That was an excellent one.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Another TV series I grew up watching, and have fond memories of, 'Captain Scarlet' is still as popular now as it was when it was first shown in 1967. I enjoyed 'Thunderbirds' enormously, so I gave 'Captain Scarlet' a go, and I wasn't disappointed.The concept is quite dark for a children's series, with characters being killed and resurrected as villains, and the Mysterons wanting to destroy all life on earth, but it's not too upsetting for children. And the stories are just as enjoyable; with the first episode, I did find myself piecing together what was happening, but it all makes sense in the end. There were a few instances where the Mysterons won, and this adds a touch of realism that the good guys sometimes fail.Unfortunately, the series ended with a flashback episode that provided no real sense of closure. The penultimate episode was an 'it was all a dream' story that featured the Mysterons destroying Cloudbase – had it not been a dream, this would have been an ideal conclusion.Overall, Captain Scarlet might be a lot more serious in tone, but it's enjoyable nonetheless and will no doubt continue to entertain in years to come.

"Captain Scarlet" (1967 - 32 episodes), is a brilliant production of the English couple Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, of "Thunderbirds", responsible for the Supermarionation technique that used plastic marionettes operated by fine threads of nylon. The plot starts in 2068 when the Spectrum organization - responsible for the world-wide peace - was making research in the Mars planet and, without thinking, attacks the base of the Mysterons. The attitude causes a great misunderstanding since the aliens were pacific. Hurt, they swear to destroy the human civilization for judging us maleficent and dangerous. After being dominated by the Mysterons, Captain Scarlet - the one direct responsible for Mars exploration - managed to revert the process and becomes immortal. The humanity had sufficient evolved to elect a world-wide president and Captain Scarlet was charged to protect him of the terrible attacks of the Mysterons. Main agent of the Spectrum, he will use his powers to fight against the powerful extraterrestrial race that has the power to invade and to take control of the body of the human beings.

Perhaps an entire generation was scarred by the voices of the Mysterons - between them and the Daleks I spent a good part of my childhood hiding behind the sofa. It was certainly a golden age for children with the prodigious talents of Gerry Anderson ensuring a constant stream of spectacular programmes for after school entertainment.'Captain Scarlet' was a follow-on to the immensely successful 'Thunderbirds', and whilst technically superior it never achieved the same level of popularity. Why? I think the answer lies in 'Captain Scarlet' being a darker production, sometime after 'Thunderbirds' Gerry Anderson seems to have lost a lot of his faith in humanity. The Mysteron conflict is started by human stupidity. Technology goes horribly wrong - and this time people die as a consequence.Or maybe it's just unpopular because the theme music isn't anywhere as catchy.Storywise, well there is a common plot. The Mysterons kindly inform Earth of their latest plan by means of a cryptic clue, (obviously they are a race of frustrated Martian crossword compilers). Shortly afterwards they use their patented replication technology to make a copy of a person who then goes about fulfilling the Mysteron plans; think 'Invasion of the Bodysnatchers' remade for kids. The Mysteron chief agent on Earth was the creepy Captain Black who desperately needed a shave and somehow managed to escape every week. It's all up to Captain Scarlet and his colour-coordinated sidekicks to save the day in a nuclear-powered, high-rise, high-speed world.It is clear that Gerry Anderson was just itching to move into live-action television (something he would achieve with the later 'UFO'), and was running into the limitations of puppets. Whilst technical advances between 'Thunderbirds' and 'Captain Scarlet' meant that it was possible to produce anatomically correctly proportioned puppets; string puppets could not be made to walk convincingly. So 'Captain Scarlet' is filled with shots of sitting people, moving walkways or head and shoulder shots. The use of much thinner strings on the puppets and insert shots for hands helps sell the illusion.In the end the weaknesses don't matter. The Century 21 team had established the formula with 'Thunderbirds'. Mix some high speed chases, a perilous situation for the heroes and end it all with a satisfying explosion or two and you can ensure that 25 minutes whip past before anyone can nit-pick.Like any Anderson production, the story used a lavish number of models and sets (almost all of which ended up in ruins by the end of the programme). Many of them are now classics - the SPV tank and the futuristic Spectrum Patrol Car were lovingly moulded into die-cast toys and were repeatedly crashed in living rooms around the country. If anyone has mine, please let me know! As always the special effects were of the very highest standard (many of the people involved went on to work with Kubrick on '2001') and still look good today.Re-watching the programme, one thing I found particularly striking were the strong roles given to women characters people who weren't British or American. Spectrum agents are a mix of all nationalities and ethnicities, apparently Anderson wanted children of all races to have heroes and learn to play together - not a bad aim for the 1960s and something that more programmes could remember.Looking at it today, 'Captain Scarlet' has survived much better than most programming of the era. Produced on a lavish budget and shot on film, it has been digitally remastered for re-broadcast and DVD and positively glows. Somehow the colours look richer than modern productions and the storytelling doesn't appear to be designed for the very stupid. Even down to the classic retro-futuristic fonts and the wonderful Century 21 logo it still looks modern.In short, I still love it.As they used to say at the end of each show; Captain Scarlet is indestructible. You are not. Remember this, do not try to imitate him.

Filmed in "Supermarionation", Captain Scarlet is visually one of the most interesting shows that I have ever seen. It is easy to forget that the characters are puppets. I watched the show as a young child (I was born the same year as the show - 1966) and did not hear of or see it again until 1998.I was very surprised at how well it holds up over time. The use of sound is dramatic like in many products of the 60s. The characters have an "I Spy" cool. The clothing and industrial design of the aircraft, spacecraft, land vehicles as well as the architectural styles are fantastic 60's visions of the future.Captain Scarlet is a member of an elite military group called "Spectrum". Each male "Captain" has an associated color and the female members are jet-flying "Angels" (Harmony Angel, Melody Angel etc.) The Mysterons are aliens whose main weapon is the ability to replace people and things with their own reproductions.In the first episode, Captain Scarlet is replaced in a Mysteron plot to assassinate the President. The replacement is killed by a great fall, but then mysteriously returns to life and, get this, is apparently both freed of Mysteron control AND now indestructible. Gotta love it. CAN we now trust Captain Scarlet? What will the Mysterons do next in their campaign of revenge against the Earth?The voices are superb and the writing is very good. If you get a chance to see Captain Scarlet, take it. You will be glad you did.