This fantasy land is declared a part of Japan, named the Special Region, because why not? (Nice name, by the way that's what I'd call a fantasy land too if I ever occupied one.) The Japanese constitution forbids (at the moment, anyway) deploying the SDF abroad, but I guess that's one way around it: just annex territory arbitrarily and suddenly it's all Japanese soil. As so it happens, the protagonist is not only an otaku but also a member of the SDF (Japanese military), and once the initial attack has been dealt with, he joins the force sent through the gate. place and interrupt the otaku event the protagonist was planning to visit. The plot kicks off when out of nowhere a gate appears and from it come a bunch of orcs and medieval troops that indiscriminately kill civilians, wreck the Oh, and some humanitarian reasons, but those aren't as important. Why, you ask? Because Japan needs more technology and minerals and such because nationalism says so. And I mean that in-universe the soldiers are literally playing a CD of Wagner in their copters. But if they fail, they face the consequence of participating in a devastating war that will engulf both sides of the gate.Ī gate to a medieval fantasy land opens up in Japan, and this can only mean one thing: sword-wielding troops get mowed down by the glorious Japanese military in their attack copters with Wagner playing. Three months after the attack, Youji has been tasked with leading a special recon team, as part of a JSDF task force, that will be sent to the world beyond the gate-now being referred to as the "Special Region." They must travel into this unknown world in order to learn more about what they are dealing with and attempt to befriend the locals in hopes of creating peaceful ties with the ruling empire. With swift actions, Youji saves as many lives as he can while the rest of the JSDF direct their efforts toward stopping the invasion. From this gate, supernatural creatures and warriors clad in medieval armor emerge, charging through the city, killing and destroying everything in their path. Well done - the best of this kind of English speaking Asian action comedy so far.Off-duty Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) officer and otaku Youji Itami is on his way to attend a doujin convention in Ginza, Tokyo when a mysterious portal in the shape of a large gate suddenly appears. Taiwanese actor Mark Chao is a convincing warrior Zhao. Chinese actress Ni Ni is pretty and acts well in the comic parts. The main protagonist Jack played by Uriah Shelton is quite likable as the bullied video game geek who gets involved in an adventure in China. The scenery is pretty with an on location heart of China feel.Īcting is above average for this kind of movie. The characters all have good lines and action even the Arun the Cruel.
It avoids the silliness of some Jackie Chan movies and the repetitive martial arts of some other crossover movies. The dialog is funny even laugh out loud funny and the story is well written and structured with a funny part in the mall and home then the Chinese adventure and then a proper conclusion back home. When Luc Besson is involved you know the story is going to be entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyable, this action comedy has just the right blend of East and West. Reviewed by phd_travel 9 / 10 Funny and entertaining - the best of this kind of movie yet Kids may be more forgiving towards this movie than their parents, but why subject them (and yourself) to this movie when there are plenty of superior family movies that will entertain both kids and adults? The script seems to be missing key explanations in several areas, and also the direction/editing in other places makes it hard to follow what is happening. The main problem with the movie, however, is that its storytelling style is often not very clear. It's more humorous this time around, though quite frankly I found most of the humor to be juvenile and embarrassing. The whole "American kid transported to a fantasy land" angle has already been done to death, and this telling doesn't really have many new ideas to add some freshness. I could have overlooked that fact had the movie compensated in other areas, but the movie falls short in some key areas. Quite often the enterprise doesn't have the "oomph" of a major Hollywood studio production it's not seriously cheap-looking, but all the same it's missing something many times. However, no Hollywood studio was apparently willing to release the end results to American theaters, and it's pretty clear why. It's pretty obvious that the makers of this French-Chinese co-production were really trying hard to make this movie appealing to major Hollywood studios, what with most of the dialogue being in English, the casting of David Bautista in a key role, and the hero being an American youth. Reviewed by Wizard-8 3 / 10 Keep this gate closed
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