I agree with all the comments so far, especially the bit about the captain talking into the sleeve of his shirt as if it was a communicator. But here's my question: How bad of an actor do you have to be when it even looks fake when all you're doing is walking down a passageway? I can see doing a poor job pretending to fight (and believe me, these guys do a poor job) or showing emotions that you are not feeling, but walking down the hall or across a room? How hard is that. Normally, I reserve my Redbox videos online and only do so after checking with IMDb. Sadly, I didn't do so this time. So, instead of an hour or so of entertainment, I had to do the dishes and laundry.
... View MoreI don't know if I should be angry with the producers so much as I am Redbox. It seems more of the budget was allocated to the cover than to the actual film. I had never seen or heard of this movie, and was simply hungry for a good scifi. I've seen some rather low budget films on Redbox before, but never quite this low. The rental should have been knocked down to at least 25%. Unfortunately, I'll probably fall victim to the same rouse again. The movie itself is not too terrible for such a low budget film, but it is pretty annoying when you're not expecting it. I guess it's the marketing that pisses me off. It wouldn't surprise me if this film will make more money off of unsuspecting customers than anything else.
... View MoreI usually don't mind spending a dollar at a "video rental box" on titles that will likely not be very good, because hey.. it's a dollar. With this title one, however, I officially want my dollar back. Idiotic dialog. Awkward plot devices. Bad sets. Bad costumes. Bad choreography. Laughable effects. Horrific acting. In fact, the only redeeming quality is the occasional B-movie style sexual innuendo. Unfortunately, it is accompanied by a complete lack of anything even remotely sexy. They even found a way to make the requisite "scantily-clad woman" scene boring and unappealing. Spoilers are impossible with this heap.. there's nothing to spoil! Give this stinker a wide berth.
... View MoreWell, normally I am one to sit through a movie, even a really bad one, especially if it was my money that rented/paid for it. That being said, I must add this movie to the handful I just could not finish.ACTION When a movie starts out with a hand to hand fighting scene and the fake blow misses by over 6 inches yet the other actor reacts as if hit, I know I am in for a real treat!PROPS Second, if the nemesis in the movie looks like an overweight farmer equipped with two walking casts, a black leotard, and castoff electronics randomly attached to make him appear like a cyborg... ummm... not good. I understand there are budget constraints, but this makes the Star Trek of the 60's look like the Star Trek of today in terms of set design!As far as plot, I cannot tell you since I didn't watch it to the end. The final stroke that ended it for me was when one of the cyborgs attached to his apparent "charging" station removed a mass of cut wires from behind his chest electronics to "disconnect" himself. Anyone who has ever looked into a phone junction box and seen all the fine, multicolored wires in there will recognize the prop. No fancy connections, just a big tangled mass of cut wires, sad.In short, skip this. It does not even have redeeming qualities as a campy comedy.
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