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• Actors: Mark Hamill, Chase Masterson
• Directors: Tommy Yune, Dong-Wook Lee
• Format: Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Surround Sound
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation
• DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001C4ZQ9S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,931 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ROBOTECH:SHADOW CHRONICLES - Blu-Ray Movie

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great start, February 19, 2010

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Treiz "Peon" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Robotech the Shadow Chronicles [RtSC] is Harmony Gold's first real attempt to breath life into what had become, at least in the US, a dormant giant.

I personally feel the movie ranks 3.5 out of five, so I rounded up. RtSC is basically the 88min pilot for what will become the next Saga of Robotech, adding a fourth to the previous three of the original show. I consider it to be more of an OAV episode than a stand alone movie, and indeed HG is at the moment working on a new sequel, Robotech Shadow Rising, and a live action adaptation of the original series with Tobey Maguire and Warner Brothers.

My only real complaints stem from the fact that RtSC did not have nearly a big enough budget. Lets face it, bringing back a dormant franchise after nearly 20 years is a risky business. There are a few little things that could have been fixed, mostly minor animation problems or goofs.

On the whole RtSC is a fun start that came closer, I think, than anyone realistically expected to recapturing the elements that made the original so great and enduring. If you are a Robotech or anime fan this one is a must, if you are curious, I would suggest starting with the original series first, then getting this movie when you are done.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Peter Chung + Robotech= Supermediocre, December 10, 2009

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T. LaRue (Rokotsugakure, Sol 3) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

First and foremost, the source material for Shadow Chronicles is the Jack McKinney novel "End of the Circle."
To even begin to appreciate Shadow Chronicles for what it is, you MUST MUST MUST read the Sentinel novelizations by McKinney...

That being said... I liked the CGI/ traditional animation blend. It reminds me of the animation style of Macross Zero... although, with Peter Chung's traditional (ugly) style of animation.

I'm not particularly a fan of Peter Chung's writing or storytelling, but he DOES give Robotech the political intrigue to put it on par with contemporary Macross equivalents.

My biggest problem is that this tries to do too much too soon, and there are severe character development issues in the film.
For the pre-established characters from previous RT series, its not a problem as it is assumed, however with new characters (not including those in the Sentinel's novels) they are not given adequate time for them to be redshirt fodder.

In that sense at its worst, Shadow Chronicles is like the horrendous HK English dub of "Clash of the Bionoids" that was released in the 80s... but when at its best (the last 2/3s of it) it is an amazing film that actually serves to separate itself from its Macross source material, and thrive as its own universe.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love and Hate, March 6, 2009

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Kevin O'Connor "eva391" (VA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I love the Original series and purchased this item to finish my collection. This add on is not very good it lacks the feel and draw in appeal of the original. I'm sure others will like it but the computer slap on art work just didn't mix well for me and it didn't appeal to my artistic side. Would I want it anyway? of course - it completes a great series.