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Naruto The Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
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| Part No: | B0016AK37S |
| Manufacturer: | VIZ VIDEO |
| MFG Part: | VIZDNRM02D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Viz Media Llc Release Date: 07/29/2008
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Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) follows the cast of the popular comedy-adventure
Naruto on what should be an extremely simple mission: returning a missing ferret to its owner. But no mission is simple when knuckle-headed ninja-in-training Naruto Uzumaki is involved. Soon, he, Sakura, and Shikamaru (not Sosuke) are battling Temujin, a mysterious young warrior in Western medieval armor. At the behest of his lord Master Haido, Temujin is seeking the legendary Stones of Gelel, which bestow unimaginable power on the possessor--power the ninjas can't allow Haido to have. The second
Naruto movie suffers from an underdeveloped story: the viewer never learns the source of the Stones' power, nor the origins of Master Haido and his nefarious crew. Although Naruto wins out through a mixture of determination, integrity, and mule-headed stubbornness, the most exciting
jutsu are employed by Gaara of the Sand Village, a former enemy who becomes an ally.
Legend of the Stone of Gelel is more satisfying than the incongruous
Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004), which moved the characters to modern Hollywood. But neither film captures all the fun of the broadcast series. The disc of extras includes some rather standard making-of mini-documentaries, the storyboards for the film, the Japanese trailers, and a trailer for the third Naruto feature,
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| This Movie is Gaara-eat! | 2008-12-16 | 5 / 5 |
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Naruto The Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
The second of the Naruto movies finds our hero teaming up with some of the sand Shinobi to fight some enemies that have never been encountered before. How will they fare? Well considering I just reviewed the third movie and Naruto was in that one, probably fairly well. ;)
As usual, top-notch quality. |
| I decided to watch what was supposed to be a good Naruto movie and got an FMA interpretation instead... | 2008-12-03 | 2 / 5 |
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The first movie was nothing special, but it was a good transition for the series to have a movie. It had some interesting fight scenes and even a funny opening scene. It was an interesting film though, and had enough action to keep me interested.
This offering is well... in a word, awful. I saw this back in the summer and I still can't stop thinking about how dissapointed I was. I am a Naruto fan and I was rather quite excited to watch the movie. Now here's what I thought:
WHAT IT DID RIGHT:
-Good action scenes
-The scene in the beginning with the ferret and the pot was funny
-Animation was quite good
-GREAT MUSIC!!! Our favorites are used here, as with a few new songs
WHAT IT DID WRONG:
-The storyline is boring. Not slow, just boring!!!! It was very contrived and seemed to be missing lots, and rather felt derived at times.
-UNDERUSED CHARACTERS. Sasuke is only in it for (literally) 5 seconds. Gaara has a whopping 5 minutes of screen time. What happened?
-The dialoge was CORNY.
-When I read the "Naruto" title card, I wasn't expecting an FMA interpretation. This movie had way too much Full Metal Alchemist and 20% of it felt Naruto-esque.
-Poorly concieved new characters
-By the end, I was really cheering for the villain. And you know that's not a good thing.
Overall, this was an awful movie, and it sure feels more like a glorified fanfiction but in anime film. Only see it if you're a die hard fan. |
| one of the best naruto movie | 2008-11-25 | 5 / 5 |
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| The fights are really cool and if you are a fans of naruto its something that you need to have in your collection. |
| Great Naruto movie, fun for the whole family too! | 2008-11-20 | 5 / 5 |
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As the same with all the Naruto movies and the series, action packed and has good life lessons as well. Great for older children (due to blood scenes not recommended for really little children) and fun for adults who like this type of thing as well.
Has a basic plot and story line, easy to follow, yet as usual Naruto always has a surprising plan in store for us. Great action scenes and graphics. |
| Okay, but better Naruto fare exists . . . | 2008-10-15 | 2 / 5 |
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| This movie was very reminiscent of the very first ten to fifteen episodes of the Naruto series. Problem is, this movie takes place nowhere near that timeline. As such, this feels so rehashed and, while it embodies the 'my determination will see me through any situation', the plot just doesn't pull it off. Honestly this feels like the characters are back-sliding in development as compared to the series. Of all the characters Gaara seemed to be the only one that had continued to develop in the movie. I probably could have added a star for the wonderful animation, but with the higher budget movies have you kind of expect it. |
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