First published at 08:06 UTC on May 11th, 2024.
Imagine 'Equinox' (1970) in outer space while tweaking on meth.
No bones about it, this movie is (the) SHIT, in both sense of the word.
Supposedly based on the works of Jules Verne (turning in his grave).
Feels like a student film made with…
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Imagine 'Equinox' (1970) in outer space while tweaking on meth.
No bones about it, this movie is (the) SHIT, in both sense of the word.
Supposedly based on the works of Jules Verne (turning in his grave).
Feels like a student film made with 200% enthusiasm, 100% special fx and 3% post-production effort, not a boring moment to be found, stop-motion animation, puppets, spaceships on strings, inexpensive but effective visual effects, matte paintings, miniatures, dialog when no ones mouth is moving, no dialog when they are, sudden switch to sound film where the actors original and over-dub dialog can be heard simultaneously, occasionally clearly hear the director giving the actors commands (now stand up), but it's many flaws only add to it's charm.
However, this did not stop it from finding it's way into the home-video market in both America and Europe.
This is a fun fun FUN movie, recommended for ALL!
Final line in the film: ".....Shut...Up"
Plot:
A ragamuffin crew of misfit space explorers crash land on an uncharted planet, and try to survive their new environment until they can build a device to send a distress signal, fighting off alien dinosaurs, battling enemy invaders, and make friends with the local cave-girl with magical healing powers.
A first time effort by multitasking movie maker Special effects, Writer, Director, Editor, Visual effects, Cinematographer, Producer Brett Piper whose films haven't much improved in 30 years, working on such jalopies like:
Bite Me!, Arachnia, Drainiac!, A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell, Mutant War, Bikini Girls on Dinosaur Planet, Shock-O-Rama and (sigh)....many many many many others.
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