Macross Plus Movie Edition 4K 1995 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

The year is 2040. Thirty years have passed since the conflict between Earth’s forces and Zentredi, an event that changed the course of both races’ history. On the planet Eden, as part of the top-secret “Supernova” project—aimed at creating a new-generation multi-role fighter—comparative tests are underway between two prototype transforming fighters: the YF-19 from Shinsei Industries and the YF-21 from General Galaxy. Ironically, the test pilots for the rival companies are former friends: the half-human, half-Zentradi Gald Bowman and the young hothead Isamu. Once upon a time, the two of them, along with their friend Myung, were inseparable. Now, Myung is the producer of the virtual idol Sharon Apple. When the three of them meet again, the resentment of the past flares up between them. They have no idea that the “Supernova” project and Sharon Apple might be connected.

Review 4K Movie

I give the original OVA a lot of praise because it's a beautiful series and has a grand story. The movie version however...

I couldn't recommend this to anyone, even Macross fans like myself. The major problem with it is that it's a retelling of the events in Macross Plus.

And sadly it's not like Macross: Do You Remember Love?. This one still uses the exact same academy standard 4:3 aspect ratio like the OVA.

It has the same graphics, it has the same music. It's story should be relatively the same shouldn't it? It is but it's been altered a bit to retell the story in a different way. This wouldn't be a problem either... However they took the typical Quick method and just cut and spliced parts of the OVA together. This wouldn't be a big deal. However the problem with this is that it ruins the pacing and some scenes seem forced or to short, and then there are some scenes that are just randomly spliced in for god knows what reason to tell the story.

The story in this one is also relatively weaker compared to the OVA because the retelling just wasn't as good since it's a cut and splice job. And it literally feels like that. Not a full fledged movie. So because of this sadly... I have to give this movie a lower rating compared to the OVA.