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The episodic nature works perfectly within this framework, and the mix of Marine grit ("No retreat, no surrender!"), military jargon, and understated melodrama give a feel somewhere between the steely seriousness of an old-fashioned war comic book and the spectacle and romance of a Japanese anime space opera. The CGI animation is less ambitious than in such feature films as Toy Story, but it's one of the most impressive examples of the animation made for TV. The detailed designs, rich textures, 3-D modeling, and awesome sense of scale (not to mention the pumped-up action and whiplash speed of the bug army) give it the look of an impossibly sophisticated video game, with the rat-a-tat editing and soaring camerawork of a Hollywood movie. The budgetary shortcuts are evident in moments of blurring and jerking, but overall it's startlingly effective. The PG-level violence may not be appropriate for younger viewers, but it's aimed at an older crowd and has won a loyal adult following.
The packaging is very convenient (a shelf-space-friendly four discs in Thinpaks), but unfortunately, serious Roughnecks fans will want to hold onto their old discs. Cramming the eight discs of content plus bonus episodes (granted, Trackers was a short disc) onto four single-sided discs apparently left no room for the producer/technical commentary tracks that accompanied most of the previous discs. The only bonus features are photo galleries and a fold-out illustration.
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Sean Song, Alan Caldwell, Audu Paden, Michael Chang, Chris Berkeley, Sam Liu, David Hartman (III), Jay Oliva |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 30 August, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sony Pictures |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Surround Sound, Collector's Edition, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Cartoons & Animation, Children's Video, Movie, Science Fiction |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 043396106567 |
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Customer Reviews of Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Complete Campaigns
Just good fun. Buy it. The constant one-liners are a lot like an action hero comic book, but don't hold that against this box set. The animation is solid, the bad guys are the stuff of nightmares, and even in the future, "military intelligence" remains an oxymoron. Add a little pleasantly unexpected philosophy, and you have one of the most under rated TV series I have ever liked enough to watch in 3 consecutive days.
All in one....
Everything you want to know about the Roughnecks are in there... Even years after its creation, the animation is still great. I recommend it to those who want a captivating Sci-Fi story.
Better then the Theater Movie by Far!!
Out of all the anime, cartoons, cgi, movies, and what have you this is the best series I have ever watched. Whom ever is the military advisor on these chronicles deserves a Bravo Zulo!
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>Even "Starship Troopers" falls short to these chronicles. The series characters remind me of those I served with. They are so human its scary! "Aliens" was a great movie that showed a future Marines but "Roughnecks" has it beat.
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>I love the fact that strict disapline is still part of the Corps in these series. If you are a Marine or served your country you will enjoy the "Roughnecks".
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>It's just too bad that they stopped making these series. They should make a video game of the Chronicles!