SYNOPSICS
Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 1: Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995) is a English movie. Ernest Farino has directed this movie. Corbin Allred,Jennifer Burns,Derek Webster,Barrie Ingham are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1995. Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 1: Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995) is considered one of the best Action,Adventure,Family,Fantasy,Sci-Fi movie in India and around the world.
In the 25th century mankind has found a device capable of destroying the universe. Irwin 1138 separates the Nullifier into 6 pieces which he scatters throughout time. When the evil Dr. Zoetrope goes after the pieces, Irwin 1138 must try to stop him, with the help of a 20th century teenager, Josh Kirby, and a half-human warrior named Azabeth Siege. The race is on.
Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 1: Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995) Reviews
Cliffhangers for kids!
My youngest kid got all of these Josh Kirby titles and this review is based on all 6. Storyline is definitely for juveniles: Josh encounters time traveling pod and its occupants (Irwin, Azebeth & Prism) and is pursued by Dr. Zoetrope who is trying to obtain the crystal pieces of a time nullifier device. At least the ending (in episode 6) has a twist. Azabeth is a headstrong girl who eventually likes Josh. Prism is a cute little alien who reminds me of a cross between gremlins & yoda. Irwin is the professor running the time pod trying to get the nullifier pieces before Zoetrope can. Each episode leads into the next just like old time serials did. Zoetrope!...At least let's be original here. Effects are what you'd expect if you did this on your PC (except the costumes---they weren't all that bad). Acting...well they train dogs too. Make no mistake; these are good movies for kids (younger kids of maybe 6 to 12). But if you're going to watch them with your kid you may want to catch a nap instead. I gave these movies as a whole an 8 out of 10 because they are totally suitable for the audience they were intended to entertain. Kids will like them. My kid has watched them several times. If your kids like "The Clockmaker", "The Shrunken City", "The Borrowers" and similar titles, they will like the Josh Kirby series.
Fun
I have seen all 6 episodes of the series, and while it is childish and rather cheesy (look at the special effects for Zoetrope 366's suit in the hypertime scenes) it still managed to offer a bit of fun. The story for this episode is that 25th-century scientist Irwin 1138 has invented the Nullifier, a machine capable of...well, something large scale. If it wasn't large-scale, he wouldn't bother scattering it all over time and space. Anyhow, this rival scientist called Zoetrope 366 (apparently a reference to George Lucas, just like Irwin 1138/THX 1138) steals the coordinates and Irwin is forced to pursue him through to 1994, where the first piece is kept. Here, young Josh Kirby enters the story. Until now, his only excitement has been racing his bicycle to school. But when he finds a glass bone in his dog's kennel, he suddenly ends up joining Irwin and magical creature Prism on a journey to ancient England, where he has to get the second Nullifier piece. Unfortunately, some weird disturbance has dinosaurs in England... Not TOO bad. This is probably the best one of the lot.
Surprised to see stop-motion in this one.
I watched this and was surprised to see the dinosaurs in it were stop-motion models, 70 years after the first major feature film used this method, The Lost World (1925). They look impressive, however. I quite enjoyed this movie and rate it 3 and a half stars out of five.
Soon to be a cult classic
This film surprised me. The cheezy plotline and the really corny dialogue fit right in because the lines were pretty much out of a "how to write bad sci-fi" book. But since the lines were delivered in a very tongue-in-cheek style, it's clear it's a spoof on bad sci-fi. Weird storyline and the special effects are nothing to write home about, but it fits. I enjoyed it, but others might not. Still...it's fun, but you do have to watch all 6 or else it's no good because you don't get the full story.
Sci-Fi for kids...
If you want to give kids a taste of Sci-Fi, try this series. I found these videos at Blockbuster years ago and my mom rented them for me. At 9 years old, I thought these were the best movies ever. I would want to watch it again if given the chance, but I can't find it anywhere. But from what I could recall, this series was fun. I thought Azabeth was awesome. I never realized the lack of quality in this Sci-Fi series in regards to the special effects or acting. It is time-travel. This series is what sparked my interest in Sci-Fi. Nowadays, my favorite movies are Back to the Future - 1,2,and 3. My favorite TV Show is Stargate SG-1. Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! From a child-like memory, I'd give it a 9 out of 10.