Battle Gear (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)

Starring:Modern Marvels
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Good graphics .. no plot
A "geartastic" DVD

Heavy Gear - Battle for the Badlands
Starring: Nicholas Guest , Keith Szarabajka , Karen Maruyama , Clancy Brown , and Michael Chiklis
Director: William Gordon (III) , Patrick Carroll , Sam Liu , Michael Chang , and David Hartman (III)
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
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Heavy Gear - The Dragon's Shadow
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ASIN: B0000694WQ
Release Date: 2002-08-13

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The odyssey of Marcus Rover, badlands scavenger turned Heavy Gear ace, continues in this clanking, clashing collision of Japanese giant-robo fantasies, American extreme sports bouts, and sci-fi platoon drama. The thin story that surrounds the continuing battles between the scheming Northern villains, "The Vanguard of Justice" (hisssssss!), who sabotage, sneak attack, and ambush the heroic Southern squad, "The Shadow Dragons" (yayyyyy!), hints at a far-reaching conspiracy in this second collection of episodes. But that's secondary to the metal-shearing spectacle of giant robots slamming one another around booby-trapped arenas, underground caves, skyscraper-size towers, and even a speeding train. Though originally shown on TV, the series has been rated PG-13 for "pervasive action violence." The mecha-violence is bloodless but almost nonstop at times and puts characters in life-threatening situations, so parents of younger kids should be wary. If the scripts are a drop from Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, the computer animation shows a greater sophistication and slickness. Pick your team and cheer. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Good graphics .. no plot.......2002-10-30

Heavy Gear is a CGI animated show, derived from a videogame of the same name, about the adventures of young mechanic who gets to realize his dream of becoming a robot warrior.

While the graphics and animation are extremely well done, the show is clearly targeted at a fairly young audience (8-13). Older viewers expecting a show with the sophistication of Starship Troopers will be disappointed. Each episode is more or less a 1/2 hour CGI movie that feels like a video game session (put a bunch of robots in an arena and fight it out with a bare semblance of a plot).

A "geartastic" DVD.......2002-09-07

I loved the CG series and this DVD brings out some great episodes. There aren't to many episode but it's thrilling and action packed. A collectors item for any Heavy Gear fan.

Battle Gear (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)

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A Survey of Military Drag

Battle Gear (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Starring: Modern Marvels
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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The History Channel - The Battle History of the United States Military
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Knights & Armor

ASIN: B0007WFUEW
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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A Survey of Military Drag.......2007-06-06

This work starts and ends with the future of military gear. I think this is meant to draw in and keep the viewer who doesn't really care about the history of this gear.

This was informative. I learned that the mane-like attachment on Ancient Greek outfits served no practical purpose (not even for swatting flies?). The work tells why knight's armor rose and fell out of use.

It makes sense that canons aren't mentioned as they are not "gear." Still, as this work focused more on weapons than on clothing, it did seem like there was an absence. The work cites the French in World War I for making metal helmets. What about the pointy hats worn by Prussians in the century before? Even "The Simpsons" honored and mocked that.

The dove in me wonders how the hawks who would be lured to see this will respond. The models hired to recreate images could have been like those Civil War imitators: you could tell they love playing make-believe. One Roman soldier was seen with a full beard and I learned in history classes that Romans viewed beards are barbaric or uncivilized. Students who do creative anachronism may love this work too. Since I'm not a war enthusiast, I have fears about this being a tool for military recruitment. No matter how advanced military gear gets, let's hope that the numbers and extents of wars can decrease. I worry that not all viewers will agree with that, unfortunately.

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