Even when you consider the fact that at the time of this movie's release there was a 3-D craze going on, it's still hard to believe that a major Hollywood movie distributor picked up the distribution rights to this dismal 3-D movie. Where to begin? Well, for starters, the script is terrible. When it is not shamelessly ripping off elements of "Star Wars" and "The Road Warrior", its telling of its particular story feels like it starts at chapter three instead of the very beginning. As well, as the movie progresses, it brings up a number of plot elements that don't make sense even if you read the back of the DVD case as I did. A stronger script would have helped, but the movie would still have suffered in other areas as well. It's painfully clear throughout that the movie had a really low budget, and director Charles Band can't seem to generate any excitement in the action sequences. The only passable element in the entire movie is the musical score by Richard Band - though I feel I should point out that it's only adequate and nothing more, so don't even bother to track down the soundtrack album.

Charles Band… yeah producer/director Charles Band and by that name you should know what you are going to get. Well unless it's your first taste, which if it is, 'Metalstorm' is probably not a great starting point. I wanted to like this one more, but by the end I was completely bored with only the saving grace being the performances of an amusing Tim Thomason (who definitely spiced things up) and Richard Moll dressed in make-up. This cheap b-grade post-apocalyptic Sci-fi fling wears its influences for everyone to see, but instills no personality. Aside from the western touches (and that standoff scene is actually well done), it was namely something out of 'Star Wars' and obviously 'Mad Max 2', which you could say Jeffery Byron's ranger character is easily patterned on Mel Gibson's leather-decked road warrior of those films. Nonetheless Bryon's stiff impression is no match. Also appearing with amount of interest is a very beautiful Kelly Preston, but she does quite little than titillate. Mike Preston as the head villain Jared-Syn left a lot to be desired, as I found him laughably nonsensical in a plastic sense.Although why we watch these films is for some senselessly cheap fun and lousy exchanges. The latter was right on the mark with the dialogues, however sadly I found the junky action quite lackluster and sloppy with a poorly shot desert wasteland backdrop. It feels in slow-motion (and Brand even uses that technique at times), despite the (unfocused) story keeping things moving. It has its moments (probably just not enough even with the few tripped-out visuals) and the make-up of the fancy dressed mutants are decently executed. I couldn't say the same about the dodgy special effects, which really do come to the front at the end. Richard Band's score is a clunker of sorts.I didn't find it to be completely awful by any stretch, but more so frustratingly drab and unfulfilled with only some minor flourishes and a chirpy Thomerson.

I saw this in the theaters as a young teen as well. I was very easily entertained then. Still am I'm afraid, but this was - and remains - the worst thing I have ever seen.I generally LOVE bad films; I can find the entertainment buried deeply in the worst dreck but, geez, this had nothing! The acting, the writing, the effects, even the "3-D" was barely there. The directing was pretty much limited to "point the camera at the actors".The title "Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn" gives it away - plot and quality. The producers wanted a film called "Metalstorm", content being more or less irrelevant. And the rest of the movie is summarized after the colon.I have never walked out of a film, but this is the closest I have come yet.

This movie was just bad. I only saw it once though so I don't remember a lot of it...I just remember it being quite boring. I think I saw this one on TNT's old Monster vision show and Joe Bob didn't give it very high marks either. Very bad special effects and a bad plot as well. Though it does have Richard Moll in it. What really gets me is the second half of the title of this one. Let's just say it is ironic that it is called the destruction of Jared-Syn. The finale is really bad and I wasn't even sure what happened as they were flying through the cheap special effects.