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Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Vol. 4 - Episodes 19 To 24 [1967]
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
First broadcast in 1967, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was the most grown-up of all Gerry Anderson's SuperMarionation adventures. There are gadgets and toy-friendly machines galore, of course--like the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, the Angel Aircraft and Cloudbase itself--but, unlike the colourful fantasies of Stingray and Thunderbirds, this series' concern with an implacable, vengeful enemy, conspiracies and double-agents drew its inspiration from James Bond and the Cold War spy dramas of the 1960s. Special effects whiz Derek Meddings imbues the action sequences with a truly Bondian grandeur and, like the sinister Spectre of the Bond films, the Martian Mysterons seem all the more hostile for their unseen presence, their agents infiltrating every organisation dedicated to their destruction just as it seemed the Soviets were doing at the time. The indestructible Captain Scarlet is killed then resurrected every week (though not like South Park's Kenny), and more often than not the unstoppable Mysterons emerge triumphant, and always undefeated. The varied cast of Spectrum agents and their voice characterisations also aim at verisimilitude (Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matt hews, sounds like a grim Cary Grant), while the puppetry is more realistic than ever. Now with newly remastered picture and Dolby 5.1 surround sound, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons still looks and sounds like the epitome of 60s cool. --Mark Walker
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Neil McCallum
Sylvia Anderson
David Healy
Lian-Shin
Janna Hill
Creators:
Sylvia Anderson (Primary Contributor)
Janna Hill (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITV DVD
EAN: 5037115015938
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2001-11-12
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 150 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1967-09-29
Language: English (Original Language)