if by ninja you mean bloody ghost machine
Nov. 25th, 2009 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
intertribalNinja Assassin is definitely the goriest "ninja" movie I've ever seen. Note that these ninjas can also magically heal lacerations and move so quickly that they appear to vaporize, so...
Story: OK. Pretty standard. The ninjas are supposed to be the bad guys here, because they kill people for money. So there's the one good ninja who escaped the clutches of the clan but he still feels bound to them, and of course he's better than all the other ninjas, even though they seem like unvanquishable demons when you first see them. Etc., etc. Oh, and it's set in Berlin and the Interpol is involved. Also, it's one of those movies where a bunch of important set-up stuff is shown through flashbacks.
Characters: All fairly likable, none memorable.
Action: Pretty good. It's not pretty, and like I said, these are smoke-ninjas and there's a lot of decapitation/chopped-off-limbs by way of swords, chains, and stars. There's a definite Kill Bill feel (particularly in the opening scene), except it's not so self-conscious and it's much less "ironic." The aesthetic is definitely blood and darkness and sweaty hair, and you can't go too wrong with that.
Story: OK. Pretty standard. The ninjas are supposed to be the bad guys here, because they kill people for money. So there's the one good ninja who escaped the clutches of the clan but he still feels bound to them, and of course he's better than all the other ninjas, even though they seem like unvanquishable demons when you first see them. Etc., etc. Oh, and it's set in Berlin and the Interpol is involved. Also, it's one of those movies where a bunch of important set-up stuff is shown through flashbacks.
Characters: All fairly likable, none memorable.
Action: Pretty good. It's not pretty, and like I said, these are smoke-ninjas and there's a lot of decapitation/chopped-off-limbs by way of swords, chains, and stars. There's a definite Kill Bill feel (particularly in the opening scene), except it's not so self-conscious and it's much less "ironic." The aesthetic is definitely blood and darkness and sweaty hair, and you can't go too wrong with that.
