Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
rastan2
This is a great 80's B movie. Its NOT a star wars rip off its a cash in. Yes the music and special effects are taken from battle beyond the stars, but this movie succeeds where that film and many other star wars cash ins failed. Like star wars it wasn't about the special effects it was about the characters. In this film you actually like and care about the characters . The pirates are all well defined. Ray Stewart is fantastic as the sadistic Zariatin and Vince Edwards is charismatic as the leader Hawk. Yes its got a star wars-esquire bar scene but every other film and TV show in the genre at this time did.Yes there are continuity errors, ( Hawk gets shot on his right side then later the wound is on the left). Yes it seemed that the future looked remarkably like the 80s with their 80s shirts and hair do's but this film was also ahead of its time in the respect that it had no problems with killing off nearly all the main characters. In short is this a massive summer blockbuster - no, is it an Oscar winning space epic -no, what this film is a rare 80's b movie treasure that you can file with Trancers and Explorers.
bigdinosaur
If there were an EPA for film, then this movie would get their most sincere approval. If we all recycled our "stuff" to this degree, we'd never run out of anything.Funny how I was reminded of this movie when I first saw Starwars I: The Phantom Menace. At least Lucas didn't recycle his old footage.This is a dud. But it's a nice dud. Cute in spots (I liked when the kid said, "damn rocks"). And, if you like explosions (even recycled ones) you will get your fill.Actually for an obviously "no budget" film, it makes out fairly well. Acting is weak, but there is a little characterisation here and there. Story is predictable, but will lead you along anyhow.This is an "everybody chases the kid" type of movie which probably will appeal mostly to younger audiences. I gave this one a 2 out of 10.I dug up my old VHS copy of this film. I don't think it's on DVD.
FilmStalker
Somewhere out in space millions of robots are making coffee. This obsession with making coffee has left a spaceship unsupervised, which is where the 'Space Raiders' come in. Led by Hawk, a company vet who now turns to alcohol, the raiders steal a spaceship. Hopping along this spaceship is a little kid and a tiny insect. Will this bug infect other planets with disease? We don't know. Our focus is on the kid and the promise Hawk has made to him. Can Hawk bring the kid home? Saying nay are the robots who have made a death star type spaceship because, apparently, they have had too much coffee and are wired! Watch the excitement, live for the danger and by every means blasts them rocks!!!!
JTR555
My cousin dragged me to see this movie in the theaters 20 years ago and I'm still talking about how awful it is. It is just so freakin' bad -- worse than the "Star Wars Holiday Special" bad. Mostly, this kid carries an alien bug around in a beer can for half the movie before releasing it on some other planet where it will undoubtedly (unbeknownest to him) either a.) die a terrible, horrible death or b.) over-run the planet's ecosystem and destroy life on the planet. BAD, BAD, BAD movie. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE IF YOU WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! That's how terrible this steamin' pile of celluloid is. Even these strong words cannot convey to you just how unbelievably bad this "movie" is. If only I could get that time in my life back........
