This is the second time I've had a negative comment deleted for this film, and I believe that the IMDb user who is reporting "abuse" on these comments is doing so only to skew the results in his favor, and I believe he or she is likely involved in some way with the film. As a result I now vow to re-submit a different negative comment each time mine is deleted. I now see it as a moral imperative to stop someone from getting away with underhanded marketing practices.
This site is an open forum for opinion and just because my opinion of the film is a negative one does not mean that someone involved in the work should attempt to continually censor or remove it.
To that person I say this... report the comments and have them taken down automatically as often as you desire. What you will achieve by doing so is this: an endless stream of continually different negative comments instead of one persons opinion that could be forgotten and overlooked. In other words, you are doing your own film damage. I will not stop re-submitting my valid critique and I have more than enough time on my hands to make good on my vow.
Now, on with my opinion of this terrible film:
Terrible special effects that tried to reach far beyond the limitations of the budget. Blatant and unashamed plagiarism of other sci-fi movies (like Pitch Black). Terrible acting. Endless slow motion scenes of characters walking aimlessly across sand dunes. Meandering dialogue that does nothing to further the story. Characters wearing turtle neck sweaters on a desert planet with two suns. A "cargo" ship staffed by a camouflage-wearing crew of gun-toting soldiers (why exactly would you need forest-camouflage in space anyway?). Some of the worst casting choices in the history of no-budget film-making - a steroid swollen "captain" who comes across more like a muscle-beach jock than a trustworthy commander, and a "convict" who looks and acts about as dangerous as a bunny rabbit. 70 minutes in length, 35 of which could have been trimmed out if the director had any concept of "compression of time through editing"...
I won't go on. Suffice it to say that while some components of this awful movie can (and should) be forgiven due to it's low budget; the bad conception, laughable plot holes, and snore-inducing script are unforgivable on *any* budget. The end result is a tedious, dull, waste of time. Sorry guys, I hate to be so harsh on an amateur film, but you've no excuse for turning out this kind of work.
This site is an open forum for opinion and just because my opinion of the film is a negative one does not mean that someone involved in the work should attempt to continually censor or remove it.
To that person I say this... report the comments and have them taken down automatically as often as you desire. What you will achieve by doing so is this: an endless stream of continually different negative comments instead of one persons opinion that could be forgotten and overlooked. In other words, you are doing your own film damage. I will not stop re-submitting my valid critique and I have more than enough time on my hands to make good on my vow.
Now, on with my opinion of this terrible film:
Terrible special effects that tried to reach far beyond the limitations of the budget. Blatant and unashamed plagiarism of other sci-fi movies (like Pitch Black). Terrible acting. Endless slow motion scenes of characters walking aimlessly across sand dunes. Meandering dialogue that does nothing to further the story. Characters wearing turtle neck sweaters on a desert planet with two suns. A "cargo" ship staffed by a camouflage-wearing crew of gun-toting soldiers (why exactly would you need forest-camouflage in space anyway?). Some of the worst casting choices in the history of no-budget film-making - a steroid swollen "captain" who comes across more like a muscle-beach jock than a trustworthy commander, and a "convict" who looks and acts about as dangerous as a bunny rabbit. 70 minutes in length, 35 of which could have been trimmed out if the director had any concept of "compression of time through editing"...
I won't go on. Suffice it to say that while some components of this awful movie can (and should) be forgiven due to it's low budget; the bad conception, laughable plot holes, and snore-inducing script are unforgivable on *any* budget. The end result is a tedious, dull, waste of time. Sorry guys, I hate to be so harsh on an amateur film, but you've no excuse for turning out this kind of work.