Three people, guy, girl and scientist are transported to a parallel universe where the evil warlord, not named Ming kidnaps the girl not named Dale, who needs to be rescued by a man not named Flash and a group of diversified people.Clearly a stolen plot, one that is somewhat "universal" pun intended. Film was on the order of a Saturday morning movie. Nothing extraordinary.Guide: No swearing or nudity. Implied sex. Attempted rape. Available on a 50 film multipack.

A film I acquired in the Mill Creek Dive-in 50-pack. Prisoners of the Lost Universe is basically a dorky action, adventure, sci-fi comedy. It's got a couple of giggles and a terrible story.This one is below B-grade with most of the actors - only a couple of them are OK. Most of them are pretty lame at acting even for a comedy.Basically 3 people are teleported to a parallel reality where barbarians and martial artists are abound. There are a few strange alien-like creatures. Can the 3 of them save the people in the parallel reality and get back to their own universe? The film is an OK sci-fi adventure overall. It's not good but it does have it's moments. Not a film worth seeking out but not a bad film to watch.2/10

"Prisoners of the Lost Universe" was one of the first made for pay TV movies to be made (though it was released to theaters overseas), but it's not only been essentially forgotten, it has drifted into the public domain. Seeing it, it becomes evident why it hasn't been championed since its initial release. It looks really cheap, like it was made by one of the big three television networks of the time. Maybe the filmmakers realized how tacky it looked, because there is often a jokey tone, like they are inviting viewers to laugh at it. But the campy spirit actually makes things worse; you get a feeling of contempt for the material instead of a feeling of fun. Actually, the feeling that most viewers will feel is strongest is of boredom - there's very little excitement or action, and what there is is utterly feeble in execution. It won't take long while watching this movie for your attention to drift to some other activity in your home's viewing space.

If it weren't for the bizarre sound FX, this movie would have gotten a 9 out of 10 stars, but alas, the crazy sounds that come from things and people falling and from the picking of giant red peas will make you laugh extremely hard.It's always fun to see Richard Hatch in movies and roles when he dodges something other than a Cylon, not that I'm knocking Classic or New BSG(Battlestar Galactica.)Hatch delivers a believable performance as the everyman caught up in a fantasy adventure with Kay Lenz. Lenz role in the film, unfortunately, reminds me of what would happen if Richard Hatch when on an adventure with his friends mother.The two play a handyman and a reporter who are trapped in a strange parallel Earth and they must find a Dr. Hartman, no relation to Mary, in order to return to their Earth. This is a fun ride for anyone trying to escape boredom. I recommend this to anyone who needs to watch a good B-movie.