Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light kicks off with a fun battle between Ultraman Dyna and a goofy rubbery-looking monster that looks like a cross between Gamera and a piece of moldy cheese. This fight is cut short when an approaching alien ship blows the beast up. Then, the alien villain tricks the “Super GUTS” team into powering her Transformer-style robot monster whom she uses to defeat Ultraman Dyna. As she makes plans to conquer the world, Dyna sets out to find Ultraman Tiga to join the battle and save mankind.
Let me get this out of the way before I go any further: Some of the CGI effects in this are reeeeeaaaallly bad. And when I say reeeeeaaaallly bad, I mean like reeeeeaaaallly bad.
The good news is, when the movie concentrates on the old school monster mashing the Ultraman series is known for, Warriors of the Star of Light kicks major ass. The man-in-rubber-suit battles are downright exquisite this time around. The monsters themselves are pretty damned cool as well. The Transformer-style robot is badass and gives Ultraman a run for his money. The bad guy’s final form is impressively designed and quite elaborate too, and the scenes of citywide destruction are also very well done. Plus, you get two Ultramen for the price of one. How can you go wrong?
The human drama basically boils down to the usual “believe in yourself”/”be part of the team”/”never say die” cliches you’d expect from something like this. You know, just enough of it to give the human actors something to do, while simultaneously not getting in the way of the monster mashing. And let’s face it, that’s the only reason we’re watching it in the first place. That said, the scene where the humans stand together and profess their belief in the “Power of Light” to resurrect their fallen hero… Well folks... That’s the kind of cornball shit I live for.
AKA: Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Planet of Light. AKA: Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna.
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