I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It was back in my college years, back in the magic days of cable television.Home after another Friday night of holding up the bar, I came home looking forward to USA Network's "Night Flight", counter culture at its best. In my 3rd year as a Communication Arts Major, I was chasing that,until then, elusive career in radio. I saw the previews for J-Men 4 Ever, and decided to stay tuned in. What happened to me was an education about the origins of Rock and Roll, and radio on this planet! I learned how The Lightning Bug, the Boss Jock of the Moon, came to Earth to conquer the square-nut blue-nose culture that had us in its grip. He went head to head with the J-Men, using the Sugared Airwave Command to fight back with schmaltz-ey music. All this done by redubbing the 1930's B&W serial films to tell the story. Of course the Lightning Bug is the master of disguise; all the cheesy villains of these movies were in disguise. Tons of 1 liners; you've probably heard some stolen and used in Rock Radio promos.

J-Men Forever is the epic tale of the Secret World War waged by the J-men against their alien nemesis, the Lightning Bug. Armed with trance inducing rock music and a nebula of hash smoke, the Lightning bug seeks to change the world's lifestyle before our very eyes.The J-Men field a constellation of our nation's greatest heroes. Under the inspired leadership of Admiral Ballsey they struggle to thwart this menace.The film features some fine stunt and model work.It's a real power hit of entertainment. If you ever get an all too rare chance to view J-men, and you're not Mrs Grundy, grab it.(It's so good i have to ration viewings for fear of wearing out the tape!)

I first saw this gem on the USA network about 15 years ago. Although I haven't seen it since I still remember it. I never laughed so hard in my life. It uses the "Fractured Flickers" concept of redubbing over old films. And the Firesign Theatre does it with masterfull effect. Unfortunately it is not available on video or DVD, which to me is incomprehensible.

Will someone who knows Firesign Theatre please tell them that if this video is not released on VHS (even better DVD), I'll throw myself off that cliff in the movie. I have such great memories of this from the 70's when no one knew what the USA network was. Only FS could come up with such great plot lines and take the time to edit this film. I have a copy...but it's getting old...like me.