Watched the Japanese dub with English subs. It was great! Admittedly, I haven't seen the other Shippuuden movies (only a few scenes and trailers) except the first, but I can't imagine that they're any better than this one. Naruto and Sakura are actually
in character, which is a real problem when it comes to fillers and movies.
Man, Menma really hated Naruto.
I loved how Sakura was thinking of Naruto a lot, when she saw that his parents were alive (how did she know who his parents are?

) and thinking about how Naruto was lonely for so long, just like how she was at that moment. And then seeing her sadly watch a happy Naruto with his parents, and the fence scene.

All the feels.
Kishimoto could barely make the parallels any more obvious if he tried. Seriously, putting in the flashbacks and having Sakura chained up like Kushina, then later the bridal catch? Why are people still denying this?
The Menma vs. Naruto scene was awesome. Especially Dark Kyuubi vs. Kyuubi.
I also loved sassy Naruto. When he was all pouty when he saw how much Sakura was enjoying the alternate world (his smile while watching her talk to the kids

), and when Minato asked him to clear the table and he said, "Do it yourself." What a teenager. xD
My major complaint with this movie was the animation. I'm glad that they went back and redrew some scenes for the DVD (Minato looks much more handsome

) but it still could have been better. I mean? When they saw Minato and Kushina for the first time, Kushina was wearing her hair in a ponytail and all, but when she hit Naruto, her hair was in the style it normally is, loose and with a hair clip and all. How did they mess that up? Lol. I really wish they could have taken their time on this to make it perfect, but that would mean it would take longer to put out, and we wouldn't have this treat for us NS fans while we're being starved in the manga. Also, I wish Sakura could have fought a little more, but at least we got something~
Edited by mydearbeloved, 07 May 2013 - 04:04 AM.