Alicia I love this movie so much

Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Uuah After a series of ridiculously amusing shorts, Cory Mcabee made this amazing movie. Not the best film ever made by any means but my personal and eternal favorite. Terry Gilliam had once been my favorite directer. His entire catalog has been trumped by this single film and my own wiry anticipation of what Cory Mcabee might do next. This was the only 100% blind buy I've ever made on a DVD. I bought this based on nothing but stills accidentally found in a Google image search and the synopsis on Amazon.com. It's the best blind buy I've ever made. I've shown it to as many friends as possible. I'm sure the DVD has been in the hands of my friends as much as it has been in my own. All of my friends have grown fond of it. Some have bought it. For me, this movie comes with a higher recommendation than any other I have ever seen.

pmj-8 ... simply the worst film I can think of at the moment.Comparisons to David Lynch's early work are unfair blemishes on his reputation. Surely the only ways in which this film resembles 'Eraserhead' are that it's low-budget and shot in B&W.There is no content or depth in this film, it is just a long set of scenes loosely strung together, held together by one running joke. What is that joke? Others have commented on it here -- professor Hess's birthday.There is nothing else. Period.Note that the lack of special effects isn't an issue. Tarkovsky's 'Solaris' and Godard's 'Alphaville' both satisfactorily represented space travel with limited technology, as does 'The American Astronaut'. The problem is that there's nothing for the space travel scenes to bind together -- the film is empty.It was difficult to believe that the film was *only* an hour and a half long. It felt like an eternity. There was a constant trickle of audience members leaving all through the session. Well, that was at MIFF, maybe the viewers were a little more discerning than the usual crowd. I stayed because I felt that there must be at least an attempt at redemption at the end. Sadly, no. Just a continuation of that joke.Maybe I'm just spoiled by the likes of Bela Tarr, Wim Wenders, Mike Figgis, Jim Jarmusch, Terrence Malick and other mind-alteringly talented directors.Then again, maybe there's a simpler answer -- that this film really is devoid of all worth.

breezyturtle The American Astronaut is like a 60s sci-fi on acid. It's warped and doesn't make much sense. It doesn't have a strong plot and definitely isn't for everyone. But, I did find myself laughing at certain points and I enjoyed it.There is a scene where the main character is on the toilet in the bathroom and two guys follow him in there. You're certain they're about to beat him up....until they plug in their record player and start singing to him. It's like West Side Story in another dimension. The Ceres jumping (their version of moon walking) in sync with the music makes for another great scene. This movie was born a cult classic.

ChicoPaar I don't like musicals and I'm not a huge fan of space movies but I loved this film. This black and white, no-budget, space western musical is quirky and full of humor. The music, though beyond any description I can think of, comes from the talented Billy Nayer Show (who made the film as well). Treat yourself to this film. It's not Hollywood, thankfully.This film is character driven with many of the lead rolls played by the band members. To the best of my knowledge, the space backgrounds where also painted by the band. Not meant to be believable (I don't think), they are more real than "real."If you ever have a chance to see Billy Nayer Show live you are in for a treat. But I was first turned onto this art collect through this movie. See it.