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Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $15.99
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
Starring: Grappler Baki
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305167273
Format: Animated
ISBN: 6305167273
Label: Us Manga Corps Video
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Us Manga Corps Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1998-12-01
Running Time: 45
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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Editorial Reviews:
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His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. But now he's in for the fight of his life. Anything goes and his opponent can rip his nerves out — literally. If he wins, he's the BEST. If he loses... he's DEAD.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Either annoying or entertaining
Comment: I first saw this over 10 years ago as a rental. In the eyes of everyone that saw it with me, it's a classic. It is short... VERY short. It's almost like they expect you to know everything about all the characters and left 45 minutes worth of backstory, character development and plot on the cutting room floor. So while 45 minutes isn't much, if you editted out all the fluff in a DragonBall Z episode, you'd probably only have about 4 minutes. Thus, this is the equivalent of 10 episodes of your standard fighting anime.
What sells it is how over-the-top it can be. It could be a lot worse, but for its time, it was pretty impressive. For example, when he fights the huge guy behind on the cover, the huge guy breaks his hand (the bone pops out the skin) when he punches Baki in the face. You'd think Baki would be in a lifelong coma after charging into a punch like that from such a large man, but he gets up with a wry grin and a swollen eye and says, "Crying over a broken hand?"
That's just part of the first fight.
Although it's not on par with Fist of the North Star for ludicrous brutality and machismo, it's up there. I actually like that from time-to-time, but most people don't. I give it 5 stars, most people would consider it worthy of a rental.
Customer Rating:
Summary: heh heh
Comment: man this thing sucked. but it was sort of almost its so bad its good. horrible dub that that to no suprise cant be unintentiionally funny. grungy and ugly animation that seriously doesnt stand the test of time. zero plot,but at 45 minutes thats really no suprise.but for just a sort of "bloodsport" rip it works on a lightweight,lowest common doniminator level. with its combination of corny humor and over-the-top violence it manages to trigger a guilty pleasure type liking. yeah it's horribley dated.....but.....nah actually thats about it
Customer Rating:
Summary: Kung-Fu
Comment: It was the 18th Shinshinkai all-Japan open at Tokyos Buddahkhan stadium. It was a tournament open to all fighters, although it was mainly to showcase fighters from the Shinshinkai Organization. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a young fighter shows up at the tournment. He is a white who sunt other fighters to the hospital can you believe that.
Customer Rating:
Summary: it was ok, but more would be nice
Comment: the only real problem with this movie was its length. also, it wasn't too bad for a martial arts anime; fake martial arts, but not too goofy.also, some people were saying they wanted a sequel.the movie became a tv series in 2001, and on places like ebay you can find the series. seeya
Customer Rating:
Summary: FUN AND SIMPLE STUFF
Comment: I liked this dvd alot. Grappling Baki is a film that is alot of fun to watch because it is about a teenage kid who fights in an underground tournament and just kicks tail! When Baki fights he reminds you of Bruce Lee. He fights these tough characters leading up to the final battle against the most notorious fighter , Shinogi the Cord Cutter , and this final battle is pretty well done and it lasts for a decent period of time. I would have loved this film even more if it was at least 80 or 90 minutes long. The film is 45 minutes long but considering the context of the film I guess 45 minutes is fine and I appreciated it for what it was worth. The dvd has english and japanese audio , character highlights , and the animation style is similar to "Legend of the Overfiend". You can probably show "Grappler Baki" to a boy above 10 years old. It is fairly clean except for the surreal violence. Otherwise just about anybody could watch it. It is just about a kid who lives to fight and he fights the deadliest fighter in the final battle. THIS IS NOT "RAGING BULL" OK. If you just want a quick adrenaline rush and a very , very simple plot then this is the dvd for you. Short , simple , fun stuff.
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