| | |  | Horror & Supernatural | Home » » Fleet of Doom : A Voltron Movie Special | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Neil Ross, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Peter Cullen, B.J. Ward | | Director:
| Franklin Cofod | | Format:
| NTSC | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| World Events Productions | | Run Time:
| 48 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| February 29, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Good show Lousy quality DVD!Apr 16, 2008
By Brian B. Walker
"snoopydaturd"
I was HIGHLY disappointed by this DVD release of Voltron The Fleet Of Doom! Whom ever "Quote un Quote" was the video editor for this release should be at the very least harshly reprimanded for his or her incompetency! The other five Voltron releases have an awful lot of grain and video noise as well as some obvious synchronicity issues but this one is just an absolute abomination!
The very first thing you see are the trailers for other WEP releases
this is standard procedure and thus it is expected. These trailers are were you first notice the awful quality of this DVD release! The first preview looks like a very bad MPEG 4 video with lots of distortion. Can you say very low bit rate I can! NOT A GOOD START! The second preview is much worse! The tracking was very clearly off on there tape machine you can even spot the tape counter very briefly! Obviously NO body bothered to check the quality of this disc! The show it's self has some very notable problems as well. First the video is quite grainy and horribly out of sync. Unlike all the other Voltron releases there is NO 5.1 surround mix sound option! The most annoying thing about this slapped together pile of dung is the massively long black screens when the program goes to the Voltron will be right back bit. I kid you not there is a 15 second black screen before you see the we now return to Voltron image! This is unacceptably incompetent of there editing staff!
The special Voltron on the streets bonus feature has horrid tracking it is bouncing all around. HELLO THIS IS DVD NOT VHS! If you are looking to complete your Voltron collection this is a start. Mind you not a very damn good one! If the Vehicle Force gets this kind of asinine treatment I will be returning it as defective. I spent $25.00 for a sucker punch in the face disguised as a fond childhood memory! I am leaps and bounds beyond ticked off at this idiotic incompetent pile of garbage I AM JUST PLAIN INSULTED BY HOW POORLY THIS DVD WAS AUTHORED AND RECOMMEND IT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO INSIST UPON HAVING A COMPLETE VOLTRON COLLECTION!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Um, isn't DVD supposed to be BETTER than VHS??!!Apr 19, 2008
By MiCenaHitmanFan1
I have to agree with Brian's comments. I only wish I had read it PRIOR to ordering this catastrophe of a DVD. The only reason I didn't give it a rating of 1 is because of the simple fact that it is a great "movie", and to rate it based on the quality alone would be unjust. Now here's my 2 cents on this release. The quality of the video and audio both reminded me of an old school "Laserdisc" that is suffering from extreme laser ROT. And Brian wasn't kidding when he referred to the EXTREMELY annoying 15 second or greater "fade to black" that seems to last an eternity during what apparently is supposed to be a "commercial break". It reminded me of when I watched it back in the 80's on regular broadcast television. The thing that I REALLY regret, is parting with my mint condition VHS of the same title. I hate to say this, but the VHS was far SUPERIOR to this pathetic excuse for a DVD. There was no 15 second lag between "breaks". In fact it was a very well edited and smooth running "movie". Not to mention there was an additional episode ta boot. I shudder to think how they will translate "Voltron I" (Vehicle Force) and of course "Dairugger XV" (Original Vehice Force), the ones that we really want to see anyhow, because we all know the Vehicle Force was FAR superior to the Lion Force *lol*. Hopefully enough of us fans will send WEP enough "hate mail" and they will actually listen and give this classic feature the remaster treatment and 5.1 audio mix that is well deserved! I really could care less about extra features, I just want a smooth running DVD translation without black screens that is at least on par with the VHS. Luckily I was able to track down an unopened VHS of it online for a fair price. At this point, the VHS translation is the way to go. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED! You've been warned! =)
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 2 voltrons for the price of 1Mar 16, 2008
I seen this on TV way back,
this was my favorite TV movie of voltron
to those that did not seen it in the 80's
it has both voltrons lions and cars,
as they fight 5 robeast that transform in to
a big doom robot,
so it take the power of both lion and car voltron
to fight it,
so you will see every one from lion force
and cars space explorers from both shows,
and planet doom and the drulls Empire join together
to fight voltron and win planet aruse,
in a big crossover space battle,
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Potential for a good story, but the execution fails miserablyApr 15, 2009
By Lesley Aeschliman
Voltron: Fleet of Doom is a one-hour special where the Lion Force Voltron team and the Vehicle Voltron team come together to fight an alliance between Planet Doom and the Drule Empire. While this is supposed to be the premise, the two Voltrons and their respective pilots don't spend a lot of screen time together. Much more emphasis is placed on the Lion Force Voltron characters, especially on a sub-plot concerning Zarkon's witch, Haggar, stealing Princess Allura's soul and Keith having to go into a "dream dimension" to save her. While the idea of having the two Voltrons teaming up together is an interesting one, the potential for this idea is never fully realized within this story.
World Events Productions self-released the DVD for Fleet of Doom. Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with this release. There was a poor job done on the audio mastering; while the dialogue can be heard clearly, the background music and sound effects are soft and mixed so far into the background, that it can be hard to hear them. Also, unlike the other Voltron DVD releases, significant "dead space" is left between the "bumps" for the commercial breaks; this "dead space" really hurts the flow of the special.
There are five special features included on the Fleet of Doom DVD release. The first is "Character/Vehicle Slide Show." This slide show combines production art and stills from both Vehicle Voltron and Lion Force Voltron, with some token shots from Fleet of Doom. However, the viewer has no way of controlling when the pictures change, and the slideshow runs for way too long (especially for a slideshow that doesn't have any background music included). This feature would have been stronger if it had been shorter, and put more focus on Fleet of Doom.
The next feature is "Original Series Openers." This feature plays the openings for Lion Force Voltron and Vehicle Voltron back-to-back, instead of giving the viewer a menu and allowing the viewer to choose which opener they want to see. "Man on the Street" is the exact same special feature that appeared on the Voltron Volume 4 set. The "Fan Films" feature takes the "Fan Films" feature from the Voltron Volume 3 set, but removes the music video and replaces it with two new fan films not in the original special feature. The final extra is "Other WEP Cartoons" (promos for the other animated programming that World Events Productions released).
I would only recommend Fleet of Doom for die-hard Voltron fans who have to own every Voltron-related DVD release.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Unbelievable...Apr 11, 2009
By B. McClure
I can't believe this... After all these years, the best espisode ever is finally released (featuring both Voltron I & III)... and it turns out like this?!? The technology available today must surely be able to make the picture quality a bit better! It doesn't look all that much better than the old TV-station VHS copy of the episode that I have, and it's been very well used! Seriously... Are there any "old 80's cartoon" fans actually working up in the editing section, people who actually care to update the cartoons and lovingly restore them as best they can? Bah... Only get this if you're desperate; for me, I'm sticking to my old VHS tape, and I AM a Voltron fan...
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