Cosmic Superheroes Collection

Rating:
Summary: A Joyous Mess
Review: If you're a fan of Something Weird Video, or a fan of b-movies, then there's no reason not to buy this 4 disc set featuring 8 movies and tons of extras. Starman is a cheap Japanese superhero that looks like Arthur from The Tick. This is bad sci-fi at its best. Starman Vol.1 features Attack from Space and Evil Brain from Outer Space. Attack from Space is, in my opinion, the more enjoyable of these two films. This time Starman, who hails from the Emerald Planet, is fighting Space Nazis. The second disc contains the movies Invaders from Space and Atomic Rulers, both totally useless and unimaginably fun. If I had to recommend Starman to anybody, I'd recommend it to fans of the early Gamera movies since both share simplistic storylines and feature children aiding the hero. The next disc contains Hercules Against the Moon Men and The Witch's Curse; two enjoyable Italian sword and sandal movies. The hero is called Maciste in his native Italy and is featured in over a dozen titles. Hercules Against the Moon Men is a camp classic that is available on lots of cheapie public domain video labels but none look as nice as the Something Weird Video version contained in this set. The final disc is Goliath and the Dragon, which is possibly the least enjoyable movie in the box. However, not listed on the box is the feature The Conqueror of Atlantis, which features Hercules befriending desert nomads into the lost city of Atlantis. This movie makes up for the boring Goliath and the Dragon tenfold. As for extra features, Something Weird Video doesn't skimp out. Lots of trailers are included on every disc as well as an interesting text history of Starman and an episode of an early anime called Prince Planet on the Starman discs. There are also tons of short films, especially on the two Sword and Sandal discs. My one complaint is that the selection of movies that comprise this boxed set don't have too much in common. Sci-Fi and Sword and Sandal make a very strange boxed set, one which will probably keep many people away. In fact, the only reason I bought it was because it cost the same as the two Starman DVDs did. But I'm glad I bought it and if you're into this kind of crap, you should too.

Rating:
Summary: A Joyous Mess
Review: If you�re a fan of Something Weird Video, or a fan of b-movies, then there�s no reason not to buy this 4 disc set featuring 8 movies and tons of extras. Starman is a cheap Japanese superhero that looks like Arthur from The Tick. This is bad sci-fi at its best. Starman Vol.1 features Attack from Space and Evil Brain from Outer Space. Attack from Space is, in my opinion, the more enjoyable of these two films. This time Starman, who hails from the Emerald Planet, is fighting Space Nazis. The second disc contains the movies Invaders from Space and Atomic Rulers, both totally useless and unimaginably fun. If I had to recommend Starman to anybody, I�d recommend it to fans of the early Gamera movies since both share simplistic storylines and feature children aiding the hero. The next disc contains Hercules Against the Moon Men and The Witch�s Curse; two enjoyable Italian sword and sandal movies. The hero is called Maciste in his native Italy and is featured in over a dozen titles. Hercules Against the Moon Men is a camp classic that is available on lots of cheapie public domain video labels but none look as nice as the Something Weird Video version contained in this set. The final disc is Goliath and the Dragon, which is possibly the least enjoyable movie in the box. However, not listed on the box is the feature The Conqueror of Atlantis, which features Hercules befriending desert nomads into the lost city of Atlantis. This movie makes up for the boring Goliath and the Dragon tenfold. As for extra features, Something Weird Video doesn�t skimp out. Lots of trailers are included on every disc as well as an interesting text history of Starman and an episode of an early anime called Prince Planet on the Starman discs. There are also tons of short films, especially on the two Sword and Sandal discs. My one complaint is that the selection of movies that comprise this boxed set don�t have too much in common. Sci-Fi and Sword and Sandal make a very strange boxed set, one which will probably keep many people away. In fact, the only reason I bought it was because it cost the same as the two Starman DVDs did. But I�m glad I bought it and if you�re into this kind of crap, you should too.