by Psycho Soldier » Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:06 pm
Gave this one a watch earlier, since I just got the MB disc. I, too, have mixed feelings about it. While it's pretty fun (and funny), it isn't quite as thrilling as, say, Sea Monster or Gigan. I get that this was a really low-budget production, but it doesn't feel especially ambitious either, and that kind of hurts it for me. It probably says something that Jet Jaguar has more character development than any of the humans. At least the wacky shenanigans keep me from being bored (the car chase down stone stairs, the tail slide, the Jet Jaguar song, the unnecessarily bloody hit to the face with a model plane, etc). The soundtrack is so-so for me: I like that it's experimental, but it isn't as gloriously cheesy as the Hedorah soundtrack. Overall, not one of my favorite movies, but it'd be great to watch with a bunch of friends.
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