Wow, the week just ended. Where did it go. Here it was Wednesday and I had finished a set of laundry and decided to see the Thundersub dvd's even though I had set myself to wait for Friday. And it was amazing but at the same time I understand why no-one have tried to redistribute this series. It has a couple of flaws. Sometimes the character just "warps" from one point to another, the dialog could have been a bit better and the story didn't have time to fully grow. This is actually the biggest flaw. I don't know if my reading of the TV Tropes website has ruined my life but most of the plotpoints I could see miles ahead (maybe I snapped it up reading some site as well, but it was pretty obvious sometimes) and some where just thrown in wothout thought (combined with the foreshadowing). You can usually go after the death in the limelight phenomena. The worst point was when one of the ace-pilots got to meet his parents, he is then asigned to an operation that doesn't go with the main cast. The main cast saves the day and when they get back they here this conversation:
HQ: Congratulations! You have saved the world.
Everyone: Yeah.
HQ: Unfortunately, your friend was killed of screen.
Then we see a flashback with someone retelling what happens. I guess they would have made that one episode in itself if they had time. Other things they do is showing someone in a dangerous situation, cut, "S/he is dead?" conversation beginning and someone explains how they died. Needed definitely more time. Also they didn't record the 23ed (of 24) episode in English which gives some loose ends if you don't watch that episode. Especially since they kill of the series big bad in it. At least that's everything I can make out just watching the episode couse I don't understand a single word of Japanese.
That lasted until yesterday when I began playing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots. Another cinematic experience. Hideo Kojima is famous for his long, dramatic cut scenes that compose most of the game. It's more like a 10 hour spy-movie with sci-fi elements and conspiracy theories over the top. Very good story, great voice-actors and I like the throw-backs to the rest of the series. Also the fourth-wall breaking is greatly humorous at points. When the director himself puts himself in the credits as the "voice of God" you can't do anything else then laugh. But to be clear, I would prefer to put it under the category "interactive movie" as that's what it is.
HQ: Congratulations! You have saved the world.
Everyone: Yeah.
HQ: Unfortunately, your friend was killed of screen.
Then we see a flashback with someone retelling what happens. I guess they would have made that one episode in itself if they had time. Other things they do is showing someone in a dangerous situation, cut, "S/he is dead?" conversation beginning and someone explains how they died. Needed definitely more time. Also they didn't record the 23ed (of 24) episode in English which gives some loose ends if you don't watch that episode. Especially since they kill of the series big bad in it. At least that's everything I can make out just watching the episode couse I don't understand a single word of Japanese.
That lasted until yesterday when I began playing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots. Another cinematic experience. Hideo Kojima is famous for his long, dramatic cut scenes that compose most of the game. It's more like a 10 hour spy-movie with sci-fi elements and conspiracy theories over the top. Very good story, great voice-actors and I like the throw-backs to the rest of the series. Also the fourth-wall breaking is greatly humorous at points. When the director himself puts himself in the credits as the "voice of God" you can't do anything else then laugh. But to be clear, I would prefer to put it under the category "interactive movie" as that's what it is.
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