Buy Hydrochlorothiazide Without Prescription http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/09/10/macross-zero-getting-back-to-the-beginning-of-it-all/ Get decultured Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Buy Hydrochlorothiazide Without Prescription http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/09/10/macross-zero-getting-back-to-the-beginning-of-it-all/#comment-45563 otou-san Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:44:03 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=882#comment-45563 M7 doesn't compare to the others very easily. Like Frontier, it's very self-conscious about being musical, but unlike Frontier the music makes me want to kill puppies. I was convinced to finally take a real shot at watching (my 3rd try), and I'm almost to the halfway point. I've had a bit of a hard time but I finally realized that M7 actually <em>wants</em> you to laugh at it. It's not too serious. I doubt it's going to end up being my favorite, but like you I lean toward Plus for that. <abbr><em>otou-sans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shamefulotakusecret/~3/387891519/" rel="nofollow">Macross Frontier 22</a></em></abbr> M7 doesn’t compare to the others very easily. Like Frontier, it’s very self-conscious about being musical, but unlike Frontier the music makes me want to kill puppies.

I was convinced to finally take a real shot at watching (my 3rd try), and I’m almost to the halfway point. I’ve had a bit of a hard time but I finally realized that M7 actually wants you to laugh at it. It’s not too serious.

I doubt it’s going to end up being my favorite, but like you I lean toward Plus for that.

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]]> Buy Hydrochlorothiazide Without Prescription http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/09/10/macross-zero-getting-back-to-the-beginning-of-it-all/#comment-45554 Martin Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:18:44 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=882#comment-45554 Crusader: the battle choreography was certainly an important factor in why I enjoyed the rewatch but yeah, the eye candy does make it worth watching. Ranka was perfectly cast as Mao but jeez...the girl who was cast as Sara wasn't nearly as good as the original! @Peter S: if it's any help, this is only five 30 minute episodes so you could probably marathon it in an evening. Or watch an episode a day in the space of a week. TBH the only connection with the rest of the franchise plot-wise is Mao (referenced in Frontier) and Roy Foker. @IKnight: I think the music side of things was underplayed here, but then pretty much everything took second place to the visual side of things. Apparently the Blu-ray is out in Japan any day now, featuring full HD video and 5.1 surround sound. Imagine... *drools* Still haven't seen M7 yet though. The premise sounds a bit cheesy even by Macross standards, and the length is intimidating. How does it compare with the others? Crusader: the battle choreography was certainly an important factor in why I enjoyed the rewatch but yeah, the eye candy does make it worth watching. Ranka was perfectly cast as Mao but jeez…the girl who was cast as Sara wasn’t nearly as good as the original!

@Peter S: if it’s any help, this is only five 30 minute episodes so you could probably marathon it in an evening. Or watch an episode a day in the space of a week. TBH the only connection with the rest of the franchise plot-wise is Mao (referenced in Frontier) and Roy Foker.

@IKnight: I think the music side of things was underplayed here, but then pretty much everything took second place to the visual side of things. Apparently the Blu-ray is out in Japan any day now, featuring full HD video and 5.1 surround sound. Imagine… *drools* Still haven’t seen M7 yet though. The premise sounds a bit cheesy even by Macross standards, and the length is intimidating. How does it compare with the others?

]]> Buy Hydrochlorothiazide Without Prescription http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/09/10/macross-zero-getting-back-to-the-beginning-of-it-all/#comment-45553 IKnight Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:40:03 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/?p=882#comment-45553 I watched this a few months ago myself, and broadly speaking I agree with you. The VFs are great but the love triangle is unconvincing and <em>Zero</em> fails to really tackle the musical facet of Macross. I don't think the connection of music with the islanders' natural world and its use in the finale constitute nearly as interesting an approach as <em>Plus</em>'s. (Or, um, <em>Macross Seven</em>'s - perhaps I shouldn't say that, though.) <abbr><em>IKnights last blog post..<a href="http://animanachronism.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/now-cracks-a-noble-heart/" rel="nofollow">Now Cracks a Noble Heart</a></em></abbr> I watched this a few months ago myself, and broadly speaking I agree with you. The VFs are great but the love triangle is unconvincing and Zero fails to really tackle the musical facet of Macross. I don’t think the connection of music with the islanders’ natural world and its use in the finale constitute nearly as interesting an approach as Plus’s. (Or, um, Macross Seven’s - perhaps I shouldn’t say that, though.)

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Yeah Macross Zero was very much style over substance, still for a retcon it wasn’t that painful, and the dogfights were still spectacular. Sometimes just doing one thing that right allows the audience to forgive the other flaws. While the characters were not the highlight there is no denying that Macross Zero boasts some of the best dogfights within the franchise.

Still makes me wish they cast Alto-hime as Sara…

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