SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

lemon_magic Apparently this is the 'abridged' movie edition of a Republic serial titled "King Of The Rocketmen", which is almost as awesome a title as "Lost Planet Airmen". Too bad there are no lost airmen, or lost planets in the screenplay, but I supposed you could argue that at least there is AN "airman" involved - the guy wearing the rocket pack. Well, compressing 12 episodes into a feature essentially eliminated most of the cliffhanger sequences and turned this into a action packed romp through all the classic Republic clichés. You've got a guy in the Bullethead suit with the three control knobs. You've got fistfights breaking out every 2 or 3 minutes. You've got the same recycled special effects/flying footage (which is still pretty cool). You've got car chases, car crashes, and shoot-outs.You've got evil scientists and amazing technological break throughs used for the most banal goals possible. You've got grade "B" though "Z" actors doing their best to turn in dignified performances while spitting out lines of dialog at machine gun speed. You've got a pretty decent climax that almost justifies all the shenanigans that went on before it. I have to admit, it was pretty hokey and cheesy, but I liked it for what it was. Not sure I would have liked sitting through 12 episodes of it, though, so this was probably my best bet.

michaelcampion2006 I first saw this movie in 1970 while living in Seattle Washington.During the Mid 50s and early sixties I watched all the Commando Cody Serials on TV i.e. Radar Men from the moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere, Sky Marshall of the Universe. This movie was the Condensed version of the Republic Serial King of the RocketMen and Provides a unique and shortened version of the original Republic Serial. All in all it is a nice movie and to this very day I can still Remember vividly the control panel on the Rocket Suit, On, Up and Fast. What I liked most about this movie was the fast plot and the never-ending action. As in the original Republic Picture serial version King of the RocketMen, Tris Coffic the lead man wearing the rocket suit goes from one dangerous situation to another as he attempts to stop the sinister Dr. Vulcan from deploying the Sonic Decimator which will destroy the city of New York. Along with Mae Clark the evil Dr. Vulcan is defeated and the Sonic Decimator is destroyed and all the bad guys go to jail and Tristram Coffic and Mae Clark live happily ever after. This is an enjoyable movie for those who grew up watching the Saturday morning matinée at the local theaters.Michael.

Dean Speir Lost Planet Airmen was the first (yes, there was another in 1966 for a television package) feature version of Republic's 1949 12-chapter serial, King of the Rocket Men, one of no less than six (of of a total of 66 serials made by Republic between 1936 and 1956) titles involving "King of the...." The "King" was always the surname of the leading man, not a title, however.Whoever came up with this great title I have no idea, but it is interesting to note that film has nothing to do with planets, lost or otherwise, and even the inclusion of the word "airmen" is somewhat dubious.

Lee-36 This old stinker makes the Flash Gordon movies look sophisticated. It's so terrible I love it, and I wish I could find a tape, but none of the catalogs I've checked list it. The rock band leader who calls himself Commander Cody must have loved it too, because he named his band after it.