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G-Saviour - The Movie

G-Saviour - The Movie

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Gundam? It nearly killed 'em...
Review: A Gundam fans dream come true. A live-action/cg Gundam movie. An ex-military deep-sea researcher becomes involved in a conspiracy when radicals from the Gaia colony infiltrate his research facility. Set 130 years after Char's Counter Attack the federation is replaced by the Congress of Settlement Nations (CONSENT). The space battles are nice but the characters are unbelievable and the first half of the movie is slow. The script has many one-line moments that would work given the proper performance, but fall flat here. If you are a Gundam fan, go watch this now. Others should just get 0083. 3 stars.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Live Action Gundam!
Review: Although this movie was made in the USA and the Gundam anime series it is based was made in Japan, G-Savior is a great movie.It was made to honor the series' 20th anniversery. Everything futuristic in this movie is CGI(Computer Generated Image), but other than that it's live action.

The live action part makes it seem more realistic and the fact that the main charactor has background with several other charactors, some friend and some enemy, the fact that he's not sure he's doing the right thing and some real world concerns makes the storyline seem that much more realistic.Basicly it's Gundam that is set a little more in the real world.

Don't expect alot of fast paste battles in this movie.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Gundams with Power Ranger pilots?!
Review: Definitely a movie for children who love Power Rangers, but a disappointment to Hardcore Gundam fans who had anticipated a live action addition to the Gundam saga. The casting for this movie was OK, however, the plot was virtually non-existant, and the writers need to be lined up in front of the Gundam Heavy Arms & let Trowa have a go at them. I actually would have given this movie 2.5 stars if I it was possible. The one highlight of the movie was in fact the CGI scenes, but even the quality of those varied throughout the movie. I recommend this movie for the library of any Gundam fan if only to insure the completeness of your collection, and for all those in love with those sappy Power Rangers.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: First off, the is one GREAT movie. There is only one flaw:

There is barely any MS combat. Don't get me wrong, the final battle is awesome, but it is the only MS vs. MS battle.

This has all the main components of a good Gundam story. It has a corrupt government, a guy who is forced to be a pilot, and shifting loyalties along the way.

Here are some main organizations/characters:

CONSENT (CONgress of SEttlement NaTions)-- The corrupt ruling government of Earth and Sides 1-7.

Gaia-- A Side 8 agricultural colony that refuses to capitulate to CONSENT's rule.

Hydro-Gen-- a sea lab dedicated to harvesting food from the ocean.

Illuminati-- the Gaurdian Angels of space. Anti-CONSENT group.

Mark Curran-- former CONSENT officer who works at Hydro-Gen. G-Saviour pilot.

Cynthia Graves--Bio technician on Gaia

Phillipe-- leader of the Illuminati.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An average sci-fi film
Review: For many Gundam fans, this may appear to be a horrid excuse for an anime-to-live-action film, but you may not realize just how great this movie is. Here are a couple of reasons why:

1. Even though it's a special 20th Birthday film, the film isn't mearly used as an excuse to make a film exploiting a franchise, like Street Fighter Alpha.

2. The whole movie isn't centered around mobile suits, making the film acceptable for non-gundam fans and new ones.

3. There is actually story instead of just some movie that tries to combine all the terms of Gundam into one movie.

4. There are actually some NEW mobile suits in this as well as new forces and governments so regular fans won't be bored.

Now let's talk about the film. It starts off with a Star Trek-esque opening and then starts explaining the basis of G-Saviour. We are introduced to the many new people:

Mark Curran: Underwater worker who pilots mobile suit for CONSENT for underwater farming.

Cynthia Graves: One of the scientists from Gaia who plans to end world hunger.

Fileet: An old friend of Mark who is a member of the Illuminati.

There are more names, but I can't remember them all. Now, as for the governments, there is no more Zeon or Earth Federation. Instead, there is the CONSENT, which can be considered the Earth government. Other than Gaia, there isn't really any other government.

I won't lie to you. G-Saviour has little mobile suit action. There are only two battle scenes with G-Saviour if you count the scene where it is destroying debris in space. However, the climax battle that takes place outside of Gaia is an incrediblely beautifully done battle sequence that will make any fans of Star Wars blush. For instance, a long scenes where the camera zooms in on Gaia until it captures the battle between G-Saviour and an enemy mobile suit. The battles alone are enough reason to buy G-Saviour.

The DVD extras are minimal. There an odd little art gallery and some trailers for other Gundam series. The included Japanese language is okay, but with no subtitles, you won't know what they're saying. Overall, G-Saviour is one fun sci-fi movie anyone will enjoy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: gundam at it's best live action
Review: Gundam is one of the best anime in the world it's by far much better then the dragon ball series.This movie is the best gundam movie for many reasons. one it is a stand alone movie (that means it is not A saga of movies one example is star wars)
the other is that the story is easy to follow (to me it is)but you must pay attention to the movie when you watch it. I would recommand this movie more for the star wars fans then the gundam fans or the babylon 5 fans.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A good movie for the Gundam world
Review: I am a die hard Gundam fan. Everything from the 0079 series to Turn A and even Wing. Gundam has a very big cult following and for us fans it is an animated world full of action, drama, mystery and suspense. It is sad to see how G-Saviour bastardized the Gundam universe. The only thing worth watching is the 5 minutes of CG which isn't really all that great. The plot is REALLY bad, the acting is horrible, the characters are VERY plain and one dimensional. If you are a Gundam fan please don't purchase this lame excuse for a movie...if you do they'll only start making more garbage like this. Unfortunately this was an impulse buy and I am stuck with it (the people I have offered to give it away to don't want it). Spend your money elsewhere...perhaps start exploring other Anime/Mecha titles such as Getter Robo or Big O. If not go ahead and burn your money...it's probably more enjoyable to watch than this movie.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Please read before buying this!
Review: I am a die hard Gundam fan. Everything from the 0079 series to Turn A and even Wing. Gundam has a very big cult following and for us fans it is an animated world full of action, drama, mystery and suspense. It is sad to see how G-Saviour bastardized the Gundam universe. The only thing worth watching is the 5 minutes of CG which isn't really all that great. The plot is REALLY bad, the acting is horrible, the characters are VERY plain and one dimensional. If you are a Gundam fan please don't purchase this lame excuse for a movie...if you do they'll only start making more garbage like this. Unfortunately this was an impulse buy and I am stuck with it (the people I have offered to give it away to don't want it). Spend your money elsewhere...perhaps start exploring other Anime/Mecha titles such as Getter Robo or Big O. If not go ahead and burn your money...it's probably more enjoyable to watch than this movie.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Better than you'd think.
Review: I know what you're thinking. "Lovely, a live action version of anime. Could it get any worse?" Yes, it could. However, in my opinion, it wasn't as bad as it could've been. This movie was done fairly well, and the acting was decent. No big names, but I wasn't expecting any. The best part, of course, is the big battle between the colony Gaia and the Earth forces. All suits are done exceptionally well in CGI, and even show off some suits I don't think are in any of the anime.

Save for the colonies (Sides) and the design of the mobile suits (the word "Gundam" is never said in the course of the movie), the story, while good, has nothing to do with either the Mobile Suit Gundam series or the Gundam Wing series. It's completely out on its own. Definitly worth the time it takes to watch it. Though, I would've only given it 3.5 stars, but there's no halves here.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good Intentions. Mediocre Execution.
Review: I picked up a HK DVD of this in an online auction last year. They had the best of intentions when they made this, but it fell short. Despite a lot of what I've heard, the special effects are actually well done. The company responsible (Digital Muse) also handled the special effects for the Star Trek 'Voyager' series. The acting isn't horrible, but it isn't great. I'd call it 'lukewarm', at best. On the plus side, the original voice track is English, so you don't have to wonder about anything being left out as there is no translation to English. The story is disjointed. Again, it seems like they had a good idea, but couldn't quite pull it off. If I remember correctly, the entire production schedule was rushed and cut short.
If you're a fan of the various Gundam series, your time is better spent watching something like The 08th MS Team or Gundam 0080. Both of these are much more engrossing.
If you're a sci-fi fan, this is probably B-movie grade, at best. The special effects are good, but not worth sitting through the rest of the movie to get to.
Unless you get a real good price, this movie is probably worth watching, but not worth owning.


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