Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/30/great-deep-dive-into-japanese-classic-the-mysterians.html
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Before they were driven from Earth, though, they left us one great hit.
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This thing looks incredible! The trailer alone hints at a bunch of old-school FX tricks and models, but the icing on the cake, for me, is it has the incomparable Takashi Shimura in a role.
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That guy is in everything. From B and C monster movies, to eternal classics like Seven Samurai. He just loved working.
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Instead of waging war against these underground types, maybe just ask some women if they’re down with having Mysterian babies? How many ladies wanted to marry Charles Manson?
Would there not be a willing group? Not idealistic in saving humanity, just some horny chicks looking to bump nasties with ‘aliens’ ?
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If the Mysterians just had better game, all that destruction could have been avoided.
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I remember that movie from when I was a kid. I’m not quite that old, but it took a while to reach Sweden.
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any clues where to find it to watch? Other than buying a DVD?
Looks like the full movie used to be on YouTube at some point but was removed.
Just checked my Library and no joy.
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Might have made a cool MST3k episode but if they did it I can’t find it, even after a solid 10 seconds of searching.
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Not to be confused with Captain Scarlet and his martians.
We had “so much” tv from Japan in the sixties, I at first thought this was one of them. It wasn’t just the style, some of the theme was different from North American tv.
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Shhhhh…
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I can’t help but to think that the Mysterians might have made a better first impression if they had tried something other than the giant death robot.
I can only imagine the first meeting with the Japanese government going “Wait, I thought you guys liked giant robots. We were hoping to impress you!”
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- Be an attractive Mysterian.
- Don’t be an unattractive Mysterian.
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If it worked for the Martians in Pajama Party and their advanced scout got to take home Annette Funicello…and she wore a nighty. Maybe the aliens learned from the Mysterian’s heavy handed mistakes.
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2:08 Just for a split second, I thought they were launching a giant clown puppet.
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Maybe a simple makeover was all they needed.
“Do you guys have margaritas on your planet?”
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And several centuries in the future, tastes would would go in the other direction
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