Once again Sci Fi takes a hit below the belt. But it's okay, it's Japanese. If it was made in the U.S., legal action would have to be taken. It's got to be a crime. Only the Japanese can get away with this. 5 jimelena 2006-12-13 16:28:00 2006-12-13 16:28:00 This dubbed Japanese-made children's fantasy has a certain charm. Starman is dispatched from the good folks of planet Emerald to help Earth fight off the vile conquerors from planet Sapphire. Lots and lots of silly fight scenes between Starman, a character reminiscent of late 1950's - early 1960's TV's Superman, and Nazi-like Sapphire spacemen. It may be the first movie to use the term 'death star'. I downloaded the mpeg1 file. Video and audio are OK, though the volume was low. For the kiddies 3 billbarstad 2006-12-19 17:54:16 2006-12-19 17:54:16 Japanese sci-fi from the 1950s is an acquired taste and I've got it so I found this cliche fest and enjoyable romp. Cliche fest 3 terracesider 2007-01-10 10:46:59 2007-01-10 10:46:59 This movie has some creative set design, a nice plot and a gangsta hideout under a tombstone. You can't beat that! My 10 year old boy liked it. NICE shiphappens 2007-05-01 03:34:54 2007-05-01 03:34:54 3 I wasn't big on this movie, frankly. However, I did appreciate certain elements of the film having to do with special effects. The space footage was excellent!--much better than the space footage (and less expensive) that video galleries today sell starting at $15 per 20 seconds. There's none of that awfull digital feel; it's au natural. Visually, a spectacle Mathew Morrell 2008-11-28 03:04:53 2008-11-28 03:04:53 3 5 3.40