DVD : Robotech - The Macross Saga

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Robotech - The Macross Saga - Legacy Collection 1
starring: Katy Amaizo, Jean-Claude Ballard, Cam Clarke, Lara Cody, Greg Finley
directed by: Noboru Ishiguro, Robert V. Barron

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
This early anime series that helped introduce the genre to the United States in the mid-1980s is a curious hybrid. Harmony Gold bought the rights to the 36-episode Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, in which an alien invasion was held at bay by the voice of a girl pop star, but executives felt that American viewers wouldn't accept that plot. Producer-story editor Carl Macek intercut sequences from Macross with two similar-looking sci-fi series from Tatsunoko Studios, Genesis Climber Mospeada and Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross, creating a sprawling 85-episode space opera with a completely new story line. A gigantic spaceship crashes into the Earth in 1999; after 10 years of analysis and repairs, the Earth forces relaunch the gargantuan flying fortress--just as the 50-foot alien Zentraedi attack hoping to capture it--precipitating an interstellar war. In addition to two discs (12 episodes) of the Macross adventure, this first collection includes the first video release of Codename: Robotech. Made to promote interest in the series before its debut, Codename consists of the first 13 episodes recut as a feature. Captain Gloval's reminiscences about the characters' adventures ties together the rather choppy film. The supplemental disc also offers a commentary by Macek, describing the origins of the Robotech project and the making of the Codename feature; a portfolio of character model sheets; and selected scenes in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. A must-have for Robotech fans. Unrated; "contains mild animated violence." Suitable for ages 8 and up: violence is restricted to spaceship and robot battles. --Charles Solomon

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781578132379
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 1578132371
Label: Adv Films
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0JapaneseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Adv Films
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Adv Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Running Time: 375 minutes
Studio: Adv Films
Theatrical Release Date: 1985

Customer Reviews

Relive your biggest 80's addiction!

I'm 36 years old now but I remember with great clarity my first viewing of Robotech when it aired on my TV back in 1985. The plot was rich. The action was amazing. The transformable vehicles were spectacular. And main characters could and often did die. Robotech became a serious habit for me and you could be sure that at 4:30 every afternoon my TV was tuned in to it. At the time I had no concept how difficult a show it was to put together and air for producer Carl Macek and the staff at Harmony Gold. ... Read More

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