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Gundam Wing the Movie - Endless Waltz (Special Edition)

Gundam Wing the Movie - Endless Waltz (Special Edition)

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not the best of anime, but certainly not bad.
Review: This movie picks up a year after the Gundam Wing TV series left off. For a year there has been peace since the last battle, but a young girl who claims to be the daughter of the Gundam pilots' old foe, the Gundams must rise again. But, whoops! The pilots sent them into the sun, having assumed they wouldn't need them anymore.

The special edition movie version on this DVD includes scenes that are no in the original OVA. From my point of view, those scenes explained a lot. It also features the return of a few characters from the series that you don't see in the OVA.

I think the biggest drawback to this DVD is that it wouldn't hold your interest if you're not a fan of the series. If you saw this movie without having watched the series, you would probably be confused by a lot of the dialogue and backstory.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: umm.... not the worst ending...
Review: I thought that the movie would really be something, but i got a little dissapointed. i thought that since the tv seris was so good, i thought the movie would be better, but it's not. It got a little boring in the middle, too much stuff were said which could be erased. Anyways, the ending was okay i guess.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Wing and a Prayer...
Review: In the early 1990's, as Gundams success slipped, it was decided that if the franchise was going to keep afloat then it would need to be rebooted. Thus, the alternate universes (one shot 49 episode series) were created, each in seperate timelines and with nothing to do with the traditional UC, save the obious connections that make Gundam Gundam (sound effects, certain tech, etc). Wing emerged as the most popular of these and unlike it's brothers gained a sequel, first as a 3 chapter video release and then as a movie. The storyline is set a year after the final battle of the TV show. Everyone has moved on with their lifes and the Gundam pilots (sans Wufei) are preparing to send their Gundams into the sun as part of the peace plan. However, no soon has this happened then a rebel faction declares war on the World Nation. This faction, with Relena as a hostage, has strong ties to the past of the Gundams and their pilots and fully plans to make use of the WN's lack of weapons for a quick take over. They've also convinced Wufei, still confused after his final duel with Treize, to join them. The other 4 pilots head out to do what they can- Trowa playing mole within the rebels, Duo and Heero charging in and blowing things up and Quatre chasing after the Gundams. The story is written as definitive conclusion to the Wing universe (obviously Bandai/Sunrise didn't want to eclipse the cash cow that is UC). being an OVA, the animation is better then that of the TV series. Likewise, the movie scenes are even better. However, this can be annoying when watching the movie version, as you'll see a rise and then decrease in quality as the movie goes from a new scene to a scene from the OVA. In terms of extras, there's a MS Encylopedia for all the new suits, textless versions of the endings for OVA chapters 2 and 3 and a very small gallery of pictures (more appealing to the female viewers then the male). The packaging is nicely printed on holographic paper with a great image of Katoki's Wing Zero Custom on the front.

This is certainly a disc that no Wing fan should be missing. Although the annoying hollow philosphy of the TV series is still present, there is at least a small jump in logic as those who preached pacifism in the series realise that such ideals won't work as long as there are those who hunger for power. There's also Katoki's very nice (albeit a bit unrealistic for his style) re-designs of the 5 surviving Gundams.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: soooooooo cool
Review: Endless Waltz is so cool. I've only seen parts of the series, but the movie still makes sense. I love Duo, he's really funny in this movie. The music fits the movie great. I watched the OVA series, it wasn't as good as the movie version. They left a lot out.
They villians were very villianous. Marimaya is brilliant. You learn so much about the gundam pilots pasts and how they ignorned operation meteor. You also learn why Heero is so serious all the time, and you get to see Zechs and Relina and everyone else. This movie is the best, I would actually give it 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 !!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty Darn Cool
Review: Well I loved the series and was hoping for something great here. I was probably expecting too much though. The new Gundams are just waaaay more cool than the original suits. The story is great and puts a definitive end to a great series that shouldn't have been so defineitive. Basically don't expect anything else from Gundam Wing. The movie is of course very philosophical and the creators won't let you forget that as they bash it in to your head. Endless Waltz also animates very well. And as you could expect better than the series. With less twists in the movie you'll be able to leave the room where you're watching it and come back and you can still understand what's going on, unlike the series in which if you missed and episode or two it would take a few more to understand what the hell is going on. Also in the war of Dub Vs. Sub we have a tie in the battle that is Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. The Dubbed version is just as good as the subbed version which is a good thing. Hopefully there will be more dubs that are as good or better. All in all Endless Waltz is a great movie and shouldn't be missed but only see if you've watched the series all the way through.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great movie for a great saga.
Review: I'll put it in simple words: I love this movie. It is a great conclusion to the Wing saga. The music is great, the animation is great. This is a must have. You must get the DVD version since it has both the OVA and movie version. The features are also very nice. You get the idea.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Endless Indeed
Review: I am a huge fan of Gundam Wing, and anyone who has seen Gundam Wing knows that the series has a definitive ending. (I will not mention what it is in case someone reading this review has not yet seen the ending). The fact that this movie even exists defeats the meaning of the series. Everything was supposed to settled; the end; no more. This is not my only grip with the movie. It also has 2 major discrepancies.

The first is that Heero Yuy for no reason at all suddenly feels bad about killing people. Despite the large number of people he killed all throughout Gundam Wing, he is laying in a field and remembers blowing up a building, and as a result killed a puppy. Because of this, he suddenly realizes killing is wrong. This is totally out of character.

The second discrepancy is that apparently the Trowa Barton we know is not the real Trowa Barton. Apparently the one from the series killed the real Trowa Barton who was about 30 years old. This is impossible since all the Gundam pilots were trained practically from birth by the scientists of their respective colonies. It is highly unlikely that (1) all the Gundam pilots were 15 years old except for this one 30 years old guy, and (2) the scientist that was working closely with Trowa did not notice that he was suddenly training a totally different person.

If you simply want this DVD to complete your Gundam collection, that is fine. But in my opinion, you are probably better off not seeing it

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My FIRST DVD Purchase - And It Was Worth Every Cent
Review: This was the best way I could think of "baptizing" my DVD player after I received it - and I haven't been let down. It's just a matter of time before the "Complete Operations" Boxed Set joins my collection.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Waltz...
Review: I love this movie.It has gorcess music and voice actors are great.The action in it is fun to and all you're favorite characters are in the movie as well.Highly recremend for any GW fan.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A movie of nonstop epic proportion.
Review: This movie takes place where the gundam wing series ends(I recomend the series also). It is AC 196. Mariemaia Kushrenada, the daughter of Treize, launches an all out assualt on the ESUN'S headquarters. They hold Relena hostage and declare war against Earth. I really thought this was the best movie ever. The mech desighns are awesome and the story really shows viewers a lot about the Gundam Pilots past. Once again Yoshiyuki Tomino has proved Gundam is an anime series of epic proportion. I think also the fact that Hero is not the leader in the movie is a great way to make it. Quatre is definently the sole leader in te movie. All of the Gundams(except maybe sandrock) have been redesighned. Good job Nippon Sunrise. Peace out you Gundam fans out there.


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