i feel i largely underrated this upon release. it scans now much less like a Golan-Globus homage (and not an entirely successful one) than manga-inspired, closer to something like Baby Cart. and while i generally deplore the use of CGI blood, it's deployed pretty advantageously here. first, there's a shitload of it, everywhere, which i'm in favor of no matter how it's achieved. second, and more importantly, ninja business is best done in the dark, an element most ninja movies…

I got tired of watching bad horror movies, so I skipped over to the mindless-action-genre a bit. What I got was a great homage to the Ninja movies of the 80's, filled with violence, blood and ninjas.

There was also a clichéd, but fun, conspiracy plot that I didn't pay much attention to, to be honest. I was too busy observing the beautiful and insane levels of blood and violence.

James McTeigue directs with a fantastic, anime-like visual flair. I…

Severely underrated film from the Wachowskis and their protege, James McTeigue. "Ninja Assassin" is stylishly photographed on a low-budget and filled to the brim with ultra-gory violence, often feeling like an anime come to life. It features enough ninja training flashbacks to last a lifetime, while the presence of 80's icon Sho Kosugi serves as a welcome bonus for anyone who remembers the Golan-Globus era.

In fact, I dare say this movie is more of a tribute to 80's-style action…

Oh the Ninja-movie genre, they kidnapped their wife, now he’s going to kick and punch them to death. But even this simple rule they could not keep it right. The film starts with some good ball chopping karate, but quickly it gets to some plot involving CIA agents and a bunch of guys trained since kids to be ninja mothefucking assasins and I got lost doing other things simultaneous (cleaning the room, matching socks…).
At the end I noticed that…