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Staring:
Brennan Elliott,
Enuka Okuma,
Catharina Conti,
David Lovgren,
Kenneth Welsh
Director:
Graeme Campbell
Average Customer Rating:  
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0669198197093
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC
Label: Bandai
Manufacturer: Bandai
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bandai
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2002-01-22
Running Time: 95
Studio: Bandai
Theatrical Release Date: 2000 |
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Amazon.com
G-Saviour: The Movie is an oddity: an American live-action film made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gundam, one of the most popular and successful franchises in anime history. Although Yoshiyuki Tomino's mecha show actually debuted on Japanese television in 1979, it was the three feature-length compilations of the series released in 1981-82 that made Gundam a hit. The programs that followed are sprawling sci-fi epics that focus on teenagers whose psychic abilities enable them to pilot the splendidly designed robot-suits. The plot of G-Saviour, in which an evil general tries to destroy a mysterious enzyme that could end world hunger, is no hokier than many of the animated Gundam adventures. But the characters are all adults, and the turgid romance, in which a woman precipitates a war over her pilot-boyfriend's affections, lands with a thud. The film lacks the scope and brilliant design work of the anime series: despite the numerous CG effects by Digital Muse, G-Saviour feels like an undistinguished movie-of-the-week. Rated 13 Up: Violence, minor profanity. --Charles Solomon
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Nothing special , 2008-01-04
I give this movie 3 stars because It has a good plot, it was kind of cheesy. And I'm not complaining about the CGI, I mean, come on, it was made in like 2000, and the special effects aren't that bad.
The movie was ok, although it didn't really seem like a Gundam movie, at all. If you were a Gundam fan I would suggest not watching this, like, try to avoid it.
And the actors could have been a lot better too.
I just hope if bandai or somebody ever makes another Gundam movie they will do better than this.
Disappointed., 2006-12-26
I was ,overall, disappointed by this film. The plot should have been more detailed. If you look at any of the episodes of the gundam series you will see that they all have intriguing, provacotive, and detailed plots. The plot on this movie was not up to par for a gundam movie. There were times when I was watching this movie when I couldn't tell whether it was about the war of the colonies or the main characters' love story with the scientist. Although, I will admit the gundam fight scene in the end was pretty good. But thats about all I can say. The acting was near terrible, the special effects were sub-par, and the whole thing was just too predictable. In conclusion, this is DEFINITELY NOT a buy, barely even a rent. I only paid $1.99 for it, I feel as though I got my moneys' worth. You can buy it if you want to see the fight scene at the end but I implore you to not pay more than 5 or 6 dollars for it. If you do, you will probably feel like you were cheated. In my humble opinion that is.
Thanks for Nothing., 2008-08-03
You gotta hand it to `em, they try. But what do western filmmakers know about Japanese cartoons? Judging from this movie, a low-budget live-action adaptation of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" franchise, not a whole lot.
Created to kick off "Gundam's" 20th anniversary, "G-Saviour" retains its title as the worst Gundam product ever produced. The plot--which seems to be less about the war for a glowing enzyme that could end widespread famine, and more about said war being started by the hero's jealous girlfriend--makes the film feel like something out of the SCIFI Channel, or rather, the Lifetime Movie Network!
It's worth noting that members of the cast like Brennan Elliot (the hero) and Enuka Okuma (who lent her voice for the English dub of "Gundam Wing") hold their own while the CGI used to create the giant robots and space-age vehicles are decent. But that's not enough to condone how half-baked the finished product turned out to be (the soldiers' uniforms were taken straight from "Starship Troopers"). And I'll spare the details of the inaccuracies so as not to sound like a bratty fanboy. Just consider this a reason why anime and showbiz don't mix. DVD features include a Japanese audio track (with no subtitles), an art gallery, credits, and trailers for the Gundam shows you should watch.
This film is recommended for ages 13 and up: Violence, Adult Language.
Not much love from Gundam fans but on its own, it's an ok sci-fi film, 2008-08-08
With my goal to watch everything related to Mobile Suit Gundam and the Universal Century on DVD for 2008, I realized that there was a film released in 2000 (DVD released in 2002) to celebrate the Gundam 20th Anniversary.
In a collaboration with Sunrise, Inc. and Polestar Television, "G-SAVIOUR THE MOVIE" was released.
With a budget of nearly $9 million, the film would combine live action with CGI with the majority of the film in live action.
The film would take place in the Universal Century 223, way past the storyline of the anime series and there is no mention of Gundam in this film.
If anything, this film could be seen as one of those films you would catch on the Sci-Fi channel and realize that it has mecha and kick back and enjoy it.
I know this film is not accepted by Gundam fans, not accepted by Gundam co-creator Tomino Yoshiyuki but being the sci-fi fan that I am, I wanted to give this film the benefit of the doubt.
The film revolves around CONSENT (Congress of Settlement Nations) officer Mark Curran and one night, his ship was infiltrated by some unknown group who are looking for some type of lab samples. A gun fight ensues and CONSENT military led by Lt. Colonel Jack Halle (Curran's rival) ends up killing some of the people of this group.
Mark Curran then does his investigation and through interrogation, realizes that this group were actually scientists who were after something in the lab that would lead to the benefit of mankind.
Of course, Curran, being the optimist agrees to help the scientist, Cynthia Graves which automatically puts him in odds against CONSENT and ends up helping the group of scientists and puts him on the wanted list of CONSENT and becomes a cat and mouse film with the military trying to capture Curran and the rebel scientists.
As for how it relates to anything Gundam. Aside from the date which is "Universal Century 229, there is a mobile suit that the opposition to CONSENT has in its disposal called "G-Saviour". Also, the mention of colonies such as "Side-x" were used in the film but no mention of Gundam at all.
I suppose back in 2000, the CGI for the mechas were top notch but the majority of the film doesn't feature too much CGI and I guess that would be a positive thing now because of CGI advances since then.
As for the voice acting, compared to the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation or Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to the first season of the modern "Battlestar Galactica" and even Sci-Fi channel films, "G-Saviour" is not a horribly acted film.
Actually, Brennan Elliott does a good job playing CONSENT officer Mark Curran and rival/enemy Lt. Col. Jack Halle plays a good bad guy. The others in the film were not bad as well. I've watched a lot of sci-fi films and by no means is this film terribly acted or the worse one ever created.
The DVD also features a dubbed Japanese track and even though you have talent like Shinohara Ryoko playing the voice of Graves, as much as I enjoy watching Japanese anime with English subtitles, I didn't want to watch an English film dubbed in Japanese with English subtitles.
So, with that being said, I was not disappointed with this film at all. Was it wonderful? No. But it wasn't terrible either.
I had some problems with the pacing of the film. How Curran and Graves start to fall for each other... it just seemed a bit rushed. Also, when I see someone being shot multiple times, I would expect that person to not live through that. But who knows, maybe weapons were set at stun or something.
Another was how Curran became the main pilot of the G-Saviour. A former military officer/friend of Curran says of the G-Saviour, "this was built for you". It was one of those "rolling my eyes" moments in the film and next thing you know, Curran becomes a pro in piloting the G-Saviour and ready to take on colliding objects, space junk, etc. with no practical experience with G-Saviour. Sure, he's piloted many mobile suites and aircraft but for him to master G-Saviour so quickly... that's a big stretch.
The CGI didn't bug me all that much, since its a bit dated and the battle between G-Saviour and other mobile suits were cool to watch. Facial expressions/emotions after a battle were sometimes cheesy but all in all, the balance between CGI and real life actors worked well.
Personally, with the storyline taking place nearly 250 years later after the original "Mobile Suit Gundam" series, personally I didn't think too much after I watched it of how it affects the Gundam universe. If anything, I was more concerned about the Earth Federation collapsing and the emergence of CONSENT. But it would be interesting if Sunrise would create another anime series that did take place in this timeline.
As for special features, there was like CGI and artwork from and for the film. Even the special feature was a let down because there were less than ten images.
It would have been nice to watch a featurette with interviews with the cast or even behind-the-scenes filming. After all, this is the celebration of Gundam's 20th Anniversary at that time. So, you would have expected to see something in relation to that. Maybe even the Japanese premiere.
A lot of people made their judgment to not see this film and some who have seen it enjoyed it or disliked it.
For me, I found it as essential to have in my collection because I'm watching and owning everything "Universal Century" related in the Gundam universe.
I didn't dislike the film, I enjoyed it and for me, it was like catching a sci-fi movie special and that was it.
As for the DVD is concerned, for a 20th Anniversary Project celebrating Gundam, you would have expected more on this DVD and that is where this DVD fails in that there are hardly anything in regards to Gundam or even this film in terms of featurettes, interviews or anything else except CG and hand drawn artwork. And surprisingly, there is not much there for that either.
Fortunately, you can find this DVD around $5 online.
You Are Not Gundam., 2010-02-20
I would like to point those reading this review back up to the top of the page and ask them to look at the title of this product. Notice how, nowhere on it, you will find the word "Gundam" in it? (If you read the part above the title, well, you were doing it wrong~) That's because, quite simply, this is not Gundam. I rented this movie from a video store, and I'm grateful I did, because purchasing it would have been such a waste of money. I managed to make it through about 40 minutes of so-called acting before I had to stop. A cheesy plot, bad characters and acting, horrid mechanical designs and no real sign of what makes Gundam, well, Gundam.
There's a reason most, if not all, Gundam fans have disowned this movie from the Gundam timelines, universes, and the series. It's straight up BAD. Unless you're looking for a good "I dare you!" movie, save yourself the time and money, and just walk away.
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