Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

xxxredsunrisesxxx I would have given it a 10 based on the Characters alone, however as much as I Love this Movie I had to slide it down to an 8 only because the 1986 version is not so great when it comes down to artwork, I know this was drawn by hand frame by frame, so it does not spoil the film. Here comes the spoil, which isn't much of a spoiler: One of the First scenes has Ken rising up from the grave, The scene I'm referring to is a solid shot of Ken Walking toward the, (mad max) type of guys is the only way to describe them, scavengers. Ken is walking, he's encased in some sort of cocoon/mummy type of dressing which slowly breaks away revealing, his Human form, but as he walks the decrepit, abandoned, buildings begin to topple over, you would think they would crush any person, however Ken walks straight through them as if walking through a stream of water, The buildings crumble and snap in two over ken's body, He walks slow as the building are destroyed upon contact with him, This is my favorite scene in the film, and of coarse the final battle with Raoh is tremendous, fantastic sequence, you can almost feel there fight against one another. Epic...Epic, hope you found this informative and fun, I write Movie reviews all the time, this is just a scene being described because I love this movie.

Sean Lamberger When a nuclear winter descends on the entire planet, the last survivors of humanity forage the globe in search of food, fuel and fisticuffs, not necessarily in that order. In fact, any yearning for the first two items on the list only seems to exist so these last men standing have a reason to throw down. With a grand total of three body types in play (child, inconceivably muscular and, in just one instance, morbidly obese) there's clearly a distinct appearance that's best suited for surviving an apocalypse, and on the surface it would appear that we're walking into a series of evenly-matched competitions. But that's when the Dragon Ball Z-styled aural superpowers kick in, and the mass of limbs begin their lazy, bloody, individual arcs through the sky. There's very little substance to this story - really, it's just a nonstop barrage of enemies against differing backdrops a'la the fighting games of the mid '90s - so it's good news that the battles are at least viscerally entertaining. Gorier than Mortal Kombat with the blood set to high, it's amusing at best if not terribly consequential.

xamtaro "Muscle Bound Maniacs duking it out in a Post Apocalyptic wasteland" sort of sums up this classic anime movie nicely. Like many of the main adult male characters, this movie is all rippling sinews and blood soaked brawn with little to no "brain". Quite possibly this was one of those anime that, for a while, made "anime" synonymous with bloody mindless violence.Set in a post apocalyptic wasteland on earth where powerful tribes of fighters vie for supremacy at the expense of the dying human populace, "Fist of the North Star" Kenshiro(or Ken for short) is defeated in battle by his old friend Shin who then claims Ken's girlfriend Julia as his prize. With Ken out of the way, his brother Raoh stakes his claim as the new "Fist of the North Star" and proceeds to amass a legion to conquer the world. Surprisingly Ken survives and after years of wandering aimlessly, decides to embark on his quest to rescue Julia and get revenge on those who betrayed him. Along the way he meets other fighters, some out for justice, others for their own selfish ends. He also encounters Bat and Linn, two children whom he rescues from a gang of thugs.The story a lot better than what it is presented in the movie. There are just too many characters and subplots flying around. Events literally jump from one point to the next. One moment, the story is revolving around Ken, the next Ken is totally out of the picture and we are treated to a "side quest" of a character named Rei trying to rescue his sister from Jagi who was impersonating Kenshiro at the time. And then, we come back to Ken but he has apparently traveled halfway across the world in a few minutes to some other village.If anything, Hotuko no Ken's lame excuse for a plot serves merely as a glue to tie one fight scene to another. Sure the fights are visceral and extremely violent; heads are imploded, guts are spilled, limbs are flayed and blood spurts in fountains. But none of the fights actually have any sense of danger or peril for the main characters. Kenshiro comes across as this uber powerful fighter with "god-mode" turned on, being able to cause anyone to explode in a shower of blood and limbs with a punch or two. Other than that, he is as likable as rock with all the personality and charisma of a horse.Halfway through the movie, the characters become even more bizarre and the violence gets so over-the-top that it actually looks funny. The blatant ham fisted acting does not help matters at all. It just makes an already absurd film sound even more absurd.Beautiful animation and highly detailed art is not enough to save Hotuko no Ken from its bizarre nature. Its lead characters are boring, plot is unnecessarily convoluted, dialog is cheesy and its violence is excessive. There was a poor attempt at a love triangle story that was marred by terrible execution. All in all, this movie scores for its animation and attention to detail. Its portrayal of a world gone to hell is hauntingly effective too and one of the more original settings of a post apocalyptic earth. However Beyond those few points of praise, Hotuko no Ken's lack of depth in the elements that do matter is its main downfall.

maxyg18 After the world has been turned into a nuclear holocaust, it's now a place with a global population that's now minimal, the land is nothing but a desert filled with destroyed cities, battling empires, biker gangs and mutants with super-powers. Anyway, during the nuclear holocaust, a fighter named Ken, who has super-human strength, must rescue his kidnapped girlfriend and make peace in the war ravaged world.The dialogue and some of the voice acting was cheesy and the songs in the film weren't very good but one of the songs used in the film named 'Heart of Madness', was awesome (even though it was really tacky) and I thought it should've been used as the film's opening and ending credits song, instead of just using it in this one fight scene, and that way it would've got rid of the not-so-good credits music. By the way, did I forget to add that the ending was a let-down?Other than that, the animation was quite well-drawn (but it is dated) and the bright colours that were used stood-out perfectly (at least most of the time) and the fight scenes always had plenty of gore and kicked ass.Overall, this film is worth looking at and it is an anime classic, but don't expect it to be one of the best animes of-all-time.