Comments on: Battle Sequence 003: Condorman (1975) http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: KRJoye http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-2053 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:48:20 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-2053 I just aquired a small diecast Condorman Car toy car made in the 80's by Takatoku, i've never seen one like it. It needs some restoration work. Just wondoring if anyone else has one complete they would like to part with. The car has many cool features switches control wings(ala Corgi Chitti Chitti Bang Bang Car),hood opens to shoot something with compressed air button & has an ejector seat (ala Corgi bond car) please email me any info you have on this rare TV collector toy. KRJoye@aol.com I just aquired a small diecast Condorman Car toy car made in the 80’s by Takatoku, i’ve never seen one like it. It needs some restoration work. Just wondoring if anyone else has one complete they would like to part with. The car has many cool features switches control wings(ala Corgi Chitti Chitti Bang Bang Car),hood opens to shoot something with compressed air button & has an ejector seat (ala Corgi bond car) please email me any info you have on this rare TV collector toy. KRJoye@aol.com

]]> by: Vanwall http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1363 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:13:14 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1363 Actually, the cuts were so fast, and the fighting style so minimized and quick, it was more interesting viewing than many of the tokuatsu series I've seen, which can often be stylized to the max. I still can't get over that robot with the stovepipe hat flying thru the air, and in hand-to-hand combat - it's more than just camp! ;-) Actually, the cuts were so fast, and the fighting style so minimized and quick, it was more interesting viewing than many of the tokuatsu series I’ve seen, which can often be stylized to the max. I still can’t get over that robot with the stovepipe hat flying thru the air, and in hand-to-hand combat - it’s more than just camp! ;-)

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1361 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:49:16 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1361 I hope you get a chance to see it Jonathan! Keith - Power Rangers was just a knock off of a Japanese sentai show (they shot the tepid drama with American actors and then spliced in the action footage from an 80s Japanese sentai show) so I'm not surprised you saw a similarity. Thankfully I was well aware of tokuatsu shows before Power Rangers aired in the U.S. due to growing up with stufff like Ultraman, Lion Maru, Giant Robo, etc. so I don't associate the two myself. For me Power Rangers will always be that "horrible show that copied superior Japanese shows." But just like most things, I tend to prefer tokuatsu shows from the '60s and '70s and the modern stuff doesn't do much for me. I hope you get a chance to see it Jonathan!

Keith - Power Rangers was just a knock off of a Japanese sentai show (they shot the tepid drama with American actors and then spliced in the action footage from an 80s Japanese sentai show) so I’m not surprised you saw a similarity. Thankfully I was well aware of tokuatsu shows before Power Rangers aired in the U.S. due to growing up with stufff like Ultraman, Lion Maru, Giant Robo, etc. so I don’t associate the two myself. For me Power Rangers will always be that “horrible show that copied superior Japanese shows.” But just like most things, I tend to prefer tokuatsu shows from the ’60s and ’70s and the modern stuff doesn’t do much for me.

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1359 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:23:22 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1359 This looks so cool. I hate to say it, but I thought of Power Rangers when I saw this though. The Japanese make some really cool and fascinating looking movies. This looks so cool. I hate to say it, but I thought of Power Rangers when I saw this though. The Japanese make some really cool and fascinating looking movies.

]]> by: Jonathan Lapper http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1357 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:44:12 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1357 Sadly I could not get the clip to work. I'll try again tomorrow on another computer. <i>The monsters he fought were often very unusual and included a sombrero wearing smog creature, a giant cockroach, a green-haired batgirl and strange robots. </i> I liked Bullethead. Sadly I could not get the clip to work. I’ll try again tomorrow on another computer.

The monsters he fought were often very unusual and included a sombrero wearing smog creature, a giant cockroach, a green-haired batgirl and strange robots. I liked Bullethead.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1355 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:06:48 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1355 I'm glad you both enjoyed the clip! The show is a lot of fun and the action scenes are pretty spectacular. Glad I could help you solve a mystery Vanwall! The Datsun 2000/Fairlady cars are nice looking so I envy your friend for owning one. Modern car design is really dull in comparison. I’m glad you both enjoyed the clip! The show is a lot of fun and the action scenes are pretty spectacular.

Glad I could help you solve a mystery Vanwall! The Datsun 2000/Fairlady cars are nice looking so I envy your friend for owning one. Modern car design is really dull in comparison.

]]> by: Nicolas Caesar http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1353 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:54:15 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1353 this film is beautiful! this film is beautiful!

]]> by: Vanwall http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1352 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:35:32 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/02/battle-sequence-003-condorman-1973/#comment-1352 Love the top hat. Thanks for posting this, actually - it solves an enduring mystery from my college years. One day back then, I ran across a grainy B&amp;W picture of a strange looking car in a car magazine article about strange vehicles in movies and TV, without any attribution as to what or where from, other than it was Japanese. I made sure my best friend saw it, because at the time he was driving a Datsun 2000, or as they're called in Japan, "Fairlady", which is what the Mach Condor was obviously based upon, and the look of dawning comprehension on his face was priceless. It was actually a kick-ass car, but he was a little too proud of it, I thought. Until he sold that car, I used to say, "Hey, let's take your Prince of Space movie car" or some such whenever I needed to needle him a little. When I see him next, maybe I'll remind him about it. Love the top hat. Thanks for posting this, actually - it solves an enduring mystery from my college years. One day back then, I ran across a grainy B&W picture of a strange looking car in a car magazine article about strange vehicles in movies and TV, without any attribution as to what or where from, other than it was Japanese. I made sure my best friend saw it, because at the time he was driving a Datsun 2000, or as they’re called in Japan, “Fairlady”, which is what the Mach Condor was obviously based upon, and the look of dawning comprehension on his face was priceless. It was actually a kick-ass car, but he was a little too proud of it, I thought. Until he sold that car, I used to say, “Hey, let’s take your Prince of Space movie car” or some such whenever I needed to needle him a little. When I see him next, maybe I’ll remind him about it.

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