sprice - 2013-04-25 22:18:23

A popular trend re-emmerges:- Naruto must look after a bratty, importiant young girl; those who have watched a couple of Naruto movies previously are bound to pick up on this element, which is now cliche- Another movie only element we come to expect is Sakura gaining the opportunity to spring into action for a breif moment, despite the fact that this is rareity in the animeWe also have shortcuts:- Did the storyboard in this film think we wouldn't notice the Hutzil robots from Darkstalkers making an appearance?- A villian being in the proximity, hiding behind a small statue was out of place and contradicted te notion of a 'sealed environment'.Cliche's and shortcuts aside, the plot is OK, very straight forward...Naruto and co. are sent to re-new the 4th Hokage's seal, yet things don't go to plan. Naruto gets zapped to the past and coincidentelly, gets to work alongside Minato.Pro's of this film:- Some people like cliche's and shortcuts, they can fit well at times- Minato is present in this movie- Shino and Choji's dad's get some attention- The scenery is unfamiliar and quite attractive- The villian isn't quite as hopeless and over eccentric as others have beenCon's of this film:- The lack of villian- Fairly lazy writing, the safe route has been used by incorporating outnumbered battles and a 'damzel in destress'- If you're hoping to see a Minato rich film, you're wrong! It's reminisant of the shippuden 6 tails filler; production could focus an an interesting, relivant dead character, yet they choose to big up their own creation, an irrelivant, 'importiant' little girlFinal verdict - fairly mediocre, yet possibly one of the better movies; 5/10.