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Gall Force: Eternal Story

Gall Force: Eternal Story

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: We Have Met the Extra-Terrestrials... and They are Us!
Review: *
Taking the world's most universally recognized legend and putting a new twist on it, ''Gall Force: Eternal Story'' is an epic adventure that you don't soon forget and that you will want to watch again and again.

The story opens in the midst of a full-scale battle raging in the depths of outer space between two persistently warring races: the somewhat indescribable cyborg ''Paranoids'' and the all-female humanoid race called ''Solnoids'' (which raises the intriguing question of how they reproduce... but let's suspend logic for the moment).

The Paranoid/Solnoid wars have been waging for centuries, and diplomats on both sides have grown weary of the never-ending battle and have entered into a secret covenant where they have mutually devised a risky plan which they hope will act as a buffer between the two feuding races and hopefully bring both sides to the table to begin suing for peace. But in order for this mission to be successful, their joint activities must operate covertly and be kept a closely guarded secret from everyone on both sides -- especially from the military arms of the two warring factions, each of whom would stop at nothing and spare no effort to recover the ''experimental project'' for ''their'' side to exploit. The details of this ''Top Secret'' diplomatic gambit are entrusted to a single Solnoid who's been dispatched as a secret agent to infiltrate the ranks of a ship's crew to insure that the objective proceeds successfully without a hitch.

Forced to make the leap into lightspeed out of its surrounding blazing deathtrap, a sole Solnoid spaceship, the ''Star Leaf,'' has been targeted for the for the infiltration of both the Solnoid/Paranoid agent and the secret ''experiment.'' The Star Leaf's escape course is to a distant star system: Their destination is a 'new home world' -- a terra-formed planet moon the Solnoid have given the name ''Chaos.'' Chaos is the satellite companion to the planet ''Terra,'' which the Solnoid refer to as ''the planet that lives on its own'' (which raises another question of logic ... ''Why not just inhabit Terra from the very beginning?'' -- but again, let's try to overlook this notable flaw in the story).

In their hasty attempt at escape from all of the senseless slaughter taking place around them, the crew of the Star Leaf must constantly deal with numerous emerging deadly threats, from pursuing warships, equipment malfunctions, the real possibility of mutually assured destruction, and the presence of a sinister looking alien life form which stalks the remaining crew throughout their space vessel. The surviving members of the Star Leaf's crew must also try to understand the meaning and significance of a bizarre precognitive dream they all share involving a mysterious Solnoid-like alien creature which could either be a Paranoid brainwashing and mind-controlling ploy or the key to ending the hostilities between the Paranoid and Solnoid races.

The moon Chaos becomes the final battleground in the Paranoid/Solnoid war as deception, treachery, and the lust for power and military advantage overtake reason, diplomacy and visions of unconditional peace.

Much more enjoyable in the 'English dubbed' version (which is something of a rare experience in anime DVDs), ''Gall Force: Eternal Story'' often catches you off your guard with where you think the story is going to take you and, in a manner much like in the ''SCREAM'' movies, messes with your head as it relates to who lives, who dies, and who the ''bad guys'' are.

A bit more attention to detail could (should) have been paid to the animation itself, in my opinion, and a few things about the story could have been smoothed out as well (but hey... this IS ''Japanese Animation,'' after all), but apart from this feature film's only real problem of the 'fingernails-on-chalkboard' screeching of the original Japanese voice actors, this movie does not fail to deliver: It hooks you right away and reels you all the way in from the opening scene to the emotionally charged climatic ending. Don't push past this one.

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Its fun...got extra money? Most Def.
Review: A fun movie with enough plot twists and loveable characters to be a fun movie to watch occasionally. Definitely not as good the second time around, since you know everything and all the twists...but if you have enough anime (money) to cycle through every couple months...I would recommend it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Truly Epic!
Review: An inspiring tale of heroism, mystery, & deceit, GALL FORCE blasts you right in between an ancient war between two races, The female Solonoids and the mutant Paranoids. A small team of renagade Solonoids escape the battle front with their very lives, and embark on a solo mission to save their race from annhilation by reaching a lone, living planet in distant space. The plot twists and turns in the most unpredicatable ways leading up to a very shocking and startling finale. This anime is full of awesome battle scenes and great dialogue. I prefer the subtitled version myself because the very emotion of their voices are kept intact, a virtue that's usually lost with dubbing. Buy this anime now, it'll give you goosebumps and bring a tear to your eye. =)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Truly Epic!
Review: An inspiring tale of heroism, mystery, & deceit, GALL FORCE blasts you right in between an ancient war between two races, The female Solonoids and the mutant Paranoids. A small team of renagade Solonoids escape the battle front with their very lives, and embark on a solo mission to save their race from annhilation by reaching a lone, living planet in distant space. The plot twists and turns in the most unpredicatable ways leading up to a very shocking and startling finale. This anime is full of awesome battle scenes and great dialogue. I prefer the subtitled version myself because the very emotion of their voices are kept intact, a virtue that's usually lost with dubbing. Buy this anime now, it'll give you goosebumps and bring a tear to your eye. =)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very good animation but confusing plot.
Review: Eternal Story is about a group of women in their late teens/early 20s who are part of the race of humanoids called the Solonoids. They are: Rumi, Lufi, Catty, Elusa, Rabby, Patty, and their 'droids Toil and Al (that is the way it all sounded, i'm not sure about spelling). They are a part of the 9th starbuilt project which has made a planet called Chaos, near Terra. However, the evil Paranoids will stop at nothing to kill them all and take Chaos for themselves.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Captivating Story
Review: Gall Force is a anime like non-other. It shows, in a way that is beliveable, way of how the earth became populated with humans... This is an anime that is a must buy tho. It has a great story and chaptivating charaters! GET IT NOW! (Dr. Scooter)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: From the author of Tales of Ancient Xenar
Review: I have been an anime lover for over 20 years. Now if my book were to be made into a movie, I'd definitely want it to be an anime. But enough of that.
Gall Force is my 4th most favorite anime of all (behind Fist of the North Star, Vampire Hunter D and Wicked City.) I first saw Gall Force on Sci Fi channel. I was very impressed with the story, its plot, its characterization and drama. This story is about an interplanetary battle of the sexes. Literally all of the people on the good side are women. They pilot a starship called the Star Leaf. I do not yet have this on video yet, but I plan to get it. I hope soon that parts 2 and 3 will be dubbed in english. I don't really like watching subtitled films.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: From the author of Tales of Ancient Xenar
Review: I have been an anime lover for over 20 years. Now if my book were to be made into a movie, I'd definitely want it to be an anime. But enough of that.
Gall Force is my 4th most favorite anime of all (behind Fist of the North Star, Vampire Hunter D and Wicked City.) I first saw Gall Force on Sci Fi channel. I was very impressed with the story, its plot, its characterization and drama. This story is about an interplanetary battle of the sexes. Literally all of the people on the good side are women. They pilot a starship called the Star Leaf. I do not yet have this on video yet, but I plan to get it. I hope soon that parts 2 and 3 will be dubbed in english. I don't really like watching subtitled films.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOnderful Movie
Review: I never actually knew the title for this great movie when I first watched it, 3 years ago. I saw it on the sci fi channel and was amazed. It was the first anime movie I had ever seen in my life! It trully it is action packed, with a war going on between two life forms and one planet that holds a key to winning that battle. I loved the characters who are different in every way. This is the movie that got me into anime, I love it now. This is not like Pokemon, this had depth and story to it. I highly recomend you watch this!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOnderful Movie
Review: I never actually knew the title for this great movie when I first watched it, 3 years ago. I saw it on the sci fi channel and was amazed. It was the first anime movie I had ever seen in my life! It trully it is action packed, with a war going on between two life forms and one planet that holds a key to winning that battle. I loved the characters who are different in every way. This is the movie that got me into anime, I love it now. This is not like Pokemon, this had depth and story to it. I highly recomend you watch this!


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