Power Head

Posted in November 25, 2009 ¬ 1:36 pmh.adminComments Off

Power Head

Mike Mignola’s comic book oddity was a strange choice to adapt to animation but adapt it was as Director Chris Prynoski and screenwriter Brian Fuller took to the task of brings Mignola’s strange special agent to Abraham Lincoln to life. The story is a mish mash of ideas that have to be seen to believed but Fuller does a better than average job at bringing Mignola’s one-shot comic book to the screen. This is aided by Mignola himself as he is on hand as Art Director to make sure that the film emulates his dark comic book style and tone.

Also joining the fun is Paul Giamatti as the voice of Screw-On Head a secret agent for Lincoln who has the ability to switch out his bodies to fit whatever situation he finds himself in. It’s a lot like Inspector Gadget except not as arbitrary and Screw-On is a much more competent agent except when it comes to Patience (voiced by Molly Shannon), his former fiancée who has been turned into a vampire thanks to Emperor Zombie (voiced by David Hyde Pierce). Like I said, it has to be seen to believed, but it is all worth it since the film (which was designed as a pilot for a possible series) is only 22 minutes long and will have you laughing from beginning to end.

There is a clever mix of action, humor, and adventure that few animated films of this type are ever able to accomplish but I believe this is because the film stays very close to its source material and never talks down to its audience. It’s definitely an adventure I hope to go on again soon.

Manowar-Thor (The Power Head)live in Bulgaria 2007 DVD