Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Review
Naruto 2 and 3 share remarkable similarities to the first movie in the franchise. Whilst the first movie seemed to be an almost entirely different production with a spoofed up animation and faster paced story, these movies tend to be more of the same. They bring absolutely nothing new to the table and actually manage to be more of the same. This doesn’t mean that they aren’t worth watching though.
Legend of the Stone of Gelel is about a man and his decipels who want to use these Stones of Gelel to make the world a better place without war or battle or poverty. Their way of doing so is by completely and utterly running over everyone that gets in their way. Meaning everyone. Naruto and his two comrades come across them on a mission to return a ferret to its owner, turning a simple mission in to a real nightmare.
Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom is the story about a mission where Naruto and his comrades are supposed to escort a prince of the Land of the Moon back to his home. Along the way, we get to know the prince and his son, plus their inner struggles. When everything seems done and over with, the trouble only just begins as something is amiss at home.
In both movies, the ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village get little to no story at all, once again focusing on the charges and their enemies. With Sasuke missing from the team, Shikamaru replaces him in 2 and the ever so awesome Rock Lee in 3. Problem is that these two characters are horrendously underdeveloped. Shikamaru’s character traits aren’t even brought up in the entire movie and Rock Lee barely gets to say anything throughout the entire thing. Luckily, Rock Lee managed to get some awesome time in the end.
As with the first movie, the focus went to the charges and the enemies. Whilst the enemies are once again just there to be enemies, the charges themselves have great stories to them that really kept these movies together. However, instead of blending fights and story, you can clearly see a separation in these two. Which is even more apparent in the third movie where the first half is story and the second is action?
Animationwise, these movies are still top of the line and prove that movie adaptations of a TV series will always be superior in that regard. When stuff starts happening on screen and things get busy, things become really good in the animation department. Although the rocking of a boat animation is just them tilting the screen left and right, no matter where the camera is at the time.
Soundwise things stay consistent throughout all of the movies. The voice acting is top notch, the effects are impressive at times and the music is awesome as usual. Some of these Naruto classic tunes are really, really catchy and effective when used correctly.
Therefore, in the end these movies are entertaining to say the least. They’ll keep your attention to the end and will make you laugh and make you sad. Whilst not as good as the first movie, they still don’t suck in the slightest.
7/10
For my review of the first movie of the Naruto franchise, click the following URL: http://greyarchentertainment.blogspot.com/2010/12/naruto-movie-ninja-clash-in-land-of.html
Legend of the Stone of Gelel is about a man and his decipels who want to use these Stones of Gelel to make the world a better place without war or battle or poverty. Their way of doing so is by completely and utterly running over everyone that gets in their way. Meaning everyone. Naruto and his two comrades come across them on a mission to return a ferret to its owner, turning a simple mission in to a real nightmare.
Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom is the story about a mission where Naruto and his comrades are supposed to escort a prince of the Land of the Moon back to his home. Along the way, we get to know the prince and his son, plus their inner struggles. When everything seems done and over with, the trouble only just begins as something is amiss at home.
In both movies, the ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village get little to no story at all, once again focusing on the charges and their enemies. With Sasuke missing from the team, Shikamaru replaces him in 2 and the ever so awesome Rock Lee in 3. Problem is that these two characters are horrendously underdeveloped. Shikamaru’s character traits aren’t even brought up in the entire movie and Rock Lee barely gets to say anything throughout the entire thing. Luckily, Rock Lee managed to get some awesome time in the end.
As with the first movie, the focus went to the charges and the enemies. Whilst the enemies are once again just there to be enemies, the charges themselves have great stories to them that really kept these movies together. However, instead of blending fights and story, you can clearly see a separation in these two. Which is even more apparent in the third movie where the first half is story and the second is action?
Animationwise, these movies are still top of the line and prove that movie adaptations of a TV series will always be superior in that regard. When stuff starts happening on screen and things get busy, things become really good in the animation department. Although the rocking of a boat animation is just them tilting the screen left and right, no matter where the camera is at the time.
Soundwise things stay consistent throughout all of the movies. The voice acting is top notch, the effects are impressive at times and the music is awesome as usual. Some of these Naruto classic tunes are really, really catchy and effective when used correctly.
Therefore, in the end these movies are entertaining to say the least. They’ll keep your attention to the end and will make you laugh and make you sad. Whilst not as good as the first movie, they still don’t suck in the slightest.
7/10
For my review of the first movie of the Naruto franchise, click the following URL: http://greyarchentertainment.blogspot.com/2010/12/naruto-movie-ninja-clash-in-land-of.html
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