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Fantastic Argoman
The Incredible Paris Incident / Argoman, der phantastische Supermann
Italy 1967
produced by Edmondo Amati for Fida Cinematografica
directed by Terence Hathaway (= Sergio Grieco)
starring Roger Browne, Dominique Boschero, Eduardo Fajardo, Nadia Marlowa, Richard Peters (= Nino Dal Fabbro), Edward Douglas (= Edoardo Toniolo), Andrea Bosic, Tom Felleghy, Frank Richardson, Lawrence Mills, Dario De Grassi, Dick Palmer (= Mimmo Palmara)
written by Vincenzo Flamini, Dino Verde, Lewis E.Ciannelli, John Hart, music by Piero Umiliani
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Supervillainess Jenabell (Dominique Boschero), who calls herself the
Queen of the World, steals the English crown jewels, but then returns them
per mail, as this was only a demonstration of her power. Later she manages
to steal the largest diamond of the world from right under the noses of
the British and French police and consulting criminologist Sir Reginald
Hoover (Roger Browne) - and she doesn't just steal it for vanity but to
create a death ray to really become the Queen of the World. The thing
about Sir Reginald Hoover though is that he secretly is superhero Argoman,
a man of many powers but mainly telekinesis. Only very few people know
that, but unfortunately Jenabell is among them. In and out of costume,
Argoman uncovers more and more of Jenabell's plot, helped by his
girlfriend Samantha (Nadja Marlowa) and his servant Chandra (Eduardo
Fajardo), and eventually finds out that Jenabell doesn't only relie on her
still unfinished death ray to conquer the world but also replaces world
leaders with clones. Of course, for the finale, Jenabell kidnaps
Samantha, Argoman enters her secret headquarters, there's much fighting
and shooting, Samantha is saved eventually, Jenabell escapes by plane, but
using his telekinetic powers, Argoman sees to it that the large diamond
that triggered everything turns the sunlight into a death ray and blows up
the airplane. A mix of superhero- and James
Bond-motives, Fantastic Argoman is of course silly as
hell, simplistic in approach and unimaginative in execution, and it can't
fully deny its low budget - but it's also good, innocent fun, a little bit
like a comicbook come to life (also mirrored in the many colourful
costumes both Argoman and Jenabell wear) ... not a particularly good
comicbook, mind you, but one you like for the unpretentious enjoyment it
gave you.
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