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Ultraman Series One / Vol 2 : 4 of 5
8.03.2007 6:35 AM \| Link	This DVD set finishes off the original classic series from 1966-67 in all its rubber suit glory, and even though I had a great time watching the first DVD set, I enjoyed these episodes even more! I think the monster fighting scenes are a little longer, and they definitely involve more destruction with better special effects. For example, a few of the creatures have a really convincing fire breath (which must have been dangerous to film!), and Ultraman himself gets to use many more weapons (I especially like the Ultra Slash, which is like a spinning saw blade!). Once again, I still feel sorry for the monsters, since they always meet a violent end - one of them is even blown into a million chunks of monster meat this time! Several episodes feature unusual settings - there are battles underwater, in the midst of snowy mountains, and even in outer space (with some cool space station docking effects). Near the end of the series, the episodes get even sillier than usual, almost like a new writing team was hired, but things definitely get serious for the final episode, where Ultraman actually loses and has to be rescued by another being from Nebula M78. Both Hayata and Ultraman are allowed to live after they are separated, and we get to see the big red ball from the first episode flying away to the Land of Light (with the Science Patrol on the ground screaming their goodbyes). Speaking of the Science Patrol, there was much more characterization in this set, even for goofball Ide, who fights off being depressed about their constant monster fighting. This was a fantastic series (best watched in Japanese, of course!), and I'd love to get into more Ultraman in the future! Labels: dvds, tokusatsu, ultraman


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