A lot of the martial art movies use the same stunts over and over again, so by this point we already know what is going to happen. The best martial art movie in the last few years is Ong-Bak. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/ Fresh stunts that make you say OOooo and Ahhh.
This movie is a "Hollywoodized" version of a martial art movie made to be a money maker. On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I really want to see Ninja Assassin but some festival screenings have > generated some lukewarm reactions. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> > wrote: > > > > > > Hope you enjoy it. I will, as soon as it lands. > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > From: hellomahog...@... > > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:00:33 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Films Coming to a Theatre Near You this Fall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Works for me. I'll be there! :) > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Someone in another of my groups sent me this trailer.... > > > > http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi432800281/ > > > > Enjoy. I did. > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > From: keithbjohn...@... > > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 03:53:17 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Films Coming to a Theatre Near You this Fall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You've heard of it? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@...> > > > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2009 3:39:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Films Coming to a Theatre Near You this Fall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'ninja Assassin"... YES. > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > From: keithbjohn...@... > > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:47:54 +0000 > > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Films Coming to a Theatre Near You this Fall > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.fandango.com/moviephotos/fallmoviepreview2009_103 > > > > > > > > Interesting movies coming up. As far as the big studio stuff and the > stuff getting major press, it's not what I'd call a scintillating season, > though there's lots of good stuff. > > > > > > > > I'm looking forward to Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones", and Viggo > Mortensen in Cormack McCarthy's "The Road", even though it looks to be an > unrelentingly grim film. I hear the book is very good but very rough. > Cautiously optimistic about Zemeckis and Carey's CGI animated take on "A > Christmas Carol". The visuals for Zemecki's motion-capture tech have > improved greatly since the creepy-looking "Polar Express". If Jim Carey can > just keep his manic tendencies reigned in, it could be great. I'm a sucker > for this tale--owning the great B&W version starring Reginald Owen, as well > as the scary-as-hell '71 animated version. So, hoping this will be good! > "Precious", the movie about a Black, obese teen struggling with having a > second child due to molestation, is being buzzed about, so it's on my radar. > Looking forward to "Sherlock Holmes". Like the character, the time period, > the crime solving, and the lead actors. > > > > > > > > > > I'm not super excited about Cameron's "Avatar", though I'll be there for > the debut. I just yet haven't gotten into any 3D films outside of Imax > flicks about nature. Disney's "Princess and the Frog", have discussed ad > nauseum: great to see a Black heroine, sad as heck the studio lost the > courage to complete it with a Black love interest for her. Don't know much > about "Invictus", with Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. Though, with > Freeman, Matt Damon, and Eastwood directing, it has quite a pedigree. > > > > > > > > > > Might enjoy "Ninja Assassin", about a former member of a criminal > organization who decides to go straight and then basically spends his time > fighting his former cohorts. Starring South Korean singing/dancing star > Rain, and British actress Naomie Harris (i've seen that Sister before, > haven't I?) it looks like it might be a fun brain-on-hold film. And always > good to see a film not starring the same-old actors. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. 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