Evil Brain from Outer Space

Starman (Ken Utsui) flies in from the Emerald Planet just in time to battle the eeevil, disembodied brain of Balazar.

Our hero must employ his signature ballet fu, in order to defeat the army of mutants and mad scientists aligned against him.

EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE is another entry in the STARMAN serial of films. Mr. Utsui is obviously having a great time, and the absurd villains and monsters are a genuine hoot!

Recommended for kids or adults who can remember being young enough to enjoy such harmless nonsense...

I got this film in the Pure Terror 50 Movie Pack - which is suppose to be all horror films. Why this film is in the Pure Terror horror pack I'll never know. This film is pure science fiction action. It would be better off acquired in a sci-f film pack. LOL. I'm not complaining though because this is a weird but fun sci-fi film.

This one is childish but so much fun. If you like the older superhero TV shows and films then you might like this movie. The alien is more like a superhero than anything else.

I have to say this film is awful in a good way. It's corny enough to keep sci-fi and superhero fans entertained - fans of the older or classic films/shows.

4/10

As you would expect from an 88 minute feature culled from three 45-minute episodes, 'Evil Brain from Outer Space' is more than a little disjointed; combining scenes that resemble 'Flash Gordon' to those that wouldn't be out of place in a contemporary yakuza.

Our old friend Starman cuts a far more impressive figure disguised as a detective in a smart fifties suit than in that stupid costume, just as the Zemarian mutants look a lot sharper in the trench coats and trilbys they wear to mingle with Earthlings.

Hopefully she got more time in the original, but I would certainly have to have seen more of the witch-like dancing creature seen near the climax: an image truly worthy of classic Japanese cinema.

This is one you have to watch with the time frame in mind. It started out as a Japanese TV series back in the days when George Reeves was playing Superman, and is of comparable quality. I also find it reminiscent of early Doctor Who in some ways, notably the council of extraterrestrials at the beginning.

I find it strange that Ken Utsui doesn't like to talk about having starred in this. He certainly has nothing to be ashamed of, not in his acting or his athletics! He was a fine-looking young man in the 1950s, and did a good job of playing a superhero (including keeping in shape for the role, which I seem to recall a certain Mr. Shatner having had problems with a decade later!)

The high council of The Emerald Planet—a motley collection of cardboard/papier-mâché extraterrestrials—are so embarrassed by their 'superhero' Starman (Ken Utsui) that they once again elect to send him billions of miles away to help the inhabitants of an insignificant blue planet called Earth who are under attack from Balazar, a disembodied brain, and his army of mutants.

Flying to wherever there is trouble with the aid of his clearly visible harness, Starman uses his amazing martial arts/dance moves to defeat the creatures without ever seeming to make contact (I imagine that they're more stunned by his hysterical attire than by any of his punches). Once again, Starman is aided in his quest by a couple of cute Japanese kids with whom the superhero sneaks in a few surreptitious hugs whenever possible (a strange, fully-grown man in a leotard getting pally with minors: I'm surprised he's not been picked up by the police for questioning).

If you've already been unfortunate enough to witness the horror of a Starman movie, you should have a pretty good idea of what to expect—choppy editing, diabolical dubbing, no sense of excitement whatsoever, really bad monsters—and you will have no doubt prepared yourself mentally for what is in store for you this time around. On the other hand, If you haven't already had the pleasure of Ken Utsui prancing around in the daftest space get-up since Ming the Merciless, then all I can say is, expect the worst: you won't be disappointed.