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The Art of Fighting
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586643102
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 158664310X
Label: Us Manga Corps Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Us Manga Corps Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 08, 2003
Running Time: 49 minutes
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
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Editorial Review:
Ryo Sakazaki and Bob Garcia are a mismatched pair of friends; Bob is the heir to a fortune and dresses in white suits; Ryo wears ratty workout clothes and runs a karate dojo. Their friendship is based on a shared love for the martial arts, their devil-may-care attitudes, and Bob's affection for Ryo's sister, Yuri. While pursuing a lost cat, Ryo and Bob stumble onto a mob hit and get caught up in a high-stakes game of cops and robbers. Both the cops and the robbers think the rakish pair has found the stolen diamond, the fabulous Eye of Sirius. Mob boss Mr. Big--who looks like a bejeweled Jessie Ventura--kidnaps Yuri; manic police lieutenant Todo (a screaming incompetent) tries to arrest the pair. Bob and Ryo have to find the gem to save Yuri--and themselves. A predictable series of martial arts battles, car chases, helicopter attacks, and explosions ensues, with Bob and Ryo flashing thumbs up when they come out on top. The animated-by-the-numbers tone of Art of Fighting will appeal only to fans of the video game it's based on. Unrated; violence is unsuitable for all children. --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Buy the game not the movie.
Im a fan of the Art of Fighting game. When I heard there was movie out I purchased. I dont know why they even bothered to call this movie Art of Fighting. The movie had almost nothing to do with game or the story line. It lacked a real plot and most of the characters that defined the tone of the game. I dont recommend this movie unless you are into anything even remotely related to the Art of Fighting franchise or unless you need a decent door stop.
Rating:  - So [bad], it's good!
Just about everyone I've seen have said that this anime was absolutely terrible. However, being a fan of Ryo and Robert, I ignored them and bought the anime anyway. And, I actually enjoyed it a lot! The animation is about the level of Speed Racer, and the fight scenes are pretty cheesy, but the anime has this strange goofy charm about it that I just can't help but like. Its lack of seriousness makes it a nice change of pace from most fighting game animes. If you want a great martial arts flick, this ... Read More
Rating: - well, it features RYO SAKAZAKI and ROBERT GARCIA want more?
to tell the truth ART OF FIGHTING is a bit of a joke, loosely based on the amazing classic NEO GEO video game, by loosely i mean, when did RYOs main problem involve saving lost cats to gain a cash reward to pay his electricity bill? RYOs sister does get kidnapped, but she (YURI) is far from the destroying machine we know so well from ART OF FIGHTING 2 and KING OF FIGHTERS. As for ROBERT GARCIA, well he shows his usual foolish ways as he acts like the big man. As for the ending, wheres TAKUMA (ryo and ... Read More
Rating: - Not as bad as they say, but pretty bad
I used to be a huge Art of Fighting fan. I remember buying Fatal Fury 3 on the sole purpose of playing as Ryo. Of course I could neveer get the code to work, so I bought the Art of Fighting game which was pretty bad, but I liked it because it had Ryo. I then found out that there was an Art of Fighting movie. I looked through every store in the mall to find it and no store carried it. I eventually bought the Fatal Fury movies as substitutes for the one I really wanted. Well I found Art of Fighting ... Read More
Rating: - I may not know art, but neither do these guys.
Hoo boy. When it comes to anime based on fighting video games, in my book there are three kinds; the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly. And "Art of Fighting" has got to be the ugliest of them all. Whoever created this took a respectable fighting game franchise and turned it rear-side up. There isn't a single thing about this mini-flick (originally a TV special in Japan a few years back) that I can justify being worth even a rental. The story? The story in the GAME was deeper. A young damsel ... Read More
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