Review of Ninja (2009) by Ian G — 08 Apr 2010
This movie rocked something fierce. I never had even heard about it I just put in "Ninja" when I was searching for "Ninja Assassin" and found this first not realizing. Best mistake ever.
It was like a western take on classic eastern martial arts films. It had plenty of eastern influence but there was just enough westernization that it feels like a heartfelt homage. You got the typical gaijin (white guy) at a ninja training school.
The school is about preserving the ancient art of the ninja but making it more pure and not as ruthless as it use to be. Then you got the prodigal son who was there first and feels entitled. Of course the two have to fight and the prodigal son loses it thus getting him banished from the school.
This of course leads to vengeance needing to be taken. The blood effects were definitely that of the old school martial arts movies as geysers go squirting whenever someone gets cut. Then there was this epic scene in the subway with a crutch that was just awesome.
For anyone that enjoys good martial arts films this is definitely worth a watch.
This review of Ninja (2009) was written by Ian G on 08 Apr 2010.
Ninja has generally received mixed reviews.
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