Product: Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar - Series One, Part 1 (Episodes 1-5) (1974)
Rating: 3.0
Great show, lousy disc
I remember when growing up in the U.S., I would get up a little early to get ready, then watch the latest episode of Star Blazers, then rush outside so I wouldn't miss the school bus. I didn't want to miss a single bit.When I heard about the DVD, I definitely wanted to see it all again. Now that I'm older, I see it as more than just an action-packed space opera. I also notice the character development as Star Force learn to work together to overcome not only the struggle against their common enemy, the Gamalons; but also to overcome their own internal conflicts (Derek Wildstar coming to terms of his missing brother--Presumed Dead, and finding the balance between Wildstar's fury and Mark Venture's caution come to mind).The DVD itself leaves little to be desired. The disc hard to remove from the case and there is no extra content. In fact the menu allows you to start the movie or select a chapter. That's it. The one redeeming quality is that the disc plays the episodes one after another (i.e. no ending credits--back to menu between episodes). This looks like Voyager Entertainment took the videotape content and simply slapped it on a DVD. You get nothing extra.I give 5 stars for the content but 1 star for the DVD for an overall rating of 3. Despite the rating, if you like Sci-Fi/Fantasy (or if you enjoyed it as a kid), you will find it worthwhile (Unless you already have it on VHS).