July 30, 2011
Space Battleship Yamato Live Action Movie
I don't think it's possible to be an anime fan of my generation and not be at least a little familiar with Space Battleship Yamato or its bastardized American version Star Blazers. While I've never been a fan, growing up I certainly saw a few episodes of one or the other. However, I understand that it's hugely popular in Japan, and to a certain extent, here as well. Back in January of 2010, a teaser was released for a live action movie version of Space Battleship Yamato to great fanfare. When the movie itself was released, it outgrossed the second-to-last Harry Potter film in Japan. It was released on Blu-Ray a little over a month ago. Yesterday, it hit the torrent sites.
In some ways, I'm not the person who should be reviewing this film. After all, as I mentioned before I was never a fan of the original anime series. I can't stand up and say "Oh, that targeting unit is in the wrong place, RAGE HAET ARRRRRRRGH!" In other ways, however, I'm perfect... because I can't stand up and say "Oh, that targeting unit is in the wrong place." I can just sit back and enjoy the movie as a movie, and criticize it fairly. But I DO know enough about the series that I've got a sense of what it's trying to represent. And how does it translate to the big screen?
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But more importantly, what effect would
this Yamato have made in the Battle of Leyte Gulf? Could the new space-weapons even be employed against targets on the surface of a planet?
Posted by: Siergen at July 31, 2011 05:51 PM (Za5nM)
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Could the new space-weapons even be employed against targets on the
surface of a planet?
Yes..however in the series they learned to their astonishment that the Wave Motion Gun destroys not only targets on the surface of a planet, but the attached planet as well. After the ship accidentally burninated a planetesimal with a thriving ecosystem the first time they fired it in anger, they decided to never use it on any planet with an ecosystem...a policy they violated only once out of desperation.
But more importantly, what effect would this Yamato have made in the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
Blown up the planet thus ending the war.
Posted by: brickmuppet at July 31, 2011 08:11 PM (EJaOX)
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The SB
Yamato does have more weaponry than the Wave Motion Gun... she's got her main battery of energy cannon, and a large secondary battery of smaller energy guns. In theory, she could use them against seaborne threats. It would be difficult, as it's clearly shown that the ship does NOT have momentum dampers built in.
We don't know that this version of the
Yamato can't float, but its guns only fire in a straight line now. That'd mean it'd have to fly, but it'd also have to lean over to give her guns firing arcs... thereby dumping everybody either to starboard or port (depending). Hard to fight with the ship listing like that.
Posted by: Wonderduck at July 31, 2011 10:33 PM (KBBJ+)
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I will always be loyal to this movie
I want this film aired again in Indonesia.
if the film is played back in Indonesia.
I will continue to be faithful to the movie.
accepted the love spache battleship yamato
Posted by: andika pond at August 26, 2012 05:09 AM (nVg5O)
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