| SYNOPSIS:
Kakashi's
Team 7 is given a new mission to escort a popular but selfish
actress Fujikaze Yukie to the Country of Snow where she is
to film the last movie series of "Adventure of the Unlucky
Princess" even though she is reluctant to go. Eventually
she is persuaded to go but the reception she receives in the
Snow Country is far from friendly. The encounter with the
3 legendary Snow Ninjas reveals the past between Kakashi and
a girl named Kayuki who went missing ten years ago in the
Snow Country.
MOVIE
REVIEW :
A little
history about NARUTO for those who are unfamiliar with it
before we begin, NARUTO is actually the name of our prodigy,
a young boy who has the powers of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox
sealed into his body (guess you need to track back the past
episodes for more background info of the characters) and is
now on his journey to become a full-pledged Ninja. NARUTO
has since spinned into over 150 episodes and this dvd contains
it's first full-length animated feature which was first released
in Japan a few years back.
At
this juncture, do not be deterred by it's rich and detailed
background as you can still enjoy this feature as a freshman.
The plot is simple enough to be followed and the various antics
of the Ninjas will enthralled you. To summarise, Naruto, his
2 friends and his sinseh, Kakashi is assigned an A-ranking
mission to protect an actress, Yukie. However, this so-called
actress is no ordinary drama queen, she's a lost princess
from the Snow Country. In comes a group of evil ninjas on
an all-out mission to capture Yukie who is supposedly holding
on to a key to open her deceased father's treasures.
There's a reason why Japanese anime is so widely accepted
worldwide despite the huge social differences and also in
terms of culture and language. What really makes them stand
out is their imaginary cells are abundant. In NARUTO, the
good and the bad not only fights hand-to-hand combat but be
prepare to be blown away by Ninjutsu- the art of making hand
seals and kneading chakra to perform an attack! How about
some Genjutsu? To make your opponent hallucinate and make
them think there are hundreds of you out there.
Nothing
beats the good-old fashion of traditional hand-drawn animation
at it's best with it's mixture of Japanese and Korean crew.
In addition to the wildly conceived action sequences, Naruto
contains an underlying message of not giving yourself up despite
facing numerous difficulties. For a short 80 minutes anime,
it's hugely entertaining and imaginative. Teach me some Ninjutsu
anytime!
SPECIAL
FEATURES :
A short 10 minutes special of NARUTO is included.
A funny episode involving Naruto in their Ninjas Sports day.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
The
DVD comes with Mandarin and Japanese Dolby Digital. For the
adventurous, the original Japanese dubbing might be a good
choice. As with any hand-drawn animations, there are bound
to be some specks of dirt and lines at various points of the
movie, not to the extent of marring your viewing pleasure
definitely.
MOVIE
RATING :
 
DVD RATING:
(Hugely
imaginative and captivating, appeals to both kids and adults)
Review
by Linus Tee
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