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The Super Inframan
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Starring: Danny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh Wang, Man-Tzu Yuan, Lin Wen-wei
Directed By: Shan Hua
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381321920
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-10-03
Running Time: 90
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
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The original mind-boggling fast-paced monster mash! When the nefarious Dragon Princess invades Hong Kong and summons monsters up from the center of the Earth for her army Earth's meager defense team joins together to create Inframan! With multiple powers at his disposal (including laser eyes and thunderball fists) he sets out to vanquish his enemy forever in the action-packed audience favorite that will have you cheering!Starring Danny Lee (The Killer The Untold Story Tragic Hero) Terry Liu (Oily Maniac) and Hap Wong (Shadow Whip)!Includes original Cantonese version with English subtitles and English-dubbed version! Also includes printed liner notes written by Asian film experts Damon Foster and August Ragone original trailer and a gallery of stills.System Requirements:Running Time 90 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â FOREIGN/LATIN Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 014381321920 Manufacturer No:Â ID3219XFDVD
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Summary: super inframan
Comment: This is the movie that started it all with the Mighty Morphen Power Ranger Series. I remember the first time I saw this. It was very entertaining. So if you are looking for a fun movie to see this is it. Thank you.
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Summary: "For success it's essential you have thunderball fist"... "I can have such a thing?!"
Comment: Welcome to the worst costume party your communtity college drama class has ever thrown. Super Inframan is everything that you expect it to be by looking at the cover and the title. A man is chosen to undergo physical alterations to stop the world from being taken over by Princess Dragon Mom and her eclectic group of monsters... rubber costumes, paper mache props, ridiculous logic and scenarios, awful dialogue and acting, incredibly dated effects, it's all well represented here. Normally this type of movie would be right up my alley, so why didn't it win me over this time? I think the problem is that although the movie is bad, you can tell everyone involved cared and put enough effort into it to raise it above z-grade shlock (it is a Shaw Bros. picture). In fact, for 1975 the movie is actually kinda good (in a really bad way... confused yet?). While I was hoping for a complete and utter piece of garbage filled with unintentional laughs, what I got instead was a mildly entertaining exercise in below average monster movie film making? I'd compare this to a Power Rangers marathon as it seems like alot of fun at first but shortly after it begins you realize the error in your judgement and change the channel. Obviously by looking at all the other positive reviews, this movie provides enough charm and entertainment to appeal to some and I can understand that... it's the little Shaw Bros. "Ultraman" clone that could after all (maybe I just wasn't in the right mood?). All of Image Entertainments Shaw Brothers releases have fantastic picture and sound and this one is no different.
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Summary: FUN>< FUN< FUN and insanity!!!!!!!
Comment: This is a great transfer of a great scienvce fiction/kung-fu action monster movie. IT is so filled with wall to wall action that it borders on insane. I remember seeing TV spots for this film in 1977. It has these cool cyborg type villains who shoot mace-like projectiles on springs from their arms. Inframan himself bounces around and does flips and cartwheels as though HE is on springs. A horrible pan and scan VHS tape was released in the early eighties. This DVD has a fantastic picture and is in widescreen. So you wont miss any of the action. The english dubbed track is lifted from that earlier theatrical/video release. It was recorded by Titan sound Inc. and you can hear the voices of Ultraman regulars like Peter Fernandez of Speed Racer. This is really the original Chinese cut of the film, so the animated american opening credit sequence is not here to be seen. This is a shame since it is an improvement over the bland chinese titles. It should have been included as an extra. But, basically, this is the best way to see Inframan. I believe the "INFRA" in Inframan is short for "infra-red". There was a lot of research into this at the time. Inframan's costume is red. And there was an Ultraman spin-off character called Redman in the early seventies, so it all kinda ties in.
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Summary: Super Inframan: Monster smashin' fun beginning to end!
Comment: In the late sixties and early-to-mid seventies there was an explosion in Japan. That explosion, which rocked the Japanese culture and sent shockwaves clear into the present day, was the advent of Japanese superhero television programs, namely ULTRAMAN and its many popular imitators. In 1975 Hong Kong jumped on the rubber monster-man bandwagon with their colorful and zany, kung-fu choppin' monster fest: SUPER INFRAMAN. What exactly "INFRA" is suppose to mean or imply is unclear. The dictionary lists "infra" as meaning "under, below, beneath or (my favorite) inferior". So, in essence, what we have is "SUPER INFERIOR MAN". I guess that means he not just inferior ... he's SUPER inferior! Regardless of what it's creators had in mind, SUPER INFRAMAN is a fun 88 minutes of creative men-in-monster-suits action (and I do mean ACTION). You'll see karate choppin', super rocket kicking, growing to giant size, flying, laser shooting, head bashing, throwing, x-ray vision, super punching and flip-floppin' all over your TV screen. Although the film was released in '76 it looks fresh and new, the DVD widescreen transfer is absolutely clean and beautiful. The bottom line: If you're a fan of ULTRAMAN or any of its ilk, you're sure to enjoy INFRAMAN. Give it a try, you'll be glad you did!
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Summary: The best bad movie ever made
Comment: I am not normally compelled to write reviews for products or movies online, but when I found out this movie had been released on Region 1 DVD I absolutely HAD to buy it. This disk is so much better than I had imagined I thought I'd spread the word. I never thought in my wildest dreams that a beautiful widescreen print of this 1975 Chinese film with the original bizarre Peter Fernandez-produced English dub would ever hit North America. Thankfully I have finally been proven wrong! Previously only available as a Region 3 disk and VCD, this movie singlehandedly caused me to buy a region-free DVD player. Heavily influenced by Japan's "Ultraman" and "Masked Rider" television series, this cult classic has everything you need: motorcycles, monsters, martial arts, a cyborg superhero and a frenetic pace. The movie is almost non-stop action and is suitable for just about all ages. One word of warning to parents--this disk contains literally dozens of trailers (and other extra goodies) for other Chinese genre movies. The trailer for one particular movie has English subtitles at the bottom of the screen and an on-screen character drops an "F-bomb". Otherwise, you can throw out your grainy, washed-out bootlegs and pick up the best bad movie ever made.
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