My son who's four years old, stared getting interested in Godzilla and monsters and one night I started thinking about my hero when I was 5 years old, and of course Ultraman came to mind. I had no idea if I could find anything and when I put his name on ebay I was surprised to find that they had the dvd set, that came out this year. So we bought it. I love it and so does my son. It is a good version of the show I used to love so much. The only bad thing about it is that sometimes, they forgot to dub or they just decided it was easier that way, so you are listening to it in English and then suddenly they are talking in Japenese and you have the subtitle, but it usually lasts for about 1 minute or 2 at the max, so my son doesn't mind. Other than that, the colors are good and it is a good trip down memory lane. And now my son can also enjoy my hero...Read full review
Created by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya (GODZILLA MOTHRA) the 1960s television series ULTRAMAN remains one of Japan's most beloved science-fiction exports. Airing between 1966 and 1967 with a total of 39 episodes the live-action series followed a high-tech police force and their robot superhero Ultraman as they battled to save Earth from invading monsters and aliens. This collection presents the first 20 episodes in original uncut and remastered editions.System Requirements:TRT: 450 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 787364702497
Nothing better than a clear visual of foggy childhood past. For year afflicted with bad VHS copies, I refused to watch, now this is the closest thing to my memories, plus it has cut into it the original Japanese scenes deleted for American TV, you will know when the Audio is in Japanese and the subititles come up, it's like a built in secret scene you never kewn was there, so it freshens this old mans experience. Plus, its super-kid-friendly, coming out in 1966-67, nothing fo rme to worry about with my 3 year old daughter watching, she loves it, we have to sit down and watch 3 episodes a night, and with a quick episode running time, your not worn out in the end or bored. Get it, it's 99.9% better than any kids show today.
Most excellent DVD .Circa 1966? I think - i dunno I was still runnin around the house wanting to be batman. But when Kyoto sets off the beta capsule -look out -its lights out for the guy in that monster rubber suit. How hot was it in those suits anyway. I mean wouldn't that be against actor rights today. Wouldn't they organize a giant walkout and picket in front of japanese business' "We won't wear rubber suits anymore" "Ultraman hits too damn hard" etc. Seriously, these creators of Ultraman and Johnny Sako were true pioneers. I dont wanna hear any crap about Speilberg or Lucas!!! No they were runnin around there houses probably wanting to be "Robin-the boy wonder" (smallest super hero I ever seen by the way) Forget Starwars as being the pioneer sci-fi movie. No my friends -its was Ultraman!! From the detail scale models of city's to the monsters. And NO ANIMATRONICS BACK THEN FOLKS!! As I wolfed down my jumbo bag of Pop Secret (butter flavored)trying to ignore the boring eyes of my two labs who pounce at the first sighting of a fallen morsel that missed my hungry mouth) I tried my best to find flaws in the cast, dialogue, and or props - NON WHAT SO EVER!! No incomplete buildings -no gaps in the monsters suits-even guide wires were only minimal. Funny I just watched the last Star Wars dvd again and was shocked to detect (WITH EASE) barely mid-level scale model builders errors! 40 yrs later -you'd think they would be undetectable. Clearly Japan was the man!! America the woman (sorry ladies) This series on dvd still captures, entertains, and excites this viewer 43 yrs later!! I'd recommend any up and coming movie making student to view this dvd before jumping into all the quick C.G. stuff. This was grass roots entertainment at its best!! Doug Lebo in OhioRead full review
Oh my gosh!!! This takes me back to my youth. One day, Ultraman will be considered a cult classic. There will be Ultraman parties. Not sure about Ultraman conventions. These are the television shows from the mid-1960's and they look it. The show was created by the same man who worked on the special effects on the original Godzilla movie from 1954 with Raymond Burr. The monsters in these shows are so lame its what makes these shows so great - the saying its so bad its good definitely applies here. And the story line are predictable and lame as well. They usually go - alien monster crash lands on Earth starts to destroy everything, Space Patrol members that are suppose to have the latest weaponry to protect mankind can't do a thing to stop them, member os Space Patrol team transforms into Ultraman and saves the day. The only thing that changes from show to show are the monsters which are so clearly actors in costumes that that just adds to the campiness. If you enjoy It Is So Bad It Is Good entertainment this is a MUST have.Read full review
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