Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Irememberlove
Absolutely blew me away after watching SDF. One of my favorite anime movies I’ve ever seen. Viewing SDF vastly improves your first viewing of the movie, as otherwise you’ll miss out on a lot of side characters and bits of lore from the SDF anime. It’s a necessary sacrifice to make a movie work though, and it pays off for the main characters.
The animation is top notch. It’s gorgeous. Probably has some of the best animation I’ve seen in a movie.
The love triangle is vastly improved and actually makes sense. In a lot of ways, this is closer to how it should have played out in the show.
There are only two things I strongly dislike about the movie. The assassination of Focker’s personality into a total piece of shit is horrifying. Then there’s the Zentradi redesign. The new look is terrible…
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The original Macross anime was a unique show that delved into the profound themes of intergalactic discovery, mutual understanding, complex character development, and the struggles of humanity's survival. However, this movie seemed to have lost sight of the essence that made the series so special, as it turned into a mere two-hour advertisement for song albums.
One of the most glaring issues with this adaptation is the rushed and haphazard storytelling. The rich character development that made the original anime so compelling is completely lacking in this movie. Many characters seem to have lost their significance and screen time, leaving the audience disconnected and unsatisfied. The core essence of the story was butchered, reducing it to a mere fraction of its original depth and impact.…
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Macross do you remember love is a retelling movie of the events that takes place in series known as Super dimensional fortress macross
They altered some of the events like minmei already famous and already an idol
The mc is already part of the skull squadron
And they change some of origins like the song that become plot device in the end part of the movie
This movie has lack of characterization since it was a movie and its impossible to tell all the vital points of the series
The good thing in this movie is the animation and the fight scenes even today it was the most beautiful handrawn animation you can find in anime
I recommend watch the series first then watch the retelling movie
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After finishing the og series, I went straight into this film and it was a really fun experience.
This film looked really good, in terms of detail and animation, its up there for one of the nicest films i’ve seen and unlike the og there isn’t really any massive quality drops which I noticed. The ost was yet again really good and i liked the new versions which was added.
I wasn’t sure about how this film rewrites some of the stuff from the series, but I do think it kind of makes more sense this way, I’m just a bit mixed about them doing that in the first place.
This film doesn’t work at all as a replacement to the original series it just doesn’t have the development or depth, they get away with not explaining things just because you have seen the series.
The final battle to this was a sp…
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My what a film and more of a rabbit hole than I anticipated.
I first gained knowledge of the Macross universe through an AMV of Nanidato's "Super Riser" after being recommended it by chance upon finishing listening to "Plastic Love" for the 8 millionth time. At the time I didn't know what and AMV was and took straight to the comments to try and find out what the anime was so I could watch it for the amazing music, visuals, and most importantly the looks of Lynn Minmay.
Upon scourging Google for "Super Dimension Fortress Macross DYRL free" I found the full movie on YouTube that was posted without any copyright claims!?!?!?
Boy was I in for a surprise, not only did I figure out that the song was not in the movie but I realized a new obsession; I had come to love everything about this mo…
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This review is coming from someone who hasn't watched the series, I understand many of the flaws of the movie would be gone with the series, I'll probably go back and watch it eventually.
As a film separate from the context of the full series it manages to stay quite cohesive throughout the run-time rarely losing me. However there are times where I think it really needed longer time with some of the characters and more time to really show the time between major events, but it does it's best and does it quite well.
Love the aesthetic, it's probably what kept me the most interested. Despite being a movie revolving around singing I didn't really care for the singing. The relationships are just as expected, the characters act as you would expect aswell. The general theme is very much in the…
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well what the heck, guys i love anime, i have watched over 54 days of pure watch tie animes, and i have never neeeever come came across such a masterpiece, there are plenty of of ggood anime out there, but this is NOT it. This is a definition of what it means to be HUMAN, i decided long ago that i i am not a Human but after gaining more exp i came to realize that being human is the definition of my reality. just watch this. if u like it then u understand. if u dont, then watch it again u frikin ape.
12378/3 best poetry and lyrics eva. gg.
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More campy and more condensed than its source material, Do You Remember Love? is also much more beautiful than its source material.
This film version of the original Macross is much less subtle, and much more extravagant. It has a totally retooled story, has a LEGENDARY animation team, who would go forth and work on some of the best anime ever made. It was the benchmark for animation for a long while, and its very apparent why; the entire runtime of this film really is pure, unadulterated sasuga, bolstered by a beautifully-composed score.
But in the end, aside from its technical perfection and influence, Do You Remember Love? accomplished what Nolan’s Interstellar tried so hard to convey, but failed:
it makes us believe that love can save the universe.
And it takes one hell of a mo…
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***There will be spoilers in this review.***
For an upcoming project it was necessary for me to see this film. I had not seen anything Macross related before seeing this film but the promotional artwork for the film got me really excited. However after sitting through the two hour runtime, I am frustrated.
The beginning of this film was somewhere between great and amazing. The opening thirty or so minutes really pulled me. The opening concert, the fight outside the space ship, the rescue of the singer, the short bonding between the main characters, all of these moments were done exquisitely.
Another element of the film that is on full display from the get-go is the gorgeous art. The character models, the architecture of the buildings, and the subtle flourishes around the main animatio…
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Most people in the anime community have probably heard of the show Mobile Suit Gundam. It’s unquestionably one of the grandfathers of the anime that air today. It proved anime can have narrative that can be taken seriously by an adult audience and the tropes that it perfected for its time are still used in anime today, even if the mecha genre is dying they can be seen in other genres and if you watched the original Mobile Suit Gundam it won’t be hard to trace back the tropes. It is arguably the most influential anime of all time and deserves to be placed on a pedestal for its historical value. But many people miss out on a mecha title that is disputably; equally as important as Gundam. That anime is Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Macross captured the hearts of many anime fans that were…
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*SINCE CHANCES ARE, YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MOVIE, I IMPLORE YOU TO SEEK IT OUT BEFORE RETURNING TO THIS REVIEW. THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPOILERS FOR "MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE?".
You know, people tend to have a lot of adamant notions on things. There are people who believe that the original version of a story is inherently and exponentially better than alternative versions and retellings. There are people who try to say that men are inherently better than women or vice versa. You have people who claim music to be less impactful and worth being labeled "art" as paintings and fiction. In one fell swoop, Macross: Do You Remember Love manages to address every single one of these issues (including the first and third ones indirectly) and do so phenomenally. As a fan of this franchise since the…
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Macross is a classic mecha series that's surprisingly suits well with the musical dramas settings on it.
PLOT:
In the fictional modern world of 2009, Humans were engaged in war with a giant male aliens in which was called Zentraedi and their female counterpart Meltrandi. These two types of aliens were also warring each other. At one time when a singer called Lynn Minmay doing her concert, the Zentraedi began their invasion to humans, and she almost die during the incident but being saved by a young mecha pilot called Hikaru Ichijo, in which he unintentionally saw her struggling when he retreated to the Macross, humans mothership. They soon get trapped somewhere at the mothership and was founded later. After then, Hikaru begins his romantic journey as well as his war to defeat the giant al…
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Shoji Kawamori and I have this little understanding: I don't watch his stuff and he's allowed to do whatever he wants whilst I occasionally look at the premise for whatever new thing he has coming out whilst going "Kawamori, please". Throughout the entire history of the man who brought us Escaflowne, there have only been two things he's made that have interested me to any degree. One was Aquarion EVOL - which admittedly I've lost interest in ever rewatching due to the fact that it depends too much on a style that ages faster than bananas dipped in acid - and the other is his movie summary of Macross SDF, which I haven't actually watched, but my colleagues who have seen it assured to me that Lynn Kaifun is a grade-A dickwad.
Well he doesn't get a chance to be a dickwad here, because he bar…
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Intense, powerful, eloquent, moving.
These words came to me when I saw this alternative version of the Macross series. (It's not compulsory to watch the tv series to understand and enjoy this movie)
First of all, I'd like to say that, visually, I took a slap. I saw Akira, Redline, Gurren Lagann and many other quality shows but I never ever saw something so divinely well moving than in "Macross, do you remember love?".
The fights are at same time violent, powerful and choregraphed with a sort of delicacy, nobility in the movement. Theses movements are incredibly harmonious and at the same time, on numerous occasions, direct and true. The sweetness and the violence alternate in a brilliant way. The decorations are extremely worked, colors are magnificient and even monsters are well desig…
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30 year later, this is still one of the most stunning works of animation I have ever seen.
Macross : DYRL is more of a reinterpretation of the series (roughly episodes 2 thru 27) rather then a summary. While the primary plot elements remain the same, I still would recommend watching the series first in order to be able to fully appreciate this movie.
The action sequences are wonderfully choreographed and set a new standard in the industry for their detail and fluidity. The animation is amazing and can hold its own against anything released recently.
Almost every single character is improved. Of course the development isn't there that the series had, but they all seem a bit more mature and are lacking most of the annoying traits that they had in the series. Particularly the main female…
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Well, really an anime masterpiece from 1984, i,ve only seen in twice ever i bought it on tape in 1995 or 96 wich was an original production tape produced in 84. But the movie itself and the animation......GREAT! and then a saga started ever since, and it just MORE than space battles, its quite emotional too some moments. The art just belongs to that time, loads of ideas they´ve put in and background fillers as for the charachters, If u gonna see this the 1st time ever, most of them have an important role u probably gonna pick out some favs!
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STORY 6/10
Without delving into the details too much, this first Macross movie, like the other Macross shows, is about culture, song, and love's ability to touch people and to cease violent conflict. Both the Zentradi aliens and humans are greatly moved by Minmay's music, even though the Zentradi thought themselves to be pure warriors, incapable of any social behavior except organized warfare.
Extending this concept to our society, the movie makes a firm statement about the universality of the power of music and love, and by extension, the humanity that we all share.No matter what gender, race, origin, etc., we can are sensitive to love and love songs.
Despite this beautiful overarching (albeit simplistic) theme, the plot is not too well executed. There was very little that could not be…
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Well, this movie doesn’t necessarily begin where the series does, or an established beginning like where the SDF-1 is about to make its maiden voyage and then transports to the other side of the milky way and must make their way home. Instead, the movie is more about how its already established that those events did happen, but we don’t see them. In addition, Hikaru is already a Valkyrie pilot and Minmei is already a star, though they have yet to develop some sort of relationship. By accident, like in the TV series, though under some slightly different circumstances and results, their bonding encounter is when they get caught inside the engines of the macros and upon their freedom, they become the target of the tabloids. It’s just that in the TV series, Minemei was yet to…
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I just saw this for the first time, 20+ years after production and I am seriously impressed with this reinterpretation. I was/am a Minmay hater. She was the main reason why I couldn't get into the Macross tv series. But, she's actually likeable in this version. You almost can't hate her.
What I really enjoyed about this version is Misa Hayase's softer/vulnerable side. I think her sensitivity wasn't as obvious in the Robotech Macross series (or maybe my memory is just fuzzy because it was a long time ago). Here, while only a two hour film, her personality is quite likeable and you really feel for her.
As the previous reviewer stated, this movie should be (if not already) the benchmark of all anime movies. Animation, sound, story, characters are all great and still enagaging and exciting…
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When it was initially released, Macross: Do You Remember Love? was a benchmark by which other anime films would be judged. Its beautiful, detailed animation holds up even today, over 20 years later. This is in no small part due to the always gorgeous work of character designer Mikimoto Haruhiko, and now-legendary mechanical designer Kawamori Shoji.
In comparison to the TV series, Do You Remember Love? solves a lot of the problems people have with it. The animation holds up much better. There are no shortcuts or sudden drops in quality due to budget constraints. In addition, the movie format cuts a lot of the slower parts of the story that put off some fans. The pace is much more consistent, and downtime is minimal.
On the downside, the shorter format sends any development of minor charac…
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