Mobile Suit Gundam

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The first Gundam movie (1981) consists of recut footage from the first 15 episodes of the watershed TV series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). In the year 0079 of Yoshiyuki Tomino's "Universal Century," war rages between the Earth Federation and the space-based Principality of Zeon. Unlike the dedicated pilots of later mecha adventures, Amuro Ray becomes a hero in spite of himself. When Zeon raiders devastate his home, the orbiting space colony Side 7, Amuro stumbles into the cockpit of the Federation's secret weapon, the Gundam Mobile Suit RX-78. His talent as a pilot brings him into conflict with the dashing, unscrupulous Zeon ace Char Aznable. Amuro finds his resolve tested as he interacts with the other characters, who have also been pressed into service. Although the story is far from over, the film ends with Amuro tentatively accepting his role as a soldier. Rated 13 Up: Minor profanity, violence. --Charles Solomon

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In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, the Earth Federation and its space colonies are engaged in an apocalyptic war. The rebellious Duchy of Zeon, using humanoid fighting machines called mobile suits, has all but vanquished the Federation. Now the Federation's last hope is the prototype Mobile Suit Gundam. When a twist of fate makes young civilian Amuro Ray the Gundam's pilot, his own battle begins - a struggle not only for the Federation's survival, but for his own.

Customer Reviews:

dissapointing.......2006-03-06

I was so looking forward to this finally coming out on dvd since I have the movies on VHS and they were dubbed, but when the dvds came out and weren't dubbed I was pissed

Good intro into Gundam.......2003-12-31

I had to review when I saw that this has gotten some negative reviews. For shame, people, for shame.

Anyway, this is the original Mobile Suit Gundam; well, condensed into a 7 hour movie trilogy anyway. I'm going to be honest and say that sitting down and watching this for 7 hours does get pretty long, even for a diehard Gundam fan like myself. However, the animation is crisp and the voice actors are the original Japanese, as opposed to the cheap TV series and its even cheaper dub. So, whenever I want to watch a scene from MSG that's in the movies, I choose that over the TV series.

Anyway, this anime has it all: war, politics, battles, romance, drama, even comedy. I am a teenage girl who by all rights should love Wing, but instead loves MSG. The characters are incredible; well-developed and totally realistic. And may I say that MSG's romances tend to be subtle, but they are simply awesome.

This was my first taste of the original Gundam, and after watching it I could not understand why people would say that it's good, but only a small taste of it. And after watching the TV series, I realized how right they were. Honestly, I enjoyed the TV series so much, and it covers a lot more than the movie does. So, if you want to be "hardcore" UC Gundam, I recommend watching the TV series. Try and stomach the dub.

But if you just want a nice amount of background information or even just a glimpse of what UC Gundam has to offer, this is an excellent source to tap. The animation may be from the 70's, but the story is a masterpiece.

don't see it too long and boring.......2001-07-26

This movie was boring they prolonged it for so long what made it so boring not enough action. More talking then anything. If you like poor animation and the characters talking alot and not enough action then this is the one for you our if you like old animations.

Anime that change the history of anime.......2001-06-20

This is the first installment to the first Gundam trilogy. The movie is edited version of a TV show that is 20 years old, but the depth of the story and the characters far exceeds some of anime or even sci-fi movies today. This is the anime that changed the history of anime. This is the must see not only for anime fans, but those who shunted anime as kid stuff.

A Classic.......2001-06-15

The Mobile Suit Gundam series began airing in Japan in 1979, and ran for 43 episodes, until it's cancellation. However, as reruns were shown, the poularity of the series rapidly grew, and to immortalize the great series, it was crammed together into 3 over 2-and-a-half hour long theatrically released films. Each film details the most important parts of the series, using a combination of animation from the series and new animation made specifically for the film. The 3 movies were titled, "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie; Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie 2, Soldiers of Sorrow; and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie 3, Encounters in Space." And now, about 20 years later, the movies that started it all have been released in America. This is the first movie in the trilogy, and, in my opinion, is not quite as good as movies 2 and 3, which is why I gave it 4 stars. But, it is still a deep and enthralling movie. The animation is from the very early 80's, but if you can get past the dated look, there is a great story about the beginning of the Gundam legacy that has lasted for over 20 years in Japan underneath. For all you New Mobile Report Gundam Wing fans out there, this series takes place in the U.C.(Universal Century) Timeline, so there's no relation to Gundam Wing other than the title "Gundam." It details the story of Amuro Ray, a young boy who, by a twist of fate, becomes the pilot of the Earth Federation's top weapon in the One Year War against the Duchy of Zeon, the RX-78-2 Gundam. A great buy for Mecha fans, or Anime fans in general. Note: The original Mobile Suit Gundam series, which this movie is made from, will begin airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami sometime in the not to distant future, so if you don't want to spoil the surprise, then don't buy these tapes. But I strongly recommend you do, for there's plenty of new animation and new plot twists in these movies to make it a whole new experience. A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I
Starring: Mobile Suit Gundam Movie 1
Manufacturer: Bandai Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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