04-23-2026, 11:59 PM
I decided to check out BA2 of this franchise (3 films and a tv series) despite not liking part 1 that much. I’m trying to watch more Japanese cinema lately to tune into the language better.
2 was better but I get what I dislike. I dislike the main characters. They’re slackers who are obsessed with food, irresponsible and sociopathic but not sociopaths in that cartoonishly evil way. They’re just emotionally detached and unrepentant. The scenes of them going on about some dessert food or whining about their situations are downright annoying.
But I did enjoy this one more. There’s a cameo from Atarashii Gakko! who totally won my fan devotion at SDCC a few years ago (they sing the theme song). There’s a furry fight that’s oddly funny. There’s a few moments thst made me giggle but I can’t remember what they were now. The humor is better. The action is better too. The final fight is fresh. It starts with an absurd fire fight in a junkyard (how can they miss so much?) Then there’s the final mano-a-mano and that’s really good. I love fights were they actually throw feints. It’s tightly choreographed and both fighters looks sharp. Good stuff.
Still not D00M recommended. Might be a FF2tFS flick. I’ll D00Mendorse that.
Seen on Amazon prime - there’s two: one free and one for rent. I went with the free one.
2 was better but I get what I dislike. I dislike the main characters. They’re slackers who are obsessed with food, irresponsible and sociopathic but not sociopaths in that cartoonishly evil way. They’re just emotionally detached and unrepentant. The scenes of them going on about some dessert food or whining about their situations are downright annoying.
But I did enjoy this one more. There’s a cameo from Atarashii Gakko! who totally won my fan devotion at SDCC a few years ago (they sing the theme song). There’s a furry fight that’s oddly funny. There’s a few moments thst made me giggle but I can’t remember what they were now. The humor is better. The action is better too. The final fight is fresh. It starts with an absurd fire fight in a junkyard (how can they miss so much?) Then there’s the final mano-a-mano and that’s really good. I love fights were they actually throw feints. It’s tightly choreographed and both fighters looks sharp. Good stuff.
Still not D00M recommended. Might be a FF2tFS flick. I’ll D00Mendorse that.
Seen on Amazon prime - there’s two: one free and one for rent. I went with the free one.
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