Anyways, The Warrior isn�t all bad. Some scenes that were thrown in were actually quite interesting, such as the brawl between Marlene and Yuji. Also that when Yuji wakes up after 22 years of sleep his hair is actually long and has to be cut. Good job there. But so many other things are missing that it�s hard to fully appreciate the story for what it�s worth. The character development and ultimate destiny between Yuji and Marlene generally stay the same, but because this movie sums everything up in just a little over a hour and a half it feels very weak and synthetic. To make matters worse, a lot of the most necessary plot arcs are nowhere to be seen in the movie. The introduction of the Sleeper Brigade and their eventual fall from grace, and the scientist who decides to take over Second Earth by overthrowing its government are two of the most important plot devices that never come into play in The Warrior. Simply put, The Warrior doesn�t feel as alive as its series counterpart does. It just doesn�t do a very good job at summing up the entire series (if that was even what it was trying to do, as it�s hard to tell with all of the reused animation from the series), and quite frankly if you watched this after watching the series (like me) you would probably be pretty turned off (like me). It�s not entirely bad on its own, but fails at being anything more than just average. A few things are improved here and there, but not nearly enough for me to suggest you watch this instead or before the series. If you�re a die hard Blue Gender fan then I guess you can appreciate this more, but if you�ve never touched the series before then I�d recommend you just stick to the episodes and stay away from this flick.
My Score: 6.5
Version Watched: English Dub
