Event

SPACE THUNDER KIDS

Dir. Elton Reins, 1991
82 minutes, South Korea/Hong Kong
dubbed in English

The Dark Empire is determined to conquer the Universe and get rid of anyone who acts against it. The Space Thunder Kids, made up of three valiant youths, are responsible for patrolling the space and obstructing the invasion of the Dark Army.

Doctor Sparta, a scientist, is pursued by the Dark Army after the devastation of his planet. He flees to the Earth and meets Doctor Rhodes, who develops advanced weapons for the Guardian Army.

The Dark Army bombards the Earth aggressively and kidnaps Dr. Sparta and Rhodes. The space Thunder Kids come ot the rescue with the fighter robots, and together with the aid of the Gaurdian Army they successfully save the two scientists and shatter the Dark Empire.

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From the far reaches of the dollar bin comes four more bargain basement Korean anime productions from the 80s and 90s, dubbed in lackluster English by Joseph Lai of Hong Kong. Featuring minimal animation and plenty of recycled footage from other Lai pickups, as well more than a few nods (or swipes, if your nasty) from popular Japanese anime of the era (and occasionally an inexplicable cameo from a b-list Marvel Comics villain or two). Despite their budgetary limitations, sometimes nonsensical stories, unmenacing alien invaders with names like "Andrew," annoying whiny robots and dumb space kids, these films have a certain rotten charm and are sure to hold your attention in a "what the hell could possibly happen next?"
kind of way (and , when the hell happens next, in a "hm, that was pretty neat" kind of way).

Film descriptions taken from the original dollar store DVD packages.