Hmm, my mistake. I watched both series around the same time years ago.
I just finished watching the movie "G-Saviour" and I don't know where to start. Yeah you guessed right, it is the American made movie that was released in 2000 as a 20th Anniversary project of Gundam.
First of all the story is flimsily. Compared to this the average Gundam series is at the intellectual level of Neon Genesis. The story also takes a number of abrupt twists that do not make any sense.
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The most prominent being that the main character suddenly starts cheating on his gorgeous wife with a mediocre woman in plain view of his wife
The movie did not contain a love or hate build up between the characters. In fact his wife has faithfully stood by the main character's side and sacrificed everything when he was accused for treason and ran of with the rebels. Well it at least served as a stepping stone as the wife fires the first shot in her anger that starts a fight/war. And at the end it is her that apologizes and the cheaters stay together.
But at least the fight needed to be started or the movie could not be based on the Gundam series. That little time is spent on Mobile Suits. And there isn't even character development. The Mobile Suits also moved really slow, and the CGI wasn't something to write home about. Then again the movie was released in 2000. The movie could not even be consistent with the series it is based upon.
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Because in the series the Earth forces have the GM type mobile suits and the colonies have the Zaku types. The movie has them switched around.
Did this movie do anything good? Oh yeah. The designs of the Mobile Suits are awesome. Especially G-Saviour looked mighty fine and has some very good realistic effects.
Concluding if you are a real fan of Gundam, than this movie could be mildly enjoyable to watch, others should stay away from this.
