VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Red-Barracuda After a series of contrived events, an earthquake sends a scientist and a young bickering couple into another dimension when they fall into a matter transmitting device in a laboratory. They wind up on the planet Vonya and are forced to battle all manner of unusual villains.Prisoners of the Lost Universe was quite clearly an attempt to redo the sword and sorcery flick Hawk the Slayer (1980) with a sci-fi premise. After all, two actors from that movie essentially reprise their quite specific roles, with Peter O'Farrell once more playing an impressively irritating comic relief dwarf/small man and Ray Charleson is on hand again to play a mysterious elf/green being. Both movies also both possess an American b-movie stalwart in the role of the nasty chief villain – in 'Hawk' it was Jack Palance, while here we have the legend that is John Saxon. And to be perfectly honest, while this move is ostensibly a science fiction flick, it is to all intents and purposes essentially another fantasy adventure. The sci-fi is more or less the MacGuffin which is used to take two characters from Earth into another world where swords, sandals, hearty ale drinking, monstrous beings and beards are the order of the day. 'Prisoners' is certainly the lesser of the two movies but in all honesty there isn't a massive amount in it. 'Hawk' was low-budget and laughable in many respects and is certainly more of a cult item than a benchmark in fantasy film-making nowadays and 'Prisoners' is certainly from the same basic ballpark, even if it does lack the overall charm of the earlier movie.John Saxon is good value as always as the despotic leader of a band of evil-doers, while everybody else does what is necessary and not much more, with the exception of O'Farrell who again goes the extra mile in being successfully annoying. The film basically works because it throws a succession of creatures and baddies at us at such regular intervals that we never really get the chance to be bored. The production values are low but they still manage to rattle up some decent enough make-up and costuming, with the exception of the chauvinistic male 'hero' who sported a checked shirt throughout the picture which became slightly grating to look at when he was thrust into a fantasy environment I thought.At the end of the day, I think this movie deserves a bit of credit for at least trying. It is certainly entertaining and has a few memorable moments. If you have an appreciation for ropey early 80's fantasy-adventures, I would say that this is one that deserves to be added to your watch-list at the very least.

julian kennedy Prisoners of the Lost Universe: Science transports a mad scientist, a handyman, and a go get um TV reporter to "The Lost Universe" which turns out to be South African renaissance festival run by John Saxon. On the plus side, this is no Frankenstein Island. There is some decent acting with actually appealing actors. Richard Hatch was always underutilized but certainly is appealing here. John Saxon is in full John Saxon mode and plays his evil character halfway between Donald Pleasance and Kurtwood Smith. As others certainly have pointed out the real find is Kay Lenz. Well find is a bit of a stretch. She played a hippy chick intertwined with William Holden in the Clint Eastwood lensed Breezy. Having recently watched that film for the first time it is well worth the look and she is fantastic in it. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance (Best New Actress nominee). Kay Lenz is fantastic in her role with great chemistry with Richard Hatch and a sense of spunky fun.The movie also has some decent ideas wrapped up with some on the spot dialogue. So why am I watching this movie with a Rifftrax soundtrack and comparing it to Frankenstein Island? Well…. Did I mentioned it was filmed in South Africa… in the early Eighties… and they used their entire budget for top name stars like Richard Hatch? Yes, this one had potential but everything else is a pure train wreck. You can't make Lord of the Rings on a 100k budget. It is a combination of LARPers gone wrong and some of the worst, yet strangely creative costumes and makeup ever seen. You have giants, midgets, green people… and sets that would make 60's Star Trek blush.It's all in good fun and the stars mentioned above make most of this more palatable than it should be. For those times even the charms of Richard Hatch or John Saxon cannot win one over I had the soothing jokes of Rifftrax to see me through. An okay time but don't be surprised if you are confused after fifteen minutes and asleep after forty-five.

Uriah43 By accident a scientist by the name of "Dr. Hartman" (Kenneth Hendel), a young television reporter known as "Carrie Madison" (Kay Lenz) and a maintenance man named "Dan" (Richard Hatch) find themselves transported to "a strange and violent land" existing in another dimension. Once there they encounter a number of hostile people and creatures in a desperate struggle to survive. Anyway, so much for the plot. As far as the movie is concerned it pretty much featured one ridiculous "comic book" scenario after another filled with corny dialogue, bad acting, cheap costumes and ludicrous characters. It was pretty bad. As a matter of fact, about the only thing worth mentioning was the presence of Dawn Abraham ("Shareen") and the aforementioned Kay Lenz who at least added some nice scenery to an otherwise totally wasted effort. In summation, my strong recommendation is that you spare yourself from wasting an hour and a half on this drab and uninteresting film. You will be doing yourself a huge favor.

udragon2010 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.