Atharv's first movie in the Hall

Atharv’s first movie in Cinema Hall (PVR Cinemas) – Ninja Assassin. The movie was full of martial art sequences which was very bloody. Hehehehe

The action sequences were pretty amazing in spots, though they were a bit heavy on up-close and hand-held cinematography. It's hard to appreciate the fight choreography when only the hero's head and chest fit in the shot. But when the camera pulls back and lets us see what's going on, the fights were engrossing (though they're graphic enough that the faint of heart should stay away). There were a wide variety of weapons, and lots of leaping and slashing and general awesomeness.

The ninja themselves are pretty cool, though they have a tendency to come out of the shadows to face their enemies in a rising tide of whispers. This might have been intended to be a part of the soundtrack, not something the ninja were actually doing, but I was thinking, "aren't ninja supposed to be quiet?" I took break when Atharv started laughing and screaming in the hall and took him out in the lounge where we played peek-a-boo and when we came back the fight was still on.

Raizo's - A supposedly amazing and deadly ninja in the movie, he takes a long time to kill people (his first assignment fresh out of training is a middle-aged obese guy in a bathroom, and they both wind up covered in blood and howling like mad before the end of the fight), is incredibly noisy, and pretty much never hides his face. Atharv, finally went off to sleep, "Worst. Ninja movie ever."

"Ninja Assassin" seems to want to be an update on the classic stupid ninja movie, but it isn't nearly that good. It might be worth watching if you like stupid martial arts flicks, but only if you can fast-forward through the boring bits. We and Atharv had a gooooood time.