Who are British secret agents…
Note how they operate. No exotic ninja running across the water, climbing a hseer wall, killing fifty guys, then having a monster swordfigth with the daimyo. Here, the…
[spoiler]Ninja come in a group, basically walk right up to the village and climb a roof, shoot a crosbow, and then get slaughtered by the more-combat-skilled samurai guards. Yes, it was movie action-oriented, but it’s the best depiction I’ve ever seen.
While I agree that the world is due for a really good ninja movie, the sad fact is that most people think “ninja movie”, and they think this or this.
Ahhh, the dearly departed Cannon Group. They actually made several decent films - The Company of Wolves and Runaway Train come to mind - but they sure did make some craptabulotastic martial arts movies.
Personally, I’d like to see a ninja movie made in the nouveau spy movie style a la the Bourne movies - tense, with lots of action, spare on the dialogue but well-filmed and with solid actors.
But somehow I don’t think that’s going to happen, so I’ll resign myself to holding out for a Zombie Pirate Ninja Nazi Shark secret agent robot movie. With lasers.
<hijack>Now, if Joel Schumacher were reading this thread, you just know he’d be thinking: “Zombie Pirate Ninja Nazi Shark Secret Agent Robots-with-lasers? Holy crap!! Where would I put the nipples?”
Or it may have been Taiko, by the same author, about the rise of Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
Because Quentin hasn’t gotten around to filming it? 
err, no. I’ll stick with my answer, thanks.
Heheh, have you guys seen the Ninja Parade?
Nope, didn’t see a thing.
How about a Zombie Pirate Ninja Nazi Shark secret agent robot mutant movie?