Astro Records & Filmworks (Germany)

1st Logo (1997)

Nicknames: “The Tunnel” “Cool, but Unnecessary“

Logo: A tunnel made out of random lines appears out of nowhere in space, and some rocks enter it. We then slowly enters the tunnel, accompanied by thunder flashes. It speeds up a bit to the end of the tunnel, then the camera pans towards a Saturn-like planet as a light whizzes out of nowhere and a sun appears behind the planet. We then zoom toward the planet, and the light from earlier shoots at it and reveals it as some sort of space fighter. We then enter the planet with its snowy like terrain, and the camera goes to a bipedial robot with two cannons on it, walking towards something. Its head then aims near one of the hills and shoots 6 letters giving the company name, while “PRESENTS” appears below the logo. We then zoom towards the logo, then a laser shoots it, destroying the logo. The robot then walks into frame, showing the rating on its back, then it flies away.

FX/SFX: All CGI. Adequate animation and nice concept, but...

Cheesy Factor: ...the whole tunnel sequence felt unnecessary. To top it off, this is one of the longest logos on this wiki, clocking in at 2 minutes and 7 seconds!

Music/Sounds: Thunderstorms and ominous music in the tunnel sequence, then an upbeat techno tune in the planet sequence, along with lasers and whooshes.

Availability: Extremely rare. Check German VHS tapes from 1997 for this.

Scare Factor: Low to medium. The ominous music, thunderbolts and lasers can get to some, but it's a lot more entertaining than the Hammer Video Home logo.