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I really like Lee Hazlewood but this is sub par on the cinematic side. This isn't a movie at all but a collection of music videos. But even this is executed poorly. It look exactly what it has been: a cheap TV production. The camera work isn't impressive, it looks more like a gifted amateur filming people in neat landscapes. Too much zooming and close-ups of flowers. The song "Pray Them Bars Away" is illustrated with scenes from a zoo -- I mean: come on! For a Lee Hazlewood fan this might be interesting, the music is quiet good. A nice DVD (no extras, no subtitles) is part of the Lee- Hazlewood-Industries-set from "Light in the Attic".

The documentation begins with a talk between Michel Piccoli and Godard in a small restaurant. Godard isn't comfortable with the 100th birthday of cinema. Why should we celebrate? And why do we celebrate now? Because of the first commercial viewing in France. Yes, there was the bad, bad word: commercial. The small minded pseudo-intellectual discussion is really hard to stand. After complaining about the celebration they go on together complaining about forgotten French directors and actors of the past. They're right, even me, who I believe to be very interested in cinema, don't know much about them. So this is a film about 100 years of French cinema, Godard will surely awake the long forgotten to new life! WRONG.

After the discussion we see some scenes with people who work in the hotel (to which the restaurant belongs). They are asked by Piccoli about cinema history. The scenes aren't acted very well. And – we should have known it – the hotel staff knows only violent mainstream cinema like Die Hard and Tarantino movies. Beside this the staff acts like they have an IQ below 40.

The scenes are followed by a wild, confusing mix of pictures, scenes and citations without connection or any information about year, names or film titles. Nothing! I've learned not one thing about French cinema after this 52 min.

What a waste of time and money.

Yes, sometimes the audience wants to see light entertainment and popcorn movies. But this is so unbelievable lame and silly.

1961 the Fantastic Four started a new era in comic books and I thought Marvel would show them some respect. It's not the point, that the movie isn't true to the comic version of the Fantastic Four (o.k., the movie isn't). Without knowing the comic books the Fantastic Four look like uninspired spandex-types for a retarded six year old audience.

There isn't a bit of the Lee/Kirby magic. A randomly chosen comic book from the first hundred issues has more character, excitement and is simply more entertaining than this piece of rubbish. A great disappointment even without having too much expectations at first.

1 out of 10

I saw this movie on a double-feature DVD together with Tetsuo – Ironman. Where Tetsuo is an original piece of independent cinema and really shocking, Electric Dragon 80.000 V wants to look interesting but fails.

Tetsuo lasted as a groundbreaking experience. After half of the movie I found Electric Dragon downright boring. Electric Dragon has some nice ideas but the fighting scene is uninspired and the "Dragon-Man" choking the guitar is silly after a while.

I had high expectations but in my opinion this isn't a movie to recommend.

3 out of 10