Gatchaman Live Action Movie Battle of the Planets G-Force Science Ninja Team (Japanese Movie with English Sub - All Region DVD)

I can remember rushing home from school, turning on the TV and running outside to adjust the antenna so we could watch BOtP. It was campy as all get out and Zark drove me crazy. 1Rover1 wasn’t much better. I’ve collected all the various embodiments of the Gatchaman series and gotten my kids and nephews addicted to it too.I was so disappointed when the anime movie was dropped. When the live action movie premiered in Japan I looked up the cost of air fare, I was so excited about seeing it! I didn’t get to see it in theaters but the blueray I managed to aquire is fantastic! I’ve watched it every night for the last two weeks but I really wanted to understand what they were saying other than arigato, k’so and Baka so I had to have this one even if it is confusingly subtitled in some scenes.If you ever loved any of the incarnations of Gatch, this movie is a must have!

I like the way the animation has been translated to the big screen. To some degree it has the feel of a more adult version of a Power Rangers movie. That may not be surprising since Gatchaman was one of the shows that laid the foundation for team shows like the Power Rangers. But I do expect that a movie made in 2013 would have special effects that significantly go beyond what movie goers saw in the 1995 "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" theatrical release.Having said that, the story is more compelling than any that I recall from the original series. The acting and dialogue is better than I expected with a good balance of humor and drama. Tori Matsuzaka is competent as Ken but Go Ayano really owns his role as Joe. Ayame Goriki and Tatsuomi Hamada do well with what lines they are given but I really think Ryohei Suzuki as Ryu is the weak link here.If you are a fan of the genre or the original TV show this is worth your time. But this is not a place for a newbie to start.

I grew up watching G-Force (Gatchaman) as a kid. It was amazing then, and it's amazing once again. This movie has some of the most over the top super hero action I've seen. If you can imagine it in a cartoon/anime, it happens here, with real people. Some may be less than happy that while the movie has English subtitles, I don't believe it's localized for Western audiences. What this means in basic terms is that some of the subtitles won't make as much sense as they would if they were written for a Western audience. This actually makes it even better to me, as I don't have to wonder if the dialog has been dumbed down for me.

The DVD sold here looks to be the "Hong Kong version" aka a version that is not quite official. The disk itself is good quality, no extras but the subtitles are bottleggy and are not that good. Its especially weird throughout that Condor Joe (aka Jason on BoP) is called "Joe" throughout the movie but the subtitles constantly refer to him as "George." What's especially weird is that there's an infographic IN the movie which also names him as "George." So.. I don't understand. Many of the subtle nuances are lost.The story is dense. Unfortunately, it completely removes the team from any familiar context from the show, which I think is a mistake. For example, the team dynamic as seen on the show is not very strong here. Ryu is not quite the big, loveable giant, Joe is not quite the angry, aggressive #2 as he was on the anime and Ken is more of a stereotypical tormented hero. Ken and Joe share a love interest which is NOT Jun, which further makes it weird. The less said about Berg Katse, the better.But, lots of action, the FX are decent, although I thought some of the suits looked bad (Ken in particular had all the wrong colors). So.. worth a watch if you are a fan but as a fan myself, I can't say this was much more than mediocre and kind of disappointing.

I saw this movie a while back on another video streaming site . But could not find it again . I loved it the first time I saw it and I finally got smart enough to check Amazon and wow I found it . It's just an awesome movie . It steers in a different direction than the anime cartoon but I feel that's what made it more interesting to me . It just made it feel like a totally different movie from the anime .

When i first saw this come out in japan i was so excited and tried in vain to find a leak somewhere to watch it. i was so happy when my checking finally lead to a purchase. It's just as cheesy as you would expect, the fighting scenes are way computerized and the gatchaman i remember as a child. The captioning is a little off but it's simple enough to rearrange to make the sentence make sense. i loved gatchaman as a kid so i was not disappointed with this movie. Great for nostalgia purposes and with it being Japan it is cheesy in parts. i will give you a hint and say that like Marvel movies you will want to watch until the end credits, it's only five seconds about, but it makes me think enough to wonder!

this movie is fricken awesome! it brings good memeries of watching the cartoon g-force(battle of the planets), too have a live action version is even better the story was good for a live action film, the characters had their ups and downs but came together as a family to save the earth and each other, despite what other people say this is a good action movie and i hope they make more! good job japan! BIRD GO!

I always said to my friends if they ever did a live action Battle Of The Planets movie it would be awesome!!! And this film is AWESOME!!! Even if it is not in english I had a blast watching this movie! You won't be disappointed!