— Cloud cover by: Stephe, Managing Editor ^@@^
Well, damn. As a former martial arts student and Kung Fu aficionado myself, I couldn’t have said ALL of this any better. Haha. McTeigue’s homage to the 80s Black Belt era was right on, and if you didn’t get it, that’s your problem. Thumbs up. 🙂 And by the way, Master of the Flying Guillotine is one of my and Jim’s favorite Kung Fu classic movies of all time. They just don’t make them like that anymore! Roddy Piper’s They Live certainly gets an honorable mention. What a romp! Heheh. ^@@^
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Wing Chung Life — (from 2010)
Ninja Assassin Has The Makings of a Kung Fu Cult Classic…
Critics didn’t like Ninja Assassin. But movie critics are dumb. I bet most people aren’t going to like it, either. But they’re not martial arts fans, so what do they know?
I’m going to put my neck on the line and predict that Ninja Assassin will become a martial arts movie cult classic. Yes. A cult classic.
Ok, I said it. Now let me prove why it qualifies.
I, as a Kung Fu, martial arts, action movie fan, liked it very much. And I think if you’re a fan, like me, you’ll enjoy it too:
The plot is simple to follow. This is no Bourne Identity or Matrix. Most Kung Fu movie plots are easy to follow. Many revolve around revenge. Actually, they’re even simpler than that — kicking butt. Ninja Assassin does it very well in classic, one versus an army and WINS fashion! Ip Man did it, Bruce Lee did it, Jet Li did it, The Seven Samurai did it, Rambo did it, and this movie does it. Check One for Martial Arts Cult Classic qualification.
It’s light on witty banter. You won’t find any deep philosophical dialogues or soliloquies here. It’s a martial arts flick, after all. Even Bruce Lee’s movies are light on dialogue — but who cares, right? Check Two for Martial Arts Cult Classic qualification.
The special effects are over the top. (if I could classify it, I’d call it Kung Fu Gore). Aren’t all Kung Fu special effects over the top? Can humans really jump on top of buildings or get cut 6 or 8 times by a sword and continue fighting? This movie had graphic, gory, over the top special effects that worked. I’d even say that the special effects were so over the top, that they were realistic. What do you think really happens when someone chops you with a 6 foot razor blade (also known as a samurai sword)? It ain’t going to be pretty. Check Three for Martial Arts Cult Classic qualification.
The hero wins. All Kung Fu, martial arts, and action movie heroes win. Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Rambo, Bruce Wills, the Karate Kid … They’re immortal! Check Four for Martial Arts Cult Classic qualification.
I enjoyed Ninja Assassin —
Now, before I get slack from movie critics (or your girlfriend) let me repeat … I predict Ninja Assassin will be a cult classic. The key word is cult. This is no Ben-Hur or Gone With The Wind. But they did it right. It had originality, while managing to stick to the martial art fan’s sweet spot.
- It didn’t overreach and try to be artsy, like The House of Flying Daggers tried to do (this was a pretty movie to watch, but boring as hell).
- It wasn’t too predictable like a Steven Seagal or JKVD flick, or even a lot of Jet Li’s recent stuff.
And for some reason, while watching this movie, I kept relating it to The Master of the Flying Guillotine? They’re both original. Gimmicky. And had a lot of scenes that are memorable. It’s campy enough to draw in the die-hard fans who’ll watch it over and over again, memorize each scene, and act them out with friends.
Ninja Assassin will be a cult classic
It will be like saying, “I’ll be baaack” from the Terminator. Or re-living the exploding head scene from Scanners (never heard of Scanners with Michael Ironside? You don’t know jack about movies). Or the sun glasses idea from They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper (Do you want to have a good time with a bunch of your buddies this weekend? Rent They Live and drink your favorite adult beverage — you’ll thank me).
Will Ninja Assassin be today’s The Master of the Flying Guillotine? That’s probably asking too much. But, will it become a cult classic on its own, like Scanners or They Live? I’m putting my money on it.
One last thing — I was impressed how Warner Bros. is promoting this movie, even though it has a heavy Asian cast and the main actor is a non-A-list Asian actor. (Actually he’s non-A-list in America, but happens to be the number one Asian actor/singer/entertainer in all of Asia. His name is Rain. He’s Korean and a hit in Japan, Korea, China, and everywhere. Who knows? He might be the replacement for Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Chow Yun Fat in the U.S.).
You can buy a copy of Ninja Assassin on Amazon.com.
And you might want to check out a copy of Scanners (Michael Ironside, directed by David Cronenberg) and They Live (“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, directed by John Carpenter).
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[Cloud USA] Rain’s accolade questioned by who? (We don’t give a flying f**k.)
•November 17, 2012 • 16 CommentsObviously you’re nobody unless you’ve garnered the world’s sympathy because Rain has “done you wrong.”
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We couldn’t care LESS that some news reporter supposedly 1) heard an embittered concert organizer with a big chip on his shoulder throw out in court that Rain’s TIME 2006 Most Influential inclusion (voting) was rigged, 2) saw a great opportunity to sell some newspapers, and 3) ran with a “story.” Do you know why?
Because, as I wrote back in April of 2011:
Rain wasn’t chosen for the 2006 most influential list because of online voting. He was chosen by the TIME editors themselves because his Magic Feet had been setting the world on fire, and he was the face of Pop Globalism and the first Korean Wave (and is to this day). CLICK the image for a larger view, and READ what the article says.
So, Rain wasn’t popular enough or well known enough in 2006 to have gotten the editors’ attention on his own? He didn’t have any fans in America? *buzzer noise* TIME’s article that was on newsstands and online in the Spring of 2006 begs to differ. All of his U.S. fans who joined his overseas fans in voting for him that year beg to differ as well.
The voters poll and the editors’ influential 100 were even on different sub-pages.
Another reason we couldn’t care less is… Exactly who is “questioning” Rain’s spot anyway, since the Media are all running the headline like it’s the Gospel. Who is it? Government officials somewhere? Law enforcement? TIME Magazine? The Pope? Anyone of consequence?
No?
THE concert organizer who has a bone to pick with JYPE, and is being sued by JYPE for botching up Rain’s tour? A totally reliable source who despises Rain and would only tell the truth about him, right? That’s what you call print-worthy?
LOL!
The bottom line: Even if, for the sake of argument, something was unscrupulous about the online reader’s voting poll, Rain’s 2006 accolade cannot be disputed because it was the editors who chose him and the other 99 people in a separate process. Here is some more schooling for you, about that process.
» TIME Video: How They Made The TIME 100 List.
Seems like any reporter worth their salt could do what I just did and know that they didn’t have a leg to stand on or a real story. *shrug* *wondering if the headline “Rain Turned Leprechauns Against Claimant Over Tour Cancellations” will ever hit*
That’s it. I’m done. Y’all go back to whatever it was you were doing (like watching Rain videos) before I so rudely interrupted.
Deuces.
— Stephe ^@@^
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