Audience reviews
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SharpAsShamsher
Plot/Story: 8/10
The plot of this film takes viewers on an exciting journey from start to finish. Without giving away spoilers, I can confidently say that it is well-written for its time of production.
Animation/Design: 7/10
While it's evident that this film wasn't made in 2020, the animation is still impressive considering its era. The mecha sequences are particularly stunning, and after the first 30 minutes, viewers can easily adapt to the film's style. Don't let the older animation discourage you from watching.
Characters: 7/10
The characters in this film follow the familiar tropes of a sci-fi adventure but with a few intriguing twists. The protagonist stands out and effectively keeps the audience engaged. The pacing is consistent throughout.
Audio/Soundtrack: 8.5/10
The soundtrack i…
Read at the sourceAltrovix
Baldios the movie is a good opportunity to experience a long gone era of anime in a convenient way. It hooks you in by collecting all the storytelling tools known at that time in the genre and tying them into a picture that is simply beautiful in its sadness and tragedy.
It is worth seeing. In a nutshell - for the sake of mood and, excuse me for being so trivial, strong drama. Due to the extraordinary atmosphere of inevitability and sadness interwoven with the message of attention to our planet. The war and the tragic love story of people who, by the will of fate, find themselves on opposite sides of the barricades. The main character, fighting on the side of the Earth against the invaders from his abandoned home planet and the female commander of these troops, who are looking for a new…
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I'll begin this by saying that the Baldios movie is arguably the "true ending" of the series ala Be Invoked for Ideon. The TV series was cut short and so while its ending is a uniquely depressing one, the movie develops it far more in a horribly inevitable twist which is no less powerful for its predictability.
It's very rare for a super robot show to have its heroes fail completely by the end - even Ideon and Zambot 3 have some measure of a victory in them - but Baldios certainly has that.
The essential plot is that an evil army called Aldebaran invade Earth to capture it as a new homeworld after some massive disaster has destroyed their homeworld, S1. The hero, a S1 man called Marin, fights alongside human experts in the robot Baldios, and along the way many revelations become apparent…
Read at the sourceWhimskull
First off, I'd like to note that there might be spoilers in the story and character section due to my analysis.
Baldios and its companion movie are probably the greatest story I have ever seen. I myself own the movie in its original VHS form and watch it several times a year, it's easily one of my most treasured possessions. The movie usually gets a bad rap compared to the series, but if you look beyond the fact that the clips were thrown together rather sloppily, you can see a true masterpiece.
The movie is basically a recap of the entire series plus the true ending we didn't get, where justice triumphs at the end, but at a horrible price. You can't really note anything spectacular about the story of the movie as it's rushed and a majority of great scenes are cut out to make it fit the…
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First let me start off by saying that I am judging this anime the same way I would any modern anime. I feel it is important to hold an anime up to the standards of the time. It is possible for movie’s to hold up over time, just look at Wizard of Oz. Anyway, on with the review!
Synopsis:
President Gattler orders the Emperor’s death, along with all the scientists working on a way to revitalize the planet they are currently living on. Instead Gattler is going to take 100 million people to another planet to live, even though the scientists are on the brink of finding a way to save the planet. The protagonist, Marin Reagan, finds his father has been killed, who manages to get up seconds later, shoving his son into an escape hatch big enough to hold 100 people. But of course he deci…
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