The Protectors

The Academy Award for Best Sound is given for a reason. I almost had this on max volume, checked my settings, went to a different program, even a different T. V., and none of that made the sound better. No sound effects when the "main powered person" used his abilities. This film could have hit me differently had there been a decent audio added to it. Fight scenes, nothing. Keyboards on computers, nothing. Conversations in rooms of complete silence. I'm all about an independent, low budget film, with a good story, half way decent acting, and good sound. Not just music, no, rustling of leaves as someone is running, the sound of a blade flying through the air, so you "hear"the action, ordinary sound that you take for granted in a film and then won't why they give out an award for it.

So much potential.

I strangely enjoyed this film,even though I shouldn't have.

It's 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' for the 21st century.

Every imaginable cliche of the genre is brought into play,together with a script that's unbelievably bad. The same can be said of most of the acting,which is clearly in AmDram territory.

What saves it from complete disaster is the sheer enthusiasm of all those involved. They are clearly enjoying themselves and give it as much as they can.

For this reason,above all others,I recommend it as harmless fun.

Definatley,as Ed Wood himself might say,it belongs in the category of 'so bad it's good'.