Ultraman 1

Starring:Corinne Orr, Peggy Lobbin, Peter Fernandez, Earl Hammond, William Kiehl
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding ! Finally High quality dvd of my Favorite show as a kid.......2007-06-10

When I got these DVD I Was in heaven, this was my favorite show as a small child and it really brought back some great memories for me being able to see them again in such a format. Well done.

Who brought those monsters here in the first place?.......2007-04-20

Answer: Ultraman! Earth had no problems until this guy arrived. Our Robotic hero is introduced on the first episode of this DVD set. While pursuing a monster through space, he and the monster end up over earth's atmosphere. The bad monster (it is never established why he is dangerous and therefore worthy of death) takes a dip in a lake amid some weekender's having a cookout/camping party. Ultraman's ball has a head on crash with an innocent representative of the Scientific team that protects the earth from Alien invasion (Japan's version of U.N.I.T. from Dr. Who?) Anyway, Ultraman comes to the almost dead hero in a dream and merges with him, promising to defend the earth since he is stuck here without a ship to return to his galaxy far, far away. Meanwhile, our monster seems to be sitting quietly at the bottom of the lake. Apparently he is a trespasser, so they send a Sub and a Rocket Jet after him. He is assaulted in the rear by a submarine firing torpedoes and when he rises to the surface he is hit by missiles fired from an overhead jet. This is where the laughing begins. Our monster is mercilessly pounded by Sub and Jet in what seems like a situation where he was just trying to take a nap. Then, he is confronted by Ultraman and forced to fight a type of steel cage match, wrestling on the ground until Ultraman begins to lose power (identified by a blinking red light and according to the leader of our heroes, always a universal sign of something wrong)After Ultraman tires of fooling around knocking over cabins and other cheap housing, he finally uses that deadly ray and finishes the creature off. Further adventures follow the same pattern. The best aspect of this show is the monsters. They are fond of roasting things, blowing up chemical plants or any latest technological development. They are drawn to radioactive facilities and power stations full of electricity. Some are invisible. The weekly U.N.I.T. type of team features several men, one young girl and for child identification, a kid who constantly hangs around the unit with no parental control. The staff is so dedicated, they never go home but sleep in their suits at HQ. Everyone on the team is young save for the leader, who is best identified by a smoking pipe. It is basically the same from here. Humor is unintentional or intentional at points. Is it worth it? Well, if you can get through the silly Ultraman song that begins each episode you can stand anything!

Well worth the 35 year wait..........2007-04-07

As a kid in the early 70's I would hop on my Western Flyer Buzz-Bike (banana seat w/4 ft. sissy bar) after school and haul it to get home in time to watch Ultraman. I new the characters, the story lines, the monsters...all of it. My friends and I were Ultraman NUTS. However, like so many things from my childhood, Ultraman faded from my memory. For thirty years Ultraman never crossed the radar screen of my memory. That all changed about 5 years ago when I stumbled across a seller on Ebay with the user name ULTRAMAN. SNAP! It all came back to me in a flash! I immediately began searching for the show on the internet. To my dismay, NO DvD's were available. I found all 39 episodes on VHS, but the quality was very poor. When I discovered the DvD's were now available I ordered them immediately and I am VERY satisfied. The picture quality is BETTER than the originals that aired from film on TV. The audio is excellent with the only MINOR issue of Japanese being dubbed in for short periods in a few spots. That is probably due to the ORIGINAL ENGLISH audio track portion being unusable on the old film stock and the Japanese was the only thing available to slip in. NOT A PROBLEM for me. I love it...my kids love it...WELL WORTH THE LOOOONG WAIT!

Ultraman Rules.......2007-03-27

Doing my paper route, i always peeked through customers door's to sneak
a peak at Ultraman playing on TV when it was on. As a monster lover, i
loved every episode, caused it had a different monster/creature most of
the time, there is even 1 episode that has a monster that whas used later
in movies....Godzilla.
So move along a few years,,,now im Fifty years old, and Ultraman is as
good as it was back then. Great to see it again, i dont care if the audio
is not the best...and the Dubbing,,, hey sometimes they were more sucessfull and entertaining than the Japaneese version.
Go ahead and make your day, if you like it before, you will still like it.

Ultra-cool, Ultra-fun - ULTRAMAN!.......2007-03-08

I really didn't get to see ULTRAMAN that often when I was a young child in the early '70's, but I still have very fond memories. I especially remember seeing ULTRAMAN gazing upward just before leaping into flight (Suwatch!!). I also remember him crossing his arms and then blasting his enemies with a laser which shot out of his hand. For a 5 or 6 year-old kid, that was really awesome! Recently I purchased ULTRAMAN Series 1, Volume 1 and Volume 2, and let me tell you, even after 30 years I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Sure, there were a few dud episodes, but overall it was excellent. It was great to watch the entire original ULTRAMAN series all the way through and fill in the chinks that my childhood had missed. Some of my favorite episodes were those with the Baltan (great villain). The series was very original and creative at the time and I believe, after watching the entire series, that ULTRAMAN is a better giant character and has better enemies than GODZILLA. A+ Highly recommended!

Average customer rating:

Vol. 1-Ultraman Nexus
Starring: Ultraman Nexus
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Average customer rating:

Very Acceptable for the Price
Novarose's Ultraman DVD, and Novarose--NOT SO ROSY
Seller NovaRose has best quality Ultraman DVDs I've seen
Seller is probably selling pirate copies
Pirate Vendor Warning

Ultraman 1
Starring: Peggy Lobbin , Peter Fernandez , Earl Hammond , Corinne Orr , and William Kiehl
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video

( U ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
ASIN: 6305079757
Release Date: 1998-07-21

Description

The action-packed adventures of the powerful superhero Ultraman are offered for fans in an exciting 30th Anniversary collection. This special edition contains episodes 1 through 4 of the original television series, uncut and remastered. Thrill to the exploits of Ultraman, as he defends the Earth from deadly monsters and alien invaders.

Customer Reviews:

Very Acceptable for the Price.......2006-04-02

Considering the lack of mainstream availability for this series, I found the $45 price to be satisfactory. It is not crystal clear perfect video reproduction, but well within the expectations of the price range. Packaging and presentation exceeded my expectations. If you are looking for a stroll down memory lane (it is always much cheesier than you remembered as a kid), this is an affordable blast from the past. I give it 5 stars because the price fits the product. You get what you pay for, which is pretty good bang for the buck.

Novarose's Ultraman DVD, and Novarose--NOT SO ROSY.......2005-07-29

It's true that this set is probably as good a set of the dubbed version as there is out there absent remastering from the source and a commercial release, which does not seem to be forthcoming. However, with all due respect to the considered opinions of a gentleman from Belgium, things aren't so rosy, and the "the best available" ain't saying much.

VIDEO:

Lots of artifacting (that's when there's no real data in a section of the program and normal scenery is replaced by digital blocks that look sort of like the mosaic effect that they use to cover people's naughty bits on TV)

Lots of wash-out (that's when the colors are badly faded from a print)

Hiccups (like a skip but it's transient--often together with artifacting)

I had a friend who's a graduate student in film and something of an expert in digital video replication look at this and he came to the same conclusion as another reviewer. THIS IS A DVD COPY OF A VCD COPY OF A LOW-QUALITY VHS EDITION OF THIS SERIES, AT BEST.

AUDIO:

NOT SO GOOD. Static crackling is nearly as loud as the dialogue almost as often as not, sometimes characters sound like they're at the bottom of a well.

LEGALITY:

Very, very doubtful. There is no assertion of rights on anything I bought save what they poorly color photocopied off the packaging of the original Japanese release they were pirating. On their website they also sell DVDs that are CLEARLY in violation of the copyrights of Toho, Daiei, Tsuburaya Communications, and no doubt a bunch of other companies, things like pirated copies of recent box sets from Japan that they can't POSSIBLY have the rights to, because Toho never releases rights to the American market until the Japanese have had stuff for years so as to avoid competition from imported American DVDs (DVD prices in Japan are 2-3 times what they are here). If you care about these issues and feel that the heirs of Eiji Tsuburaya have a right to be paid for their father's legacy, avoid these people like the PLAGUE.

SERVICE:

WRETCHED. Here's some words about Novarose themselves. They ship their product in unpadded envelopes, as a result of which one disc arrived damaged and unplayable. I had a very prickly interaction with their customer service people concerning this and a few other issues and I would not recommend doing business with them if you have any other option available to you. It's probably not worth the aggravation; these people have seem to no interest in making you happy once your money's in their hot little hands.

A legitimate copy will come out eventually; amazon has tons of good Japanese SciFi--try Ultraman Tiga or THE MYSTERIANS or the '90s Gamera films instead; they're fantastic and legitimate, too!

Seller NovaRose has best quality Ultraman DVDs I've seen.......2004-09-20

I purchased this 4 DVD set of all 39 episodes & I think its the best! And I've seen many. This seller has an excellent video & audio quality set, and it's a legal copy. For a nearly 40 year old TV series made on ancient Japanese analog equipment, I was really happy about the great quality. Sure, there was about 8-10 seconds of hiccups spread out over 16 hours of viewing, but I would be a jerk to care about those seconds. I was pleasantly surprised when the set came with extra bonus materials as well - like rare deleted footage restored, though, only about 4 minutes worth so I can see why it wasn't advertised, but nonetheless, I loved that feature. I also loved the bonus feature of the Japanese credits for Ultraman, because I had never seen it before (just the American dub version). And it comes with the Bonus of episode 1 of Ultraman Ace - seeing all 5 different Ultras together was a blast, and made me feel better knowing that Ultraman was still alive. :) Each DVD had a motion interactive menu, so about 15 seconds of each episode was played -- great feature to help me jump and skip round. The Customer Service of the Seller was also impeccable - Grade A+ all the way. I will be buying all my Ultraman titles from this seller. A great additon to the Amazon family.

Seller is probably selling pirate copies.......2004-09-20

Seller novarosellc is probably selling pirate copies
of Ultraman TV series in DVD (dubbed from some ancient
old VHS tapes). You will see a lot of this types
of products in eBay.

If you are Ultraman fans, priate copies might be
better than none. Just be aware. Ask the seller
before you buy.

In Japan the real things are slowly coming up, but
they are in Japanese. Quality of image is of cause very
good. If sellers can pirate that version and combine
the English tracks from the old tapes, that would be
something (excellent image but poor audio).

Pirate Vendor Warning.......2004-05-20

I ordered this through Amazon from "Nova Rose LLC" and got **Pirated** copies of the DVD. So the $45 cheap price isn't a legal copy. It looks to be a VHS transfer to DVD-R media, there are "pause" icons at the begining of some episodes and digital error due to the transfer. Amazon did refund my money and I hadn't expected to see this company on their site again, but they're still here. I'd just like to warn folks that want a legal "manufactured" copy to not order from Nova Rose llc. Hopefully the other vendors that have it for $79 will be legit manufactured versions of the episodes.

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