With In Search of an Ultraman! Invasion from Another Space!, I have now come to the final Ultraman “movie” on Tubi. I use the word “movie” very loosely. Like some of these Ultraman flicks I’ve reviewed, it’s only a half-hour long. However, it’s not an official Ultraman movie, but more of a fan film that somehow managed to be uploaded to Tubi.
You know, “Fan film” may not even be the right word for it. It looks more like a YouTube show. It also has the look of something that was made during the pandemic as the whole thing resembles a Zoom call. I know people had a lot of downtime on their hands then, and I’m glad they did something creative with their time, but still… This is pretty bad.
A scruffy-looking scientist scrambles the feed and breaks in with an emergency broadcast to inform the world that an alien attack is imminent. He says that his agency is desperately trying to contact Ultraman to save Earth, but so far, they have had no success reaching him. Meanwhile, irritating “experts” and news anchors provide updates on the impending invasion.
Even though In Search of an Ultraman! Invasion from Another Space! Is only thirty-four minutes long, it feels at least four times that length. The banter between all the talking heads is particularly excruciating (especially the scientist with a terrible German accent). To make matters worse, it’s padded out with multiple scenes of someone playing with Ultraman toys. If you’re going to do shit like this, it should at least… you know… be funny. If you do manage to somehow sit through it all, you will be rewarded with an OK cameo that (just barely) justifies this whole thing’s existence. For the most part though, it feels like a cheap and annoying YouTube video that you definitely would not “Like” or “Subscribe”.
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