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2008 Certificate PG
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The surreal adventures of a ray-gun hero battling his way through cardboard sets and spurious villains in his quest for the Mark of Voth. Square-chinned Captain Eager, arrives in his wobbly bakelite rocket, brought out of mothballs by the sprawling, hi-tech corporation Macro Space. His brief is to investigate a maverick 'client'.. Read more

Starring Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Rick Leaf, James Vaughan
Director Simon Davison
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth

The surreal adventures of a ray-gun hero battling his way through cardboard sets and spurious villains in his quest for the Mark of Voth. Square-chinned Captain Eager, arrives in his wobbly bakelite rocket, brought out of mothballs by the sprawling, hi-tech corporation Macro Space. His brief is to investigate a maverick 'client' - the villainous Colonel Regamun who has taken over the Veritan Sector using the 'Mark of Voth'. Aided by old pals Professor Moon, Scrutty and the lovelorn Jenny, Eager rockets into B Movie adventure unaware that it is all a set up. For Colonel Regamun is an enemy from the past craving revenge, and he is luring the brave yet clunky Captain to a final B Movie showdown.

Starring Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Rick Leaf, James Vaughan
Director Simon Davison
Studio ICA Films
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Nov 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD
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  • 3 stars out of

    Made as a salute to crummy 50s sci-fi B-pics and the square-chinned exploits of such raygun-toting heroes as Dan... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Oh dear lord...

    Having seen the good quality of the British comedy actors appearing in this film I was convinved that it would be at least remotely amusing. Unfortunately, in its quest to spoof vintage B movies it ended up equally as poor, in many respects worse. I actually found myself fast forwarding through half of the film because it was really that tedious.

    Bad special effects and bad acting are expected from B movie films. Unfortunately, the end result for this spoof of such films makes it look like something a student could have set up at home. Whilst drunk. With people they'd met off the street.

    It's equally disappointing because I was hoping to see some great performances from the comedy talent available, such as Mark Heap, Richard Leaf and of course the great Tamsin Greig of Green Wing fame. Alas, although all three seem to be having fun, it just isn't fun to watch.

    One to avoid, unless your incredibly drunk.

      • A customer from Cambridge
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    Crash landing

    Could have been fun but it seems the death ray got to it first. Bad very bad, do not watch you have been warned

      • Robert Macrowan from Brighton - England
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