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Summary: AWESOME ANIME!!
Review: If you love bikes, tanks and explosions than is this the right movie for you!! It takes place on Venuse where a war to control the planet is at hand and a Hot shot rider (Hiro) is all that stands in the destructive path. Can Hiro end the war? watch it and find out.
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Summary: AWESOME ANIME!!
Review: If you love bikes, tanks and explosions than is this the right movie for you!! It takes place on Venuse where a war to control the planet is at hand and a Hot shot rider (Hiro) is all that stands in the destructive path. Can Hiro end the war? watch it and find out.
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Summary: It's wars...on Venus!
Review: If you're looking at Venus Wars, then it probably means you saw it Saturday morning many years ago on the Sci-Fi channel. Hey, it's nothing to be ashamed about. We all did. And let's face it, their Saturday morning animes really did introduce many of us into the genre. Without it, very little of us would know of anime, except for things like "Spirited Away" or "Princess Mononoke". Venus Wars was the first anime I had ever seen (save Gigantor), and I still hold a special place for it.For starters, its art style is very interesting. Venus has a very post-apocalyptic type atmosphere to it. Most of the places are destroyed from war and very deserted. All of the combat takes place while the characters are riding on futuristic motorcycles, so the movie is very fast paced. To top it all off, it has one of the best soundtracks ever to grace an anime. Unfortunately, the movie suffers from very mild characters. Hiro is just a punk kid who happens to be able to drive, and his girlfriend is really annoying. To further annoy you, some of the voice actors are beyond horrible. So, it can be mixed. But if you just look past the voices, you will find that this is a very good movie. If you just want a fun "blow up stuff" movie with some distinguished style to it, then you will definitely enjoy this.
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Summary: The Best In The Post-AKIRA And Pre-Ghost In The Shell Era!
Review: It took me only one viewing of this revolutionary feature to make me fall in love with Japanimation forever. One night after staying up until 2 am to see the Sci-Fi Channel's mutilated version of "VENUS WARS", I was totally blown away by the sheer realistic look of all the explosions in this movie. At first I had the original Jappanese version, which I have found recently, still was not totally complete. Just a couple of months ago I got a hold of a complete dubbed version which I can enjoy watching without missing all the action. And action is the name of the game here. A surprise attack on a Veusian settlement quickly turns into a victory for the invaders because of their superrior firepower. Their Octo Tanks seem to be invincible. All the fighting scenes with incredibly real animation will take your breath away. The characters are your typical restless youngsters caught between an occupationary force and their own politicians who are no better than cowardly collaborators. So the fight must be taken to the invaders and that's what these mono-cycle racers do. The bulk of the story revolves around The main character named "Hero" (hint, hint!), and an Earth journalist named "Suzane Sommers" (uh-huh!) and their various exploits and heartbreaks. This movie is revolutionary mainly because of the early attempt to integrate 3D cell animation into the 2D medium. These animators should be applauded for their efforts even if the end results do not look as seemless as in "Ghost In The Shell". Other than that this movie is one of the best in high octane action anime movies out there. DO NOT MISS IT. In fact, do yourself a big favor and buy it for your endless viewing pleasure.
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Summary: Not bad
Review: Not a bad piece of anime, certainly superior to the inept Big Wars, which followed a similar plot. Very well acted for an anime, but the characters lack any small amountof appeal.
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Summary: not too bad, okay to add to collection
Review: Some (that's some) of the animation reminded me of Nausicaa. Big airplanes, even bigger tanks. Some of the missles being fired reminded me of Macross. I thought I would be making a mistake in getting this. Character development is slightly weak. The hero of the day is like a James Dean rebel type fellow riding a motorcycle-type vehicle, has somewhat an annoying personality. Fortunately the plot held the whole thing together from start to finish. I was even expecting a boring aged-anime, but this wasn't too bad. Dubbing is alright, not irritating like some voice actors. Music was in the right places, some anime needs more music else it "drags" a bit, this one had enough and it was kept in Japanese. Plot = war on venus, teenage gang caught up in the middle of it, earth reporter (girl, also annoying) covering their story. Nice artillery, nice BIG hardware.
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Summary: Long Short War
Review: takes place in the far future, where humans have already colonized several planets including the planet, Venus. People lived in peace for many years until the humans meet up with an alien race (which look and act human), trying to dominate the universe. The humans were no match alien's weaponry and technology. They weren't even able to make a dent on their battle tanks. The Human alliance did not know how to penetrate the armor of the monstrous tanks the aliens used. The aliens eventually conquered every colony on Venus and became the new world government. The people of Venus were oppressed by the alien's tyranny until a small group of rebels started to fight back and win. Venus wars can be compared to World War II and how the Germans, tried to dominate the world. Especially the analogy of the tyranny of the aliens and their battle tanks with thick armor which the allies had trouble penetrating. Good story telling with a science fiction twist, and the characters where well developed. Venus Wars feels like an epic movie, but without have the epic length of one (which is a good thing). My only complaint with this movie is that it seems like it was supposed to continue, but a sequel was never made! Silky animation, minor blood and gore. Good for teenagers and adults.
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Summary: Nice addition to a fan's collection
Review: This is a fun, but not lighthearted movie about a civil war on a "certain planet." Nice plot for sci-fi fans, and some great "motorcycle" racing scenes.
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Summary: How great this moive/DVD is.......
Review: This is a great moive for anime lovers. Its story is nice and well put together. Based on a war in venus a young battlebike rider ((a game on venus)) finds himself stuck in the war and not having fun. He spends most his free time with his battlebike rider pals and maggie, his girl. I love this moive and watch it 24/7, you should watch it!=)
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Summary: Problems with the DVD
Review: This is a pretty good anime title (except for the live-action stuff, ew). The animation is great, the artwork is great, the voice acting is pretty good, and the plot is decent. The only problem I had with it (aside from the aforementioned live-action segments) was the DVD "extras." If you see the bonus materials listed on this site or on the back of the box, and think they sound interesting, don't get your hopes up. Its just the footage from the movie divided into sections for emphasis. There is no new material. For example, select Hiro from the characters section, and they just show you a scene from the movie that featured him strongly. I just figured people might want to know this...
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