Product: Thunderbirds [VHS] (1965)
Rating: 5.0
Amazing even 40 years later
You almost forget, at times, that you're watching marionettes in action. The attention to detail, line, and scope in the animation is likewise spectacular. Of special note are the scenes with aircraft taking off, using simulated live-action dolly shots from a moving perspective to achieve an exciting effect that gets the heart racing. For a kid's show, this is quite a piece of work. Re-watching the series decades after my childhood, I am even more impressed now than I was then.