Yeah I thought maybe it was something Japanese folks were supposed to understand right away.  I think part of it is just finishing off the point about how heroes are perceived, and how far they've fallen.  The Ultra-family are old-school superheroes who got plenty of respect and Big Man is like a grubby baby in their…

In all fairness, he was fucked even before he made that call.  Karstark as good as declared war by killing those boys.  A smarter ruler would have recognized the danger sooner and kept the man far away and in battle every possible moment, but I don't think much of his chances either way.

My uncle gave me that record when I was 7 or 8, so I didn't get the vast majority of their jokes (probably still don't), but I found it hilarious from the first minutes on.  Nick Danger alone had enough corny kid's jokes to last me until adulthood.  And the place where they play the reverse side backwards and Nick…

Frankenchrist still blows me the fuck away.

I got Thriller, Synchronicity, and Metal Health for my 13th birthday, and from the same person, though I don't remember who.  I never thought about it before but it was a good call giving me a 3-genre spread.

I played the fuck out of Izistso in 1979.  Didn't find out about Teaser until about '82

My older brother turned me on to Queen when I was 8.  I think the first album I heard of them was Queen Queen Queen Jazz, or some such.  It had Fat Bottom Girls.

That's easy: Firesign Theater's "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All."

I've heard there is a cut of this film with an extra-extra-long beachball scene.

For a moment I thought of the guy who had his legs severed by a train.  I would read that too.

The banter in this is what I remember loving most.

Sweet Jesus those two clips were terrible.  Sackoff isn't the only sentient plot device in this film, only the worst.  In a believable world, any of those "characters" would have batted her hand away and given her a lecture about boundaries.

"The last time I dropped acid I decided to draw a self-portrait.  Groovy isn't it?"

More like a nostalgic reminder of the Dalek invasion in the 70's.  I think Pertwee's Doctor might snuck up behind that one and pushed it in.

I too had visions of a dead albino at first glance.

It's definitely short, but he inhabits the guy like it matters, and it includes an impressive piece of salesman double-talk that made me smile.  

Yeah I think that casting decision was pretty straightforward, and Pryor's performance is solid.

I think it's because Fulcher can be crass and innocent at the same time.  I don't know anyone else who can put such childlike wonder into being a gross cretin.  It's a good complement to Berry, whose depths of hurt are always just visible as he goes around not giving fuck one about anything or anyone.

Still can't believe this movie was directed by the same person who made Suburbia, though I guess Dudes bridges the gap somewhat.

For a minute I thought it said Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher, and I got all excited for a snuff box reunion.  Haven't heard from either of them for a while.