Char's Counter Attack

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:50 pm

I've just finished watching Char's Counter Attack, and it seemed somewhat... rushed. Story wise that is, was this movie condensed from a U.C. Timeline TV series or OVA or something, or did they just not want the movie to be 3hrs long?

samurairyu · Post by **samurairyu** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:55 pm

It takes place after Mobile Suit Gundam, the series that started it all.

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:00 pm

I'm fully aware that this movie takes place AFTER the original classic series. Hence the year being 0093 when 'First Gundam' took place in 0078.

I ment was it condensed from a larger portion? Like how the entire original Gundam series was condensed into three movies.

samurairyu · Post by **samurairyu** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:05 pm

Not as far as I know....

Although, you are right in the rushed thing. It probably should have been a series.

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:45 pm

No, CCA was not based in anything more and got cut down (however, there IS still an extended/different telling of it which, as of yet, has not been translated to English in the novels 'Beltochika's Children' and 'Hi Streamer'...sadly it could be a while (if ever)before those are translated (then again, they ARE finally rereleasing the English publications of the original Mobile Suit Gundam novels...so hopefully...)

Although, in a delightfully ironic twist, I hear they had to rush the ending of ZZ in order to set things up for CCA to take place.

Hope this helped

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:41 pm

It just seemed so very rushed, and the opening seemed so odd.

"Char just dropped an asteroid on Earth!"
"It'd suck if he drops another one."
"Yeah, two colonies and one astroid isn't enough to make it suck, a second asteroid is needed to make us worry!"
"Yeah, I hope he dosn't do it agian... Lets go sell him the Axis asteroid space docks."
"Good idea!"

Like... WHAT THE FUCK!?

The rest was good though, dispite feeling very very rushed threw the first half. Still liking 0083 for now.

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:06 pm

For a little bit of an idea what's going on:
Try to either
a) Purchase a copy
or
b) Borrow a copy from a friend

Bandai initially released it with a booklet that explains events leading up to CCA, such as Char's rise and the second Neo-Zeon...knowing rental places, they prob. didn't include it with the disc, which is a damned shame since it helps clear up a good deal of it.

That said, if you get the chance, do check out the MSG movie trilogy (/semi-shameless Gundam whoring)

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:16 pm

They did have the bootlet actually, they had the original packaging for display purpose... The events went something like this:

"There's a booklet that's supposed be with this, you have it with the actual package, can I have it too?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Rules."
"It dosn't say on the wall 'Customers may not have all the content of the rental.'"
"It's the rules!"
"GIMME THE FUCKING BOOKLET! ...Please?

"
"How about you get the fuck outta here?"
"Okay, I'll just take the DVD."
"Good. That'll be $6.88."
"Wait, I got a coupon.

"
"... >:|"

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:22 pm

Ouch...hate when they do that...if you want, PM me and I'll see about relaying the booklet info for ya