With my largest deadline (for the Dutch coursebook) pending for next week and the good news that some British movies are being re-released for a cheap price (my review copy is on the way), there’s only time for a minor update today. But what an update!
Have you ever asked yourself: where would the world be without superheroes? Answer: nowhere, so it’s high time for another serving of Superhero Schlock.
This time we go to Japan, which eagerly gave us heroes like Ultraman and Inframan. In 1974 Koichi Takano directed The Iron Man or Sûpâ Robotto Maha Baronu, which has been released on DVD in the Trash collection. Wonder why? Then here’s a scene where our hero has to battle against American Footballers with exploding balls and when things don’t look too well, his police friend comes along on a bike that could fly eight years before E.T. managed the same trick.
I only found this scene in German, but don’t let that sort of detail rob you from two minutes of cinematic glory. Who needs language when you have exploding balls?
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Oh my goodness…. I watched this one as a little girl!! (Although I seem to remember it dubbed into bad English….)
Hehehe… goofy superheroes can be fun. Have you tried any of the Philippine ones? They are just about the wackiest things outside of Turkish rip-offs that I’ve ever watched… and I’ve watched some utter crap in my day.
How about “ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh” (2006) a movie about a Philippine drag queen wannabee who is hit by a pink meteor that allows him to transform into a superwoman to battle space Amazons bent on world domination…… no kidding. 😉
Hadn’t heard of that one. Just watched the scene with the frog… interesting…
Doh looks like we lost the video.
This site is way too popular. 😉
Here’s an extra trailer. Yes, trailer… this is how they wanted to “promote” the film: