Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2008)

Wonderful character development!

Very well executed

Don't Believe the Hype

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

I'm a big fan of Naruto, even though I haven't watched every episode or read every manga.I really liked the first Naruto movie, and to tell you the truth I was a little nervous that this one wouldn't be as good (or action packed) as the first (mainly because this one in Australia only had a PG instead of an M, which is a PG-13 US or 12 UK). But I was wrong (thankfully)! The animation was more improved (although some drawings of the characters at points looked rushed) and was very good especially in the fight scenes.Speaking of that, let's talk about the fight scenes! The animation and action in the fight scenes was spectacular and very entertaining! I especially enjoyed the genjutsu battle with kankuro and the fight with Gaara fighting the shape shifting female warriors! All the characters you want are here! Naruto, Sakura, Gaara, Kankuro and Shikamaru! If only Temari was in the movie, Shikamaru could save her from the female warriors in dramatic fashion! And maybe they could have a PASSIONATE KISS! In my summary at the top I say that this qualify's more as a piece of Cinema than just an extended episode. And it does! The action is very cinematic and the animation quality looks very fancy especially during the fighting! Overall, this is a excellent anime Film that is a must-see for any Naruto fan! 5/5! 10/10! 50/50! 100/100! Alright I'll stop!

First of all, I just wanna say that I'm a very big Naruto fan. I love the Anime and the Manga stories. Also, the first movie just confirmed that Naruto is all about great fun, great action, great story, ... But then came the 2nd movie. I was very hyped because the first movie turned out great. But it didn't satisfy me one bit... The story was lame, action wasn't all that great... especially compared to the Anime series... same goes for the quality of animation. I found it very poorly... Could the story get any lamer... ANY ??? Where's the kyuubi of Naruto ?? Not once does he turn demon... I mean ... COME ON !!! My advice is... see the series ( until episode 140 , then it's just fillers ) and then read the Manga because that's still great. Ignore this movie and hope for something better in the future...All and all I gave it a 4, just because it's Naruto...

After much waiting for all major Naruto fans, the second Naruto movie has been released with English subtitles, courtesy of Dattebayo. This movie features another storyline that has nothing to do with the anime, as was done in the first movie. The movie follows the theme of creating a utopia but the irony lies within the bad character.Once again Naruto and his friends, this time it's just Sakura and Shikamaru (yeah Sasuke is still kidnapped by Orichimaru, seems no-one really cares anymore). Yet we also see the appearance of Gaara and Kankuro, adding a wider array of well-known characters to the film.The movie itself was created quite well. I enjoyed the graphics quite a bit, it was really well drawn. The music was quite nice as well, considering the standard for normal Naruto anime music. Interestingly though is that I don't think they used the theme song that is sung by Naruto (his actor really) called "OH ENKA!" Ending theme "Ding!Dong!Dang!" was quite nice.I reckon this storyline was, however, worse than the first movie. The first movie had reference to Kakashi's past and we actually see a flashback with Zabuza in it, that actually makes the movie fit in with the series, whereas in this movie you have a totally random storyline that links probably only with the relations being the country of Fire and the country of Wind.The utopia idea was good and using the bad guy to manipulate the truth and making it look right was ingenious. Yet the story lacks a bit of information on the traveling tribe, focusing on Temujin and his family.The fighting was not very satisfactory, although the scene with Gaara in it was nicely done. At the end I was hoping that Naruto would somehow combine his red Rasengan with the blue one that Temujin made out of his crystal. At least then it would look more interesting. But instead he used them separately and that blew the climax of the film. Compare this to the first movie: Naruto creates a 7-colour Chakra Rasengan and aims it straight for the enemy, sending him spiraling into a tall glass wall. There was less fighting overall and because there were quite a few, each fight was much shorter than it should have been.Some viewers may be able to overlook the bad sides of the film, and trust me there are quite a few, however, true Naruto fans will be disappointed at the storyline. It's not boring but it's not interesting either which makes the one and a half years wait in vain.Bad movie, first Naruto movie was much better but even then the first movie was nothing to be especially proud of.

I have to say this is one of the best movie i have seen so far for naruto. the action was a lot better then the first movie because it had a lot more fight scene and it came to u at a faster pace. it was amazing, the choreograph was excellent as well as most of the visual effects.the story line is something new to naruto. but it is basically the same as the first movie. in the series u see them fight against other ninjas,but in the movies (1+2) u see them fighting against machine of mass destruction. it is nice to see them fighting something other then ninja, and that it was great to see some other power other then chakra. and how other people from other land across the ocean fight. also sakura finally killed someone that is more stronger then her. (she have truly become strong) it was a lot better then the fillers on the series that i'm watching now. when u watch this movie the fast action scene will surely make your heart pound. With new jutsus and garra in the movie, u know it is good. and the music was good as well, but i find it to be lacking something. But the ending theme song was a plus. (dind dong dang) i think was a really good song. I totally recommend it.all in all i give this movie a 10, because i just love it. if u do decide to watch it, enjoy it. lol