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Summary: "Swell mask, Boss"..........." What Mask?"
Review: "They often call me Speedo but my real name is the Lightning Bug".............. "Touch your head"....." You bomb the snatch.." "Huh?" ..."I mean snatch the bomb"......
Yes, these phrases DO mean something, but not until you've seen J-Men. Proctor and Bergman did an outstanding job developing original dialog to fit the screen clips they used to create a totally new context for the old serial movies from Republic Pictures and others. Even though this is a 24 year old effort the humor is just as sharp and witty today. The soundtrack would now be considered retro, but the entire concept of conquering the Earth with Rock and Roll music makes you wish the Lightning Bug would've won. I managed to tape one of the "Night Flight" showings and I'm looking forward to the DVD.
My kids know this movie as well as I do, and I've even adopted my email address from it. BUY THIS AND GET A BOX OF DEPENDS - you'll need 'em from laughing so hard.
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Summary: You WILL laugh
Review: 100% hilarity. I've been waiting for a commercial release of J-Men for ages! One of THE funniest movies I've ever seen. Oh, yeah, be sure to watch for Leonard Nimoy in his first movie role in the clips from "Zombies of the Stratosphere".
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Summary: Finally on DVD!
Review: Folks, you cannot imagine how long I have waited for this to be released. If you have no clue about J-Men Forever, take all the movie serials from the 30's and 40's, jumble them together and add voice-overs creating a whole new story which makes Woddy Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? look like .... Great 70's rock music backup this great story of the Lightning Bug who resides on the moon, trying to take over the Earth with Rock-N-Roll and pot. There are so many quotable lines in this movie, it will change your life. Maybe.... "You can thank the Rock-N-Roll detector for leading you to your doom.." "Thanks!"
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Summary: Finally on DVD!
Review: Folks, you cannot imagine how long I have waited for this to be released. If you have no clue about J-Men Forever, take all the movie serials from the 30's and 40's, jumble them together and add voice-overs creating a whole new story which makes Woddy Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? look like .... Great 70's rock music backup this great story of the Lightning Bug who resides on the moon, trying to take over the Earth with Rock-N-Roll and pot. There are so many quotable lines in this movie, it will change your life. Maybe.... "You can thank the Rock-N-Roll detector for leading you to your doom.." "Thanks!"
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Summary: 1937
Review: i like this film, and i think the earliest footage in it comes from 1937, so that should probably be the "true" year for this movie. i understand it was put together in 1979, but you can look at it either way, i guess. this is one funny movie! buy it!
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Summary: BRING'S BACK MEMORIES
Review: I LOVE THIS DVD. WE USED TO LOOK FORWARD TO USA'S NIGHTFLIGHT SHOW, WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO SHOW J-MEN FOREVER(THIS WAS THE ONLY SHOW THAT I KNOW OF THAT SHOWED J-MEN). THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS THAT YOU'LL EITHER LOVE OR HATE(IF YOU DONT GET THE HUMOR). KIND OF LIKE MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE.
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Summary: Meet you on the street, punk!
Review: I've been looking for this movie for over a decade. At long last it's here, and on DVD of all things. It still has the charm of the hisses and scratches from the original film clips, and of course the same corny jokes as always. There aren't any extras to speak of, just an interview with the original Commando Cody which is interesting in a "why was that included?" kind of way, and a not-so-amusing chat with the creators of the movie. But J-Men fans won't mind, since the movie is the real gem anyway.
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Summary: Meet you on the street, punk!
Review: I've been looking for this movie for over a decade. At long last it's here, and on DVD of all things. It still has the charm of the hisses and scratches from the original film clips, and of course the same corny jokes as always. There aren't any extras to speak of, just an interview with the original Commando Cody which is interesting in a "why was that included?" kind of way, and a not-so-amusing chat with the creators of the movie. But J-Men fans won't mind, since the movie is the real gem anyway.
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Summary: Get thee to a punnery!
Review: It's time to retire that fuzzy, 20-year-old beta-max tape you pirated off of "Night Flight" (remember when USA Network was actually a HIP cable channel?)- a true buried treasure has turned up on DVD! Woody Allen may have done it first ("What's Up, Tiger Lily?") and the writers behind "Mystery Science Theater 3000" may have run the concept into the ground, but Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman did it best with "J-Men Forever". The concept of taking footage of old, corny and/or low budget films and re-dubbing new dialog is certainly not a new idea, but in the hands of Firesign Theater veterans Proctor & Bergman, it becomes a comedic art form of the highest (er-so to speak...) order! The creators obviously had a sizable archive from the old Republic serials to dip into; unlike Woody Allen's "Lily" they were not restricted by the original ebb and flow of one individual film. As a result, "J-Men" benefits from a quick-cut style that keeps perfect time with the rapid-fire one-liners, double entendres and high-energy rock music soundtrack. Above all, there is the outstanding writing, which ranks up there with the Firesign Theater's best moments of inventive comedic anarchy. It is interesting to note that the film preceded (and undoubtedly inspired) Carl Reiner and Steve Martins's higher-profile, mainstream offering "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" by a year or two. Fans of irreverent (but smart) comedy will not want to miss this one.
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Summary: As funny as ever
Review: Like most fans of this movie, I saw it several times in the 80's on the USA Network's "Night Flight" show, but somehow never had the foresight to tape it. When I found that it was to be released on DVD, I was delighted, but a little apprehensive. After all, it had been at least 15 years since I'd seen the film, and I was a bit afraid that it had lost it's humor in all that time. Well, my fears were unfounded, both my wife (who'd never seen the film) and I have watched the new DVD several times, and found it to still be laugh out loud hysterical. This is a very welcome release, well worth the wait, and as funny as you remember it.
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