Now fair is fair, I'm a Big Kiss fan, this was great on tv in 78. And it's still fun to watch just to see how young they were and the "Scooby-Doo" music really adds to the humour of the picture. I didn't take this one too seriously then and I don't now. You think this is bad? Well The Beatles did a worse film called "Magical Mystery Tour". Now that's a bad flick.
The acting on all sides is way over the top, they were musicians and not actors. Even the vets are over doing it. It's a comic book with live action. The only thing missing is the occasional "Booms" or "Pows" in big print on the screen like the Batman series.
With Hanna-Barbara at the controls, we're lucky more cartoon music didn't work it's way into the backround.
The band looks great, sleek and in top shape. They look healthy. And they look to be enjoying themselves. There aren't too many weak scenes in the movie, everyone did a pretty good job acting for all the preporation they had, which wasn't much. It's pure bubble-gum and that's all it was meant to be.
I saw this on that fateful sunday night in 78. I hadn't seen it for a few years, then I noticed it was available on VHS as an import from Japan. That was in 88. I sent away for it and got an english speaking version with japanese sub-titles. Now that makes watching this movie even weirder than usual. I've had collectors offer me $500. for this rare version of the movie. It goes up in price every year and I keep hanging on to it. That's one good thing I can say about this film. The day I sell it, it'll be a sad day.
If you read the comics that came out with the band in them back then, you got this movie right away. If you weren't a fan you didn't. Either way they're just human, and they learned their lesson. They got better at acting, ever see the episode of "Millenium" that they appear in? That was pretty good.
I am waiting for the DVD to come out. I want some behind the scenes stuff too. I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a B-movie night with some friends. It'll keep your attention just to see what happens next, the younger fans who have never seen it before will get a kick out of it.
One little note: I remember Ace Frehley saying in the rock mags of the day, he did all his own stunts in the movie. I believed him then. I was twelve when it came out. Now I know better. Ace can't walk a straight line much less do backflips in those boots. But he does have some great lines in the movie. I thank you. Ciao
The acting on all sides is way over the top, they were musicians and not actors. Even the vets are over doing it. It's a comic book with live action. The only thing missing is the occasional "Booms" or "Pows" in big print on the screen like the Batman series.
With Hanna-Barbara at the controls, we're lucky more cartoon music didn't work it's way into the backround.
The band looks great, sleek and in top shape. They look healthy. And they look to be enjoying themselves. There aren't too many weak scenes in the movie, everyone did a pretty good job acting for all the preporation they had, which wasn't much. It's pure bubble-gum and that's all it was meant to be.
I saw this on that fateful sunday night in 78. I hadn't seen it for a few years, then I noticed it was available on VHS as an import from Japan. That was in 88. I sent away for it and got an english speaking version with japanese sub-titles. Now that makes watching this movie even weirder than usual. I've had collectors offer me $500. for this rare version of the movie. It goes up in price every year and I keep hanging on to it. That's one good thing I can say about this film. The day I sell it, it'll be a sad day.
If you read the comics that came out with the band in them back then, you got this movie right away. If you weren't a fan you didn't. Either way they're just human, and they learned their lesson. They got better at acting, ever see the episode of "Millenium" that they appear in? That was pretty good.
I am waiting for the DVD to come out. I want some behind the scenes stuff too. I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a B-movie night with some friends. It'll keep your attention just to see what happens next, the younger fans who have never seen it before will get a kick out of it.
One little note: I remember Ace Frehley saying in the rock mags of the day, he did all his own stunts in the movie. I believed him then. I was twelve when it came out. Now I know better. Ace can't walk a straight line much less do backflips in those boots. But he does have some great lines in the movie. I thank you. Ciao