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 wrote:
From: Keith Johnson
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
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.
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From: "Bosco Bosco"
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 wrote:
From: Kelwyn
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.
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 wrote:
From: Kelwyn
Subject: [scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes ‘Ninja Assassin’
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.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.
[scifinoir2] Korean pop star gets ripped, becomes Ninja Assassin
http://www.utahmoviereview.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.
