I watched Mutant Mayhem over the weekend (which was great). I haven’t watched the 1990 movie in years, but I was suddenly reminded how powerful this scene is for what is ostensibly a silly action movie for kids: the elongated shadow, the percussive score with ominous electric guitar accents, the camera tracking down from its starting position to sweep in behind him, the light gleaming from the blades on his helmet as he slowly turns to scan the room, and the ritualistic unrolling of the cape from his shoulders. All in a single, imposing 75-second take.
Great stuff.
I remember absolutely hating this movie as a kid. But now as a parent, I know that my kids will rarely watch a live action movie, and I wonder if my dumb kid brain was just like this is wrong. Not a cartoon. Movie sucks. Maybe I’ll go back and rewatch it at some point.
That’s fair. For some reason I really hated live action shows and really just wanted to watch nothing but cartoons .
This movie is really good though, still holds up watching it now as an adult.