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05-29-2012, 08:32 AM
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ljacone
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Since the only Ultraman thread with any real responses is the "Anyone not into Ultraman" thread, I thought I would make a more straightforward Ultra Thread.
I've been watching the original series on the Mill Creek DVDs and I am loving it. It's so earnest and old school Showa that it's hard not to be charmed by it. The Science Patrol is great. Ironically, the only character who's sort of bland is Hayata, since he has to run off and become Ultraman. The Captain is great. He's like the hero of the first 18 minutes of each episode most of the time. Ahashi is pretty cool as well. I like that one of his main traits is that he is really good with his Spider Shot gun. Ide of course is silly, but that's alright. It's so broad that you have to smile at it. And Fuji of course is very cute. It's also novel to see her relegated to staying at the base so often, especially when one considers that in the same era, Honda usually put his heroines into the thick of things -- Tsuburaya doesn't seem to share that affection at this point.
The monsters vary in how well they are executed. Antlar, for instance, looks fantastic. One of the best beetle monsters I have ever seen in any medium. A lot the monsters look cheap because they were cheap, and made quickly. But they have great character and most of them look great too. Dodongo, for instance, doesn't have the best production values but his design is excellent for a sphinx-like monster. Gesura also looks really great as a fish/lizard thing.
Once I finish this one, I think I am going to move onto Ultraseven, which I used to watch on TNT as a what is now called "tween." Ultraseven is a fantastic series even in goofy dubbed form, so I am looking forward to catching it subbed thanks to Hi No Tori Subs.
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