Psychic Wars (Full Sub Dol)

Starring:Alan Blyton, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Julia Braams, Lesley Rooney, Lisa Ross (III), Robert Chase (II), Roger May
Director: Tetsuo Imazawa
Studio: Manga Video
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Babylon 5 - The Gathering (TV Premiere DVD)

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DVD Babylon 5 The Gathering
BABYLON 5-THE GATHERING (TV PREIMERE)
Warner Brothers' "TV Premiere DVD" Series - Cheaply-Made & Over-Priced
4 Stars for the Pilot, 6 Stars (!!!) for the Series
Better than Star Trek

Babylon 5 - The Gathering (TV Premiere DVD)
Starring: Michael O'Hare , Tamlyn Tomita , Jerry Doyle , Mira Furlan , and Blaire Baron
Director: Richard Compton
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000255LMK
Release Date: 2004-06-08

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In the early spring of 1993, a year before the series was launched, the two-hour movie and series pilot Babylon 5: The Gathering appeared. This proto-Babylon staked out the initial territory for the series (some of which would change by the first episode), introducing primary characters and sketching out the alliances and rifts in interplanetary diplomacy. Some of the primary characters bowed out after their initial appearances (Tamlyn Tomita's Lt. Commander Laurel Takashima and Johnny Seka's Dr. Benjamin Kyle never returned; Patricia Tallman's telepath Lyta Alexander made periodic revisits beginning in the second season, eventually rejoining the cast permanently). Set on the first anniversary of the Babylon 5 (none of the first four stations survived even a month), the central story involves the attempted assassination of the newly arrived Vorlon, the mysterious Ambassador Kosh, at the hands of (perhaps) Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (Michael O'Hare). Security Chief Michael Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle, a smart-aleck tough guy in the Bruce Willis vein) investigates and uncovers a web of conspirators, a portent of things to come. When TNT picked up the series for the fifth season Straczynski reedited the pilot, weaving back in a dropped subplot while cutting the rest of the film more tightly, tweaking special effects, and commissioning a new score from Christopher Franke. This is the cut released on video, a stronger, more engaging film, but still a broad first stab at characters that would redefine themselves through the course of the show's run. --Sean Axmaker

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DVD Babylon 5 The Gathering.......2007-06-22

This is the movie that launched the TV show. It was very well scripted and acted. The characters were just lovable and hateable enough to make for a really good story,

BABYLON 5-THE GATHERING (TV PREIMERE).......2007-05-30

IT WAS NICE TO SEE THIS SERIES TV PILOT, AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO BE SEEN, AND ENJOYED. THE SHOW WAS ENJOYED, AND IT BROUGHT BACK GOOD TIMES AND PLEASANT MEMORIES OF A ENJOYABLE TV PROGRAM. MANY THANKS.

Warner Brothers' "TV Premiere DVD" Series - Cheaply-Made & Over-Priced.......2007-04-05

This is not a review of this specific title, but rather of Warner Brothers' "TV Premiere DVD" series as a whole. I would like to make you aware of my issues with features that are apparently prevalent in ALL of the titles in this series, based upon my purchase of one of these titles ("The Flintstones - The Flintstone Flyer").

Although the list of issues below was written specifically for The Flintstones DVD, I highly suspect that most (if not all) of it applies to this and all of the other titles in the "TV Premiere DVD" series. Be sure to check out The Flintstones page to see the photos that I uploaded which better illustrate the packaging and disc printing issues mentioned below.

-- The disc does not come in a plastic case, but rather in a cardboard sleeve which opens on the side. I've purchased $1 public domain DVDs from no-name companies that came in plastic slim cases, so it's appalling that a $6 DVD from a big-name company would be done so cheaply. Also, the sleeve has a hole at the top in the center where the peg would go for it to be hung on a rack like an action figure or toy. The hole has been edited out of the promo photos that Warner Bros. gave Amazon to display for the DVDs.

-- The text on the disc is very faint and hard to read - another way Warner Bros. skimped on production costs.

-- The cheapness doesn't stop at the packaging. The DVD does not contain a menu, not even a plain one. Because of this, there's an interesting glitch that happens if you let the DVD play past the episode. You see, after the episode plays, it goes to a FBI Warning on title 3, which then goes to the non-existent menu, so the player just hangs on a black screen.

-- They were even cheap in the placement of the chapters marks, which are placed every ten minutes (0:00, 10:00, and 20:00) no matter if it makes sense in the episode content for one to be there or not.

-- From what I've read, most (if not all) of the titles in the "TV Premiere DVD" series were originally released on VHS and/or laserdisc, with these DVDs being done from the VHS and laserdisc masters. The quality of The Flintstones DVD definitely appears to be better than VHS, so either it came from a laserdisc master, or not all of the titles were done from old home video masters.

Although at first I didn't mind paying $6 for one 26 minute Flintstones episode, that was before I knew that the DVD didn't even come in a plastic case. Now that six dollars really seems like a rip-off.

Warner Bros. "TV Premiere DVD" Series (10 titles)
* The Flintstones - The Flintstone Flyer
* The Jetsons - Microchip Chump
* ER - Pilot
* Babylon 5 - The Gathering
* Taboo - Tattoo
* Gilligan's Island - Two on a Raft & Home Sweet Hut
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest - Escape to Questworld
* Gilmore Girls - Pilot
* The Waltons - The Foundling
* Kung Fu - Pilot

4 Stars for the Pilot, 6 Stars (!!!) for the Series.......2007-03-15

A good pilot to an excellent series, Babylon 5 - The Gathering, brings to the screen the parallel stories of prominent people aboard a major station under Human control in neutral territory.
The setting is the Babylon 5 space station orbiting Epsilon 3. The date is 2257, nine years after the Earth-Minbari War (one year before the series begins), and representatives from the four major space-faring races, the Centauri, Humans, Minbari, Narns, as well as numerous minor races have all gathered at B5 in a last effort at maintaining galactic peace. The arrival, however, of the fifth major space-faring race's ambassador, the Vorlon Kosh, will result in quite a bit of turbulence...
Michael O'Hare, Mira Furlan, Andreas Katsulas, Peter Jurasik, and the rest of the cast, carry out their performances well though one can tell that they are a bit uneasy, as is the case with most series in the beginning. Eventually all the actors, without exceptions, will give it their 100% and it will really show!
My two questions are as to why the Centauri Republic is run by... an emperor, in which case it should be called an Empire since "republic" means the exact opposite, and as others have also pointed out, why is Chief of Security Garibaldi so similar in so many ways to Bruce Willis (!); was that coincidental or did it just turn out that way?
In any case Babylon 5 is a series definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection as it is without a doubt guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment.
You just cannot beat that wonderful feeling of being addicted to the show and wanting more!

Better than Star Trek.......2007-01-10

It seems to me that Babylon 5 shows more creativity and realism than most SF series. I prefer it over the much lauded Star Trek. It seems grittier and more enigmatic than most.

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An average anime
Better Title = Demon Wars
THIS MOVIE IS OKAY

Psychic Wars (Full Sub Dol)
Starring: Alan Blyton , Frank Rozelaar-Green , Julia Braams , Lesley Rooney , and Lisa Ross (III)
Director: Tetsuo Imazawa
Manufacturer: Manga Video
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Release Date: 2002-06-25

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An average anime.......2002-09-04

First..Why is it called Psychic Wars, when it has nothing to do with pschics or anything of that nature? The movie itself has decent animation and adequate fight scenes...but the story is confusing and a tad boring. I wonder why the developers didn't spend more time with it. My advice is to rent it first and make a decision from there...

Better Title = Demon Wars.......2002-07-30

First of all "Psychic Wars" is probably a misleading title. It should be called "Demon Wars." There is nothing psychic going on in the movie, but there certainly are plenty of demons stirring up trouble. Much of the animation is excellent, except for a few parts of the movie where it looks like they simply went with the rough draft of those scenes to get the thing finished. The battle and fight scenes were okay, but some seemed unfinished. Given the short length of the movie (50 minutes) it may have been edited to reduce violence. My major problem was the thin plot line. It had the potential to be a good sci-fi story, but the dialog was poorly written which made a choppy tale.

The story is about an ancient race of demons attempting to return to power after their destruction 5,000 years ago. A doctor who helps a dying elderly female patient inherits her powers as the new guardian against the resurrection of the demon race. He then seems to accidentally travel back in time 5,000 years to witness the demons slaughtering and feeding on humans. He vows to destroy the demon race and nearly succeeds. But some of the demons manage to travel to the future and are waiting for him when he returns to his own time.

As I said, this story could have been made into a much stronger movie with better dialog and finishing those last few parts of sloppy animation (or replacing the cut scenes, if that was indeed the case here). I recommend renting this DVD before deciding to purchase it.

THIS MOVIE IS OKAY.......1999-04-22

I own the video it is a pretty good movie the not alot violence about 45 % violence in it its about demans comeing to return in a five thousands years to take the erth its okay nudity is low there is only 2 naked parts in the movie a thats all

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An average anime
Better Title = Demon Wars
THIS MOVIE IS OKAY

Psychic Wars [Region 2]
Starring: Alan Blyton , Frank Rozelaar-Green , Julia Braams , Lesley Rooney , and Lisa Ross (III)
Director: Tetsuo Imazawa
ProductGroup: DVD
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An average anime.......2002-09-04

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