Space Battleship Yamato 2199:

[GeoffC]

Space Battleship Yamato 2199:
A recent remake of the classic series, already released on BD, and now
transferring to TV as part of the Spring season. Much as in the classic
story, mysterious aliens are attacking the solar system, Earth has been
gravely damaged by planet bombs, the human race is in danger of
extinction, and a mysterious data package has been delivered from a far
civilisation. A diversionary battle takes place near 'the shores of
Pluto' The WW2 battleship Yamato, resurrected as a spaceship, is about
to launch.
I found a lot of this rather unconvincing - the spaceships and their
battle tactics owe more to 1913 than 2013, two space cadets are allowed
to visit an admiral in hospital and challenge him, the same two cadets
later 'borrow' an advanced fighter without permission. And it would
obviously be easier to build a new spaceship from scratch than to
convert an old rusted marine wreck into one.
I've never entirely understood why the 'Yamato' became a symbol of
Japanese national pride. Sure, the Yamato and her sister ship were
fine-looking ships and impressive pieces of marine engineering, but they
achieved little before being sunk, and another two carriers would have
given far more bangs per yen.
Could be that this means that I'm not the target audience for a remake
of a science-fantasy classic - or that it isn't very good.