Gunhead Vol 1

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Summary: GUNHED returns
Review: I didnt know there was more than one of these. But the DVD is called Volume 1 here. Its a so-so giant robot film from Toho that was released in 1988.
The so called "robots" really just move like stiff tanks on stubby legs, so dond expect anything like a Mechagodzilla in this film. The story is set in that same
dark and dirty technological noir future seen in films like Blade Runner and Aliens.
I guess this was cutting edge at the time, but this film didnt make it stateside until the mid '90s. American films from this period such as Robocop and Robot Jox are far more satisfying, as this movie is snail paced and somewhat hard to follow, possibly because of the dubbing. Not a horrible movie but its not in league with Toho's best. Buy Returner instead.

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Summary: Rough All Around!
Review: This is one of the more disjointed Live Action Japanese SciFi movies you'll ever see... and for those of you familiar with their efforts in this genre, you know that's sayin' something.Stiff and doesn't move well at all - and that's just the ACTING... forget the "giant robots", which look like trumped up back hoes or other John Deer construction equipment... I love Japanese SciFi and I'll sit through just about anything, but this one had me looking at my watch more than a few times to see if I was coming to the end or not. How they could break it into two parts and expect to sell any copies of pt. II, I will never understand... let this translated manga alone, it's not worth your time or your money.