Twin Drive System
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The movie was pure entertainment. Total nonsense from plot perspective but it had so much Gundam fanservice and visuals to make up for it.
I kind of wish they'd done another full series or split it into several parts because it felt like everything was moving too fast for there to be any weight to the developments and a lot of characters felt shallow (esp on the "enemy" side).
Though probably not to the point of overuse, it still felt like there were a noticeable amount of flashbacks (How many times is Nicol going to die?).
I find it amusing how they basically turned Shinn from a rabid dog (in Destiny) to Kira's guard puppy. But I'm glad they were able to redeem his character in the movie.
Most crowd reactions at my theater came from scenes with Shinn being a dork or when civilians were getting obliterated (which were surprisingly brutal).
It was refreshing to see the characters piloting different MS than their usual ones. Buster and Duel in Meteors also awesome.
Looking forward to the home release, I definitely want to watch the movie again.
Overall, the movie seems to be well received by both fans and some former haters.
Given the obvious issues in the movie, I have to wonder if it's getting a free pass because recent Gundam installments have altered the standards (for better or worse). Or maybe this is the Gundam that people wanted all along.
I kind of wish they'd done another full series or split it into several parts because it felt like everything was moving too fast for there to be any weight to the developments and a lot of characters felt shallow (esp on the "enemy" side).
Though probably not to the point of overuse, it still felt like there were a noticeable amount of flashbacks (How many times is Nicol going to die?).
I find it amusing how they basically turned Shinn from a rabid dog (in Destiny) to Kira's guard puppy. But I'm glad they were able to redeem his character in the movie.
Most crowd reactions at my theater came from scenes with Shinn being a dork or when civilians were getting obliterated (which were surprisingly brutal).
It was refreshing to see the characters piloting different MS than their usual ones. Buster and Duel in Meteors also awesome.
Looking forward to the home release, I definitely want to watch the movie again.
Overall, the movie seems to be well received by both fans and some former haters.
Given the obvious issues in the movie, I have to wonder if it's getting a free pass because recent Gundam installments have altered the standards (for better or worse). Or maybe this is the Gundam that people wanted all along.