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Summary: get it, get it, just get it
Review: I think i said it all with my title review. Final Criticism: Story line - excellent/ Animation- excellent/ Overall- excellent
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Summary: Fatal fury game fans, take note!
Review: Having watched both Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury 3 at one go, I felt rather relieved that Fatal Fury 3, unlike its predecessor, did not fall into the trap of becoming a Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie clone. In an attempt to make Fatal Fury 2 rest on a series of thematic tensions instead of an actual plot, most conventional plot structures were disposed of, save for a singular key idea around which various scenes were constructed. What emerged however, was not "plotless art" that Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie may pass off as, but something artlessly plotless. Fatal Fury 3, with a coherent storyline, is easier to digest.Despite promises of action-packed adventure, Fatal Fury 3 falls short of expectations. It had a decent start, with Laocorn and his henchmen blasting off a group of archaeologists who had discovered the third fragment, as well as Sulia being surrounded by Laocorn's unearthly masked minions in the arcade. Yet tension dissipated in the midst of all the action. The historical context of Fatal Fury 3 brought about by the missing fragments of the armour should have aroused some interest, but this is undermined by Sulia's long and dreary explanations, and more importantly, the somewhat trite way with which Joe, Andy and Mai conducted their "investigations". Their discoveries came along too easily; there was hardly any real detective work, which dilutes the excitement of watching a mystery being unravelled that was initially promised. Coupled with the flippancy of Mai and Joe despite having a serious task to tackle, the superficiality of it all is palpable. Despite having a clear plot, Fatal Fury 3 threatens to fall apart due to a loose structure. Given that the movie rests on the development of a storyline, there is a need for narrative threads to be weaved fairly tightly together so as to sustain dramatic anticipation. There are a few incongruous scenes being thrown in, the best example of which would be Geese Howard's appearance, and his irrelevant rumination of how the wound on his chest is undermining his prowess. Such false arousal of expectations frustrates attempts at building up tension, leaving me fairly jaded as the climax approached. While certain parts of the movie crawled, the climax came almost too suddenly. One minute, Sulia is caught and the next minute, Terry is fighting Laocorn. Fatal Fury 3 fails to deliver as a well-conceived whole. In terms of graphic animation, Fatal Fury 3 is passable, although it is my personal opinion that the human drawings are not too appealing. Their slanted slit eyes and incredibly sharp certainly makes The Hungry Wolf an appropriate secondary title to the movie! Having said this, I confess that the drawings are by the least consistent, unlike Flame of Recca, whose characters seem different in a number of episodes. If (and only if) you are a technical mania like me, you will notice that the drawings of Terry's frame during his battle in the arcade are less well done than the rest. The version I saw was dubbed, and not too badly too. Thankfully, all original music has been retained. The BGM was either surprisingly sparse or unmemorable, for I only have hazy recollections about it. The only vocal music used comes right at the end, during the credits, which I feel is a good choice. The catchy melody appropriately captures the feelings of triumph, as well as nostalgic sadness and loss evoked by the visual image of Terry flinging his hat away, used to end the movie. As a motion picture, Fatal Fury 3 disappoints. Probably only those who enjoy the game will truly appreciate the action, and those who do not will find this mildly entertaining well, I will have to reach a compromise in giving the overall rating!
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Summary: Fatal Fury - Best of the Best
Review: Fatal Fury is truly an incredible movie - as a faithful otaku, I admit.... most anime based on video games just plain out reek. Amazingly, Fatal Fury pulls off an incredible movie in The Motion Picture. The other two movies, Legend of the Hungry Wolf and A New Battle were also exceptional in their own right, and TMP only gets better. The plot is fully there, and while it perhaps starts out as "That's your plot? Ah hah hah!" turns into... "I.. love this movie!" Anime fans of romantic anime or the "ordinary life" anime series etc won't particularly like Fatal Fury, but Fatal Fury is fighting anime, and it does that well. Beautiful animation, a great soundtrack, and unforgettable characters with genuine relationships come together to create a movie that is well worth an hour and a half of your time. This is a must see movie.
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Summary: Go Terry
Review: This is the best Anime of all time...... The story is great and with the art it makes it a true Motion Picture. Evil in this movie is well written to the likes of Laucorn.If you see this movie then you also must see STREET FIGHTER the animated movie........
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Summary: Great Flick...
Review: I love this movie, I had the VHS for a while and now I am waiting eagrly to recieve the DVD. Don't go in expecting a "blow you out of the water" plot, because after all it is a fighting Anime. The Characters are developed BEAUTIFULLY, though it is nice to see the other two OVAs, hopefully we will see them on DVD sometime soon :)
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Summary: fatal fury the motion picture
Review: consiterin that this vido was my 4 encounter with anime i belave it was well drawn . One problem i had with it was the lack of voice talent due to the fact that some of the actors wher used for othe voice such as ward perry did billy kain and geeas howerd
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Summary: F2:The Motion Picture
Review: I have seen only the last hour and a half of this movie on The SciFi Channel , but I still think this movie is awesome.When you see Terry Bogard pull the "Power Wave" on some of these guys it's amaizing. I give this movie 5 stars
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Summary: The Best Anime based on a video game
Review: I was realy surprised by this one. It is one of the most entertaining anime's I have ever seen. The character designs are top rate, thank you Mr. Obari, the plot is good, and most importantly the characters are great. They run the gamet. Terry is the lone wolf who realy just wants someone to love, Joe is the dirty minded but loveable friend, and Mai is the boubly and bouncey, and I do mean BOUNCEY ninja girl. most importantly however this movie has nothing to do with the game's pathetic storyline. This movie takes the characters from the game and uses them in an original plot about a madman trying to collect peices of armor that will make him a god. If the movies based on Tekken, Street Fighter 2, Toshinden, and Samuri showdown have left a bad taste in your mouth, then guzzle down Fatal Fury the Motion Picture. You will be glad you did. P.S You might what to see the first two FF films, Legend of the Hungry Wolf and Fatal Fury 2 The New Battle to familureize your self with the characters. It is not nessasary,but you will enjoy this movie more if you do.
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Summary: Beautiful, simply beatiful
Review: The story line is wonderful. It has a few things that aren't noticed normally in the first view (watch the final battle scene a few times and you'll see some very well made thing) The best thing is, unlike other movies, you don't have to see the first two (Legend of the hungry wolf and a new battle [I think]) to understand what there characters have gone though (but it does help)
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Summary: An awesome martial arts spectacle.
Review: "Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture" is one of the better video game based Anime's. Even though the characters have this peculiar look to them, overall animation is beautifully drawn and accentuated by the energetic action sequences. A story of several martial artists out to stop a man from achieving god-like status, by acquiring Armor of God, might seem a bit cheesy at first, but once you get into the movie, it is very exciting to watch. Another great thing about this Anime is that you don't have to know a thing about the video game to appreciate the movie. But if you do play the video game, it is even a bigger treat, to see all those awesome fighting moves come to life in full force. Quite an action spectacle.
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