Funny, that's why I loved it. Justin
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That's good to hear, thanks. Lots of critics are panning it as a gore-filled > hyperactive mess... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bosco Bosco" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:18:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja > Assassin’ > > > > I think you'll be happy with the fight scenes, there's a blend of old school > and new but you can definitely follow the fighting. Lots of fun slo-mo. > > B > > --- On Sun, 11/29/09, Keith Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Keith Johnson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja > Assassin’ > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009, 1:10 PM > > > > Key question for me. Are the fighting scenes easy to follow, as in most of > the great Hong Kong martial arts flicks, or, are they nothing but closeups > and nonstop camera shifts, a la, much of the American action fare produced > nowadays (G.I. Joe, Second Bourne movie, Quantum of Solace, etc). > > > > If I can't follow the fights from a distance and *see* the movies I'd have to > pass. I spent half of Thanksgiving Day watching a Bruce Lee marathon, in part > because it was so good (the guy is timeless) but also because it was so nice > to see so fight scenes where one could *follow* the action. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bosco Bosco" <ironpi...@yahoo. com> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 10:00:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja > Assassin’ > > > > I saw this the day before Thanksgiving. There's little left to the > imagination from the title. It was 100% fun. Fun fight scenes, cheesey > dialogue, blood everywhere, super bad villians and a hero with a pure true > heart. The weapons are awesome and there is some fullbore hilarity > throughout. That dude was in fact, ripped. Though, I didn't think of him as a > badass ever. he has such a baby/androgenous face. I pretended it was part of > his Ninja disguise. If you like lots of fighting and blood, this one's for > you. > > Bosco > > --- On Sat, 11/28/09, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo. com> wrote: > > From: Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo. com> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’ > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 5:28 PM > > > > http://www.utahmovi ereview.com/ index.php? type=story& aid=000838 > > Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes `Ninja Assassin' > > Story by Roger Moore (MCT) - November 24th, 2009 > > The Korean pop-star-turned- actor Rain (real name Jeong Ji-hoon) is ready for > Hollywood stardom. He's willing to put in the work. He's patient. > > "It's still not easy to make your mark, as an Asian actor or singer in > America," Rain says. "If I do my best, Americans will love me, too! I want to > challenge myself to see where my limit is. If I do my best, over and over > again, I will succeed. I know it." > > So what if "Speed Racer," the first big Hollywood film the 27-year-old > appeared in, wasn't a smash? He's back, pounding at the door with "Ninja > Assassin." He plays — wait for it — a ninja assassin, or rather an > anti-assassin, a former ninja who defends those targeted by ninjas from the > ninjas. And he has suffered for his art. > > "I had to make my body fit, like Bruce Lee," he says. "I trained for eight > months, five days a week, eight hours a day. I ate only chicken breast and > vegetables; no sugar, no salt, none of my favorite foods. It was horrible! > > "I learned a bit of many different types of martial arts — kung fu, tae kwon > do, tai chi, kick boxing, karate, karate with swords, chains, shuriken > (throwing stars), kusarigama (dagger-chains) , ninja tactics. The stunt men > on the set, they looked out for me. But with those sharp weapons, I could > hurt myself even more easily than they could hurt me." > > It took some doing to sculpt the six-hit-albums singer into a lean, mean > ninja machine, the loner Raizo, who left that old world of discipline and > murder behind. The script gets away with a "He looks more like a boy band > singer" than a ninja wisecrack only because Rain is so ripped. But that > training regimen, those muscles, don't mean he's giving up the day job. > > "I should be able to do both. I plan to concentrate on both" singing and > acting, he says. Always good to have a Plan B, with the chance of trade > publications like Variety ("Rain conjures only a mild drizzle as Raizo") > panning the film and his work in it. > > But Rain plans to stick with his game plan, pursuing Hollywood work with a > vengeance. He hopes, too, that this work might even attract the attention of > the most famous director back home. The filmmaker he'd most like to work with? > > "Oh, Park Chan-wook" ("Old Boy"), he says. > > > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com ------------------------------------ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! 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