Review for Robotech 2
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It's been anywhere from 7 to 9 years after Cyron rammed is battle cruiser into SDF 1 and 2, but fortunately the human kind is ready to prevent another apocaliptic war and plans to send the SDF 3 to meet with the Robotech masters to try preventing any cultural misunderstanding. Major General Rick Hunter does have two difficult task ahead of him.
The crew will get some help from the Zentradi running the Robotech factory which includes Commander Britai, but obviously there are those who are opposed, so Rick and company will have to deal with.
There is a second part to this story though. The humans aren't the only ones looking for the Robotech masters. The Invid (yes you'll see these bad a****) are commensing a hostile takeover of their home world. The guys aren't the brightest though because even though its hopeless to find the flower of life they'll still waste man power in searching and destroying the planet which makes the leader's evolved wife search on her own. Basicly the earthling are going to run into the ugly guys soon.
The film is entertaining but something I wouldn't recommend this to any none Robotech fans which includes Macross fans. There isn't much for drama and humor and there is hardly any action. It plays like a normal TV episode which it shouldn't if you have to fill 90 min, but it does runs pretty episodic. Also the animation seems to have been intentially drawn a little more like American animation which loses the original charm. Fans (like me) would probably enjoy a lot about the old characters, the fact we see little Dana and Bowie, and the new characters in the film, but since we never see the Invid and humans clash, the ending is very anti-climatic. Why did Robotech's second generation story be completely told when you still have characters in a story before it. If your not a fan, you'll strugle through this, and if you are you'll curse Harvest Gold.
Robotech 2: The Sentinels
© 1986 Harvest Gold U.S.A.
© 1992 Streamline Pictures
Review on this Page © 1998 Russ Stevens
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