Area88 Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Click to Download The original version of MD Geist includes the original voices, music and animated scenes. Only the inferior , hacked and reanimated director's cut produced in 1996, made it to dvd. Now finally you can see the rare MD Geist in it's original glory from 1986. Edited August 17, 2009 by Area88 Quote
Gubaba Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 Click to Download The original version of MD Geist includes the original voices, music and animated scenes. Only the inferior , hacked and reanimated director's cut produced in 1996, made it to dvd. Now finally you can see the rare MD Geist in it's original glory from 1986. So, this is the version that I watched on VHS in 1987? Wow. Be honest, though. It's still pretty sucky. Quote
Einherjar Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 I'll stick to the VHS that's collecting dust in my room. Watching it once in English was enough for me. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 But you have to admit, the fight at the end is pretty decent... I know, I know; poor justification for one of the first animes I ever saw. Sue me Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 God, please close this thread. Ugh! MD Geist. Ugh! Quote
promethuem5 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Lol, never heard of it, but will dl and watch. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Lol, never heard of it, but will dl and watch. sucker for punishment. MD Geist sucks. Quote
Ginrai Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I don't have to admit anything. If anyone can stay awake to the end of MD Geist I'll give them an award for masochism. Quote
JB0 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Why do you do this to people? I've heard so much about this, I almost HAVE to watch it to see if it's all true. ... *clicks link* I hold you personally responsible for any mental damage this causes. Quote
Gubaba Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Why do you do this to people? I've heard so much about this, I almost HAVE to watch it to see if it's all true. ... *clicks link* I hold you personally responsible for any mental damage this causes. The thing about MD Geist is...it's really, really, atrociously, horrendously average. So you'll be just as disappointed with it if you go in with low expectations as you would if you went in with high expectations. Hell, even if you expect ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, you'll be disappointed. It's THAT average. Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I would rather sit and watch that other piece of garbage Roots Search, before I torture my senses again with MD Geist. Hell, I'd even sit through Manga's butchered English version of Dangaioh or Harmony Gold's Robotech Sentinels movie. Well, maybe not the Robotech movie... Quote
Einherjar Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) The thing about MD Geist is...it's really, really, atrociously, horrendously average. He's also an a-hole. His only redeeming quality is being strong enough to take on the world. Edited August 18, 2009 by Einherjar Quote
anime52k8 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 The thing about MD Geist is...it's really, really, atrociously, horrendously average. So you'll be just as disappointed with it if you go in with low expectations as you would if you went in with high expectations. Hell, even if you expect ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, you'll be disappointed. It's THAT average. wow, I'm actually intrigued by the implied mediocrity. Quote
yellowlightman Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 The thing about MD Geist is...it's really, really, atrociously, horrendously average. Except it really isn't. MD Geist falls into the category of "so bad it's good," as in it's the kind of anime you watch with some friends while sharing a couple of six packs. It's absurd, it's ridiculous, it was directed by a 24 year old mechanical designed with no directorial experience who designed the suit before he came up with the story. There were plenty of 80s OAVs that were so unbelievably average and unremarkable you'd be hard pressed to recount any details about them a week after watching it. That probably won't be a problem with MD Geist. Quote
Gubaba Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Except it really isn't. MD Geist falls into the category of "so bad it's good," as in it's the kind of anime you watch with some friends while sharing a couple of six packs. It's absurd, it's ridiculous, it was directed by a 24 year old mechanical designed with no directorial experience who designed the suit before he came up with the story. There were plenty of 80s OAVs that were so unbelievably average and unremarkable you'd be hard pressed to recount any details about them a week after watching it. That probably won't be a problem with MD Geist. I wouldn't really call it "so bad it's good"...although, to be fair, I've never watched it drunk. Still, I remember very little about it EXCEPT that it was bad...and it's ridiculous "twist' ending (at least, I assume it was meant to be a twist...I've only seen it raw, and that was well before I learned any Japanese). But yeah...at least it stuck with me somewhat in the 22 years since I last saw it. That's a recommendation of a sort, I suppose. Quote
Einherjar Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) But yeah...at least it stuck with me somewhat in the 22 years since I last saw it. That's a recommendation of a sort, I suppose. It's kind of the same way for me too, except this also scarred me for life. Edited August 18, 2009 by Einherjar Quote
Gubaba Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 It's kind of the same way for me too, except this also scarred me for life. Kaori's fate in Akira scarred me for life. Iczer-1 scarred me for life. Hell, the people getting ripped to shreds in Megazone Part II scarred me for life. MD Geist just left me me kinda...restless and bored. Quote
danth Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 This is one of those shows that never get an unbiased review, because it's so cool to trash it. If you like old-school, trashy anime for the guns, tits, violence, and explosions, MD Geist is perfectly enjoyable. I can think of plenty old OAVs that are far worse (Crystal Triangle, Dog Soldier, Root Seach, etc). Quote
Einherjar Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) I bought this at a garage sale without prior knowledge of it for three bucks each (the cover with Geist's armor looked cool). I learned my lesson immediately after, do freaking research. And there was only one pair of boobs in this OVA, but the point of the show killed the mood. In fact, Geist metaphorically and literally killed it. Edited August 18, 2009 by Einherjar Quote
Ginrai Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 MD Geist is definitely not so bad it's good. It's not good either. It's just really boring and bland. Quote
yellowlightman Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 This is one of those shows that never get an unbiased review, because it's so cool to trash it. If you like old-school, trashy anime for the guns, tits, violence, and explosions, MD Geist is perfectly enjoyable. I can think of plenty old OAVs that are far worse (Crystal Triangle, Dog Soldier, Root Seach, etc). Exactly. I'm not sure how MD Geist got the reputation it did for being "the worst," although it might have been a backlash against how hard CPM pushed it. Maybe people were just tired of seeing that stupid 3D Geist before every CPM video. Honestly, it was pretty par for the course of the ultraviolent OAVs from that era, but it must have done something right if people are still talking about it. Quote
MilSpex Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 thanks Area 88, I can never get enough of `80s anime. Even if its bad `80s anime always has a special quality that makes me feel all warm inside. Quote
Area88 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Posted August 19, 2009 Your welcome MilSpex! This thread is about showing people that the 'original' version of MD Geist is pretty enjoyable. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 My favourite 80s anime has to be Detonator Orgun. Cheesy sci-fi goodness at it's best Quote
terry the lone wolf Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 I don't understand the hate; I love M.D. Geist! Quote
danth Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 My favourite 80s anime has to be Detonator Orgun. Cheesy sci-fi goodness at it's best The main guy in Orgun is so angsty it's ridiculous. But man if that weren't a pretty show. Even had transforming mecha!! Quote
CoryHolmes Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 The main guy in Orgun is so angsty it's ridiculous. But man if that weren't a pretty show. Even had transforming mecha!! He was the proto-Shinji! But seriously, whenever I sit down to watch that show I totally ignore the squishy humans and focus on the uber-cool mechas. That's what 80s anime was all about, yes? Quote
DarrinG Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Downloaded but could not get the Codec to work in Mac Quicktime . . . Quote
danth Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Downloaded but could not get the Codec to work in Mac Quicktime . . . Try VLC. Quote
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