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Topic ID: 143
Message ID: 7
#7, RE: Gedankenexperiment II: Fly Girls
Posted by Gryphon on Sep-02-14 at 08:41 PM
In response to message #5
>and those who regarded the appearance of any non propeller-driven
>aircraft as the vilest of heresies.

Except Me 163, of course. Who, give it up where it's due, got one of the best moments in the whole franchise in that movie. You know the one. "Sie haben gefaaaaaallen - und Sie nicht aufstehen können!" Tell me that didn't just make you want to shed tears of pure sugar with delight.

>(A-10 in
>particular had always had a cultlike following amongst the serious
>doujinshi crowd, and they positively leapt at the opportunity
>to actually buy a figurine of her despite her having all of ten lines
>of dialogue)

quietly hides his "battle damaged A-10" maquette

>The movie is not without selling points; the jet girls had a fluid,
>interesting combat style visually distinct from their older sisters
>and parents, reminiscent of Strike Witches but without forcing
>people to stare at the panty-clad butts of pubescent girls for hours
>on end. And lord, did they blow the money on animation.

I recognize that the film is not without its narrative faults, but in both a quality-of-animation and a deep-story-satisfaction sense, I have to say that I'd have paid what I paid for the Blu-Ray if the only things on it were the aforementioned scene with Komet and the extended director's-cut version of Yak vs. 262. "До свидания, довольно птица!"

I will stipulate, however,

>But a lot of
>fans of the franchise were there for the subtle character moments; the
>rivalry between Spitfire and Me 109, Zero's "last of a dying breed"
>gung-ho Samurai attitude, the Russian stoicism of Yak-9 and Ilyusha.

that it was disappointing in this respect. And that I'll probably never forgive them for what they did to 39. Really, guys, you couldn't think of any other way to introduce P-63?

A mixed bag, but the flying scenes are really well-done. And there are persistent rumblings that the show might get a reboot by the same people who did Friendship Is Tactical, who know a thing or two about reviving a moribund but beloved franchise.

--G.
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