Scream Man Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 so last night since I got my 11B i hit Youtube and found a listing for the Macross Plus movie which Ive never seen. "what the hell" i figure? even if the quality is bad, i know the story well so I just need to see the new bits. HOLY CRAP! I never in a million years thought Id enjoy it this much! the pacing is improved, the story feels like it makes more sense somehow, the action was great....Sure i missed the asteroid fight from the start, but that was really the only sequence that I would have liked back in the film. Im just floored that it was THIS much better as a film! Is there a decent DVD set to buy with good english Subs, or must i resort to a bootleg? Quote
Roy Focker Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 I only have it on VHS. The movie is missing one thing the openning fight. Quote
miriya Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 I have it on DVD with english subs and dubs. It was put out by MANGA. I will look for a link for you. Quote
miriya Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 looks like best buy and amazon carry it. But you are in Australia? what region is that for DVDs? Quote
Scream Man Posted May 13, 2009 Author Posted May 13, 2009 Region 4. I didn't know there had been a western release of the movie with a sub and dub! That's awesome! I sort of missed the opening, but I liked the pacing of the film so much it wasn't that big a deal in the end. My favourite addition was isamu skydiving in battroid down and then shifting to gerwalk right near the ground. That was beautiful! Quote
JB0 Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 Pretty sure there wasn't a dub. That was the main reason I didn't buy the DVD. Not that I wanted to listen to the dub, but I couldn't see paying that price for a hard-subbed VHS rip. Quote
miriya Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 The sites are saying it is just a sub. I seem to remember watching it both subbed and dubbed. I will look later at my copy when I get a chance. Quote
Max Jenius Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 I like the editing better, but I wish that they had kept more scenes from the OAV version. Quote
Bri Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 The OVA has a English Subs and Dub, the movie edition only has English subs. Quote
Keith Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Madman probably releases it in australia, and unfortunately, it's probably the asme VHS dump to DVD that manga put out here. The upside, it'll look better than youtube. Quote
Scream Man Posted May 14, 2009 Author Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) Ive never seen it to buy here. we got the Mac+ perfect collection, but not this i think. Ill have to invest in the US version. Im more of a dub guy than a sub guy, so I miss Isamus English voice. He was awesome! Edited May 14, 2009 by Scream Man Quote
taksraven Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 I only have it on VHS. The movie is missing one thing the openning fight. That is probably the worst thing about it. The pacing of the original anime had problems, with part three in particular dragging on. Then again, most Macross' series (SDF:M, Plus, Zero and Frontier) had real issues when it came to the pacing of the series and generally the endings were rushed. Taksraven Quote
taksraven Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 You are so mid-90s! Graham But the mid-90's were a great place to be!! ;) Taksraven Quote
RogueTrooper Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Never been able to watch in better quality than the version i got from Manga boxset, think i read that it was originally intended to be a movie. Quote
ErikElvis Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Bestbuy.com has the plus set and movie. Movies just subs though. Quote
Hoptimus Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Yeah I love the movie! I prefer it to the OVA's! I do miss a few scenes but overall the Movie works better for me. Quote
Strumvogel Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 I might be wrong but I think the DVDs were hardsubs as well. So you can't turn the subs off if you want to watch it without the text cluttering up the bottom of the screen. Let's face it, we're all so familliar with the story now we don't need subs to follow the movie anymore. Quote
Gubaba Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I might be wrong but I think the DVDs were hardsubs as well. So you can't turn the subs off if you want to watch it without the text cluttering up the bottom of the screen. Yep, that's how it is. I had the VHS tape and I have the DVD. There was never a dub made for the movie, and the DVD is just a VHS dump. Pretty lame way to release such a spectacular movie... Quote
Einherjar Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I wished they released the version with David Hayter (Solid Snake) as Isamu internationally. It has better quality and stuff. Quote
miriya Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I never realized until this thread that it was a VHS dump. Will they release a higher quality version? I am still pissed off that there is no official decent release of Macross Zero. HG!!!!!! Quote
JB0 Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I never realized until this thread that it was a VHS dump. Will they release a higher quality version? Given they initially promised an english dub for the movie DVD release, and that the subsequent Macross Plus box set only had the OVA... They seem to not give a flying grizzly bear about the movie. Quote
Lindem Herz Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 There's always Macrosshare if you REALLY want to see the HD remaster, you know... Quote
Duke Togo Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I wished they released the version with David Hayter (Solid Snake) as Isamu internationally. It has better quality and stuff. Wait, what? Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Wait, what? One of the older Japanese DVD's has a new English dub for vol.4, and in it David Hayter provides Isamu's voice. Mind you, he doesn't make Isamu sound like Snake. I thought that dub was pretty weak, the voice acting lacked energy and the lip-synching was totally off in some scenes. It's only saving grace was that it was a little more faithful to the sub, but that might explain why the lip-synching was off. Quote
Einherjar Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Still, it looks like a better deal than what the Manga Entertainment releases had. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...mp;#entry630954 Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Can't argue with that, the Japanese know how to package their DVD's! Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 But the mid-90's were a great place to be!! ;) Taksraven Damn straight!!! Quote
Macross007 Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Can't argue with that, the Japanese know how to package their DVD's! That's certainly why the japanese releases cost a lot of money then. Quote
blacklotus Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 I never realized until this thread that it was a VHS dump. Will they release a higher quality version? I am still pissed off that there is no official decent release of Macross Zero. HG!!!!!! Same here. Guess I'll just have to make sure my LD player doesn't burn out from playing the LD version I got from Japan. Still, I wished they had replaced the un-necessary Lucy fan service with more action sequences instead. Quote
Vinnie Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 Same here. Guess I'll just have to make sure my LD player doesn't burn out from playing the LD version I got from Japan. Still, I wished they had replaced the un-necessary Lucy fan service with more action sequences instead. While the Lucy fanservice scene might have been a touch extraneous, the additional scenes of her added some dimension to her character. It made her go from being a throwaway blonde bimbo, to a somewhat interesting character that we only get a brief exposure to her thoughts and feelings. Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 Same here. Guess I'll just have to make sure my LD player doesn't burn out from playing the LD version I got from Japan. Still, I wished they had replaced the un-necessary Lucy fan service with more action sequences instead. there is NOTHING unnecessary about Lucy fan-service. Quote
Mr March Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 But the mid-90's were a great place to be!! ;) Taksraven Damn straight!!! Whoa! Wait a minute. I thought Macross was a stuck-in-the-1980s fandom. When did this board jump to pining away for a 1990's golden age? Quote
Gubaba Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 Damn straight!!! Whoa! Wait a minute. I thought Macross was a stuck-in-the-1980s fandom. When did this board jump to pining away for a 1990's golden age? The '80s taught us to love Valkyries...the '90s taught us to love Valkyries with guitar sticks! BOMBAA!! Quote
Mr March Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 More like this... The '80s taught us to love Valkyries...the '90s taught us to hate Valkyries with guitar sticks! RAmen Quote
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