Art of Fighting

Rating:
Summary: Don't buy this
Review: Get the Fatal fury movies instead. The animation in Art of fighting harkens back to He-Man.

Rating:
Summary: Don't buy this
Review: Get the Fatal fury movies instead. The animation in Art of fighting harkens back to He-Man.

Rating:
Summary: I may not know art, but neither do these guys.
Review: Hoo boy. When it comes to anime based on fighting video games, in my book there are three kinds; the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly. And "Art of Fighting" has got to be the ugliest of them all. Whoever created this took a respectable fighting game franchise and turned it rear-side up. There isn't a single thing about this mini-flick (originally a TV special in Japan a few years back) that I can justify being worth even a rental. The story? The story in the GAME was deeper. A young damsel gets kidnapped by gangsters and her karate student brother and his friend go to rescue her. A few lame fights ensue. That's it. The animation? Sure, if you can call it that. It's choppier than the North Shore. The art on the box is about as good as it gets. The fight scenes are horrible; I could tell no thought at all went into the most important part of an anime like this. Even the soundtrack is a joke; none of it actually fits the mood the film tries to set, which I couldn't figure out either. And don't even start me on the dubbing. I'd say you'd have to see for yourself just how bad this flick is, but you'd be wasting nearly an hour of your life by doing so. Stay away. Stay FAR away.

Rating:
Summary: I may not know art, but neither do these guys.
Review: Hoo boy. When it comes to anime based on fighting video games, in my book there are three kinds; the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly. And "Art of Fighting" has got to be the ugliest of them all. Whoever created this took a respectable fighting game franchise and turned it rear-side up. There isn't a single thing about this mini-flick (originally a TV special in Japan a few years back) that I can justify being worth even a rental. The story? The story in the GAME was deeper. A young damsel gets kidnapped by gangsters and her karate student brother and his friend go to rescue her. A few lame fights ensue. That's it. The animation? Sure, if you can call it that. It's choppier than the North Shore. The art on the box is about as good as it gets. The fight scenes are horrible; I could tell no thought at all went into the most important part of an anime like this. Even the soundtrack is a joke; none of it actually fits the mood the film tries to set, which I couldn't figure out either. And don't even start me on the dubbing. I'd say you'd have to see for yourself just how bad this flick is, but you'd be wasting nearly an hour of your life by doing so. Stay away. Stay FAR away.

Rating:
Summary: Not as bad as they say, but pretty bad
Review: I used to be a huge Art of Fighting fan. I remember buying Fatal Fury 3 on the sole purpose of playing as Ryo. Of course I could neveer get the code to work, so I bought the Art of Fighting game which was pretty bad, but I liked it because it had Ryo. I then found out that there was an Art of Fighting movie. I looked through every store in the mall to find it and no store carried it. I eventually bought the Fatal Fury movies as substitutes for the one I really wanted. Well I found Art of Fighting here, got it, and was none too pleased with it. Art of Fighting isn't a bad movie, but it isn't a good one either. Compared to movies like Fatal Fury and Akira, Art of Fighting's animation is the pits. It reminded me of those 70's cartoons where the only thing that moves is the character's mouth. The story is pretty cheesy and left me wondering if these guys had actually ever seen the game. But the movie does have some decent lines and the song at the end is all right. My advice would be to get the Fatal Fury movies and any other movie you want first and get this one last, and that is only if you are an Art of Fighting Fanatic otherwise pass it up!!

Rating:
Summary: Not as bad as they say, but pretty bad
Review: I used to be a huge Art of Fighting fan. I remember buying Fatal Fury 3 on the sole purpose of playing as Ryo. Of course I could neveer get the code to work, so I bought the Art of Fighting game which was pretty bad, but I liked it because it had Ryo. I then found out that there was an Art of Fighting movie. I looked through every store in the mall to find it and no store carried it. I eventually bought the Fatal Fury movies as substitutes for the one I really wanted. Well I found Art of Fighting here, got it, and was none too pleased with it. Art of Fighting isn't a bad movie, but it isn't a good one either. Compared to movies like Fatal Fury and Akira, Art of Fighting's animation is the pits. It reminded me of those 70's cartoons where the only thing that moves is the character's mouth. The story is pretty cheesy and left me wondering if these guys had actually ever seen the game. But the movie does have some decent lines and the song at the end is all right. My advice would be to get the Fatal Fury movies and any other movie you want first and get this one last, and that is only if you are an Art of Fighting Fanatic otherwise pass it up!!

Rating:
Summary: Not at all impressive
Review: I'll be honest I played the video game a long time ago and when I played it I didn't read the story or pay too much attention to it, I just wanted to play the game. Therefore, I think this is something to keep in mind when reading my review. I artwork was okay, the fight scenes were very nice; however the plot, the voice acting in the dub and story didn't do anything for me.

Rating:
Summary: Not at all impressive
Review: I'll be honest I played the video game a long time ago and when I played it I didn't read the story or pay too much attention to it, I just wanted to play the game. Therefore, I think this is something to keep in mind when reading my review. I artwork was okay, the fight scenes were very nice; however the plot, the voice acting in the dub and story didn't do anything for me.

Rating:
Summary: So [bad], it's good!
Review: Just about everyone I've seen have said that this anime was absolutely terrible. However, being a fan of Ryo and Robert, I ignored them and bought the anime anyway. And, I actually enjoyed it a lot! The animation is about the level of Speed Racer, and the fight scenes are pretty cheesy, but the anime has this strange goofy charm about it that I just can't help but like. Its lack of seriousness makes it a nice change of pace from most fighting game animes. If you want a great martial arts flick, this probably isn't for you. But, if you're looking for something that's just so cheesy and stupid that you can't help but like it, then this is the anime for you. I loved it.

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Summary: well, it features RYO SAKAZAKI and ROBERT GARCIA want more?
Review: to tell the truth ART OF FIGHTING is a bit of a joke, loosely based on the amazing classic NEO GEO video game, by loosely i mean, when did RYOs main problem involve saving lost cats to gain a cash reward to pay his electricity bill? RYOs sister does get kidnapped, but she (YURI) is far from the destroying machine we know so well from ART OF FIGHTING 2 and KING OF FIGHTERS. As for ROBERT GARCIA, well he shows his usual foolish ways as he acts like the big man. As for the ending, wheres TAKUMA (ryo and yuris father) surely he was your opponent at the end of the video game? oh well, for die hard fans only, even if u are a die hard fan check out the FATAL FURY animes first, they are so much better!