Audience reviews
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Aan1m
Weaker than the first movie in terms of plot - thought that this was kind of all over the place introducing new people that I have no idea of but seeing the sand village again was great - absolutely have grown to love gaara and kankuro and I love the teamwork they show with the leaf village after all of the previous battles - the animation this time was even better than the first movie and it’s just so unbelievably fluid - I truly believe that no anime does fighting better than Naruto and it’s just so eye pleasing to watch - overall just a good movie that is great to pass time and see more of the characters you love
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It was a good movie ended, naruto 2nd movie stone of Gelel introduces very good characters like Temujin, the main villain was also good. The story was good, naruto and his team with the sand shinobi's defeated the evil guy who was trying to get the Gelel stone by which he could destroy the whole world and also so that he could become the ruler of the world. The fights shown in this movie were better than the movie 1 and the story is also good. The art style and animation were a step up from movie 1.
What I liked about this movie was the story more than the fights and friendship was highlighted a lot in this movie. And educates us about the consequence of wars and people trying to get more power which makes them corrupt and to get that power they sacrifice innocent people and plays with th…
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Honestly this movie is very forgettable. It doesn't bring anything new to the table that we haven't already seen from the series before, and it follows the typical anime movie formula of go to a new place with new characters all of which will never be seen or heard from again. Part of that formula is that there will be some rare never before heard of power source macguffin that let's the bad guy do his evil plan, but will ultimately be taken by the hero at the end so he can use it to fuel a one-time powered-up version of his normal finishing move.
For this movie the macguffin is the Stone of Gelel, I don't remember if it had a different name in the original, I just remember the dub. The powered-up finishing move was the superdeeduper rainbow Rasengan or something, I don't really remember.…
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Here I am, writing another review for another Naruto movie after over a decade since it has been released because why not. Anyways, back to the review, this movie was a step down from the first movie in my opinion because of it's poor writing and even as someone who doesn't care about how plot are planned and executed as long as I enjoy it, this movie sticks out like a sore thumb and even I can say I wasn't really intrigued by it.
[Story 3/10]
Ah, this is the worst writing rating I'll give on any anime I have watched for now. As I said, even for someone who doesn't really care about the writing as long as it's enjoyable, this movie still blew the bad barrier on how it was written. The thing that sticks out the most was the chain of very predictable events that I got bored of and it's ver…
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*Spoiler warning.*
Right off the bat, when I started the movie, I noticed really weird animation. It was sorta like OG Naruto but something was like hella off. Later on in the movie, there was CGI and I hated it! The character designs later in the movie was alright, but it was still really weird for the first like 20-30 minutes of the movie. The story was alright and there wasn't really anything wrong with it. It was pretty mediocre I will say but it was enjoyable enough. The characters personalities didn't really change and that was good. But with that really weird CGI early on and the mediocre at best plot I'd give it a 4/10. This definitely wouldn't be the first Naruto movie I would recommend to someone. It was basic and the art/animation threw me off hella. ;-;
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I liked this movie a tiny bit better than the first Naruto film.
For the first half, I was interested in the new characters, who they were, and later how they planned on creating a utopia. The antagonist had an interesting motive, but I was disappointed when they turned out to be hypocritical and the same boring, generic, power-hungry type. That may be the point though, that power corrupts and that the means don't always justify the end or something like that.
The feature guest character was reminiscent of Sasuke. A strong silent type who suffered a tragic event and warms up to Naruto.
I sensed a little bit of inspiration from Full Metal Alchemist. Stones with great power. Soul-infused suits of armor.
The main bad guy tried to come off as decent at first, but that big snarky grin wasn'…
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Both the plot and theme are tired retreads, and the new characters are also nothing we haven’t seen before. Because of this, the story plays out very predictably and at no point was I surprised. But the movie does have its moments. It was fun seeing the team dynamics of Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura, and I always love seeing what new team combinations the anime gives us. It also includes one of my favorite characters, Gaara, and Kankuro, and these two give us what I think are the best fight scenes in the movie.
Overall, while there’s nothing particularly engaging about the film, it does have a few redeeming qualities that keep it from being a chore to watch.
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This is my personal favorite of the first 4 movies, the music they use in the battles meshes perfectly and the battles are awesome throughout the movie. It is cool that Shikamaru is in this movie he as always beings his cool head and sharp battle skills also Gaara but this is one of my gripes with the movie I feel that he should have had a some more lines and a bigger role since they open the movie with him and his brother same goes for his brother too both could have had better roles in the movie. The story is filled with twists and turns mostly goods ones. I don't want to give up the good stuff so I will say this at what cost are you willing to pay to stop war?
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Watched it while I was animating. These films have some good moments, but overall they're mediocre at best. In this one especially, there was hardly any set up and the story just rushed forward with hardly anything to ground or invest you in what was going on. There were multiple characters, Gaara and Kankuro especially, who were drastically underused and really had no purpose in being in this movie. I really love those characters, so it was disappointing to see them not do much. Also, a bunch of the fight scenes took place in dark or dimly lit settings which sort of made it difficult to see what was going on.
Again, like the previous movie, its pretty much three or four episodes combined to make one continuous story. It's not bad by any stretch of the imagination, but it also doesn't add…
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This is the second Naruto movie, made around the time the dreaded fillers began. You can clearly see how the franchise is starting to saturate by now and just rehashes the same old stuff just for the sake of making them and keeping up with a dying trend. As far as movies go, you can of course expect far better production values and flashier battles than the main series, along with much less effort to tell a story or have interesting characters. Other than that, it is just another passable filler mission.
The basic plot is about our heroes trying to stop the members of a mechanical ship from getting their hands on some magic stones of immerse power that will help them rule the world. So in a way it is like a rehash of what the Akatsuki want in the main series, although in a much cheaper an…
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I really enjoy these first three Naruto films. In many ways, they encapsulate what I personally wish the series was and emphasize the qualities of Naruto that I enjoy while downplaying that which turned me away from the series in the end. The way these films expand the universe while giving side characters a lot to do is just great!
The plot is fairly similar to the other two Naruto films - Naruto, Sakura, and a third team member (Shikamaru in this case) find themselves ensnared in a conflict that existed before they came along, and now Naruto must address this conflict due to his heroic/idealistic nature. This time, the plot also brings in the Sand Siblings, very welcome additions. Gaara vs that one lightning girl was particularly great.
Temujin is a fairly bland character on his own me…
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Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Directed by: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Story (7/10):
Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru are assigned a mission to return a ferret named Nerugui to an old man. They have tough encounters along the way and are faced against a man named Temujin who believes and trusts in Master Haido, a man who aims for a Utopia, a world with peace and no wars at all. However, this is nothing but to lure Temujin into his plans of catching the Stones of Gelel and using them for evil. Once he realizes this, he teams up with Naruto and defeats Haido. They survive and return to their goals to strive to make a better life. A great story but the first 30 minutes or so of the movie are just plain boring. The middle and especially the ending is fantastic. A great but sl…
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The only problem I had with this movie were the characters and the plotline. I'll try to explain without any spoilers. (Keep in mind that a review is the reviewer's opinion and that you should make your own decision.)
While the new characters ones were okay, there were a few times in the movie when their actions either didn't make much sense or were at odds with what was happening around them.
However, most of the strange behavior seemed to be intertwined the plot holes. By plot holes, I refer to the numerable questions raised by the actions of the characters and the environment around them. Particularly the end scene with all of the deaths, the unexplained non-deaths, "where the hell did all that paper come from", as well as the odd(and in my opinion) unreasonable reactions of quite a f…
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This movie was... meh. The second Naruto movie is worse than the first, in my opinion.
Let's start with the art and sound. The art was definetely better than the anime but... it wasn't as good as the first movie, at least that's the way I feel like. I liked the soundtrack more than the first movie, that I can say. It's still not as good as the anime but then again, the anime's soundtrack is just amazing. The action is decent.
Now we get to the story. Mediocre. It has some interesting philosophical thought but it fails to deliver it properly. The story's pacing is a bit meh and it feels kind of... out of place. It is explained well enough, I suppose. It is just rather boring and painfully cliched. Characters are made to look mostly one-dimensional and that kid with the armor and stuff is…
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**THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN A FEW SPOILERS**
I came into Naruto Movie 2: Dai Gekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! with low expectations due to how much the first movie sucked but it turned out a little better than I have expected.
Story: (4/10)
The story of Naruto movie 2 begins with a big battle with Gaara, Kankuro, and the sand village people fighting against mysterious armored soldiers. It then cuts to Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura on a mission to catch a ferret but are soon interrupted by the mysterious armored soldiers. In terms of story, this movie beats the first movie's story but not by much. I found the story to be boring and predictable at many moments but it does attempt to keep the viewer in it by making battles happen left and right. The movie still keeps the trend…
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As some of you know the Naruto movies aren't anything special but that's not to say you can't enjoy them right?
First off i'll say i did enjoy this a bit more than the first movie, the action was a bit better and the story wasn't predictable compared to the first. That doesn't mean the story is anything that special but it worked and i was somewhat interested and overall i enjoyed watching it. The plot is nothing crazy, it didn't have any plot twists or unexpected events but it was a thorough and solid story without any plot holes.
The animation looked better this time around too, obviously because technology improves every year but like I said it was better. The characters moved alot more fluently and the action scenes looked smoother, the environments stood out to me as looking alot mo…
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So I watched the second Naruto film having watched the anime series.
The beginning was very slow and very like a Naruto filler. However as the film continued it did begin to attract my attention. The story has some meaning, suprisingly so, it's about utopia and if war/sacrifices are necessary to achieve it, which is a quite a philosophical theme. It actually made me think on my own thoughts about good and bad which is something I never expected in a Naruto film would make me do! I thought it was good this topic was addressed, especially considering a large majority of the audience are quite young and the film sets a good example.
As for the art, I would say some scenes really excelled over the anime series, however overall it was very fair and nothing to get excited about. I would say t…
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Naruto: Movie 2 - Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! starts out better than the first movie. In fact, I thought the beginning really showed promise. Narutos first encounter with Temujin was really exciting and a really cool idea. That's really where the fun ended for me, and then the choice of story and characters lost me through the middle of the movie. I found this particular movie had a lot of potential compared to the first one, but I feel it fell flat and was a little bit of a let down. Even though I went in expecting a bad movie, it found a way to get my hopes up and then smash them again.
Like the other movies, this one doesn't fit in with the original story very well. It is a mediocre story, but I liked it a little more than the first movie. It was lacking in a lot…
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By definition, “Utopia” is simple in context, but every individual has their own take on what their Promised Land truly is. How far must we reach to obtain tranquility, and what must we sacrifice to reach that goal?
In a land where despair and hope are in constant conflict, Naruto, along with Sakura and Shikamaru, are thrown into a power struggle between a hypocritical faction creating their own path to peace and the world around them. By showcasing pleasing animation and a handful of new, plausible characters, we are once again served a modest helping of a series that has marked its place in anime history.
Complexity in a plot can have its problems, especially when the writers are restricted to a movie’s worth of time to draw out the intricacies in the story. What starts as a straightfo…
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This is a second movie of Naruto series.It's about a royal family member in search for stones,which have to be used to create utopia.In story he crosses Naruto and his friends.Then the battle begins...
For Me Naruto: Movie 2 - Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! was a great thing.It was far better from firt movie and the story was really enjoyable so those 2hours did not went to trash.We have here ninja fighting with new kind of power,hope,dreams etc.If you are Naruto fan it is obligation to see it!
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