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Magnos the Robot is a compilation of the first quarter of the series Magne Robo Gakeen, and despite all of that it manages to be a fairly coherent movie. The story revolves around the Earth being under siege by ancient aliens who use giant monsters to try and destroy the world. In return a band of scientist and martial artists use a giant robot to fight back.

As a movie it really just flows from one battle to another, taking key components from the early part of the series to try and make it work. As a result there are some moments that seem out of place as a result (such as a monster attacking a city but no fight occurs).

For an early 80's anime dubbing, it's done surprisingly well. There are moments of campiness, but compared to others at the time it's done well, especially since it's a pretty much unknown cast.

I'm going to end this by saying that I do have a lot of nostalgia for this, but despite that it is a semi coherent, enjoyable flick. It's one of those you can relax and enjoy. It won't win any awards, but it's still fun regardless.

I don't even know where to begin describing this one as it has absolutely no plot to begin with. This movie, is an anthology of shorts centered around bizarre and gory segments intended to be a decent into hell. However because there is no plot to speak of, all your watching is gory segments with absolutely no substance. We go from clip to clip with a grainy poorly focused segment that involves some degree of violence and nudity. If anything this is a showcase of special effects, but even then there is absolutely no point to this which ultimately is what hurt it more than anything else. The best way to put it, is that it is an art house gore film. I'm all for a good gory film, but at least give it some degree of substance to keep me engaged. Hard pass on this one.