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The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Why am I just now discovering Starman? And there are four of these movies? I can't believe I've never heard of this before. Attack from Space may be my introduction to Starman, but it won't the last time I pay him a visit.In Attack from Space, the Earth is threatened by a race of aliens known as the Spherions. They show they mean business by blowing up one of the mountains in the Himalayas (odd choice, but whatever). A benevolent race of aliens from the Emerald planet send their superhero, Starman, to Earth to help defeat the Spherions. Starman discovers that one of the Earth's top scientists and his family have been abducted. Can he rescue the Earthlings and save the planet?Rating and writing about a film like Attack from Space is difficult because, honestly, it's a train wreck of a film. Special effects, dubbing, lighting, acting, plot, logic, and just about anything else you can name is so bad it's impossible to put into words. It's bad, but it's also bizarrely fun. Things like the crazy looking council on the Emerald planet, the Nazi-esque aliens dressed like 1940s era US Navy officers, Starman's lumpy superhero suit, and, most of all, the ridiculous fight choreography – I can't describe what joy these things brought to me. Even though the fight scene between Starman and the Spherions overstayed its welcome by what seemed like hours, it's still the real highlight of the film. Starman has a style of fighting I've never seen before. He reminded me of the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz trying to do Kung Fu. Hysterical. The use of silly looking guns, reversed camera shots, and the most obvious dummy I've ever seen only added to the fun. Seriously, this is truly one of those "so bad it's good" type movies. I'm looking forward to the others in the series.

Hell, there might not be any sinister aliens here, but my god does that end fight pack a literal punch! Lordy! I'm getting ahead of myself here. What this all boils down to is that Starman is up against some Nazi aliens called the Spherions who are out to destroy earth using a space station equipped with the firepower to destroy an entire planet. Sound familiar? Well, that bit about the Death Star won't as I've never heard that phrase used before.Death Star you say? Well, it ain't a big space station that can destroy planets (although the Nazi aliens have one of them too), but an actual Star that means death for Starman. This film may be lacking in the scary alien department, but in the Starman floating through space department, this one wins.Also, this film has the best Starman fight ever, as instead of Starman taking on thirty to forty bad guys at a time, this time round he takes on about one hundred guys armed to the teeth, takes their guns from them, and shoots the hell out of everyone while laughing. I put the death toll here in the thousands as this fight scene goes on forever.Also, the makers of the film must have acquired a dummy that they then dressed in a bad guy costume, because your going to see this dummy about eight or nine times, being pushed off balconies or thrown across a room. Basically, the dummy makes the end fight scene easy.Starman manages to kill most of the Spherion species in this film as you would expect, but makes you a bit sad at the end by waving goodbye when you know the actual actor that played the Starman died this year.But for Starman fans I'd watch the film in the following sequence: Evil Brain from Outer Space, Invaders from Space, Attack from Space, and Atomic Rulers of the world.Yep

Giving this movie is a bit problematic, as I saw the English-dubbed version sent to the United States. It is possible (but not likely) that the Japanese version is a lot different and not quite so silly. Additionally, I am not sure that this movie was intended to be for adults but was perhaps more of a kids' movie. If that is the case, then my not being so impressed by it is somewhat understandable.This is a Japanese sci-fi movie about the Spherions and their unprovoked attack on the Earth. It seems the bizarre creatures on planet Emerald are concerned, as the aggressive Spherions could destroy them as well. Now you really need to see these "things" as the costumes they wear are pretty funny and it's just too hard to describe how stupid they look. However, their special agent who is sent to help the Earth, Starman, is pretty easy to describe. He actually looks a lot like Duck Dodgers of the 26-1/2 Century--with the same sort of body suit and a little antenna on his head!! This guy can fly through space without a ship and beat the snot out of the lame Spherions. I call them lame because they use guns that spout a lot of smoke but don't do much harm. Heck, an Uzi or Tommy Gun could do a lot more damage! However, Starman's amazing skills and powers appear to be no match for the power of the Spherions and it looks like Starman is dead (yeah, right). So, it's up to a group of very stupid but plucky Japanese people to take on the entire Spherion empire by themselves. However, every time they are about to gain the upper hand, the Spherions take one of them prisoner--at which point they give up the fight to get that single person back--and thus lose a planet of 6 billion! Seems like a reasonable trade, huh? But, at the last minute, Starman appears once again after a long absence and he smiles as he punches, kicks, flips and shoots the baddies. And, in the end, when the ship leaves the doomed Spherion space station without one of their family members, Starman flies her through space with no pressure suit or oxygen for an extended period. And, after the baddies all die, they have a good laugh and say goodbye to the hero wearing the silly leotards.The film has decent production values, with nice uniforms and a few decent special effects. However, the story is just limp and silly throughout and will most likely make you laugh. But, because it is so limp and rather kitschy, it's also a great film to watch with friends, as you'll no doubt have a great time laughing at the absurdity of the film from start to finish.By the way, this is one of three films that were created by hacking the 1958 "Super Giant" movie series apart and splicing it into three very bizarre films. I have also seen EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE--which is even worse than ATTACK FROM SPACE.

This is another movie I wish MST3K had a chance to screen.This movie is the combination of 2 Japanese movie serials from the Super Giant series of the late 1950s.When I first saw this movie when I was a child, it scared the hell out of me, as it contains the usual 'violence against children' seen in movies like 'Invasion of the Neptune Men' and to a lesser extent, 'Prince of Space'. Even today, the scene where the Nazi-like soldiers kidnap the children is a little too edgy for anyone under 12 years old.But the allure of this movie is the innocent and almost naive story line. Even though the movie has many ridiculous ideas, the actors remain deadly serious throughout. The film opens with a bunch of ridiculous looking aliens with costumes that are right out of a 3rd grade theatre production. The aliens send 'Star Man' to protect the Earth from a invasion from the 'Spherions'.Star Man is a slightly paunchy, overacting, average-looking, middle aged Japanese man. He flails his arms around, beating up Japanese extras in highly exaggerated and very poorly choreographed fight scenes. The fight scenes alone are worth the price of admission. Many times, actors aren't even close to being hit when they do flips and pretend to be knocked out.Also, watch for the scene where Star Man disables flying saucers by bending what can only be described as a metal rack from a refrigerator.As with most early Japanese Sci Flicks, there are numerous technical errors like people being able to breathe and fly through space.But I recommend this movie to any B Movie fan. It's very campy and the shoddy production values are more than made up for by the movies goofy charm.One of the reasons the TV show 'Batman' was so successful was because the actors took their roles so seriously. This is also what makes this movie work. All of the actors take their silly roles very seriously, as if they are acting in 'Hamlet. This only makes 'Attack from Space' even more enjoyable.