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Your Learning Zone - Robotech - Protoculture Collection
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List Price: $129.98
Our Price: $65.98
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Manufacturer: Adv Films
Starring: Rebecca Forstadt, Eddie Frierson, Jean-Claude Ballard, J. Jay Smith, Mary Cobb
Directed By: Robert V. Barron
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: ADV Films
EAN: 9781413914580
Format: Animated
ISBN: 1413914586
Label: Adv Films
Manufacturer: Adv Films
Number Of Items: 21
Publisher: Adv Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-11-08
Running Time: 2125
Studio: Adv Films
Theatrical Release Date: 1985-03-06
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Summary: Robotech Stuff
Comment: Great video's. The fact that the entire collection is all together and the price tag of the set make this a good deal. Plus the fact Robotech is freaking cool.
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Summary: A small complaint
Comment: I would like to see the original episodes instead of the edited ones. We see the original episodes of the other animes here. I can still see the editing in the episodes.
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Summary: Just like the old days
Comment: My only gripe is the commercial break animation... but that's what the fast forward is for.
This box set has it all, I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Strong at first, fades in the stretch
Comment: Before you read the rest, let me give you my point of view: I'm not a huge anime fan. In fact, I'm not even a huge Macross fan. I watched the "Robotech" incarnation when it was on Cartoon Network's Toonami back in the day, and the series cut off just as Earth was about to be invaded. I bought this set because I really liked the few dozen episodes Toonami aired and really wanted to know how the series was resolved.
Now that you know where I am coming from (and maybe are in the same situation I was in), the best way to summarize the Protoculture collection as a whole is that it leaves way too many questions unanswered. The three series (yes, I realize that they were three separate shows merged into one series) are divided across three generations, and each transition leaves us with questions as to what the heck actually got resolved. The frustration mounts with each successive series, especially the final series, which I know anime purists love but just leaves me scratching my head.
I loved the Macross saga but was left hanging at the end and chalked it up to a dramatic open ending that left room for the SDF-3 mission saga (we see a preview of that in the extras but that's about it). The Southern Cross series was somewhat entertaining but choppy, with a more definitive ending but much less substance to it and an embarrassing amount of gratuitous nudity (poorly drawn nudity at that) that did nothing except bog down the action. Finally, I got to the final generation and tolerated with gritted teeth a meandering plot involving a cross-dressing singer and a lovesick 10-year-old only to have the most ambiguous, unsatisfying ending ever.
If you know and love all three series, you will love this collection, which has a lot of little extras for the true fan. But if you're like me and are only familiar with what originally aired on Cartoon Network, avoid this collection: we're not Robotech purists, and this collection is good for the pure but will just frustrate the casual fan.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great collection for a great price!
Comment: If you've been waiting for a definitive Robotech collection this is it! I had bits and pieces of the Robotech saga from the previous DVD collections, but for the price on this collection, it was just too hard to pass up, plus it includes all the extras!
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Editorial Reviews:
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A massive alien battle cruiser crash lands on Earth in the midst of a bloody global war. With the possibility of a more perilous threat looming the human race puts aside their differences and collectively undertakes the arduous task of rebuilding the spacecraft redubbed the SDF-1 to defend the Earth should its extraterrestrial masters come to reclaim it. Eventually the alien Zentraedi invade Earth to collect the SDF-1 and the technology it contains forcing the inexperienced crew including hotshot pilot Rick Hunter and his war hero mentor Roy Fokker to launch the battle cruiser into war a war that will cross generations stretch across the farthest reaches of the universe and turn ordinary soldiers into extraordinary heroes.System Requirements:7 extras discs are included with loads of special features including Codename: Robotech and Robotech: The Sentinels Running Time: 2575 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating:Â PG UPC:Â 702727153129 Manufacturer No:Â DRT/BX100
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