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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 1, 2006 21:58:14 GMT -5
This movie is NOT a historical WWII movie, but it does have just about every German WWII small arm in it. This is a Japanese animation. However, it's not some weirded out "anime" with blue haired, large-eyed super hero with special power. Jin-Roh is a realistic animation in which the characters are drawn to look real. The basic backdrop of the story is that the Axis forces won WWII. After the war, Germany betrayed its agreement with "the country" (it's pretty obvious that the nation in question is Japan) So pretty much: "Ten years after the end of World War II; anti-terror policeman Fuse gets suspended from service after the suicide by self-detonation of a young terrorist girl during an operation, as he failed to shoot her in time. When he tries to gather some information about her, he meets her sister and befriends with her. Both get dragged into the rivalries between the administration of the police and the counterterrorism commando unit 'Jin Roh' (human wolves)." from imdb.com Note: Jin-Roh literally translates man-wolf. This movie is not just a action-thriller. It is very philosophical. So it is a very deep movie if you view it with an open mind. Here's the link to the official site: www.jin-roh.net/You'll like the fact that each of the special unit soldiers wields his own MG42!
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Apr 5, 2006 1:13:05 GMT -5
I HATE anime, but all accounts, but this one actually interested me. I watched it on a DVD player on my way down to an event. Certainly made me want to hold the MG42 that much more (An' to think, I didn't know my obsession could get worse )
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Post by flint on Apr 6, 2006 19:27:17 GMT -5
hey' guy's your right 'rbx6jm7man' Jin-Roh aka the wolf brigade is a very philosophical movie. we are not men' pretending to be wolfs we are wolfs' pretending to be men. a great line from the film that by the end becomes clear. i first saw it many years ago when it first came out' i also have the special edition DVD set very cool . it is set in un alternate history of japan after WW II but it is so much more it is very deep on many levels. the conflict between the parliament and the cabinet which pit's the capital police at odds with the local police leaves you guessing who is infiltrating who. a very well done film and a must see from stat to finish if you haven't seen it do it now''. Jericho D. Flint, Proud to Serve in The 82nd,
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Post by Gordak on Apr 16, 2006 22:14:30 GMT -5
yeah its like animie meets sci fi - film noir, with tons of german guns hhehe.
I enjoyed the anime, the movie "Red Specticles" was kinda silly though. I didnt see the other two live action films. -Gordak
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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 17, 2006 19:18:34 GMT -5
"red spectacles" was kinda absurd, but if you really want to see the "live action" of an mg42 eating up police in brown trench coats, watch Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops. it's supposedly the sequel to "red spectacles," but it actually makes more sense. in reality, if you just watch Jin-Roh, you'll understand all the themes and philosophy. the first two movies are more like rough drafts to Jin-Roh. in fact, they're more like eye candy for Jin-roh fans. the third movie, "talking head," has nothing to do with the original two live action movies. It just stars the same guy from the same two moives. It's just a giant philosophical satire.
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Post by Storming Eagle on Jul 22, 2007 21:51:14 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the anime. I would be cool to create a squad of the wolf soldier armor and use them in some games as panzer truppen!
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Post by schmitty on Aug 2, 2007 8:58:17 GMT -5
Bought the DVD on ebay, great animation. Loved the attention to detail on the weapons and vehicles (lots of cool WWII-1950's era vehicles). I liked the story but found it a bit too deep, political and rather slow. Still liked it though.
Schmitty
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Post by odinfish on Aug 2, 2007 9:16:35 GMT -5
Those that are interested can check it out here for free: www.tv-links.co.uk/listings/3/5373Personally I didn't like it. As a kid I watched Star Blazers aka Space Battleship Yamato, Voltron, Tranzor-Z, and Akira...that's all I'm willing to stretch for. ;D Mike
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