Maybe if Star Wars did not exist, this low budget, low effort, badly acted and badly shot failure of a movie wouldn't seem as godawful, but I doubt it.
The miniatures are nice, and rewatching 40 years later, turns out that I remembered the 'face' of the 'hero's' ship, so that part of the design worked well. But then the hero's ship looks like a dual membered cock and balls. What were they thinking?
They obviously reference Star Wars (which seems ever more masterful in comparison) and there's one funny moment, but I think it was a directorial mistake, as It just reminds you how shallow and inept this is by comparison.
I'm not sure there are any redeeming features, tbh.
Okay, maybe the ships. They are pretty cool and varied. Even so, the plot and interiors make space1999 look good in comparison.