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[zombi1978]

Gunhed´s story sounds better than the original, I can tell ya.
The movie reminds me so much of the future war scenes from The Terminator. Just cool. Ever heard about a similar movie called MOON 44?

[Vendaval Este]

The plot is all kinds of messed-up but I like how Toho went for some variation in the end, as for Moon 44, no, never heard of it.

[shinobi]

There's a shoot-em up game for PC engine based from the movie, quite loose from the movie since you're using a spacecraft instead of humanoid mecha(but it appears in the title screen).

Here's some screenshots:
www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Gunhed.htm

I played the game and it's a great game, the styling is standard Compile(game company) shooter like Zanac, Guardian Legend, Aleste series, Gun Nac, etc.

[invidninja92]

Well today, I received the UK VHS of the 1987 Terminator/Robocop hybrid R.O.T.O.R. Been looking for it for almost a year but now I can finally experience Cold Iron's epoch-making dialogue through a crusty tape. Either way, because it is fairly rare you can watch the film on Youtube if you look around hard enough. It's an odd and at times poorly paced film, but the bewildering dialogue and the catchy synth tune for the R.O.T.O.R is pretty cool.

[zombi1978]

And I also bought one of the best anti-war films ever made, next to Apocalypse Now, which was a scandal at it´s time and the first anti-war film dealing with the Vietnam desaster: The Dear Hunter. (German title "Die durch die Hölle gehen" - "Who walk through hell")

[Vendaval Este]

Got both of these yesterday for a cheap price, good for two things that were both new.

[Smithee]

Bought Rocky II

Man, I almost cried, I was so happy for him when he won.

[Vendaval Este]

Helloooo VHS.


Just reviewed this one too!
forgottenjunk4.webs.com/fireback.htm

[zombi1978]

I just finished reading it. This movie has the best ending caption in movie history, dude.
It´s unbeliebable this all is based on Harrison´s ideas and thoughts. Oh, shit... And here´s a small additional information: Believe it or not, BUT this movie actually was shown in German cinemas. And I bet the commercials back then hyped the movie up that it´s like some thrilling story of revenge and sorrow. I feel fucking ashamed now.

But hope you will add some pictures soon!
Edit: Hey, why not creating a comment thread for reviews?

[Vendaval Este]

Freewebs is primitive and restrictive shit.

[zombi1978]

What the hell!

[Vendaval Este]

It's shit but I don't have the money or time to go for a service that means paying for it.

Also, I enjoyed Fireback, I just felt I had to get it out that it's more badly-made than the usual films we do here.

[zombi1978]

Say, it´s even more badly-made than "The Intruder"?

[Vendaval Este]

No, it's a bit higher-budgeted than that, not as entertaining though.

[Reiji Oyama]

I managed to find a movie I never expected to find on DVD: Where the Toys Come From, an old Disney film from the early 80s where two Tomy toys, named Peepers and Zoom, go on an adventure to find out where toys come from, ending up heading all the way to Japan to find the answers they seek.

I watched this movie a long, long time ago when I was just a little kid, having rented it back when VHS was the best way to view movies whenever you wanted. It was the first toy-based movie I fell in love with before Toy Story came around, and I thought by now it'd have been lost in time and it's existence forgotten... having discovered it was rerelased on DVD, I just had to get it.

Whether or not time has been kind to it, it's something I'll hang onto, purely for sentimental value. Things that you loved in your childhood will do that at times.