so, KoF the movie... it's shit. like, the casting is terrible, and not just for clearly not asian Kyo Kusanagi who has an asian dad? but also for the fact that Mai is FLAT! FLAT! FLAT! and boring! it's like she doesn't know what fun is EVEN WHEN SHE'S PLAYING AROUND WITH HER OPPONENTS! Iori needed to be more of a dickhead, instead they try to play him off as more of a tragic hero, and not an anti-hero. I can forgive short hair Terry but he seems like the most jaded fuck I have ever seen. and not even like "I am sick of all this shit going on in South Town", more like he just hates all the mystical bullshit around him. did I mention Mai is FLAT?! also, another problem I have with this movie is that it is the clearest example of a film company just taking no more than a passing glance at the source material from a more recent game. like, most of the cameos from other characters are names on a character's contact list ON THEIR FUCKING PHONE! and Orochi is just floating around everywhere like "hey guys whats up? is dis a fight you got going on here?" it really kills any mood that it's supposed to set up when it's in the first fight with NOBODY who uses the three sacred treasures. It's just Mai and Mr. Big. also, Rugal is probably the only entertaining character in this movie. like, his actor knew it was gonna be a shitshow and he's just having fun with all of it. fuck this movie.
Art of Fighting. probably the most boring out of the animated stuff, and also the dumbest in terms of altering the colors of the characters. like, why do Ryo and Robert have to switch hair colors? another problem with it is that it doesn'st want to any good fights until like the very end. there's Ryo and Robert fighting some thugs in the beginning, but they don't fight anyone significant until the final act. Hell, Mr. Karate/Takuma never once showed up. also, the scene where Robert and Ryo look for the jewel lasts way too long, like it was panned out that way to meet a movie length or something. this OVA, movie, I dunno, it just feels like a cheap cash grab.
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf. now this one is pretty good. cheesey as fuck, but good. I like that the characters look like their videogame counterparts and that their personalities are in tact for the most part. but, I felt it is too short and could have used a couple more scenes of something to add in more content with these characters.
Fatal Fury: The New Battle. MUCH better than the first one. they cut right to what needs to be in these movies and animations, the cameos. first fight we get everyone's favorite man with a perpetual justice boner, Kim Kaphwan. the sequel also knows how to add spectacle and substance because there's more fights and the one's that are on screen are really great. I loved the fight Mai and Andy had with Lawrence Blood, and I loved Joe's assbeating from Krauser. thanks for the shit talking, Paul Dobson. my only gripe is that we don't really have much involving the characters at the end. like, Andy's story ends before the final fight, as does Joe and Mai's. like, I get that the Tony part of the story had to wrap up but we could have had something with it.
King of Fighters, Another Day. OH. MY GOD! this OST is fantastic. like, I'd put this short series between Fatal Fury 1 and 2 but this soundtrack is just that great. and I definitely love the amount of cameos this shorts series has: the Meiras, Terry, Rock (who I still say is overrated but not bad, especially in this movie), Iori, Kyo, the Ikari team, K Team, Athena and Mai Shiranui FOR NO REASON, and more. I love it. I've always watched this mini-series from time to time and I still enjoy it even now. it's great if you just want an in-between story with KoF characters. the only major flaw this series has is Ash Crimson is in it.
Fatal Fury: the Motion Picture. this movie just feels like it was gonna be the last thing the Fatal Fury characters were gonna be in. they pull out tons of cameos that are absolutely unnecessary and I love them all. also the best Kim fight ever. fuck you if you don't agree. and I love qall the interaction everyone has with each other. it's just nice to see the Fatal Fury boys actually being with each other throughout most of the film, cwhereas the first 2 movies separates them very frequently. the best send-offs for this movie. the only flaws are that characters melt frequently and some minor Obari-isms if those aren't your thing. very good.
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