Kelly WandNinja in the Dragon's Den
September 5th 2006 23:52
I’m not going to knock this flick either. It does what it sets out to do and it does it with style. If you like this kind of thing, you’re not going hit the eject button. If, however, you’ve only seen “Hero” or “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”, this may not be the best place to begin investigating the genre more deeply. You might want to try something like “Once upon a Time in China” instead. “Ninja in the Dragon’s Den” is barely plotted and what little plot is there makes no sense at all.
It is, however, crammed with action and acrobatics – much of which appears to have been done without wires. The fight sequences have enough oomph to give you a couple of good “talk out loud” moments. You know the ones. When every one in the room suddenly goes “ooh” like they’ve been simultaneously kicked in the testicles. There is an incredible fight sequence on stilts that makes you say “you’ve got to be kidding” out loud. If you’re only here for the fight sequences, there is nothing to complain about here.
It also provides us with one unique perspective into martial arts of which I had previously been unaware. We’re told that it doesn’t matter what kind of fighting skills you learn or what kind of weapon you fight with, nothing beats a nice pair of tits.
No. Really. It actually says that.
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