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[Taliesin]

Right then, chaps and chapesses, in the interest of 'getting in the mood', name some good mech movies (or TV shows) - actually scratch that, 'good' might be a tall order, just name anything.

Obviously Robot Jox is a given and probably the closest to a Battletech movie that we've come, but we don't talk about that.

Also There's Robotech (Southern Macrosspeada)

I'd prefer live action, but we can bung in stuff like Gundam and Evangelion if you like, but surely it's not all anime?

Anything else?

Taliesin

[BLeeD]

there was one battletech movie made , i dont remember the name and it was early 90s scifi preaty bad as i remember.

[Adridos]

I know only about that anime.

[Taliesin]

I forgot Transformers of course and there's also Heavy Gear.

[Grafix TM]

The closest thing to a Mech Movie are some Fan Made Movies that were made. If an actual production studio took the reigns then I am sure it would have been a hit. Below are some old Fan Made Mech movies that I consider decently made.

They mix full motion video (green Screen) with 3D annimation models.

First Up is the good ole Vulture vs Hunted turn Hunter.


Next Up is the good Ole Dave School Final Project:

Edited by Grafixâ„¢, 24 November 2011 - 12:21 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

It bothers me that Kerensky used a contraction at the start, but did not later. If the writers were going to do it one way or another, she should have stuck to it. I am quibbling, I know.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 26 November 2011 - 10:32 PM.

[Iron Horse]

Wing Commander
Macross (obviously)
A.D. Tank Police
Ghost in the Shell

[MarauderDeuce]

Wing commander has mechs in it? It's been a while but I don't remember any.

[Jacob]

As far as "realistic" mecha anime goes Armoured Trooper Votoms is about the only one i can think of.

[althorin]

Right you mentioned Robot jox (ok bad but in the so bad at least its funny catagory), but do you remember the other 2 crash & burn and Arena.

As for something a bit better, in anime we have Evangelion, macross, patlabor and gundam for full size mechs.
If you want a more elemental style throw a dart at the anime rack, but i would recomend eather version of appleseed.

If you don't mind sitting through a movie for 1 or 2 not quite mech scenes then there are Matrix 2 & 3 (yeah i know leave me alone), Avatar, starship troopers 2/3 (can't remember but one has mechs in) or District 9 that i can think of. Personally i would watch the last one its a good movie and the only one with death by flying pig in it.

You can't count transformers its not mech and has less plot than twilight although it is very pretty.

[MAXrobo]

well iv got a list of about 60 or so mecha anime. but live action....hmmmm

does godzilla vs mecha godzilla count?

[Paladyne]

Linebarrels was a good mecha, but far from BT, as far as live action BT movies the mech commander 1 intro and MW4 intros left them a huge area to make a movie from and no one took the reigns.

The actual Battletech Live action movie was started and stopped around 4 times. with 3 different studios if I remember, I actually saw the animation testing for one once but they ended up using that in the mechwarrior cartoon which si the only thing we really have from BT.

[Aresye]

Hopefully once this game comes out it'll relight the fire to get a motion picture made down the line.

The only thing I can understand why Hollywood wouldn't hop on the opportunity is the general ignorance of the BT universe. Hopefully this game solves that.

[Kaemon]

Does Robocop(s) count? the ED209 was a decent mech style...ummm...mech.

[DARK GUARDIAN]

if Hollywood can make the likes of battlestar galatica then mechwarrior shouldnt be that far fetched.

[Xhaleon]

I really can't remember the name, but I recall that there was some kind of live action Hollywood-class movie being made about them giant robots... It was supposed to be an original kaiju-style semi-apocalyptic movie. Anybody remember what it was, and if the production is still going on? It is supposed to release quite a while from now though.

[Colonel Fubar]

If ever I win The Grand Lotto...I'm producing the 1st Battletech Movie with an all star cast!
Until That Day!

[Hans Von Lohman]

There is James Cameron's Avatar, with the amp suits. They did mechs fairly realistically.

However, the best Giant Robot show I have ever seen? I would have to go with either Gundam Seed, Macross Zero, or Macross Plus.

Personally, I like Macross Zero. They updated the look of the VF-1, and better still there was a Soviet counterpart so we can have human vs human in Valkyrie vs Valkyrie combat.

I would also give a shout out to Armored Trooper Votoms as well. I haven't seen the show fully, but the war scenes depict the mechs very realistically, including a D-day landing scene. Votoms became the basis for the Canadian sci-fi game Heavy Gear as well.

**** However, like most Japanese war anime the plot will usually come down to how terrible war is on the human mind (aka the characters all show signs of PTSD), and for some reason teenage girl pop singers are far more important than they ought to be.

Given a choice, I would love to see a show with the plot of Gundam Seed with the equipment of Macross/Mospeada. I'm not truely interested in aliens, so a big war between human political factions with super soldiers and their crazy war machines sounds more my style, and I prefer my "fighters" to actually transform into proper fighters.

Gundam Seed Destiny with their Orb Union transformers, the Murasame machines are my favorite.

[Hans Von Lohman]

If you want realistic power armor, then my favorite is Palladium Books "Rifts". Their SAMAS flying power armor are really cool, and I fell in love with them the first time I picked up the RPG book.

It became our favorite Pen-and-Paper RPG because we could run around in cool machines, and have no parental/governmental supervision in our magical technological post apocalypse, Mad-Max-with-railguns-and-nuclear-powered suits of armor.

The "realistic" bits are the fact the armor stands up while flying, a much more comfortable position than flying with your head looking up all day like superman, and has a railgun firing bullets instead of pew-pew laser beams.

Besides, who doesn't want to run around in a death's head helmet in blue-black armor trying to save the world by shooting anything that doesn't belong here (just don't ask questions if they were actually harmless or not, because the secret police will take you away for re-education).

Edited by Hans Von Lohman, 08 January 2015 - 04:19 PM.

[ExoForce]

Guys, guys....

Gunhed (1989)

Mother of all mech movies.

Spoiler

http://www.beyondhol.../Gunhed-dvd.jpg

Edited by ExoForce, 08 January 2015 - 04:22 PM.