Space Battleship Yamato

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Joe l @RT01769415 02/27/2025 Absolute dogs breakfast. See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 12/13/2023 Space Battleship Yamato isn't a franchise I hold a strong affection for, although I do enjoy it immensely, it's hard to deny the legendary influence it holds across science fiction media as a whole. Seeing it adapted into a live-action film came with certain trepidations, however, the film ultimately won me over very quickly feeling a mix of old Star Wars and the 2009 Star Trek movie, capturing a sleek futurist look without losing sight of the 70s illustration style. Takashi Yamazaki takes his fair share of creative liberties with the source material, often taking cues from the second season of the show more than the original, but he brilliantly realises the universe the crew of the Yamato inhabit, all feeling like a lived-in world which many western sci-fi films struggle to do even on larger budgets. It does feel like a schlocky melodramatic space opera from yesteryear but the loveable performances from the cast and gorgeous musical score by Naoki Satō make it work. Unfortunately, it does kind of collapse in on itself once the Gamilas make their appearance but the pedal is on the floor from the moment the film starts with plenty of cheese, heightened emotions and leather jackets for everyone. See more Christopher P @RT15332309 08/16/2023 Some drastic changes from the anime, but it looks gorgeous! It is likely the only time we will see a live action version of the property, so enjoy it for what it is. See more 08/17/2021 Do yourself a favor, pass on this, but don't give up on the franchise. The animated series "Space Battleship Yamato: 2199" is superb. Period. Full stop. At best, this film is a poor rip-off of Battlestar Galactica void of any plot or character. See more 07/06/2021 Well made live action from japan. See more 06/22/2020 DESLOK: - Pretty good story for such a condensed plotline. Every scene was related to an episode from the original Star Blazers series. - The special effects were top-notch. It is hard to believe they pulled off with $23.9 million what George Lucas couldn't do with his prequels for five or six times the amount of money. Maybe Hollywood should move to Tokyo. - The musical score was taken straight from the original series and served to underscore the tie this movie had to it. PRINCE ZORDAR: - The high-gravity scenes were drawn out faaaaaar to long. I mean, it took almost 15 minutes from the final Gamilia attack to figure out a course of action. It seemed like it was just filling in the time and by the time it was over you were wanting to scream "just get on with it"! - The lead character, known as Derrick Wildstar in the west, comes aboard the ship as a civillian, tries to assault the Captain, re-enlists, then is shortly thereafter made Captain. Not even by any stretched imagination and suspension of all disbelief is this possible. - The story was too condensed. The old series took place over the course of a year, and travelled 360k light years. There were a lot of good subplots that would have served well if this had been a trilogy. See more Read all reviews

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