Voltron - Defender of the Universe - Collection Two
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Brand: Media BlastersPerformer: Michael Bell
Performer: Neil Ross
Performer: Peter Cullen
Performer: Jack Angel
Performer: Tress MacNeille
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 375 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Anime Works
Movie Reviews of Voltron - Defender of the Universe - Collection Two
Movie Review: "Against enemies, a thousand eyes and ears are not enough."
Summary: 5 Stars
The second Voltron collection celebrates the orange-clad Hunk and his blue-eyed Yellow Lion. Inside the super neat-O tin case is another set of three DVDs on an attractive but inconvenient folding cardboard holder with a terrific illustration of Zarkon and Haggar on the back. Overall, the episodes here are substantially better than the ones on the first set. Although many of the plots employ the usual Witch Haggar Robeast formula, they don't seem quite as repetitious now thanks to the addition of Zarkon's endearingly-evil son, Lotor, and a few new planets (Pollux, Lyra and Tyrus), minor characters (Farla, Romelle and Bandor) and Voltron weapons (the Electro Saber and the Argon Force Field). Like the Blue Lion Collection, these discs contain a total of fifteen adventures, including these exciting classics:
"My Brother's a Robeast": The sinister King Kova, warmongering ruler of Planet Pollux, meets with Zarkon to request that his son, Prince Avok, be transformed into a Robeast so he can crush the indomitable Voltron. With the linking lions out of the way, Kova and Zarkon will finally be able to conquer peaceful Planet Arus and divide it between them. Since the freckle-faced Avok is Pollux's greatest warrior, his scheming father is certain that rotten old Witch Haggar can easily mold him into the most awesomely powerful monster in the galaxy. First, though, the pugnacious Prince must defeat Zarkon's white-haired son, Lotor, in the infamous fighting arena. This shouldn't be too difficult to do, as Lotor is so busy staring at the beautiful blonde in the audience that he can't keep his mind on the duel. She is Prince Avok's loyal sister, Romelle...but why does she look so much like Princess Allura?
"The Buried Castle": Three chubby children are hiking through the lush Arusian woods when a spooky old fortress mysteriously rises from the ground beyond the trees. Fearlessly, the young explorers approach the ominous structure as lightning bolts crackle in the sky. They are soon joined by Pidge and one of the Princess' colorful rodent friends. The diminutive adventurers cross the wind-whipped castle's doorstep and make their way to the treasure room. Suddenly, bony fingers pierce the creaky floorboards and seize their tiny ankles!
"The Deadly Flowers": Strange pink and yellow seed pods rain down on Arus and quickly bloom into fragrant flowers. Initially, the planet's citizens are thrilled with the vast fields of pretty posies that carpet the Arusian landscape...but they soon find themselves gasping for breath before falling flat on their faces! The only antidote for the devastating flower-bourn illness is found on Lyra, a planet known to have a strong magnetic pull that renders robotic lions inoperable. Fortunately, Lyra's mighty magnetism is neutralized by water, and the Blue Lion was specifically designed to be driven underwater. Unfortunately, Princess Allura, the Blue Lion's pilot, was among those sickened by the aromatic blossoms.
"Raid of the Alien Mice": Princess Allura wishes for peace while stargazing from her picture window in the Castle of Lions. Instead, she gets a metal-munching army of fang-faced purple space vermin, sent from Planet Doom by the haggish Witch Haggar (who else?). It's up to Chitter and his lovable pastel-painted mice pals to stop their vicious alien cousins before they gnaw through the wires that power the Voltron Force's main computer. Meanwhile, a serpent-headed Robeast with very broad shoulders has landed outside!
"Short Run of the Centipede Express": While Zarkon's multi-legged spacecraft soars threateningly through the cosmos, the intrepid Voltron Force navigates the treacherous meteorite fields surrounding Planet Moura, where Lotor's latest ultimate weapon, the Doomsday Gun, is under construction. Simultaneously, within the dark towers of Castle Doom, the lilac-skinned Prince is punishing his disobedient slaves with the help of a carnivorous alligator-man with an extra eyeball embedded in his scaly neck.
"The Treasure of Planet Tyrus": Inside a hideous skull-faced fortress on Planet Tyrus, the cleanly Witch Haggar bathes her blue feline friend in soap bubbles and tomato-red lava liquid while Prince Lotor begins his annual birthday celebration with a relaxing massage from three lovely slave girls. Little does the Spock-eared birthday boy know that the Voltron Force is nearby, aboard a damaged treasure ship bound for Tyrus, admiring the gigantic solid gold statue sent by dear old Dad, King Zarkon.
The Special Features this time around consist of: "Viva Voltron," a music video by the masked electric guitarist, Buckethead, who is known for his KFC headwear; and a featurette entitled, "International Voltron," which includes the original Japanese opening and closing songs from GoLion, plus the French Voltron theme. Also on the third disc are some American and Japanese toy commercials, and more interviews with executive producer, Peter Keefe; director, Franklin Cofod; and story editor, Marc Handler. Capture your Yellow Lion Collection today, before Haggar's Robeast gobbles them all up...and may the Voltron Force be with you!
Summary of Voltron - Defender of the Universe - Collection Two
The evil Prince Lotor of Planet Doom has come to destroy Planet Arus and take Princess Allura to be his slave. The Voltron Force, Keith, Lance, Pidge and Hunk pilot the Black, Red, Green and Yellow Lions to defend the peacful planet. With Princess Allura in the Blue Lion, they form Voltron and destroy Lotor's robeasts. Frusturated, Lotor targets Planet Pollux, and Allura's cousin Romelle. Can Voltron defend two entire planets at once? And what will happen to the Voltron Force after a poisoned blade leads to Princess Allura's funeral?Like Robotech, Voltron is a cut-and-paste combination of unrelated series created for American TV. Part of the early wave of "Japanimation" that helped to build an audience for anime in the U.S., Voltron also contributed to the fad for transforming robot toys. The episodes inCollection Three, the "Green Lion" set, originally aired in October and November of 1984. Four young stalwarts from the Galaxy Alliance, Keith, Lance, Hunk, and Pidge, pilot the lion-mecha that link to form the giant robot Voltron; Princess Allura of the planet Arus took over the fifth lion after Sven was wounded in battle. After being missing in action for some time, Sven (who talks like Wally Walrus) reappears in episode 41, but stays on planet Pollux with Princess Romelle as an ally of the Voltron Force. In each episode, Lotor, the son of King Zarkon, and the evil witch Haggar concoct a new scheme to destroy Voltron and seize control of Arus--only to be defeated by Voltron between the last commercial and the closing theme song. Comprised of re-edited footage from Hyakujuo Go-Lion ("Hundred-Beast King Go-Lion") and Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV ("Armored Fleet Dairugger XV"), the episodes have obviously been assembled like mosaics, with extensive dialogue covering the gaps in the visuals. Like Robotech, Voltron has a special place in the hearts of adults who watched it as kids. For younger otaku, it's an example of how far Japanese animation has developed in the intervening years--and how much more sophisticated its audience has become. (Rated 7 and older: violence)
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