Dark Planet is a post apocalyptic morality play, centered around the thesis, "robots don't make good humans". If you enjoyed Firefly and Serenity as much as I did, there is a good chance you will enjoy Dark Planet. I never heard of a theater release. I discovered it on the shelf of a video rental store. I watch it as often as I watch my other favorites: Blade Runner, Highlander, Serenity, Predator, Excalibur, Soldier and Chronicles of Riddick.If you are a fan of these films, it is hard for me to imagine you not liking Dark Planet.I think Dark Planet is a really great film. In fact, I wonder if it could be successfully presented on stage. The small cast makes it well suited to such a venue. I read some of these reviews and I wonder what film they were watching.

The best bad movie that I know of made since the 1970's. Sci-fi with a quote like "It's a tea party!" has got to be interesting. Sci-fi with a quote like "The cakes are rising." has got more going on than meets the eye. A lot of bad movies have plot twists that seem forced and unnatural. The genuinely surprising plot twists and a surprise ending are entertaining and don't at all feel forced. With quotes like "What are we going to do with her now? I don't know, use her for spare parts?" it's set to be a great cult classic. The only thing that may hold it back from cult popularity is it's lack of energy. Slow, dark, depressing, dark, suspenseful, dark... all it needs is a vampire and it would be the perfect goth movie. It's not your typical action and/or techno-babble packed sci-fi, it could find a welcome home in The Twilight Zone, it's just a darn good story. Space, drugs, sex, psychological torment, politics, and Armageddon, this movie really does have it all.

I was fooled by thinking that Michael York's impressive pedigree (Logan's Run, etc.) might make this movie worth watching. Boy, was I wrong! This movie sets a new standard for sci-fi stinkers! In fact, the only reason I sat through all of it was the hope that it might get better at some point. No such luck. I'm keep it brief by saying there is absolutely nothing to like about this film. The plot was weak, the dialog pretentious, and the special effects amateurish. The only good that came out of this particular viewing experience was that in the future I will be sure to read the reviews of a movie prior to being suckered into purchasing it.

Add together no script, no plot, no acting, no make-up and 8th grade TV class special effects and soon you have a Sci-Fi sleeping pill that would knock out Darth Vader. Set in the human geno future, Dark Planet concerns the quest of two human genes species attempting to claim the last piece of unpolluted solar Real Estate. For some unknown reason the script says the two warring side must accomplish this task together with one side furnishing the ship and the other a Captain. Throw in a double cross, some hidden soldiers, a couple of shoot-em-ups and you'll be asleep in no time. This movie comes complete with a James Mason look-a-like Captain, advanced humans with skin problems, left over Storm Troopers from Stars Wars and lots of pancake makeup. I couldn't decide what was worse the acting, make-up or special effects.Two thumbs down on this one.