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a very good film, whether you're a Macross fan or not
... and I've never seen a second of any other thing from the series, though from my understanding this one's a bit of a side story that takes place in the same universe, rather than a sequel. Because of this, you can enter it blind like I did and not feel left out. <
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>Many have called this the anime Top Gun, and I guess it sort of is, except for the whole part about the cybernetic pop star who becomes sentient and tries to slay our two male protagonists out of burning desire. It was codirected by the Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe and it has some of the same themes. Much of the plot hinges on characters confronting their pasts, which are unveiled bit by bit, like the layers of an onion. While this is done with less subtlety than in Watanabe's later work, this very intimate and personal style of character development still works amidst the futuristic landscape of transformer fighter jets, giant dino birds and digital pop. Speaking of which, it is also brilliantly scored by Yoko Kanno the anime soundtrack maestro. The plot is admittedly somewhat silly but then, so was the plot to Top Gun, and the execution here is more than good enough to compensate. <
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>P.S. I personally did not mind any of these things, but be forewarned: <
>1. There's no dubbing, subtitles only. <
>2. Video quality is not very good for DVD, though still quite acceptable. <
>3. A dearth of special features.

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Don't do it in the name of Macross!
I was disappointed with this movie. I didn't really find a connection, at least a real connection, with the original story. Just a 'forced relation' so as you can use the Macross (so as to sell more?) name. <
>The movie is not bad (not good either) but they shouldn't use the Macross name. <
>It hasn't also, have the 'soul' of the original story.

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huge macross plus fan...
I have been a Macross fan since Robotech hit U.S. television. It was only a matter of time before I explored the world of Japanese Anime after seeing Robotech. <
>When Macross Plus arrived I was an adult and I was so impressed by the animation and the sound track is awsome still!! Most of all, the plot was finally a mature one! <
>I have both the OVA series and the Movie Version. I felt to get all aspects of the story line I had to watch both versions. Both are great as stand alone howerver. I appriciated the Movie version since there was some nudity and the death of Gould was more intense. I didn't like that the Movie left out some plot development though. I truely felt,at the time of release, this movie was the most superior film out there. (In my opinion.) <
>Now, I must tell you that I have not viewed the DVD version of this release. So I appriciate reading the reviews here. I just rewatched the VHS version a couple of nights ago. And the story still grabs my heart. But the quality of tape compared to watching DVD's is so grainy. I am shocked and dissappointed to hear that the DVD release is a copy of the VHS! I have been considering buying the DVD of Macross Plus, but I'm glad to know ahead of time it isn't worth it. I thought there was an English dubbed version of the Movie version. I ordered, prefered, the subtitled version VHS. <
>Perhapse I will still order the OVA series version on DVD, since people said it was good quality. <
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