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Directed By:
Noboru Ishiguro
Matt Greenfield
Not Rated
Genre: Science Fiction
Format Used: Netflix DVD
Contains: Graphic Lanuage, Graphic Violence, Nudity and Graphic Sexual Content
Also Known As:
Megazone 23
THE PLOT:
Shogo has discovered a stolen prototype robot that transforms into a bike. Now the government that created it and the people
who stole it want it back. Shogo discovers that there are two worlds, the Tokyo he knows and a futuristic world under it
and there is a secret war going on that Shogo has be drafted into when he found the prototype.
ZEDD'S OPINION:
Here's the skinny, it seems that this is much older then I thought it was. But it's still cool. The bike mechs are cool and
the story works for the most part. There are some character issues that I hope work themselves out by part 2 and my biggest
complaint of all that it seems to be a MACROSS knock off. Not just the animation style but several character designs. For
example all the girls in this movie look like LYN MINMAY of MACROSS. The mechs look similar to MACROSS as well as the other
characters. This is really not made for little kids, it has graphic violence, nudity and graphic sexual content. So to make
a long story short I give this cool MACROSS knock-off 7 STARS.
VOLTRON'S OPINION:
I agree with Zedd on this, as Macross rip offs go this is the finest. The characters are interesting, flawed by interesting.
The situation was clever and for the most part it is cool and I can't wait until I see part 2. I too give it 7 STARS
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE (+ HITS):
+ ANIMATION (Allthough it is simular to MACROSS, it is pretty good.)
+ STORY (For the most part the story is cool.)
+ MECH (Cool mechs.)
ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE (- MISSES):
- CHARACTER ISSUES (Some of the characters did get annoying.)
...AND FINALLY...
- MINMAY (Why did they make ALL the girls look like Lyn Minmay of MACROSS fame.)
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