Joe This film will appeal to many of my generation, who I prefer to think of as the VHS generation. Back in those days we used to watch lots of B Movies, the Cannon films in particular being a favourite and popular choice. We had lots of choice, but the Martial Arts movies were highly popular, with the Ninja genre being a niche. This was before TV turtles and CGI special effects, so it had a kind of orietal mystique about it, but really we just loved their violent tendencies.This film is simply a throwback to the time & genre which sadly seemed to have completely disappeared from Western film schedules. To my absolute joy, Sho Kusugi was even in this move, the godfather of Ninja movies for us in the west!We have here an updated storyline film, with CGI blood and things like that, but really keeps the highly violent action there, and we have fun but still ridculous action. It's all as brilliantly ridiculous as ever.However, the stories are still as unbelievable as ever, they're never going to win any awards. You'll probably only watch this once, but the Cannon Ninja movies always were throwaway fodder. Kids have a watch of this. You'll find out what your dad's generation really were watching all these years back. More violent than turtles and loads of fun like Statham films!

curuense There is so much blood that you can not see very well about the story in general. There are no nuances, but viscera exploding on the screen. The scenes in which there is a beating in children, in which the master clearly strikes the childhood of orphaned children, are revolting. Only for those with a strong stomach.

Python Hyena Ninja Assassin (2009): Dir: James McTeigue / Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sung Kang: Here is another celebration of mindless violence done with style and with as much blood shed as possible. Title can reference either ninjas as a dominant predator or as the clan for which Rain seeks revenge upon. He is orphaned and raised as a ninja assassin until his lady love is slain for betrayal. Central plot regards his assisting European agents in bringing down those responsible for political murders. This all goes predictably in the direction of kicking the sh*t out of as many people in record time. Director James McTeigue shoots masterful martial arts action but the screenplay is made up of pieces of many other martial arts film that are about as stupid as this one. It is exploitation of violence without any shred of empathy for the characters. Rain is given good background until reduced to extremely graphic confrontations. Naomie Harris and Ben Miles play agents that get reduced to props. Rick Yune plays Rain's stereotypical teacher who meets violent ends, but not before the audience has suffered. No, Yune met his end the moment he agreed to do this tripe. If you have the desire to sit through endless amounts of extreme violence then this garbage shoot suit your taste, otherwise it should be met with several blows of a machete. Score: 3 / 10

SnoopyStyle Raizo (Rain) is a ninja assassin trained since childhood. He has since rejected the clan-centric organization that dismisses individuality. Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has a theory about ninjas doing assassinations and her boss Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles) is reluctant to believe her. The clan has become killers for hire.There is a lot of slice and dice action. It's filmed well but that is the only worthwhile thing in this movie. The plot is nothing. Rain is a Korean popstar who has learned from the Keanu Reeves school of acting. Naomie Harris is nothing special. There is no chemistry and limited showcase for any acting abilities. By the last act, even the slice and dice action gets boring.