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06-07-2016, 10:12 PM | #6711 |
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I usually watch stuff on the TV in the living room, and the way our house is designed the downstairs is pretty much just one big room, so both my parents have seen snippets of most of what I watch just out of coincidence. I remember my mom actually thinking the political aspects of 00 were really interesting.
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Watched the second disc (well, technically fifth disc) tonight and man these episodes just keep getting better every time. I completely forgot that they killed Kobayashi off. Also, my god, everything that went down in the episodes of Dublin are just down right incredible. Not only does it give Haman the Gundam Badass Seal of Approval, but it also solidifies her as the greatest Gundam villain ever!! Of course, was she was the bad guy or was it the jackasses of the Federation who chose to just let everyone die? And then we had the return of the Psycho Gundam which was AMAZING!! I can't wait to watch the final disc tomorrow as it is going to be grand.
Yeah, the Federation are kinda pussies in ZZ. It's weird how the federation prior to this point has at least tried to get thier shit together fighting Zeon, and are more proactive post OYW here it's just they stop altogether. Quote:
So may I ask what your guys favorite episode of the original series is? I'd say so far from what I've seen it's the episode with the zeon grunts and the attempting to blow up the gundam. The episode really did humanize those grunts that you'd never really think about, showing that they have wants and desires of their own. It had Amuro being his selfless self. i Just love that scene where the zeon troops roll up to the whitebase and give them their regards and saying they're doing a good job and stuff showed that there was a respect for the enemy side.
I also got my mom to watch about an hour of the first 0079 movie. I interjected the movie with interesting facts and answered any questions she had. She fell asleep after White Base entered Earth's atmosphere, but she woke up and told me she liked it, and that we should finish it on Thursday. The way she explained it to me is it was like watching the first Star Wars movie,which she saw in theaters in like 6th grade, and how it was different from everything else at the time. I think she understands why I like it a lot more now. |
06-07-2016, 11:14 PM | #6712 |
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So may I ask what your guys favorite episode of the original series is? I'd say so far from what I've seen it's the episode with the zeon grunts and the attempting to blow up the gundam. The episode really did humanize those grunts that you'd never really think about, showing that they have wants and desires of their own. It had Amuro being his selfless self. i Just love that scene where the zeon troops roll up to the whitebase and give them their regards and saying they're doing a good job and stuff showed that there was a respect for the enemy side.
My favorite episode of the original series? I'm not sure, but it is definitely one of the Ramba Ral episodes. Might be the one where He meets Amuro and Fraw in the tavern. Quote:
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Yeah, the Federation are kinda pussies in ZZ. It's weird how the federation prior to this point has at least tried to get thier shit together fighting Zeon, and are more proactive post OYW here it's just they stop altogether.
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06-08-2016, 03:21 AM | #6713 |
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From what I've heard the original aka 1.0 Zeta has stability issues up the wazoo and pretty much falls apart just by being looked at. |
06-08-2016, 09:05 AM | #6714 |
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It was the 2.0. It's better than the 1.0 for sure (and the RG), but I still wouldn't put it in the same tier as the seed and wing MGs.
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06-08-2016, 04:49 PM | #6715 |
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And so ends the adventures of ZZ. My god this show was down right incredible. Sure, it isn't as good as Zeta, but it is better than the original. In fact, I feel like it takes the best elements of both series and makes it its own thing. The last disc just continued to show how great Tomino is when it comes to storytelling, at least when you look at the whole picture. There were some little issues that crop up, especially because characters like the 3Ds just disappear. As I have said many times, Haman Karn is my favorite Gundam character and the last batch of episodes continue to show why. Judau is also one of the best Gundam pilots ever because much of how a likable of a guy he is and he grows quite significantly throughout the show. In fact, I'd say that he might even have more character depth than Kamille does because he has seen the dark side of life and still tries to look past it. Of course, Kamille is still my favorite Gundam pilot, he just isn't the best. It is a shame Char never showed up in this show, which is a shame because it would have been nice to have some type of build up to the genocidal dickwad we get in the next story, but oh well. It's time to watch Char's Counterattack.
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06-08-2016, 04:59 PM | #6716 |
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Prepare thyself for cool designs, a drawn out boring plot, and an annoying as shit character.
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06-08-2016, 05:40 PM | #6717 |
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06-08-2016, 06:00 PM | #6718 |
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06-08-2016, 06:14 PM | #6719 |
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06-08-2016, 11:53 PM | #6720 |
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Char's Counterattack - So this was my first time watching this movie since seeing Zeta and ZZ. In fact, I watched this one back in 2010 before I even saw either of those series for the first time. I've always had mixed feelings about this movie, which came even moreso after seeing Zeta because why would Char go from Earth defender to genocidal douche who wants to kill everyone? Well, now that I have the series fresh in my mind I came to realize why during the movie, which deals with the way the Federation were treating the event of Dublin from ZZ. I think it is that moment that made Char become the man he is in this movie. Holy crap, now it all makes sense to me.
So does that change my opinion of the movie? Well yes and no. I'm still mixed on it as the movie runs 30 minutes longer than it needed to be. Quess is by far one of the worst Gundam characters ever (probably second to Flay from SEED) and every scene that deals with her is a poorly contived mess. I have no idea what her purpose was to this or why Tomino felt the need to add this little ****, but if you remove every scene of her from the movie, you would have a really tight 90 minute adventure. Of course, there is another issue, the ending, or the lack thereof. God does it suck. It just stops as if Tomino forgot to write the last 2 pages of the script and Sunrise didn't bother saying anything to him. There is another issue with the movie, but that isn't the movie's fault, it is Bandai's Their translation is utter dogpoop. I hope to the gods that Rightstuf uses an accurate script that also remembers proper grammar and doesn't decide to call "the Titans" by their proper name instead of "The Haman" like their subs say. Oh, and "I won't let closer to the thrusters," makes no sense whatsoever. So here's hoping Rightstuf has proper subs to go with their remastered video. Anyway, I do think the music is great, the mech designs are great, and the scene when Char makes his big speech (despites its poor translation) is stellar. None of the new characters are all that memorable though and were really there just to die, which was annoying. Chan was such a T's. :-) Nevertheless, I'm going to give the movie a 7/10 because when it is great, it is really great and it is a nice finale to the Amuro/Char story (kind of). Well, I can now finally watch Unicorn, YES!!!!!! EDIT: Watched the first 3 episodes to Unicorn today and OMGTHEYWERESOAWESOME!!!!! I've seen the first two before, but it was nice to finally watch episode 3 right after and damn, that episode was great. I loved the reveal behind wh Marida, especially after just coming off the high of ZZ. I won't have the chance to watch anymore until Sat, but I look forward to it. So far though, I think Banagher is the worst character on the show. He isn't unlikable, but he isn't a great individual either. It is everyone else that is driving him along. Last edited by Dr Kain; 06-09-2016 at 04:41 PM.. |
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