I'm gonna have to disagree with you on both points. In terms of character and plot development the TV series is superior to the movie (probably because they had 24 hours of extra running time to work with). Personally, I never watched any of the Macross titles because I was looking for some eye-candy; I watched it purely because I wanted to be entertained by great storytelling. The original Macross TV series is the greatest Space Opera ever written. EVER. Granted back in the 80's it was some of the coolest animation I had ever seen, but being a little (okay, a lot) older and a lot (okay, a little) wiser, it's the story that still has me addicted.
I had no problem with the Macross Plus OVA's ending, although I can understand why some people would. I suppose it's just like how some people didn't like Cowboy Bebop because most of it's episodes were stand-alone stories that didn't follow or resolve any major storyline.
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Guld's death scene in the Movie was a lot better than in the OVA, though. Plus you got to see Lucy's ladybags!