As an upcoming Gundam fan, I decided to go back to where it began but was given the choice of the television run or the 3 summary films. I bought the film trilogy off of rightstuf and started my journey. Keep in mind I am familiar with anime on the older side especially the 70s such as Versailles no bara/Lupin the third. The 1st movie was condensed admirably from the show and did not have too much of a jarring plot progression and pace. Coming to the second film though I was surprised how packed and frankly divided it was. The first half of thefilm does leave off where the first film left off but the editing and sequence of events were clearly shifted greatly where the boring moments with diplomats and the white base just lazily stagnant are put together begrudgingly. *SPOILER* Garma's death is brought forward which is great to see.
Overall, it was a bit lazier in effort than the first, but if you have a day to catch up on Gundam, get a big bag of popcorn because you're going to need it.