Numerootno
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Marva
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
NerdLifeChoice
Finally, an animation series that is worth binge-watching and being a die-hard fan for. The intellectual plot-line and the clean, but smart/ silly humor make this series very much remnant of the golden years of cartoon network (1995 to 2005). Remember swat cats, centurions, transformers prime and avatar the last air-bender? This series rightfully joins their rank and honestly, praise cannot go higher than that.This is a must watch for all ages and for true-blue sci-fi animation fans who want a light-hearted, but heart warming and though provoking series to really get into.Netflix have genuinely produced a master-piece with this one and I honestly can't wait for the new season to release.Cheers.
jared79
As a fan of the 80s cartoon, I was sceptical of the show when they rebooted it 2 years ago. But there was no needed to be, in fact, I have been blown away time and again at how good this show is. The writing, character development, animation, humour, music....everything is just superb. I will be sad when it all ends. As a kid, the original series was great and unlike other reboots, this one gets it beyond right. Each new season raises the bar even further. Can't highly recommend this show enough.
Ava Cook
I waited until the release of season 2 before I reviewed it, because too often we see an amazing season 1 to open and introduce a show, and then season 2 loses all of the momentum, steam, and intrigue that made season 1 so great. So, I had to wait to see if any praise of this show would be deserved after season 1. Could the writers keep the story as compelling and interesting moving forward through season 2 as they kept it in season 1? The answer… YES! Season 1 was an introductory story of five strangers, completely ignorant of what was waiting out there in the universe, getting thrown together and having to form the Voltron force. In season 1 we tag along with these five unlikely heroes as they learn how to be the Voltron force, and learn how to work together to fight the ultimate evil in the universe. We tag along through their many misadventures and bumbling their way through each situation, as they learn what their abilities as paladins of Voltron are, and how to use them. As their attachments to their various lions grow, so do their abilities. Until at last, in the culmination of season 1, we see them take on the ultimate evil for the first time.Season 2 did not slack off in the telling of this story. Far from it. Season 2 was just as compelling if not more compelling than the first season. The entire season was devoted, in large part, to the dual struggle of the black lion, and the paladin worthy of him. Indeed, it was not the struggle of the paladins themselves as they battled for supremacy; it was a battle for the black lion to decide which paladin was worthy of him. However, they did not take away or overshadow the stories of the other paladins in the telling of this story, either.My one complaint about this show, which kept me from giving it a solid 10, is this, the show does at times suffer the Robert Jordan effect: every time the paladins get into a major pickle and seem to have no way out, or the princess gets into some major pickle and seems to have no way out, they automatically find out they have some hidden power that saves the day and saves their collective hides from total defeat. At times, this can actually move a story along and bring another great and powerful tool to the battle that can be called on later in the story; however, if used too often it gets old, because the viewer will have no real angst or suspense when the heroes are in danger of certain destruction; the viewer will just go, "here comes another contrived power to save them". The writers should take care not to use this story telling device too often.While the show is principally for children, only an adult can or will understand and follow some of the complex story arcs presented in this reimagining of the 80's classic Voltron. Most children do not have the attention span to remember that what they saw two hours ago in episode x will relate to what is happening in episode y.As an 80's child, I loved the original Voltron. I couldn't wait for it each week. As an adult, I love this retelling of Voltron even more than I loved the original as a child. I am always impatient to see what happens next. Netflix has made this show so captivating that I go from one episode to the next without feeling any passage of time.If you haven't seen it yet, then I urge you to give it a try. You will love it. Your kids will love it. I have no doubt.
mavrian
It's a good series but if an old school fan compares this version with the original, well, then:This series suffers the lack of fantasy of the original series, a lot of innocence and magic of the original version are removed and then are replaced with other arguments in some cases more "science- rational", that takes away some of the essence of what Voltron was once. It is a reboot after all.In other cases things in this modern version are more relevant according the politically correct agenda, you know, things like breaking - some- stereotypes -to create others- and those kind of things. All that was present since the original cartoon. Now, this series by itself:The first -around one hour- episode is kind of boring. The series gets better according the episodes advance, the rhythm of twenty minutes works well and the series starts to be funny and interesting by itself, is not a lineal argument and the jokes get better. Each character is an stereotype but it works in this kind of series. Each lion tries to have its own charm. What is better in this version? well, easy, the villains. They have interesting personalities and backgrounds! I'm thankful because of that.If you are a religious person take note: in this series only the less evolved beings worry about divine justice over moral acts and have rituals to connect with some divinity. Nothing to tear your garments apart, but it really was not necessary in this story that point of view over the relation between faith and "evolution".Final thought: "Voltron: Legendary Defender" tries too hard to be "modern" and then loses innocence and freshness.
