fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Not sure if there is a thread dedicated to these types of movies yet (if there is, feel free to erase and direct), but I think this forum needs one. Especially with all the new movies supposedly coming out (Roboteh, Voltron) and the sudden popularity of these types of films ignited by the recent Transformers Live action flick. I want to start out by posting a link to a Filipino film called "RESIKLO" that appears to have some decent action scenes that involve giant adobo-type robots. Not bad for a low budget Tagalog flick. WARNING: the trailer contains very violent images of destruction which are not suitable for non-filipinos. Trailer Link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Here is another one for a Japanese film called RETURNER. Came out several years ago (I think). Some of you know about it, some may not. Here it is: Trailer Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7QCcZoU4E...feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Of course, we all know about this one: Scene Link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Crash and Burn: Trailer Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnx81vrDhNI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Robot Wars Trailer Link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) nevermind, i guess i was referring to power armour and not mecha.... *edited* Edited August 5, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Super Robot Red Baron (I think this was a series in Japan, but it's still live action) Scene Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n50aL5MFQrg...feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Toei Spider-Man Japanese TV Series Scene Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGxde2a2_iQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 ROBOT JOX >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> J00!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 You know, fifbeat, just for making us watch Resiklo, I'm gonna have to counter that. Transmorphers Transmorphers Trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 I don't know, man... Transmorphers looks like The Godfather compared to that filipino flick. Not sure if that was a good counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddsun1 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Haven't actually seen this one, but I remember seeing copies at the video store and comic shops back in the day. It's got all the makings of a "cult-classic" B-movie. --"In the early 2030's, mankind discovered a new substance, Texmexium, which enabled the entire world to be controlled by a new generation of supercomputers. Because of the danger of its misuse, supplies of Texmexium were kept under heavy guard at the hyper-nuclear facilities that power every major city." Texmexium?! OMG. Sounds like some proprietary ingredient found at Taco Bell. It's hard not to crack a smile at that one. Go on--just try to say it with a straight face. Apparently one of the earlier attempts at melding Japanese sci-fi with western movie-making. Lots of cyberpunk elements. Love how the crew's ship is a Boeing B-17 grafted onto some wierd space-shuttle-thingy rear end. Found a clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcFEhiV4mgs Ah yes, Japanese sci-fi miniature modeling and rockets-on-strings SFX at its finest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I'm surprised no one's mentioned this... Not really a movie, but still needs mentioning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Nooo G-Saviour nooooOoOoo!! And its funny how the captions on the Robot JOX poster has nothing to do with what really Robot JOX is about. Part man part machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Nooo G-Saviour nooooOoOoo!! And its funny how the captions on the Robot JOX poster has nothing to do with what really Robot JOX is about. Part man part machine? True that. And that poster SUX. The regular one is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamweaver13 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) True that. And that poster SUX. The regular one is better. OMG. is this for real? never saw this poster before, but that tagline cracked me up BIG TIME!! "Too wild!!" oh my, never thought that RESIKLO would ever get posted on the MW forums! haha. even I haven't seen it. but now, i'm dying to see that Super Robot Red Baron!! and i saw that japanese spiderman before. spidey in a mecha, what a trip! I have a DVD of Returner at home, but I haven't seen it. it's about mecha? Edited August 5, 2008 by dreamweaver13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I have a DVD of Returner at home, but I haven't seen it. it's about mecha? Original review here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I have a DVD of Returner at home, but I haven't seen it. it's about mecha? Not expressly, it's about a girl traveling back in time to stop an inter-planetary war. But in the future the aliens are giant robots that transform into planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinger Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I just remember how badly I wanted that Gundam: war for earth video game and I could not find it anywhere 10 years ago. It looks pretty neat with the cgi mobile suits. The ham acting and the bad japanese dub don't help. I almost wish that somebody posted up on youtube all 40 minutes of the video game to make a complete movie, but I've seen enough gundam for my lifetime. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinger Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I did a google search on the 0079 video game. The game is only 30 minutes, so what's on youtube is the whole video game story. Here's a review of the 0079 video game. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/review/R33843.html The japanese voice actors are the same from the anime, but the voices don't match well with the bad acting. *************** There's also mecha in Matrix 2 and 3 and Aliens II with Ripley taking on the alien queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis_trooper Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) I did a google search on the 0079 video game. The game is only 30 minutes, so what's on youtube is the whole video game story. Here's a review of the 0079 video game. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/review/R33843.html The japanese voice actors are the same from the anime, but the voices don't match well with the bad acting. *************** There's also mecha in Matrix 2 and 3 and Aliens II with Ripley taking on the alien queen. Yeah I recall playing it almost a decade ago (i think) and thinking it was more of a short CGI movie rather than a game. Liked it nonetheless... I recall it was an English dubbed version of the game with rather cheesy voices (whiny Amuro) Edited August 5, 2008 by nemesis_trooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Toei Spider-Man Japanese TV Series Scene Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGxde2a2_iQ "CHANGE LEOPARDON!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Where's Gunhed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Where's Gunhed? Post #12 by reddsun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Bah, this tread makes me want to watch Robo Jox again First time I saw it I was excited since I was thinking like "cool, a BattleTech movie".... Talking about live action movies with giant robots, I wonder why Power Ranger:the movie hasn't been mentioned yet. (run...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Bah, this tread makes me want to watch Robo Jox again First time I saw it I was excited since I was thinking like "cool, a BattleTech movie".... Talking about live action movies with giant robots, I wonder why Power Ranger:the movie hasn't been mentioned yet. (run...) ask and ye shall recieve trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikJeOdQlF0Q I remember seeing it in theaters kids started bawling when Zordon died (it's like come on the whole "to a ninja anything is possible, of course they're going to revive him with ninja magic... shut up" which is kinda the same thing I thought when they started bawling when Ash died in the first pokemon movie (can't belive I ever sat through "pikachu's vacation" "short" in theatres, that's so many minutes I'll never get back)). Anyway it's actually a fairly important film, in terms of special effects production, because it was for this movie that the modern green screen was first used (because the blue screen didn't work with billy's blue armor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 And the sequel... as much as I kinda like sentai, even I didn't bother seeing this. trailer: This trailer says the world's most famous "action force"... I think that's GI Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'll add one to the list: Johnny Sokko and his Amazing Flying Robot! http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=z4EZERDwDso&...feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Post #12 by reddsun. Ah, I didn't recognize that cover. Love that movie and manga! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Some 1981 Live Action Giant Robot show with Anime puppets and mechs. Good stuff! LOL! Trailer Link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 More giant robots! This time starring C. Thomas Howell and Judd Nelson. Trailer Link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 hahaha holly crap, japanese mecha live action is so bad and cheesy you have to watch it to the end just for the hell of it...anyone remember some old ass movie that's like a terminator/robocop rip off about a a guy who is transformed into a robot, except he's human but from the waist down he's like a tank and his arm was like a rocket launcher or something I think it was called the eliminator or something, hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chen Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Here's one, Tetsujin 28 the live action movie. Pretty good and considering Tetsujin 28 is the Godfather of ALL giant Super Robots is desearving to be on this list. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encycloped...ime.php?id=4312 Video clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7I_0_ogM0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 While we're at it, someone knows if any group plans to sub this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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