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Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Dragonball Z but with Gore and Ultraviolence.
Review: In the near future, The Earth is a nuked world with only some Water and a few plants remain, the only thing that rules the planet is the Violence. A formly dead Warrior named " Ken"
has came back from the dead to get his girlfriend back and he has
incredible powers that let him punch through people and make them exploding. A ultra-Violent anime movie full of Gore and
Humor to not disappoint you, if you are Squeamish or have a weak heart then don't see this.

Other similar movies i would recommend: The Toxic Avenger, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Day of the Dead, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Princess
Mononoke, The Professional: Golgo 13, Rats, Scanners, Suspiria,
and The Crow.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The best in violent Anime.
Review: Forget about Ninja Scroll and Guy. If you want realistic anime violence and a hell of a story to boot then Fist of the North Star is for you. I've seen this film three times and every time I see it I think to myself a. What a killer story b. What carnage and gore. Take the body counts from ten Friday the 13ths and you'll have a third of the deaths in this movie. Like I said it also has a hell of a story. A Man named Ken (Kenshiro in Japan) is killed or so it seems. He comes back and must search for his lost love Julia, threw a world torn apart by nuclear war. During this time he must prove he is the fist of the north star by defeating his two brothers Jagi the Pretender and Rauol the Conquerer and his rival Shin. If you are a mature anime viewer then I recommend you buy or at least rent Fist of the North Star. It is too bad that we will never get to see the sequel to Fist of the North Star in the USA. A sequel cartoon series was made in Japan in 1988. So far no Anime company has even tried to bring it to America. I doubt we'll ever see it, but we can always hope.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Love it or Hate it....
Review: Whichever side you're on, you can't deny that Fist of The North Star is satisfying to watch. Fact is, the world would be a much better place if martial artists like Kenshiro actually existed. Kenshiro represents something truly fictional; kindness towards good but weak people, and extreme cruelty towards strong and bad people. In the world we live in, particularly in the typical american high school, its the other way around. Sad thing is, if a martial artist like Kenshiro actually existed and executed his brand of justice on evil people, he would be demonized by the media because the more powerful, fortunate and cruel among us would be threatened by him. I guess that, despite the fact that the voice acting is terrible, the animation horrible, and the effects downright cheezy, people love this move because Kenshiro represents an impossible ideal.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: So bad...its good!
Review: It won't be double billed with "Wings of Honneamise" or "Metropolis"...but it'll definately be put in my video collection as one of the most craptacular movies ever made...right under the animated "Lord of the Rings."

So why? Well its got good action...and not much else. Every scene consists of such dialogue:

Guy #1: "Hey, you!"
Guy #2: *punch*
Guy #1: "Owe, man, that hurt!"
Guy #2: "You are dead."
Guy #1: "Am not!" *head explodes*

Just replace head with arm, leg, stomach, back, ear, eyeball...

So I shouldn't say too much because then I'd be talking a lot about nothing. Lemme put it this way: if you like crazy violence and campy storylines and dialogue, this will fit you nice and well. MSTie it if you want, I dare you...I managed too.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Blood splattering, eye popping (literally) chaos!
Review: This is one of my favorite anime of all time. It is simply an over-the-top gorefest. I love the fact that it pulls no punch and simply gets the plot out of the way in the first few minutes..

I can sum this movie up as:

Good Guys: "Man builds really big bombs and is stupid and annihilates the whole planet. This was a bad thing, let's not do this in real life. Oh look, a flower survived. Now we have hope."

Bad Guys: "Hope?! We can't have hope! We love slaughtering everything in sight for no apparent reason. Die flower die!"

Good Guys: "That's it! You die now!"

(Insert 70 minutes of insane fighting).

As silly as that sounds, this movie is GREAT. Turn off your brain and enjoy it..

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funniest damn movie ever
Review: If you like real cheezy martial art flicks, you'll love this. One of the first anime films I saw, I always like taking the VHS tape out and watching it. I'm not sure if this DVD is still in production though, since it seems streamline is out of business....maybe manga video will buy the rights. They should. Its a milestone in anime history for comedy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An Animated Splatter Fest!!!!!!!!
Review: It's real shameful that Japanimation isn't given the recognition and credit that is long overdue. Don't get me wrong I love Disney animation but if Japanimation films could just get a huge opening and premiere like Disney's animated films maybe film lovers will finally see the light and wondrous,loving hard work that goes into these animated beauties."Fist of the Northstar" is a wonder to behold in the world of Japanese animation. Extremely violent with a decent storyline and the dvd just adds to the beauty of this animated classic. Give this movie a chance and you'll love it!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: fist of the north star
Review: this is my favorite anime of all time

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Extremly good manga classic!!!
Review: Superb manga classic that will have playing and rewinding your VHS player over and over again! Highly recommented, even if your not a manga/anime fan!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Anime That Started It All
Review: I just don't think that you could ask for a better anime for it's time. Fist of the North Star(Anime) started the Anime craze in my opininion for all of us in North America. The Fight scenes were spectacular and the theme behind the whole movie is Great!!!!!!! This has it all in one. Where else can you watch a movie that has Action, Drama and Revenge all in one movie? I can't think of any. A must see for any true Anime Critic.


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