Ping Pong

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Anderson O Well casted, and brilliant idea of an Manga/comicbook adaptation. Ping Pong is much more absorbing that I expect of the story of Peco and Smile. Childhood to competing for a highschool ping pong championship. Performances and tension increases in competition as the different schools make ping pong and sports culture and dreams of greatness. Thorough enjoyed ping pong even if your not a fan of the sport. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Audience Member Here's my review of pingpong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6e4NjcBrY Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Everything a ping-pong pensioner doc should be! Fab. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Would have preferred a different ending but I understand why it has to end that way. The friendship of Peco and Smile shows a glimpse if what is happening in Japanese educational institutions. The match between Peco and Dragon is a must see. An enjoyable sports film :) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member 窪å¡æ´<ä»<はだ1/4くだ(R)æ-°ã-ããã 1/4ã,¤ãã¬ã³ãでã 1/4ã(TM)ï 1/4 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I'd heard good things about this movie and it didn't disappoint me one bit. It was really good. Whilst the premise of the movie might make you think it's all about table tennis and the competition - it goes beyond that, in reality it's more about a study in friendship. You might also argue that the story is about finding onself - that a 'hero' lies in each and every one of us. It just needs someone to give us that extra push to get the hero inside us out into the open. The movie has got a little bit of comedy, the story is ace and never gets boring, the table tennis matches are exciting and fast and the two actors who play the lead characters (Yosuke Kubozuka and Arata) bounce off each other well and have great on screen chemistry. Two friends who are complete opposites of each other but both want something that the other has - Peco wants Smile's natural talent and Smile would like to be more care-free like Peco. I've liked watching the actor Naota Takenaka in other movies and he gives a wonderful performance as Smile's coach 'Butterfly' Joe who can relate to Smile and the way he is as he was the same when he was younger. I expected the table tennis matches to have some kind of ridiculous OTT CG effects much like The Prince of Tennis movie but thankfully director Fumihiko Sori keeps them to a minimum and subtle enough which I thought was good as too many effects could have distracted the viewer away from the story itself. I also like the fact that there are no real villains at all in the movie - even the players from the other school such as the champion Kazama who sees each match as a matter of life and death isn't that bad of a person. In fact we see his attitude changing near the climax when he begins to realise that he should be enjoying playing his matches especially against somebody like Peco. Overall, I thought Ping Pong was fantastic and have no hesitation in recommending this unique tale. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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