tony fucking Jaa? You must be mistaken.

[Blitz]

Fig is to me, I believe, due to the first post where I said, in regards to the stunt training video:
Some of the badassery in there makes Tony Jaa look like Steven Seagal.

Apparently rather than see that I was merely using hyperbole to say that the stunts look awesome, Fig took that as me saying that this movie is going to be better than Tony Jaa.

[Kalyx triaD]

To be honest, that stunt reel was fucking wicked.

[Kalyx triaD]

No one gives a shit about Ninja Assassin...

Posted for clarification.

[Jura]

I mentioned Ninja Assassin in a thread about 3 days previous to your thread but only Blitz said anything about wanting to see the movie.

http://tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81530

[Kalyx triaD]

I remember that, and updating the news on it in that Movie News... thread. Few seemed to give a damn.

But anyway, the movie should rock.

[Funky Fly]

Pretty sick, but that does NOT make Jaa look like Seagal.

Tony Jaa's stuntwork and fight choreography is as real as it gets. If you don't believe me, watch the credits in Chocolate. They accidentally fuck each other up like 32478632487 times and even use some of the scenes where they legit smash faces in in the film.

Also, when they have to take falls and shit, they don't use wires or CGI. They actually fall with nothing but padding under their clothes.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm actually not too fond of the 'Real Fight' style of action filming. It's dangerous to the actors and stuntmen and my taste for quality choreography draws the line where these guys could seriously injure themselves. Not worth it as far as I'm concerned.

[Blitz]

Jesus Christo, I was referring to the stunt reel in the first post, not the movie trailer itself. Of course that shit doesn't compare to Ong Bak or anything.

[Kalyx triaD]

Subjection, I think the swordplay and stunts performed in the reel provides a different yet equally tasty form of action for me.

[Funky Fly]

I didn't say CGI swordplay is bad, I just have much more respect for guys who who can do this shit for real and/or who are dedicated enough to put their bodies on the line for this shit.

[Juan]

This movie looks bad ass.

[DaveBrawl]

Why are we bashing Seagal in here? I won't stand for that.

[The Jayman]

I won't either DaveBrawl

[DaveBrawl]

Disparaging the name of a cinematic genius like that. Shame on you all.

[The Jayman]

http://www.heaven-earth.com/images/a_seagal.GIF
"I will kill you all"

[DaveBrawl]

The original Ninja Assassin.

[D Mac]

Gonna see this.

[Buzzkill]

Gonna be honest here I think this is going to be really terrible

[ClockShot]

I've just got one question.

What kind of name is "Rain"?

[Jura]

What kind of name is "Prince"? It's his stage name. He was like the Justin Timberlake of Korea and most likely the surrounding Asian countries as well.

[Juan]

I've just got one question.

What kind of name is "Rain"?

http://www.freewebs.com/mkclanhomepage/rain1.bmp

[ClockShot]

I think Juan is right. Maybe he got a thing for Mortal Kombat.

[IrishBulldozer]

Wachowzki Brothers + Ninja action = :drool:


Really want to see this.

[Kalyx triaD]

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