A giant in red and silver.
A warrior of light from beyond the stars.
In our time of greatest need, he comes swiftly to our aid.
He--is Ultraman.
I had high hopes for this movie, and it did not disappoint. I was a fan of the original Ultraman in 1966, and this is a reimaging of that series, compressed into about two hours. The SSSP (Science Patrol in the American dub of the series) doesn't have the fancy weapons and vehicles of the original, but they seem to get along without them. I liked the actors in the movie, especially Masami Nagasawa, who plays Hiroko Asami new to the SSSP from Japan's intelligence service. (I find her quite fetching, and I shall have to learn more about her.)
One of the first sites I found on the internet when I joined online with my little WebTV set was Wayne Koizumi's Absolute Ultraman. It had just about everything you could know about every Ultraman series and movie made, and then some. I was so disappointed when he took the site down--it was like a longtime friend had moved away. I hope he's well, and liked this movie as much as I did.
This movie has a two-night showing in American theaters--last night was a subtitled version, and tonight's (1-12) will be dubbed in English. If there is any movie that is best appreciated by seeing it in the theater, it is this one.
A warrior of light from beyond the stars.
In our time of greatest need, he comes swiftly to our aid.
He--is Ultraman.
I had high hopes for this movie, and it did not disappoint. I was a fan of the original Ultraman in 1966, and this is a reimaging of that series, compressed into about two hours. The SSSP (Science Patrol in the American dub of the series) doesn't have the fancy weapons and vehicles of the original, but they seem to get along without them. I liked the actors in the movie, especially Masami Nagasawa, who plays Hiroko Asami new to the SSSP from Japan's intelligence service. (I find her quite fetching, and I shall have to learn more about her.)
One of the first sites I found on the internet when I joined online with my little WebTV set was Wayne Koizumi's Absolute Ultraman. It had just about everything you could know about every Ultraman series and movie made, and then some. I was so disappointed when he took the site down--it was like a longtime friend had moved away. I hope he's well, and liked this movie as much as I did.
This movie has a two-night showing in American theaters--last night was a subtitled version, and tonight's (1-12) will be dubbed in English. If there is any movie that is best appreciated by seeing it in the theater, it is this one.