@@Fulgrim2 agreed! I just found Brandon about a week ago by accident and love the reviews. Literally binged his reviews the other night haha. I grew up on so many of these off-the-wall b movies it's crazy lol. The Gate and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla being my childhood favs.
The funny thing about Toho going all copyright Hitler on everyone is that channels like this, even when their main purpose is entertainment, raise awareness of obscure films. Reviewing Toho movies makes it easier to find new (to you) Toho movies. Flagging everything just means people are less likely to give the company their money.
Unobtanium is a term used in the aerospace industry when engineers talk about materials that don't exist but they *really* wish were real because it would make their jobs easier. Cameron didn't make it up.
cory6266 I knew about that one, though my go to example is that aluminium silver ware was not only far more expensive than silver, it was considered the height of luxury, if someone had aluminium forks they were pretty much as rich as most monarchs
The reason why Aluminum used to be rarer than Gold was because we didn't have a good way to smelt the ore until industrial scale electrolysis was developed.
2:28 unobtainium and impossiblium are derogatory terms used in describing science fiction materials essential to the function of a science fiction object that are impossible to make or whose function defies the laws of physics. Like rocks floating in the air is impossible.
I remember watching a "making of" documentary about Gunhead in the early 90's. They movie was inspired by the Gunhead robot which had been made by a Japanese model making group, and the were inspired by Dragons Heaven, a one shot sci-fi OVA back in the 80's. So they literally had a cool robot and wrote the movie around that model.
For years, I only knew of this film because of a trailer for it that was on the Gamera: Guardian of the Universe VHS. I remembered being mesmerized by it as a kid, but when I finally saw it, well...at least it makes for a fun watch if you have a friend with you.
Brenda Bakke played a large part in my youth. In that she made my youthful part quite large. I discovered this movie by chance in a Virgin Megastore because someone had put it in the Doctor Who section by mistake, and i thought "It's this, or 'The Twin Dilemma'". Wise decision.
You should watch the subtitled version of this. It was pretty unique in that there was no dubbing. The Japanese characters spoke Japanese and the English spoke English with subtitles in the other language.
I seriously want to know what led to that. And all of the text was also in English. It's like they were aiming for the American market or it was a co-production or something. A little English or a single Western actor I can understand being done just because Japan thinks it's cool, but this was well beyond that. I mean, being based on a script from an American wouldn't explain that, especially considering how they just took the general idea. On the plus side, the English was all really natural. They must have had a native speaker write it or at least give it a pass.
I'd love to see a review of the cult classic "Showdown in Little Tokyo", featuring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Fucking Lee. Seriously, dude. Give Brandon some love.
I'm a little confused about something. I've only seen the "raw" Japanese version, not this dub. However, in the "raw" version, half the characters already speak English. Some are even bilingual (probably all of them are since everyone understands each other). Yet the US release overdubs the English for some bizarre reason. The only characters who apparently weren't overdubbed were Brenda Bakke's character, Nim, and the GunHed unit (the same voice actor also provided the narration in the beginning of the film). The other characters who ALREADY SPOKE ENGLISH were replaced with new English voice actors. So bizarre. Anyway, this film is a blast and a definite recommend. The score alone is worth a view. Speaking of which, the score has been sampled and outright stolen in a number of other productions. You have to go into GunHed in the right headspace in order to truly appreciate it. The model work is excellent. The editing does get weird in parts and there are several story elements that make zero sense, but I wouldn't let that dissuade anyone. While the narrative is pretty brainless, the technical achievements are what gives this film its charm. And Brenda Bakke is hot in those tight pants.
I'm pretty sure Toho did that with the Heisei-era Godzilla movies because the Americans in those films sound like they've been dubbed over by someone else.
Yeah.. Im curious about that too. I bought the original shortly after the original movie came out in 1987 and I was pleasantly surprised at the partial english and japanese. I dont know why everything was dubbed here
That was a common practice for a long time. Any movie not made in the US would be dubbed over even if the entire movie was in English because American distributors felt that Americans wouldn't like movies where people didn't speak "American". It became really bad during the 80s, they even dubbed Mad Max because it was filmed in Australia.
According to the cast, the voice actor for Gunhed wasn't the narrator. Randy Reyes voiced Gunhed while Michael Yancy was the narrator. But I get why you'd think that, they do sound similar.
That was how I remembered it, too. I kept looking for other source material so I could understand it, but eventually gave up. On the other hand, it is a great movie to pair with "Robot Jox"!
Half in Japanese. In the original version the American actors speak English while the Japanese actors speak Japanese. Guess they are all bilingual because they can always understand each other.
This is the second video I've seen of yours to mention Front Line Assembly. I live in Kansas, in the suburbs.... Finding another fan of theirs is like finding a unicorn.
I seen the thumbnail for this video and immediately thought of Gunhed (aka Blazing Lazers) for the PC Engine (aka Turbo Grafix 16). However, outside of using the movie's logo and a ship that looks like the giant robot the game has nothing to do with the movie. Oh, well.
The game is actually supposed to be a tie in for the movie and they both released the same month in Japan, but the American release removes references to the movie, though in the manual they still call the ship the Gunhed Star Fighter. Either way, the game is way better than the movie.
@@jakespidermonkey1994 I'll take your word on that. The Crow was a movie for an entire generation. Brandon's other movies, not so much. It's a real shame that he didn't get to do more.
For some reason, Hudson Soft licensed this movie from Toho only to slap its name on a completely unrelated spaceship shooter video game. That game is best known over here under the alternate title Blazing Lazers. It's awesome and by far best thing even remotely associated with Gunhed.
Gunhed for the PC Engine was released in the US as Blazing Lazers, and yes, it rules. However, there is a Famicom game directly based on this film/franchise, and it is a strategy war game where player controls the robots. It's not as good, but as older strategy games go, it's pretty playable.
A friend of mine actually made me watch the Japanese version of this movie back in '91. I can remember sitting and watching it saying things like "uh-huh, uh-huh, ok, ok, uh-huh. What?. OK. , OK, ". It was impossible to follow then, but the effects were kind of good for low-budget stuff. Still not the worst movie I've ever seen. For that, try reviewing R.O.T.O.R.
You should check out Starship aka Lorca and the Outlaws aka Redwing (1984). It's got a Mad Max/Terminator cash in vibe. It also has Deep Roy as an android!
"Unobtainium" is a REAL scientific term for an impossible element for use in thought experiments. In a REAL scientific discussion, Captain America's shield would be made of unobtainium. So would Wolverine's claws and Iron Man's armour.
"Even James Cameron said he liked it." That was already a red flag. The guy who gives his "blessing" for every Terminator movie isn't the best endorsement.
Hey, Brandon, I'm new to your channel and man you are a riot, no matter how bad my day may be one of your videos review and it's all good. Thanks, dude keep up the good work.
It seems like this movie is one of those supremely frustrating cases where the production value and set designs are absolutely jaw-dropping but everything else is terrible. It sucks, but man the set design, costumes, props, and other practical effects are delightful.
@@jorts_master69 Eh, I wouldn’t say I have particular hate or even dislike towards it, but I do see parallels between Gunhead and Avatar in that both have messy and/or underwhelming scripts that unfortunately do a giant disservice to the rather creative and fascinating worlds they inhabit.
This being my first video on this channel I gotta say: Brandon's narration here is identical to something the video-store guy from _Clerks (1992)_ might say! (Or.... is it the comic writer guy from _Mallrats_ ?? (1995) Either way...It's seriously, freakishly uncanny! @~@
I watched it as a little kid. Boy it made my imagination go! Drew the clam thing, tried to draw the robots. I've just recently remembered this movie when I heard about "Spacehunter: Adventures in the forbidden zone" which I saw at approximately the same time back in the 90s.
I love Gunhed. I've even got the 3 part comic 'adaptation' which fills in some of the holes but opens a few more. I stumbled upon the movie due to the actor playing Brooklyn. He played Jigoku Gokuramaru in Zipang. It is a way over the top samurai fantasy film. Sadly every copy I have seen legally available is missing about 15 minutes which revolve around the Blue Mist Ninja leader escaping and getting back to his clan.
Man this is the kind of stuff I know my inner mech-head child would've obsessed over. Heck, the mech designer is the same one who worked with Armored Core.
Wouldn't have been something if it turned out the kids were actually robots created by the evil compture as a way to infilitrate and try and take out the group. Kind of like that kid Screammer in the "Screamers" movie?
"The Asian coast" would cover even more than you show: all round the Persian Gulf, the coast of Arabia, and the eastern Med and southern Black Sea. And the North coast of half of Russia.
Hey folks welcome to Gunhed's! Whataya have? Well the missus will have the Texmexium. And I'll have the Radioactive clam. With a side of Sushi Sloppers.
I first watch the movie Gunhed back in the 80's. It had a mix Japanese/English soundtrack and Subtitles. But the Subtitles were Japanese. So I did not always understand what was going on. The Japanese Comic adaption was printed by VIz in the US. So I figure out the stuff I could not understand. It would not be till the 1990 that the American Release with the full English Language version came out. The Japanese Director did not give permission for that version so he took his name off it and we got the Alan Smithies version.
Used to see this one on the shelves a lot back in the day but never got around to watching it. I did see Robot Jox though. That one definitely needs a review.
For me personally, I enjoyed the movie. Sure it wasn't the best, but its a pleasant movie to watch that I happened to find on the Sci-Fi channel years ago.
I actually liked this film and was disappointed when I saw "Alan Smythe" as the director. Some Googling turned up this interview www.midnighteye.com/interviews/masato-harada/ with the director Masato Harada and he explains: "There is an English dubbed version of Gunhed, it was supposed to be shown at a film market just once, so I came up with an English version, but it was badly dubbed in Hong Kong. And actually, they used this badly dubbed version for Germany and other countries. So for those versions, I refuse to use my own name." RELEASE THE HARADA CUT!
The DVD version you got is apparently the version edited for television, which might explain the choppy editing of action scenes, especially if they cut a lot of violence along with the swears.
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OK, let's see how long THIS version lasts.
don't temp fate.
Just played the slow motion at 0.25 speed and it was weird
Kinda worried you might get hit with the ban hammer at this rate.
@@Fulgrim2 agreed! I just found Brandon about a week ago by accident and love the reviews. Literally binged his reviews the other night haha. I grew up on so many of these off-the-wall b movies it's crazy lol. The Gate and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla being my childhood favs.
Good luck! And thanks for the reupload.
Texmexium was what the world turned to after we had depleted Earth's reserves of Guacamoleum.
It was that or Beanium and we didn’t want Taco Bell be the largest energy company
And it was at that point when the franchise wars began.
@@yousaywhatnow2195 everything changed when the taco bell attacked
I opened the replies hoping for a Demolition Man reference. May the Jolly Green Giant bless this community.
🐙4 yrs later this comment is still #1, and it fuqing deserves to be!!
The funny thing about Toho going all copyright Hitler on everyone is that channels like this, even when their main purpose is entertainment, raise awareness of obscure films. Reviewing Toho movies makes it easier to find new (to you) Toho movies. Flagging everything just means people are less likely to give the company their money.
They couldn't care less. The don't make money from it outside Japan.
This movie become a cult classic in Japan many years later.
And now computer chips "are" worth more than gold. This movie was prophetic.
Gold is catching up and money becoming increasingly worthless only makes it more valuable.
😢
GPUs.
Unobtanium is a term used in the aerospace industry when engineers talk about materials that don't exist but they *really* wish were real because it would make their jobs easier. Cameron didn't make it up.
Oh I get it unobtanium like unobtainable. Dude I can’t believe I didn’t see that. I learned something today, thank you good sir
@@AverageAwesomeDude Years ago, aluminum was considered real unobtanium. That's why the Washington Monument was capped in it, it was a miracle metal.
cory6266 I knew about that one, though my go to example is that aluminium silver ware was not only far more expensive than silver, it was considered the height of luxury, if someone had aluminium forks they were pretty much as rich as most monarchs
The reason why Aluminum used to be rarer than Gold was because we didn't have a good way to smelt the ore until industrial scale electrolysis was developed.
When I heard that the mineral in Avatar was called unobtanium I called bs and rewatched it four times just to be sure
“Oh don’t you have a Gamera movie to be in!!!?” Made me laugh so hard! I totally thought the same thing!
Lol “texmexium”
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I believe Brandon glaring & gritting his teeth is my new favorite screen shot.
Looks like early Doom guy face.
I think I saw a trailer for this on the VHS of the Guyver. Also Texmexium is a great name for a South Western restaurant
Huh a retro-80s space themed texmex restaurant. Crazy, or so crazy it just might work.
Nah, it's way too crazy.
Holy shit! I remember that!
I get this movie in VHS with Guyer in a two movies pack
They could have their own cereal Texmexchex
2:28 unobtainium and impossiblium are derogatory terms used in describing science fiction materials essential to the function of a science fiction object that are impossible to make or whose function defies the laws of physics.
Like rocks floating in the air is impossible.
Texmexium? Is that a compound of Enchilladide and Fajitium?
Guacamolium
You know it! 😂🤣🤠🌮🌯
It's related to Texarkanium
@@randomguy2518 I thought it was closer to Bajacalifornium.
Isn't it generally alloyed with tortillium, or panaerium?
That opening is something. Caught me completely off guard. Please bring this running joke back.
hentai humpers
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*MAYBE?!?!* 🀄🀄
Kaiju bumpers.
MY EYES!!
@@arthurdotson9579 Sushi slapping Kaiju clapper.
I remember watching a "making of" documentary about Gunhead in the early 90's. They movie was inspired by the Gunhead robot which had been made by a Japanese model making group, and the were inspired by Dragons Heaven, a one shot sci-fi OVA back in the 80's. So they literally had a cool robot and wrote the movie around that model.
Is there a video of this on TH-cam
@@southy98 I honestly don't know. A quick search didn't turn up anything
Alan Smithee is one of the greatest directors of all time!. I saw this film late one night in very early 90's, on UK TV.
He never even got an Oscar nomination!🤯
Damn it Toho!
I think Toho is just embarrassed about the Kenny's in this movie
even though Toho didn't even make Gamera
Fun fact, this was originally one of the scripts that could have been a Godzilla Movie, but it was beat out by the plot for Godzilla vs Biollante.
Ultimate Dio
So you forgot Godzilla’s Revenge
This was in every Blockbuster I visited in those days
I saw it often as well. I'm actually surprised it took Brandon so long to notice it. ... Not that he was missing anything special.
For years, I only knew of this film because of a trailer for it that was on the Gamera: Guardian of the Universe VHS. I remembered being mesmerized by it as a kid, but when I finally saw it, well...at least it makes for a fun watch if you have a friend with you.
Yea rented this as a kid
Brenda Bakke played a large part in my youth. In that she made my youthful part quite large.
I discovered this movie by chance in a Virgin Megastore because someone had put it in the Doctor Who section by mistake, and i thought "It's this, or 'The Twin Dilemma'". Wise decision.
I kept expecting the blonde from Mean Girls to say, "Stop trying to making Sushi Sloppers a thing. It's not happening!"
I had the _biggest_ crush on Brenda Bakke, pity she wasn't in many big movies - the biggest thing I remember her from is Hot Shots Part Deux
And Under Siege 2: Dark Territory...
And demon knight
You should watch the subtitled version of this. It was pretty unique in that there was no dubbing. The Japanese characters spoke Japanese and the English spoke English with subtitles in the other language.
I seriously want to know what led to that. And all of the text was also in English. It's like they were aiming for the American market or it was a co-production or something. A little English or a single Western actor I can understand being done just because Japan thinks it's cool, but this was well beyond that. I mean, being based on a script from an American wouldn't explain that, especially considering how they just took the general idea. On the plus side, the English was all really natural. They must have had a native speaker write it or at least give it a pass.
I'd love to see a review of the cult classic "Showdown in Little Tokyo", featuring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Fucking Lee. Seriously, dude. Give Brandon some love.
If you ever take suggestions from non-patrons, I recommend "Street Trash"...Good hobos versus bad hobos, and booze that makes you melt.
10:58: I see now why Brandon wore his Dexter killing shirt
Sushi Slop Weirdos or sushi sloppers sounds like a derogatory term for a Japanese person
That's because it is.
I was just about to say, that term was racist.
@@og-goji6613 Isn't that character Japanese too?
@@JohnStanworth I think his character is meamt to be be of a different race.
I always figured it was the closest English match for whatever Japanese language epithet the character was using in the original dialog.
I'm a little confused about something. I've only seen the "raw" Japanese version, not this dub. However, in the "raw" version, half the characters already speak English. Some are even bilingual (probably all of them are since everyone understands each other). Yet the US release overdubs the English for some bizarre reason. The only characters who apparently weren't overdubbed were Brenda Bakke's character, Nim, and the GunHed unit (the same voice actor also provided the narration in the beginning of the film). The other characters who ALREADY SPOKE ENGLISH were replaced with new English voice actors.
So bizarre.
Anyway, this film is a blast and a definite recommend. The score alone is worth a view. Speaking of which, the score has been sampled and outright stolen in a number of other productions.
You have to go into GunHed in the right headspace in order to truly appreciate it. The model work is excellent. The editing does get weird in parts and there are several story elements that make zero sense, but I wouldn't let that dissuade anyone. While the narrative is pretty brainless, the technical achievements are what gives this film its charm.
And Brenda Bakke is hot in those tight pants.
I'm pretty sure Toho did that with the Heisei-era Godzilla movies because the Americans in those films sound like they've been dubbed over by someone else.
Yeah.. Im curious about that too. I bought the original shortly after the original movie came out in 1987 and I was pleasantly surprised at the partial english and japanese. I dont know why everything was dubbed here
I can't get over the annoying kids.
That was a common practice for a long time. Any movie not made in the US would be dubbed over even if the entire movie was in English because American distributors felt that Americans wouldn't like movies where people didn't speak "American". It became really bad during the 80s, they even dubbed Mad Max because it was filmed in Australia.
According to the cast, the voice actor for Gunhed wasn't the narrator. Randy Reyes voiced Gunhed while Michael Yancy was the narrator. But I get why you'd think that, they do sound similar.
Wow, that's one Nimh I want to learn the secret of.
Good one.
Man, I want to see him riff on G-Savior, the American made live action Gundam movie.
Honestly it’s perfect to consider!
WOOOHOOO! Re-upload gives me an excuse to re-watch!
The Japanese version is exactly the same, just in Japanese. The Manga it is based on is slightly better.
Now I know!
That was how I remembered it, too. I kept looking for other source material so I could understand it, but eventually gave up. On the other hand, it is a great movie to pair with "Robot Jox"!
Half in Japanese. In the original version the American actors speak English while the Japanese actors speak Japanese. Guess they are all bilingual because they can always understand each other.
The PC Engine shmup game fucking rocks, too
Wait, Manga? I thought this was the result of a fan story write in contest Toho had?
I have to admit that Gunhed is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Pretty much nonstop action.
This is the second video I've seen of yours to mention Front Line Assembly. I live in Kansas, in the suburbs.... Finding another fan of theirs is like finding a unicorn.
Fucking A! Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy.. Rivet heads for life!🎹🎧💫💀😵👌😎👍
The frequent use of Sushi Sloppers is my favorite part of the movie :)
Thank you, I've been searching for this title nearly twenty years. I've watched it when i was young on VHS and forgotten the title.
I seen the thumbnail for this video and immediately thought of Gunhed (aka Blazing Lazers) for the PC Engine (aka Turbo Grafix 16).
However, outside of using the movie's logo and a ship that looks like the giant robot the game has nothing to do with the movie.
Oh, well.
The game is actually supposed to be a tie in for the movie and they both released the same month in Japan, but the American release removes references to the movie, though in the manual they still call the ship the Gunhed Star Fighter. Either way, the game is way better than the movie.
@@jakespidermonkey1994 I'll take your word on that. The Crow was a movie for an entire generation. Brandon's other movies, not so much. It's a real shame that he didn't get to do more.
@Doc_Valparaiso Yeah, it's very loose in terms of movie to game tie-ins, and it definitely works in the games benefit. Haha
Brandon’s character would be great in a movie, especially him threatening a annoying child if they act too tough
the black guy in the elevator at 6:18 fights JCVD in lion heart.
For some reason, Hudson Soft licensed this movie from Toho only to slap its name on a completely unrelated spaceship shooter video game. That game is best known over here under the alternate title Blazing Lazers. It's awesome and by far best thing even remotely associated with Gunhed.
Funny, I was just thinking this would make a great game.
Nah bro the Front Line Assembly music video for "Mindphaser" is the best thing associated with Gunhed. th-cam.com/video/YTjgRGpF9P0/w-d-xo.html
Gunhed for the PC Engine was released in the US as Blazing Lazers, and yes, it rules. However, there is a Famicom game directly based on this film/franchise, and it is a strategy war game where player controls the robots. It's not as good, but as older strategy games go, it's pretty playable.
Oooh! That explains why I recognized the name...and almost nothing else. Thanks for the additional info. ^.^
Oh so THAT's why the title sounded familiar.
Lol, "Texmexium". I'd rather have Gundanium.
Adam Axley Chihuahuasonorium would be cute...
I'm pretty happy tbh. Gives Houston something else to refine when the oil runs out.
A friend of mine actually made me watch the Japanese version of this movie back in '91. I can remember sitting and watching it saying things like "uh-huh, uh-huh, ok, ok, uh-huh. What?. OK. , OK, ". It was impossible to follow then, but the effects were kind of good for low-budget stuff. Still not the worst movie I've ever seen.
For that, try reviewing R.O.T.O.R.
Sushi Sloppin' Toho! Stop flagging old shitty movie clips and let us enjoy them on the internets!
13:22 - 13:39
You're gonna be a great father.
Damn, THAT'S the title of this movie! I remember it from a ways back, but couldn't find it anywhere.
Greetings from Sweden!
I got into Front Line Assembly some years ago because of your Gunhed video. Thanks a lot and keep making snarky videos.
You should check out Starship aka Lorca and the Outlaws aka Redwing (1984). It's got a Mad Max/Terminator cash in vibe. It also has Deep Roy as an android!
Holy crap one those guys is the Garuda Loser from the Heisei Mechagodzilla movie.
Sushi Slopper... im so gonna try and make that a thing lmao
"Unobtainium" is a REAL scientific term for an impossible element for use in thought experiments. In a REAL scientific discussion, Captain America's shield would be made of unobtainium. So would Wolverine's claws and Iron Man's armour.
"Even James Cameron said he liked it."
That was already a red flag. The guy who gives his "blessing" for every Terminator movie isn't the best endorsement.
Hey, Brandon, I'm new to your channel and man you are a riot, no matter how bad my day may be one of your videos review and it's all good. Thanks, dude keep up the good work.
Amazingly, there is actually a toy of Gunhed, except its a model kit made by Kotobukiya.
It seems like this movie is one of those supremely frustrating cases where the production value and set designs are absolutely jaw-dropping but everything else is terrible. It sucks, but man the set design, costumes, props, and other practical effects are delightful.
Truly the Avatar of its day.
@@alexgomez6723 I too have a distaste for that movie which people only worship because wooo CGI technology and being bluer than Dr. Manhattan.
@@jorts_master69 Eh, I wouldn’t say I have particular hate or even dislike towards it, but I do see parallels between Gunhead and Avatar in that both have messy and/or underwhelming scripts that unfortunately do a giant disservice to the rather creative and fascinating worlds they inhabit.
I heard about this movie from being referenced by William Gibson in his book Virtual Light.
i ADORE this film! hell yes FLA!!
SUSHI SLOP WIERDO's man!!
Man this movie is nostalgic. Not that I've seen it but it was one of trailers in my Godzilla vs biolantte movie
Is that B-17 from "Heavy Metal"? I want a prize if I'm right!
Is it powered by vacuum tubes? Depends, is it a Soviet Gunhed?
This being my first video on this channel I gotta say: Brandon's narration here is identical to something the video-store guy from _Clerks (1992)_ might say!
(Or.... is it the comic writer guy from _Mallrats_ ?? (1995)
Either way...It's seriously, freakishly uncanny! @~@
I’m still shocked this could’ve been a Godzilla movie
Godzilla vs Skynet basically
The actor who played Brooklyn, Masahiro Takashima, was in 2 Godzilla movies, Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II and Godzilla vs Destroyah
Thing is that it almost could be a good movie, if they would hire better script writer.
I wished it was. Post-Apocalypse Godzilla.
IKR!
The soundtrack is amazing.
That opening was pure gold. I haven't heard of this movie, but I think I may have to check it out lol
It seems to need a director's cut and possibly a redub.
I watched it as a little kid. Boy it made my imagination go! Drew the clam thing, tried to draw the robots. I've just recently remembered this movie when I heard about "Spacehunter: Adventures in the forbidden zone" which I saw at approximately the same time back in the 90s.
You think your Commodore 64 is really neato? What kind of chip you got in there a Dorito?
Can still almost smell the near-melting C64 case plastic. Smells like victory.
It really was, then I saved up enough paper route money to get a Commodore 128. Years later, in high school I got an Amiga 1000.
My c64 has WiFi, so it is neat lol
nice weird al citation
I believe it has a MOS 6510 CPU
I love Gunhed. I've even got the 3 part comic 'adaptation' which fills in some of the holes but opens a few more. I stumbled upon the movie due to the actor playing Brooklyn. He played Jigoku Gokuramaru in Zipang. It is a way over the top samurai fantasy film. Sadly every copy I have seen legally available is missing about 15 minutes which revolve around the Blue Mist Ninja leader escaping and getting back to his clan.
Yeh, it almost could be a good movie..
The kid named Brooklyn reminded me of the manga my brother had back in the late 80's early 90's.
Yay a reupload that wasn't originally posted 3 days ago so I can watch this one lol
Man this is the kind of stuff I know my inner mech-head child would've obsessed over. Heck, the mech designer is the same one who worked with Armored Core.
9:57 "I'm a boy, and I saved giraffes"
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0:06: “Japan” enough said
14:35
So was he inspiration for Bender B. Rodriguez?
Was that vin diesel doing the opening narration? No wonder he got the groot gig
I didn't know about this...now got interested
Still have a vhs to dvd copy of Gunhed. Still going strong.
11:00 Best. Expression. Ever.
How have you not done Phantasm, yet?!!!!!
It seems like they had all those quick deaths and smash cut editing just to have more long and boring scenes of Gunhed driving in empty hallways
i already found the comic which retells the story of the movie a few years ago.
so i already knew about it before i saw this video on youtube.
Thanks hipster
That one bit around 11 in, with the kifs. Brandin looked a little like Jet Jaguar
Wouldn't have been something if it turned out the kids were actually robots created by the evil compture as a way to infilitrate and try and take out the group. Kind of like that kid Screammer in the "Screamers" movie?
"The Asian coast" would cover even more than you show: all round the Persian Gulf, the coast of Arabia, and the eastern Med and southern Black Sea. And the North coast of half of Russia.
I can't believe I'm asking you to subject yourself to this, but how about a review of Megaforce?
I always wondered where those scenes for Mindphaser came from.
"I should have held on to my 'Dreamcast' ! "
I still have my Apple ][.
Hey folks welcome to Gunhed's! Whataya have? Well the missus will have the Texmexium. And I'll have the Radioactive clam. With a side of Sushi Sloppers.
I first watch the movie Gunhed back in the 80's. It had a mix Japanese/English soundtrack and Subtitles. But the Subtitles were Japanese. So I did not always understand what was going on. The Japanese Comic adaption was printed by VIz in the US. So I figure out the stuff I could not understand.
It would not be till the 1990 that the American Release with the full English Language version came out. The Japanese Director did not give permission for that version so he took his name off it and we got the Alan Smithies version.
Apparently the guy who designed the mechs for this movie went on to work on Armored Core
*"Japan."*
[drinkin' boys intensifies]
I don't know why, but I just love this running gag.
I unironically love this movie. Its just so drenched in 80s that i cant help but love it. Except the parts with the kids though, they can go to hell.
Saw this when I was about 14 or so, I'm 40 now.
Used to see this one on the shelves a lot back in the day but never got around to watching it. I did see Robot Jox though. That one definitely needs a review.
heh in hindsight the computer chip joke did not age well.
You have turned me on to alot of kickass movies. Also dude your complete smart-assyness is killer.
For me personally, I enjoyed the movie. Sure it wasn't the best, but its a pleasant movie to watch that I happened to find on the Sci-Fi channel years ago.
I actually liked this film and was disappointed when I saw "Alan Smythe" as the director. Some Googling turned up this interview www.midnighteye.com/interviews/masato-harada/ with the director Masato Harada and he explains: "There is an English dubbed version of Gunhed, it was supposed to be shown at a film market just once, so I came up with an English version, but it was badly dubbed in Hong Kong. And actually, they used this badly dubbed version for Germany and other countries. So for those versions, I refuse to use my own name."
RELEASE THE HARADA CUT!
Yes, "Guiles Theme" does go with everything.
Megas XLR theme would've been better.
The DVD version you got is apparently the version edited for television, which might explain the choppy editing of action scenes, especially if they cut a lot of violence along with the swears.
Im surprised not a lot of people talk about this, but I am actually a fan of Battlebots dude. So thanks for mentioning us!
hey can u reupload son of g next thats my fav video of urs
son of g is taken down
This movie also had a video game on the PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16. Called Gunhead in Japan and Blazing Lazers in the US, it's a vertical shooter.
no surprise there , james cameron is a die hard anime and manga fan , you can describe him as the most famous otakou of all times
james cameron work on Alita: Battle Angel so that true being a die hard anime and manga.