Ninja >> Knights

I'm sorry, I can't accept the idea that knights can fight on par with Konoha ninja. Which basically ruined a lot of the movie for me. Also the fact that they pulled the whole "Gelel" thing out of their asses. Where have I seen random insertions of never-in-the-mythology powers/incantations/etc? Oh, I remember.

THE FMA MOVIE. Which I had serious problems with.

And by the way, trying to fight Gaara on a BEACH? Okay, if you were a water ninja, maybe. If your ace in the hole is lightning powers? No. Just no:

Ninja Boss: So, uh, yeah... we need you to be fighting Gaara of the Desert...
Ninja: Well, I don't like the sound of that, but--
Ninja Boss: In the middle of MILES OF SAND.
Ninja: WTF NO. KTHXBYE.

Seriously, the out-of-nowhere knights with bizarre, unexplained powers really detracted from the whole thing. Anything with Naruto, Shikamaru, AND Gaara in it should by all rights be awesome. Yet somehow, it was not. How? How can this be?

Next time, they should add Lee. That's surefire crack.