Ninja 2009

Released Year: 2009
Directed by Issac Florentine

Casted by:
Scott Adkins as Casey
伊原剛志 Tsuyoshi Ihara as Masazuka
肘井美佳 Mika Hijii as Namiko
Todd Jensen as Det. Traxler
伊川東吾 Togo Igawa as Sensei
Story:

A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja. But this has pissed off the sensei's student, Masazuka. Masazuka used his Ninja act to kill the sensei and try to grab the Yoroi Bitsu.

In New York, Masazuka joined force with a guy name Temple to chase after Casey & the sensei's daughter, Namiko. On an attack in the train, Casey & Namiko manaed to defeat their rivals but was arrested by the NYPD. While in the police station, Masazuka attacked and kidnap Namiko.

Casey went after and try to save Namiko. Casey wear the last Koga Ninja suit and fought with Masazuka. 2 ninjas fight against each other, but Namiko was hurt and dead. Casey remember he got a potion which can call back life and let Namiko drink it. Miracle happened and Namiko was alive again. In the end, Casey defeated Masazuka and slashed off his head with a Ninja knife.

L² Scored: 5/10

L² Comment:

The storyline is ok and the actors & actresses are fine as well, just that i'm not really drawn into the whole movie. This British actor Scott Adkins is so damn hot~ just look at his body, i bet your nose will bleed instantly :P

Kinda love the way Mika Hijii speak in english, very fluent and the way she pronounce is not bad too. I wonder how long does it takes her to train her english~ but anyway, i have googled, she's not very popular in the big screen, but you can see her in a few tv drama instead.

Astro Boy

Released Year: 2009
Directed by David Bowers

Casted by:
Freddie Highmore & 上户彩 Aya Ueto as Toby / Astro Boy
Kristen Bell as Cora
Nicolas Cage & 郭富城 Aaron Kwok as Dr. Tenma
Donald Sutherland as President Stone
Nathan Lane as Hamegg
Eugene Levy as Orrin
Charlie Theron as Narrator
Samuel L. Jackson as ZOGStory:

The spectaculars Metro City has float upon the surface with better people living up there with better advance of technologies. Dr Tenma, the powerful scientis there and Dr Elefun has created the Red & Blue Core atom. President Stone wanna use the red core for his Peacemaker machine to continue being elected as the next president.

President Stone force Dr Elefun to give up his red core which is the negative power. The machine was out of control and explode, causing Dr Tenma's son Toby who is nearby to die. Feeling depressed and sad, Dr Tenma created a robots with memory of Toby with the hep of blue core. Toby does not know he is a machine till later on when he discover he can fly. But he was quickly attacked by President Stone and Toby fall out of Metro City on the earth surface.

Toby call himself Astro and met with Cora and gang. Cora brought him to Hamegg who is very kind to all of the orphan. Hamegg has once work for Dr Tenma up in the Metro City and he found out Astro is a robot. Putting Astro on a ring to fight, ZOG the huge machine did not fight Astro as Astro has saved him before with the blue core.

President Stone has send spaceship from Metro City to capture Astro from earth. Dr Tenma finally decided to keep Astro and fought against Stone. Stone used the red core and insert into Peacemaker again. Out of control, the machine swallow in Stone and fought against Astro.

Astro boy finally zoom into Peacemaker heart and used his blue core power to destroy the peacemaker leaving himself die. Luckily ZOG still has the blue core power and gave Astro Boy back to life.

L² Scored: 7/10

L² Comment:

Astro Boy, originated from Japanases Cartoon Series, a super robot boy which wins everyone's heart including mine when i was small :) Not really been following the Japanese series last time due to no subtitles and it was translated in Malay, but heck, thanx to David Bowers :)