The Day the Earth Got Stoned

J-Men Forever is the epic tale of the Secret World War waged by the J-men against their alien nemesis, the Lightning Bug. Armed with trance inducing rock music and a nebula of hash smoke, the Lightning bug seeks to change the world's lifestyle before our very eyes.

The J-Men field a constellation of our nation's greatest heroes. Under the inspired leadership of Admiral Ballsey they struggle to thwart this menace.

The film features some fine stunt and model work.It's a real power hit of entertainment.

If you ever get an all too rare chance to view J-men, and you're not Mrs Grundy, grab it.

(It's so good i have to ration viewings for fear of wearing out the tape!)

A bizarre villain, as well as a master of disguise, known as the Lightning Bug is planning to eliminate all easy listening and classical music to be replaced by whining banal rock. Its up to the J-Men and stock footage from Republic serials to save the day. The movie is hilarious, even if you never seen a serial in your life. The footage is intercut in the story flawlessly. The only setbacks are the actual filmed scenes and the fact that the film wasn't any longer. If your a serial fan though, this DVD is for you. Rating- 9.

PS- The extra includes an interview by Philip Proctor with George Wallace, lead in the 1952 serial Radar Men from the moon. Judging from the way the interview went, Proctor didn't have all of his facts straight entering the query.

A group of superheroes battle an evil warlord who is trying to enslave the world. Imaginative spoof of superhero films consists of original footage from 1930's, 40's and 50's RKO cinematic shorts spliced together and overdubbed with new script and sound track. (Rating: B+)

It made fun of superheroes, it made fun of science fiction, it made fun of movie making in general. It was even funny at times, but overall it was very unfunny. I saw this at a "midnight movie" sponsored by a rock radio station in the late 70s, early 80s. People kept making loud comments about how bad the movie was, getting up and walking out. By the time it was over, I was alone in the theater. Whether this is testament to my poor taste or just to my patience, I'm not sure. The best line? "Is that Leonard Nimoy?" (it was; a scene from "Plan 9 From Outer Space") "I dunno, I don't recognize him without the ears".

Note: No spoilers included. There's not enough of a plot to be spoiled!

"Now, ah, Drugs are bad, m'kay?" That's what the J-Men think, and Rock and Roll is just as evil. That's pretty much the plot of the movie. Doesn't sound like much, but trust me, it's more than the movie needs.

In this movie, a group of geniuses have taken a bunch of different old movies and serials, (Mystery Science Theater 3000 material) and spliced them to form one gigantic laugh. You see the original footage, but you hear a completely re-dubbed (and much funnier) dialog.