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Heavy Gear - Battle for the Badlands

Heavy Gear - Battle for the Badlands

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Features:
  • Animated
  • Color
  • Widescreen
  • Dolby


Description:

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
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