6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 3.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
An edited for TV movie made up of four episodes of the Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot TV series. The four episodes consist of the first episode, two from the middle of the series and the final episode.
Starring: Ted Rusoff, Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama, Mitsunobu Kaneko, Akio ItôForeign | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.43:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
For some, 1970’s “Voyage Into Space” is pure nostalgia, as the feature repeatedly aired on television throughout the decade, becoming comfort food for kids fresh out of school. The picture is stitched together from a handful of episodes of “Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot,” a Japanese series that aired for 26 episodes in 1967 and 1968. The show walked through the experiences of a young boy suddenly in command of a gigantic, atomic- powered robot, asked to join a special squad dedicated to fighting alien invaders. “Voyage Into Space” does away with any dramatic connective tissue, simply covering the basics of Johnny’s discovery and Earth’s fight against massive monsters. It’s a kaiju highlight reel, and for select viewers, that’s all it should be.
Listed as a "Brand New 2019 HD Master," "Voyage Into Space" comes to Blu-ray with an AVC encoded image (1.43:1 aspect ratio) presentation. Some refreshing is visible during the viewing experience, with colors appreciable, handling the distinct blue look of Emperor Guillotine and the red and silver hues on Giant Robot. Costuming is also bright and appealing, along with set-bound environments. Skin tones are natural. Source material appears to be on the older side, delivering a much softer sense of detail, diminishing the strange textures found on the monsters and miniature work. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain is heavy, more chunky than film-like. Heavy damage is visible throughout.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA track is hit with elements of age, including heavy hiss and crackling. Dropouts are detected as well. Dialogue exchanges are basic and intelligible, preserving dubbed performances and more animated reactions to adventure. Scoring isn't prioritized, positioned as quieter support, often lost in the chaos of the film. Sound effects are more pronounced, with monster moves and acts of destruction present, but never crisply defined.
There is no supplementary material on this release.
Big action is constant in "Voyage Into Space," watching Giant Robot take on a collection of growling monsters, fulfilling men-in-suit entertainment requirements. Pieces of a story emerge, but mostly this is a clip show, providing different scenes of mayhem involving Giant Robot defending the realm from rubbery fiends, and that's probably all the target demographic wants from the endeavor, keeping things relatively simple as five different episodes of "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot" are mushed into a single film. Destruction is the main event, and "Voyage Into Space" is amusing and noisy, working to charm younger viewers with wish-fulfillment sequences involving a boy and his robot, and their shared exposure to unimaginable violence.
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