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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Ishirô Honda |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 15 May, 1959 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Media Blasters, Inc |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Surround Sound |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 631595050288 |
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Customer Reviews of Mysterians
A Fun Sci-Fi Film The Mysterians is a film that is a classic but is not what I would consider to be great. In fact, it's good. <
>The story is pretty interesting. The Mysterian race has come to earth in peace. They only ask for three square kilometers of land and want the right to breed with earth women. Of course the human race is not too happy about the requests, so all-out war is declared on the Mysterians. <
>The acting is pretty good for a late 1950s Japanese sci-fi film and the special effects are...well...good for the time but just seem to out of line at times. The miniature work is decent but they can easily be distinguished as miniatures. Nonetheless, for what is offered, it is pretty entertaining. My biggest complaint with the film is that the story tends to drag in certain areas, slowing it down when it was looking as if it were to speed up and get exciting. <
>In the end, The Mysterians is a fun film that includes many cliches associated with 50s sci-fi films. The story is a little slow in areas but does deliver very well! Recommended for those who like alien vs. mankind films!
"THEY ARE TRAPPED IN SPACE...FOREVER."
Imagine if the usual alien villains found in Godzilla movies struck out on their own and decided to invade Earth without the help of King Ghidorah or Gigan. All they have is super-hot heat rays, a big subterranean dome fortress, some flying saucers, and a giant bird-robot/tunneling device. Well, it just so happens that that's quite enough, as the Mysterians wreak hell all over the Japanese and their American allies. All the Mysterians want is some land and some hot Japanese girls to help continue their bloodline. But, selfish humans that we can sometimes be, we won't fork it over, and calamity ensues.
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> This is by no means the "greatest sci fi imagined by man" or whatever the tag line claims, but it IS pretty fun. Considering that this movie is copy-righted in 1957 speaks volumes about the care they put into making the special effects sequences...although the dialogue is nothing special, just typical of this sort of film. But Akira Ikufube conjures up some rousing tunes to go along with the mayhem, and the music definitely got me into the film.
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> A lone Japanese soldier takes a flame thrower to the giant rubber-suited birdbot. This is quite awesome to behold, even if the poor fella has no chance of actually succeeding. I guess he was just following orders.
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> So if you dig sci-fi, give this one a shot. But be prepared...if you watch the English overdub, a stodgy American scientist who looks way past fifty years old is dubbed by what sounds like a twenty year old member of the "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" cast. It causes some unintentional (I think) humor, and can even be a bit distracting if you're really getting into the action. So watch out!
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A Good Package
This is a repackaging of a Japanese DVD release of the film. It is not the shortened version released in the US but the original version released in Japan. An English soundtrack is available. English subtitles are also available. Extras include a commentary by 2 Japanese film technicians influenced by The Mysterians. The commentary is in Japanese with English subtitles. It is also possible to play just the music over the film without dialogue. There are numerous stills and design drawings included as well as a partial storyboard. Several previews are included one in English, the rest in Japanese with no subtitles. The original trailer for the Mysterians is included with subtitles. The film looks good and for those who have seen it before, the widescreen uncut version will be a revelation. The plot is familiar territory with aliens once again seeking to rebuild their race by interbreeding with earth women. What makes the film really special is the wonderful design and excellent miniatures as robots and spaceships finally find a place in Japanese cinema. It was an innovative and influential film and the release treats it with the respect warranted.