Ranked #747

Slam Dunk Movie 4

Of all the Slam Dunk movies, this has got to be my favorite.

I didn't start out as a Slam Dunk fan. It was after I happened to chance upon this movie that I got hooked onto the whole thing, prompting me to start the series from scratch, buy the other movies, read the manga and try to watch every re-airing of the series on local television.

I'm more of a 'character' watcher, meaning I base my love for a series on the way its characters carry the story and this is the aspect that pulled me into loving this movie. For one, it stuck to canon and despite the rather cliche and dramatic plot, it handled itself quite well. With this movie, I got to appreciate Rukawa more (and eventually have him as my favorite character until now), as well as Sakuragi's... Sakuragi-ness.

This movie shows how passionate one can really get in living in general, and how we stand on the shoulders of others to get a better view of life. read more

The full 39 minutes of this movie had really made a big impact on me. I am already a fan of slam dunk since high school. And now that I am already working, I still re-read and re-watch slam dunk whenever I like, but this is the first time that I've watch all of its movie. And there is only one thing that I could say after watching this 4th movie......

"I am still waiting for inoue-sensei to continue slam dunk until shohoku conquers the national tournament, I think all of us do, right?!! He left us hanging, darn it! But I will still wait.... I will wait...

Well actually this movie doesn't need a review anymore because we all know how inoue-sensei does his work, as always a great piece. n_n read more