crystallogic
In all honesty, I'm probably being a bit generous with the rating here, but, though I've only very recently started writing reviews on IMDB, I figure I'm not going to rate something I do still kind of enjoy lower than a 5. Maybe my ideas will change about this as time goes on. Right now, I can't say. This movie is not boring, even though it's rather inept, and even laughable. I've seen almost all of these Bresccia space movies from 77/80 now and theyr'e all real bargain bin stuff, but this one is probably the best of the lot. Whether that is of any significance, depends on you. Regardless, all these films are of the sort of quality that makes the Gamma 1 films from 10+ years before seem like works of majestic artistry. You should probably be scared by that assertion.I can just imagine some drunk producer, having just gotten out of a viewing of Star Wars in 1977, calling up poor Alfonso on the phone and shouting, "WE GOTTA MAKE A MOVIE LIKE THIS! GET TO IT!" Alfonso, being a patient, quiet sort of man (ok, I'm really guessing, here), could not make his gentle queries about budgetary concerns and such heard. So, it's off to the junk yard he goes, to pick up any vaguely electronic-looking odds-and-ends he can find. Armed with this and a few bottles of super-glue, and a lot of wire, he proceeds to assemble his motley band of space marines.So, I know it's been mentioned before, but the editing of this film is weird, and makes it seem almost more artistic than it probably is. Scenes from the beginning of the film are never explained, or the consequences only kind of reveal themselves at the very end. A few of the scenes might be out of order -- or they might not be. it's up to you to decide. The result is -- actually kind of cool, in a loopy, doped-up way.What's interesting, too, is that while this may have been intended as a Star Wars cash-in, it's really not much like Star Wars at all. What this resembles, to me, is the original Star Trek series crashing messily into Barbarella. So, basically, this film , ather than being in any way on the cutting-edge of a new sci-fi trend, already looks, feels, sounds -- ten, or even fifteen years, out of date. The fact our man Al was probably asked to do the best he could to simulate Star Wars and came up with -- this -- is actually quite something, isn't it?Also, there are about three trick endings, each more hilarious than the last. At the finish, I swear I almost felt like clapping. They had some balls to pull this off, I'll say that for 'em. if you're gonna watch one of these turkeys, let it be this one.
Rainey Dawn
I thinks someone was stuck in the late 1950s though the 1960s when they made this one. It's barely watch able. In 1977 Star Wars came out and so did this film... unbelievable! It looks and feels so much older than Star Wars. It's... cheap, cheesy and just barely watchable (and I say barely watchable being very generous with the film).They look way to "spaced out" - like some 1950s sci-fi costumes. I really think more like the late 1930s costume wise. Special effects maybe similar to the 1950s or 1960s.I could be wrong, but I *think* the film might be geared for little kids much more so than for all age groups.2/10
bkoganbing
War Of The Planets is an Italian science fiction production with cheesy special effects and British actor John Richardson as the captain of a future spaceship much like the Enterprise. When earth starts getting some strange signals, Richardson and the crew go outside our solar system and find a rogue planet with humanoid slaves working for a super colossal computer that's now running everything. The machine feeds on psychic energy and the humanoids it has as slaves are running out. That's why it wants to colonize earth and enslave its population. The film tries for special effects like those in 2001, but misses the mark in light years and in the dollars Stanley Kubrick had available. I wouldn't worry too much if you miss this one, earth survived and so will you.
Morpheus
I am not a fan of the idea that a movie can suck so much and be so terrible that it can, or should, be perceived in any way that which is positive but, at least in description this movie is an exception, fore this movie is so STUPID that it is "a movie almost awesome in its badness", to borrow a phrase! They actually sift music from other films, horror movies & documentaries mostly, & remade it with something that sounds like a 1950s synthesizer...to add to the soundtrack, which is probably the best thing about the film ironically...The ending is actually far more climactic than I would even have imagined giving them credit for & is probably the 2nd best thing about the film, and I even concede that the women do look good in their figure-hugging outfits, but (...it's not like they get naked!), nothing is redeemed & there is & shall forever never be no forgiveness for this excruciatingly lame-ass sh!t-pile!!
