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Sick Product of a Sick System

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Endless Waltz, a sequel to the successful TV series Gundam Wing, is a fitting conclusion to the After Colony continuity, and manages to make improvements to the series in just about every way. The fights are more interesting, each Gundam has been given a re-design, and the animation/direction is overall more detailed and interesting. The plot: One year after the end of the TV series, Earth and its space colonies have come to terms, ending a costly war with peace throughout the solar system. Just as the pilots of the near-invincible Gundams have sent them to be destroyed, one space colony secedes from the new world government and declares war. Lines of loyalty are quickly drawn, and the the five pilots are soon fighting each other to resolve this final conflict. Nearly every character from the TV series appears, leading to some surprise revelations. If you have not seen the original series, good luck, because this movie will fail as a stand-alone title: as a conclusion to the series, it assumes the audience's knowledge of events and relationships from the entire 50-episode series, which is no easy task. However, as a conclusion to the series, it continues to build upon its stronger points, including the philosophy of battle and the complex array of allegiances that are built. As I watched the dubbed version, I realized that the voice acting is for the most part quite good, but like the TV series, the English writing suffers now and then. Still, the writing here is an improvement, and the conversations had a better flow. My vote for best exchange in the series: "See for yourself just how powerless you are!" "Roger that".Unfortunately, the movie lacks a good villain, with the young daughter of the series' primary antagonist rarely seeming that dangerous. It was darn hard to tell exactly what was happening at certain points, and the Gundams naturally follow the rule of being indestructible, "except Sometimes". On a smaller note, the movie's 4:3 aspect ratio proved no less bothersome than it had in the 49 previous episodes, I would have preferred some slightly larger width to go along with the boost in animation quality.An interested observer (but not a "fan") of Gundam Wing, Endless Waltz proved to be a pleasant surprise, so I will take a leap here and say that if you were indeed a fan of Gundam Wing, this movie might just satisfy your desires. As the end to a series with some worthwhile thoughts about war, the movie's thesis that history is an endless waltz of war, peace, and revolution is a lovely bit of food for thought, the kind of thing I watch anime for in the first place.

Let's get one thing straight. I enjoyed this movie, it had some great action sequences. But it definitely had its weak points, namely its characters. The characters are alright, better than characters in DragonBall Z (but that isn't saying to much), but the writers obviously tried to make the characters appear deeper than they actually are by having them say and do things that really don't make a whole lot of sense (they did this much more in the show, the movie wasn't nearly as bad on this subject). They also have the characters spew out lines that sound philosophical, but are really just common sense. But overall the movie was pretty decent, but it shouldn't be portrayed as more than it is; a good action movie (and it often is made up to be more). The last thing that really bugged me (and if this were different I might have given this an 8) is that none of the good guys die. They all survive and live happily ever after. There needs to be sacrifice and heartache in a story like this to make it more effective.

WARNING!!!!!POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!!!!! (I'm an idiot, so i don't know if I'd be putting any up.)I really like the movie, it was cool, but you probably would have had to have seen the series beforehand to understand it. I liked most of the translation because they made sense,(but poor Scott McNiel, he was made to read some really suckie translations for Duo).I probably would have liked the movie a little better had I bought the uncut version because there is more stuff in that version that I didn't even know existed. They also use more direct translations for the characters too.I like the mechas in the movie, they're really tricked out and cool. They make a lot of cool noises too (but that can be expected of mecha).Anyway, I'm hyped up on insomnia at the moment, so all I can say it that I recommend this movie highly (the uncut version). I also recommend the series very highly. It has a good plot line and some surprises in it. (I don't recommend reading the series manga though, it's screwed up, but episode zero is awesome! a must read.)Deploy the flying boxes!!!!

In my opinion this has to be one of the best anime movies ever. Many loose ends left over from the Gundam Wing series are tied up within this great ending. Characters' backgrounds are explored a little more and new light is shed on the original Operation Meteor. Amazing animation, delicious bishies, awesome mecha fights...what more could you want?! An absolute MUST-SEE for any Gundam Wing fan!!!