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Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Infra-Man - 1975

This movie is also listed as The Super Infra-Man, but I refuse to give him the extra adjective. It's a contender for our cinematic universe.

This one starts off strong. Some school children are singing about picking up a fallen bird when BAM! A dragon lands on the road, the bus goes over a cliff (the kids jumped out, but RIP bus driver), a whole city burns, and then we're at a research facility.

Generic Colonel Sanders (my daughter noticed the similarity, and now I can't unsee it) learns about Mount Devil and the dragon Princess living inside with her whip. She sends her "monsters" to attack the Professor, but they get distracted. They're also supposed to be taking over the world, but the Professor is top priority. In a bit. The plant guy is busy attacking the research building.

To combat these new threats, the Professor turns one of his assistants into Infra-Man. Or a highly agile bug. What follows is a mess of stuff. It would take me way too long to go through everything.

Lung needed to be the hero. He had the moves, while Reima went around un-Infra-Man'd too long. I also don't know why he decided to fly every time he transformed. He was next to the things he was fighting. The end was super crazy. Actually the whole thing was nuts, and I loved it. The extremely foul-mouthed children had us questioning the subtitles, but I totally want to watch this again. Infra-Man, but more so Lung, has easily earned his way into our cinematic universe. Fun Movie!



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