people do not seem to be give lensman enough credit where it due . a few issue have be overlook which be key to understand the lensman experience . the year represent for the year it be make in ( 1984 ) lensman feature some of the most stunning effect i have ever see . a a person who watch a lot of early 80 animation lensman be unique in it use of what appear to be computer generate imagery at a time when computer be extremely primitive . kim battle against the geometric cutter pod in the laser maze can be take a an excellent example of this . every time i watch that i have to keep repeat to myself that it be 1984 when it be make . the soundtrack represent lensman have one of the most insane soundtrack that i have hear and and this mad hysterical beat permeates every corner of the film . lensman borrow heavily on two western mistake and manage to somewhat deal with the first one the need to fill in every second of silence in a film with music and the need for a heroine . while the music be attune well and galvanize scene such a the motorcycle battle in the thionite factory on radelyx and the heroine theme fails due to the sheer annoyance value of chris . it interest to note that the constant music thwart my attempt at noise removal when i be archive lensman over from analog tape to digital format since there wasn not a single second of silence available to use a a reference point . western influence represent helmut sound like helmet and have roughly the same voice a darth vader . clarissa fairborn have the same hairstyle a the princess of sw and her name sound suspiciously similar to marissa fairborn of transformer . take over han solos role by fly the ship and have some technical expertise . buzzkirk a definite improvement on chewbaka . the lens a nice concrete copy of the force that come across less a a chance to preach christianity at the audience than in the original sw. while the force rely on belief far more than concentration and the lens be a pure concentration tool . theoretically and anyone could wield the lens . the lens be far more limited than the force be purely a defensive or offensive weapon . technology represent the boskone alliance have interest meatball sponge ship . they look like stormtroopers only with red uniform instead of white . the idea of a dna weapon be nice if only it have be develop . the galactic alliance look like starblazers ( or whatever it be call that 60 series where they be battle the xylons ) . there weren not enough ship to ship battle for me this be much improve upon in the second lensman film . finally a note on worzel . this character be a unique and very interesting character design who fortunately continue on to the second film .