A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I won't waste space repeating what other reviewers have so ably said already. This movie is dear to me as it is pure nostalgia for a Baby Boomer. In the 1960s, my brother and I would use our reel-to-reel audio tape to record the soundtrack of those dreadful Japanese movies they would play late at night on Sydney TV. (Channel 10, I think.) Those were the days well before VCR recorders. One night, we recorded Prince of Space and never tired of playing it back, howling of course at the ridiculous lost-in-translation dialogue. I don't remember a lot of the movie but certain lines and situations stand out strongly:1. How absurdly timid Professor Macken was after being kidnapped by the Phantom of Krankor - always cowering. Whoever played him must have excelled at the Tokyo Academy of Overacting. 2. How long the fight scenes dragged on between Prince of Space and the bad guys. 3. The manic, sadistic look of glee on the Prince's face as he knocks the bad guys around; he's really enjoying the biff and pain he causes! 4. How the Prince king hits a bad guy who flies into the wall,when it is actually a limp dummy and the guide wire is laughably visible. 5.Professor Macken (cowering): "Where's my chauffeur?" Phantom: (disdainfully) "You can't expect me to keep track of your worthless servants. I shot him out of an air lock about an hour ago. By now, he's probably on a star!" (followed by sadistic false laughter) 6. A house-proud Phantom showing Professor Macken over his home planet: "I have many wonders to show you: my castle, cut from the living rock, my Giant Guardian, and so forth." (My brother and I still use that line when we want to show anything new.) 7. How the "giant guardian" looked like a punch drunk sumo wrestler needing a bit of extra cash, even appearing in a turkey like this. 8. The insufferable kids,dubbed with such squeaky annoying voices, and their immortal lines at the conclusion: Kid 1:"One day, I'll drive a car as fine as the one he drives". Kid 2: "And I'll make clothes that glow." Kid 3: "Big foe(?) too!"All in all, I should thank the actors, writers and crew who brought us this delightfully awful and side-splittingly silly movie. Arigato!!

What we have here, is an old Japanese movie about alien invaders, that has been (poorly) dubbed to English. This is an excellent premise for a so-bad-it's-funny movie, which indeed turned out to be the case.Prince of Space is a delightfully silly film about men in tight cloths (seemingly without underwear) and silly hats who land on earth with the purpose of obtaining some space ship fuel that we have on earth. The slightly less silly looking Prince of Space comes to our aid, skipping joyfully into battle. The plot is rather simplistic and boring at times, especially when it just concerns the people of earth (a bunch of Japanese with very American sounding names like Walley and Mickey). However, as soon as the Evil Phantom of Krankor and the Prince face off, it immediately becomes hilarious. The Phantom laughs like a cartoon villain, while the prince proclaims that the phantoms weapons can not harm him, poorly choreographed fight ensues, repeat.

...was how Crow described "Yusei oji" (called "Prince of Space" in English) when Pearl made him, Mike and Servo watch it on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". Full of ridiculous dialog and obviously phony sets, it's easily one of the most laughable movies that they ever had to watch. The plot centers on a race of aliens trying to take over Earth, but a good guy from outer space comes and saves the world. Conveniently, their weapons have no effect on him (he even notes this several times).So, the movie alone is a total stinker, but the "MST3K" version is 10/10. You're sure to like it.

I just finished watching the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" version of this flick, and you know how movies are "so bad, they're good?" Usually that phrase refers to movies that are so bad in quality (like really fake sets and endless goofs) that they're amusing to watch. Not this movie! Many people think of it as bad, but I actually enjoyed it! This movie, brought to us from Japan, has a lot of exciting stuff and scenes in it! Stuff that's about as good as other science fiction movies, like "The War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine" (the original versions, of course!). Of course, watching the MST3K version is just as good as well; there are a lot of funny remarks when it comes to this film, but I'll keep that sealed for those who haven't seen that episode, or in this case, that series.Although this movie is excellent (in my own opinion, of course), I'm giving this a "1" because it's an MST3K movie!