The Super Inframan (1975)
Reviewed by: dandan on 2006-11-21
Summary: crappy-tastical!!!
if you're familiar with the japanese films / tv series of 'ultraman' and 'kamen rider', then you'll know what to expect with hong kong's 'the super inframan'. this is a campy sci-fi action film, that focuses on a group of evil, rubber suited mutants, frozen during the last ice-age: now they're back and, lead by princess elzibub (lau wai-yue), they want to take over the world.

luckily professor lui (wang hsieh) has been working on the design of an inframan and rayma (a young danny lee) is willing to have the professor's bionic implants inserted into his body, turning him into the super inframan!!! now, he's our only hope...

now, on one hand, there's some pretty cool effects, nice costumes and fancy set design, on the other hand, there's some pretty crappy effects, ridiculous costumes and cardboard looking sets. the film is short (84 minutes) and it manages to cram in three pretty long action sequences, along with the tiniest bits of story and little, to no, character development.

danny lee does some good work, especially when all his jumping around and fighting is done in a red rubber suit, that i can't imagine was particularly comfortable. a special mention goes to dana, who play's the evil princess's henchwoman, 'witch eye'; she's strangely foxy in an evil way...

silly, silly, fun, fun!!!