Event

SOLAR ADVENTURE

(aka Roboteuwang Sseonsyakeu)
Dir. Seung-cheol Park, 1985
62 minutes, South Korea
dubbed in English

Siporta, the space conqueror, has captured the only being in the universe that can stop him: the Canon Robot. Now invulnerable, he decides to conquer Earth. Meanwhile, space-traveler Arcady arrives on Earth to help the people stop Siporta. The only way to operate the Canon Robot, he explains, is through emotional wavelength.

While teaching the people of Earth to use the emotional wavelength to operate the robot, Siporta realizes that he cannot control the Canon Robot. He decides to melt it down and use the parts to create his own combat robot.

Now the people of Earth are in a race against time to save the Canon Robot from destruction so they can use it to defeat the otherwise invulnerable Siporta. And even if they free the robot, are they prepared to operate it? The clock is ticking...

Alien giant robots came to the tensionfilled North- and South Korean border. The communist and the capitalist Korea both try to convice them to fight on their side against the other. Mix of live action & animation.

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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.