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Rocketman
Hilarious!
A MUST HAVE!!!!!
Rocketman
Rocketman!!!!

Rocketman
Starring: Beau Bridges , Blake Boyd , Jeffrey DeMunn , Jessica Lundy , and Peter Onorati
Director: Stuart Gillard
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: B000CEPE5A
Release Date: 2007-04-17

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Blast off for outrageously funny space travel in this screwball comedy that spins wildly out of control all the way to Mars! Though he's a whiz with computers, accident-prone astro-nut Fred Randall (comedian Harland Williams - "Dumb And Dumber") is the last guy on Earth you'd want on the first manned mission to Mars. But as bad luck and poor timing would have it, that's exactly what happens and Fred undergoes rigorous, if not hilarious, training at NASA. After that, it's t-minus a reality check as Fred blasts off with the rest of the space shuttle crew: a cocky, non-nonsense Commander, a sexy Mission Specialist and a mischievous space chimp named Ulysses. From the dizzying preflight foolishness to the even loonier landing, Rocketman is the out-of-this-world hit comedy that's more than go for launch, it's go for laughs!

Customer Reviews:

Rocketman.......2007-06-08

This movie is just a funny movie. You wont grow as a person. It doesn't solve any world problem. It doesn't have a social agenda. This is just a movie you will enjoy.
One criticism is that the movie does not have any chapter selection.
You cant jump to a favorite part or start later in the movie.
That is my only complaint.

Hilarious!.......2007-06-08

My family and I are not avid movie watchers, but when we first saw this movie we absolutely could not stop laughing. We rented it before buying it, and had a seven day rental - during which time we watched the movie 10 times! There is something to be said when a family that does not watch movies much, watches a single movie that many times in that brief of a time period. Watch this movie once, and you will only want to see it again and again!

A MUST HAVE!!!!!.......2007-06-07

Rocketman is one of the funniest movies you will see. Harland Williams is just great here. He is a great comedic actor and it shows. This is a must have in your dvd collection and I thank Disney for finally putting it in this format.

Rocketman.......2007-06-01

The only bummer is that there is no skip function on the disc but it was a funny movie!

Rocketman!!!!.......2007-05-28

I got the DVD like a week or two after I ordered it! It got to me so fast!
I absolutely love this movie...it's HILARIOUS!!!!

Star Trek - Insurrection (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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2 hour episdoe
Not bad...for Star Trek
Jonathan Frakes has a hit, but not a smash
It's like one bit fat sweet Next Gen episode
Entertaining...to a degree.

Star Trek - Insurrection (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: F. Murray Abraham , LeVar Burton , Mark Deakins , Michael Dorn , and Bruce French
Manufacturer: Paramount
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ASIN: B0007Y08PQ
Release Date: 2005-06-07

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Star Trek fans were decidedly mixed in their reactions to this, the ninth big-screen feature in Paramount's lucrative Trek franchise, but die-hard loyalists will appreciate the way this Next Generation adventure rekindles the spirit of the original Trek TV series while combining a tolerable dose of New-Agey philosophy with a light-hearted plot for the NextGen cast. This time out, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his executive crew must transport to a Shangri-la-like planet to see why their android crewmate Data (Brent Spiner) has run amuck in a village full of peaceful Ba'ku artisans who--thanks to their planet's "metaphasic radiation"--haven't aged in 309 years.

It turns out there's a conspiracy afoot, masterminded by the devious, gruesomely aged Ru'afo (F. Murray Abraham, hamming it up under makeup resembling a cosmetic surgeon's worst nightmare), who's in cahoots with a renegade Starfleet admiral (Anthony Zerbe). They covet the fountain-of-youth power of the Ba'ku planet, but because their takeover plan violates Starfleet's Prime Directive of noninterference, it's up to Picard & crew to stop the scheme. Along the way, they all benefit from the metaphasic effect, which manifests itself as Worf's puberty (visible as a conspicuous case of Klingon acne), Picard's youthful romance with a Ba'ku woman (the lovely Donna Murphy), the touching though temporary return of Geordi's natural eyesight, and a moment when Troi asks Dr. Crusher if she's noticed that her "boobs are firming up."

Some fans scoffed at these humorous asides, but they're what make this Trek film as entertaining as it is slightly disappointing. Without the laughs (including Data's rousing excerpt from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore), this is a pretty routine entry in the franchise, with no real surprises, a number of plot holes, and the overall appearance of a big-budget TV episode. As costar and director, Jonathan Frakes proves a capable carrier of the Star Trek flame--and it's nice to see women in their forties portrayed as smart and sexy--but while this is surely an adequate Trek adventure, it doesn't quite rank with the best in the series. --Jeff Shannon

Description

When the crew of the Enterprise learns of the Federation plot against inhabitants of a unique planet, Capt. Picard begins an open rebellion in an effort to defend the planet's people and the principles in which the Federation was founded.

Customer Reviews:

2 hour episdoe.......2007-06-12

Out of all the TNG movies this one was probaly like just a long version of the show. It was such a very simple concept. A movie based on the violation of the prime directive. It had moral dilemanas that had to be addressed and it reminded me so much of the show. If you are a fan of the show you will love this movie.

The only downside is it's not going to wow you with the fights or space battles. It's a solid movie but, if you aren't a trek fan this isn't the one that will convernt you like say Nemesis with the big battles there would. Still I definately recommemend this film.

Not bad...for Star Trek.......2007-05-09

I forgot that I actually enjoyed this movie. Of all of the Star Trek films, this is the one that most closely resembles the series it was based upon.

Jonathan Frakes has a hit, but not a smash.......2007-04-30

Before I go any further, allow me to make this clear: I am a die-hard Trekkie who grew up on the original series episodes and has come to love TNG as well, so I mean to call it like I see it.

I don't wish to give away any plot elements, but in order to adequately review the movie, I must make some minor "spoilers." This film highlights one of the ethical dilemmas that has come to be a hallmark of Star Trek since its inception. In a move rather similar to that of President Jackson in relocating the Southeastern Native American tribes, Starfleet officials in league with a shady group of aliens conspire to remove a primitive people from their world so that Federation citizens may reap the benefits of an unusual healing radiation emenating from the rings of said planet. Picard, ever the force of truth and justice, refuses to go along (hence the "Insurrection" title), leading to a battle between good and "greater good."

On the whole, I feel this was the most well-written and executed TNG Trek film. While I personally adored the previous 2, I thought their storylines were a bit contrived (not to mention the continuity errors caused by Kirk's "death" at the beginning of Generations). The deeper storyline of this movie is both its weakness and its strength; I had a bit of a problem following the plot the first time I saw the film, but after I was able to appreciate it, I realized how much better of a storyline it actually is. I highly recommend this movie to all TNG fans, and any Trekkie who enjoys the "ethical dilemma" storylines.

It's like one bit fat sweet Next Gen episode.......2007-04-07

It's like one bit fat sweet Next Gen episode with a much bigger budget, you'll love it. Just buy the video and see.

Entertaining...to a degree........2007-02-28

Not the best of TNG movies by far, this one is never the less entertaining. More like an episode of the series than an actual motion picture, I personally believe the script should be blamed as the director, Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker himself) did an amazingly wonderful job on the previous entry in the series, Star Trek: First Contact. The film suffers from a lack of a significant and powerful villain. Never the less, there's a lot of fun to be had here. The crew seems more like a family again.

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Why on Earth, or, uh, Mars, did this movie get so many negative reviews?!?! This is one of the best Sci-Fi films ever!!
Half of a good movie
A Very Good Sci-Fi Movie
Mission to Mars
DePalma's "2001" (or: 2020: The Year of Perfect Vision)

Mission To Mars
Starring: Don Cheadle , Kim Delaney , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Connie Nielsen , and Jerry O'Connell
Director: Brian De Palma
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ASIN: B00003CWU3
Release Date: 2002-06-04

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If Brian De Palma directed Mission to Mars for 10-year-olds who've never seen a science fiction film, he can be credited for crafting a marginally successful adventure. Isolated moments in this film serve the highest purpose of its genre, inspiring a sense of wonder and awe in the context of a fascinating future (specifically, the year 2020). But because most of us have seen a lot of science fiction films, it's impossible to ignore this one's derivative plot, cardboard characters, and drearily dumb dialogue. Despite an awesome and painstakingly authentic display of cool technology and dazzling special effects, Mission to Mars is light years away from 2001: A Space Odyssey on the scale of human intelligence.

After dispensing with a few space-jockey clichés, the movie focuses on a Mars-bound rescue mission commanded by Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise), whose team (Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell) has been sent to retrieve the sole survivor (Don Cheadle) of a tragic Mars landing. During the sequence en route to Mars, De Palma's in his element with two suspenseful scenes (including a dramatic--albeit somewhat silly--space walk) that are technically impressive. But when this Mission gets to Mars, the movie grows increasingly unconvincing, finally arriving at an alien encounter that more closely resembles an astronomical CGI video game. But this is a $75 million Hollywood movie, and no amount of technical wizardry can lift the burden of a juvenile screenplay. Kudos to Sinise, his costars, and the special effects wizards for making the most of hoary material; shame on just about everyone else involved. --Jeff Shannon

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From the director of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE comes the thrilling, eye-popping science fiction adventure MISSION TO MARS, starring Gary Sinise (SNAKE EYES) and Tim Robbins (HIGH FIDELITY). The year is 2020, and the first manned mission to Mars, commanded by Luke Graham (Don Cheadle, OCEANS 11), lands safely on the red planet. But the Martian landscape harbors a bizarre and shocking secret that leads to a mysterious disaster so catastrophic, it decimates the crew. Haunted by a cryptic last message from Graham, NASA launches the Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors -- if there are any. Confronted with nearly insurmountable dangers, but propelled by deep friendship, the team finally lands on Mars and makes a discovery so amazing, it takes your breath away. MISSION TO MARS is an action-packed rocket ride that will enthrall you with its stunning special effects and keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Why on Earth, or, uh, Mars, did this movie get so many negative reviews?!?! This is one of the best Sci-Fi films ever!! .......2007-05-17

You would think that the movie being reviewed here was a lame 50's or 70's B movie entitle "Attack of the Killer Blonde Bimbos" or something to that effect. I recently got a chance to view this entire film the other night and all I've got to say is "Man! This is a valuable lesson of not listening to the negative reviews before getting a chance to see the movie!! And, sad to say, this is exactly what kept me from seeing this movie for so long. I made the mistake of listening to all the negative ink about it. I can guarantee you that you will find this film at least very likable. The story is good and so is the acting, even though there may be a couple of hokey parts in the film. Most of it, though, is highly enjoyable and VERY believable. This has to be one best, as well as underrated, sci-fi films ever made. Definitely worth at least one viewing and definitely better than "Red Planet"!

Half of a good movie.......2007-04-12

I must say that the first half of the movie is very good. Great suspense, action and acting. The effects are good and the movie purrs like a porsche car after a tuning. Then they put cheap gas into it at the point of landing on Mars and this porsche starts to knock and ping like a pinto.(sorry just always wanted to use that analogy for a movie and it fits here)
The script goes flat as soon as the rescue party lands on Mars and instead of anything good it just dries up and becomes more and more a waste of time. Still it's an OK time passer.

A Very Good Sci-Fi Movie.......2007-03-28

Tim Robbins (Woody Blake) and Gary Sinise (Jim McConnell) star in this exciting and entertaining film about the first manned spaceflight to the planet Mars.

The mission is under the command of Luke Graham (played by Don Cheadle), and after six months of spaceflight, the group of astronauts finally lands on the red planet. However, the Martian landscape proves to be most inhospitable, as some unseen force from beneath the surface of the planet unleashes its fury on the small band of astronauts. Luke is the only survivor. He somehow manages to send a cryptic and garbled last message to NASA describing the events which befell his group.

NASA immediately launches the Mars Recovery Mission, led by McConnell and Blake, to investigate the mysterious happenings and bring back survivors, if there are any. Also along for the ride are Phil Ohlmyer (played by Jerry O'Connell), and Terri Fisher, Woody's wife, (played by Connie Nielsen).

During the flight, the ship encounters a micro-meteor shower, and the hull is breached. Working quickly, Jim and Woody manage to seal the punctured hull (or so they thought), but when they begin their descent to the Martian surface, a tremendous explosion rocks the ship. The crew is forced to abandon ship and try to reach a smaller scout ship which was inside the larger one. Due to poor calculations, the astronauts must navigate in space with jet packs to reach the smaller ship. Unfortunately, Woody overshoots the ship, but the others reach it safely and descend to the surface.

Once on Mars, the crew finds Luke and learns that he has made an amazing discovery; there is a large white face on the surface of the planet, but he doesn't know how it got there. When the astronauts go to investigate, they find that many of the secrets of the solar system are hidden inside. Will the crew make it back to earth safely?

This is a very good movie. The acting, especially by Sinise and Robbins, is excellent. I've always been a big fan of Gary Sinise and his movies, including "Apollo 13" and "Forrest Gump", and he's just as good in this movie. Robbins gives a performance on par with his "Bull Durham" role. The special effects are eye-popping, and the dance scene, complete with Van Halen's "Dance the Night Away", is one of the movie's best.

I recommend this movie very highly. Science Fiction fans will be sure to enjoy the secrets that lie on the Martian surface.

Mission to Mars.......2007-03-20

I think this is a great "space" sci-fi movie. We are getting nearer to the posibilty of travel to Mars so watching this story, you get the feeling that there is "plausibility" to the story. Good action, good "team-work". After having seen this movie as a TV broadcast, I knew I had to own it.
If your looking for any goo dripping, human mauling space monsters in this, you'll be disapointed. If your looking for good entertainment, this is for you.

DePalma's "2001" (or: 2020: The Year of Perfect Vision).......2007-01-29

Ok, this is a Brian DePalma film, let's establish that right off the bat. As I should've pointed out in any of my other reviews of DePalma's films, to appreciate (read "get") DePalma, one must be exposed to and appreciate films by filmmakers ranging from Michelangelo to Fellini, from Kubrick to Hitchcock, from Coppolla to Welles, from Hawks to Capra, from Donen to Lelouch, from Scorcese to Godard. Filmmakers who pioneered the art of visual storytelling, relying on great, strong, awe-inspiring, jaw dropping visuals coupled with good solid acting and a very enticing Human story; and not have to be "talked to death" with dialogue overflowing in EVERY scene. You have to, as a viewer, read facial expressions, eye movement, guess what's been said, guess what's going on, question where you may be in the movie as far as plot, keeping you almost in a state of utter confusion only to wrap everything together at film's end in a way that will have you feeling like the rug has just been pulled out from under you because it's done in such utter climatic fashion.
This film starts with a DePalma trademark crane tracking shot that goes on for the entire length of credits, starting with a rocketship launch that reveals itself to be only a bottle rocket as the film opens showing us that all is not what it appears to be from the start, and a back yard barbeque and all the characters that we'll need to know in this ten minute take. Then the shots of Mars, and the way scenes are done via telescreen depicting communication between the astronauts on Mars and the Space Station. The CGI in this film are amazing! Finally a great movie that uses CGI to serve the story instead of the other way around. The Martian Storm Funnel scene alone is worth viewing the film over and over for. The stunning way DePalma shows us a 'vortex' scene in so many different ways, or creating a 'vortex' mood in so many scenes. Ranging from the M&M's Phil (played brilliantly by the very talented Jerry O'Connel)has displayed as his ideal perfect woman to another scene where the M&M's are spilled and floating in a DNA form, to the scene where the micrometeroids hit the ship, and the Dr. Pepper and the leaking fuel are showing us the same DNA vortex. Or scenes showing the spaceship done in a whirling fashion. And I won't spoil the ending by saying that it is nothing short of an AWESOME vortex climax that will leave you breathless (with maybe a few tears slipping down your cheeks), then laughing lightly as the other ship goes SHOOTING by into the vortex and the words THE END popping up, as they did in movies of yore.
Now, let me note that the reason I'm doing a plot summary the way I am is because that this is a DePalma film that I was expecting to go in a different direction than it took when I first saw it when it first hit video. As a matter of fact, I let myself be led to believe that the film was building toward something sinister, like Tobe Hooper's "Invaders From Mars", or Phillip Kaufman's "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers", between what was happening on screen visually along with composer Ennio Morriconne's AWESOME score. So, when the four main characters meet the Martian alien, which I now realize upon subsequent viewings is an Ancient Martian Spirit, I initially hated this movie as it continued on from there until the final minute or two. I even found myself telling my friend I was viewing this with : "This s**ks! DePalma has finally made a movie that I HATE!", then as I was speaking, the final minute or two Paul Hirsch's edited flashback scene pops up from out of nowhere and I was stunned; and the other part of the ending all worked for me. I immediately watched it again as soon as I could, and I've loved it even more every time I've viewed it, which is very often.
When you realize the whole story revolves around Maggie and about going "Home", you may even realize why the Martian Spirit is crying a single tear when She appears (it's not just because She sensed the pain of their journey, and their pain of losing a friend/pilot along the way. She is also crying a tear for all Humanity). I used to have a bit of trouble with some of the dialgue in this scene, for I thought it somewhat unneccesary, but then realized that it's there so that the fact the Ancient Martian Spirit and Gary Sinise's character communicate telepathically for just a few seconds, in a very short moment that is done in a "visual storytelling" way, is more evident on subsequent viewings. You can almost hear the words: Martian-"You want to go Home?" and Sinise's reply-"Yes, I do." And, oh my god, the evolution scene is AWESOME! Yet, for any Christian viewers, this is a Disney film, so listen for a lot of nice references to God and Jesus, and a nice film free from any vulgar profanity. Not that profanity offends me ("Scarface" is one of my all-time favorites -another DePalma classic!- has f**k in it over 100+ times, but it serves the story of that film; in this one there's no need for it.)
As for film making techniques that I hinted at before, now that I've mentioned Maggie (SO perfectly played by the great Kim Delaney), a character that's not only seen but one time in the film (well, twice counting the flashback at the end), yet a character that is definetly no SMALL character; as there never seem to be any of those in any of DePalma's films - even the SMALLEST of roles are also most times some of the most key roles- is shown to us in a movie within a movie within a movie, and to me this movie is worth owning just for scenes like that alone, let alone all the other NUMEROUS scenes that are just awe-inspiring to any film student today. Yes, there's maybe some nonperfect dialgoue, and/or dialgoue in a scene that didn't need it, but overall this is a solid masterpiece of sci-fi! I would easily rank this on the same level as Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner", Spielberg's "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", George Lucas' first 3 "Star Wars" films, or "Contact". No gory "Men In Black" type aliens, thank God. A simple story about a lonely widower that only wants to go "Home", even if it means leaving the world you're in now to get there, this is an AWESOME version of any "Odyssey" story ever told!

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For Those Who Love Clint Eastwood
Good Actors
Chuck Yeager's Revenge...
Old codgers show the young-uns how its done!
space cowboys

Space Cowboys
Starring: John Mallory Asher , Barbara Babcock , Blair Brown , Eli Craig , and James Cromwell
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ASIN: B00005ALS2
Release Date: 2001-04-17

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This slice of cornball Americana is so much fun you'll be tempted to stand up and salute. Director and costar Clint Eastwood manages to turn what might have been ludicrous into a jubilant tribute to age and experience, and Space Cowboys succeeds as two movies in one--a comedy about retired pilots given one last shot at glory and an Apollo 13-like thriller with all the requisite heroics. With a dream cast of Hollywood vets playing old farts described in tabloids as "The Ripe Stuff," the movie jumps from a 1958 prologue (establishing their lost bid for space travel) to 40-plus years later, when the retired Air Force aces (Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones) volunteer to rescue a falling Russian satellite that only Eastwood's character can repair.

It turns out that Russky bird is a cold war leftover equipped with live nuclear warheads, and Space Cowboys revs up to a rousing climax in which our heroes prove their mettle. But first the comedy: watching these codgers struggle to pass NASA's physical tests is a total hoot, with running gags about wrinkles, dentures, and oysters for sagging libidos. (Sutherland is the scene-stealer, but they're all having a blast.) Once in space, the movie gets down to business, and the visual-effects wizards at Industrial Light and Magic provide stunning vistas from Earth's orbit; a shot looking down at the boot of Italy is particularly beautiful. A subplot involving a weasely NASA administrator (James Cromwell) is rather perfunctory, but it hardly matters. Space Cowboys earns its wings, once again demonstrating Eastwood's comfort with any genre he chooses. --Jeff Shannon

Description

In 1958, the members of Team Daedalus, a group of top Air Force test pilots, were ready to serve their country as the first Americans in space but were pushed aside. Now, as a Russian satellite fails and is about to crash into earth, Team Daedalus is back in action in a rescue mission.

Customer Reviews:

For Those Who Love Clint Eastwood.......2007-04-14

This is a wonderful movie; interactions between the main characters (Frank Corvin, Hawk Hawkins, Tank, and Jerry) are great to watch!!

Good Actors.......2007-02-15

Nice job, I think the stars had fun doing this one. Nothing real special just a fun movie to watch.

Chuck Yeager's Revenge..........2006-11-04

This is a fun movie based on an interesting premise. Back in the 1950's it was the Air Force that assumed that they were going to lead the country into space. Air Force test pilots were pushing aircraft to the edges of space and preparing to become the first astronauts when space research was taken away from the Air Force and became the mission of the newly created civilian agency, NASA. This was a real shocker to most of the top pilots of the Air Force, and although many of them left the Air Force to join the fledgling NASA eventually making it in to space, many like Chuck Yeager, (the man who broke the sound barrier) stayed in the suddenly mundane Air Force. Yeager served in Vietnam, and led an Air Force Fighter Group in Europe in the 1970's, but never got closer to space than he was in the late 50's.

In this movie, Clint Eastwood plays Frank Corvin a Yeager-like member of a fictional Air Force project called Team Daedalus that was pushing at the limits of space in the late 50's, only to have the rug pulled out from under them when space research went to NASA. Tommy Lee Jones plays Hawk, the best pilot on the team, and James Garner and Donald Sutherland are supporting members of the team.

The movie starts very effectively as a blue-tinted flashback to the Muroc glory days of the Air Force sometime in 1958 with a portrayal of Team Daedalus' fall from grace. The theme music, written by Eastwood who also directed the movie, complements perfectly this nostalgic look at simpler and starker times.

Flashing forward to the present the film picks up the pace as we learn that the Russians have a huge communications satellite called Ikon that has a deteriorating orbit and will be plummeting to Earth in 70 days or so. The Russians are adamant that the satellite must be saved and the only way to do it is with the Space Shuttle. Unfortunately, the shuttle isn't big enough to retrieve the massive satellite to return it to Earth, so repairs will need to be made in orbit. Adding to the complexity of the project is that the guidance system is 1970's era technology and there is no one around that knows enough about it to fix it.

Surprisingly, it turns out that the guidance system is a copy of the guidance system that Eastwood's character Frank Corvin designed for SkyLab in the 1970's, and Corvin is still around, although retired. Suffice it to say that Corvin is lured out of retirement by the chance to go into space as long as he can take the other members of the old Team Daedalus with him.

Eastwood, Jones, Garner and Sutherland are hilarious as the cantankerous old veterans cramming to learn how to fly a crash Space Shuttle mission. And James Cromwell, one of Hollywood's great character actors of the last 20 years does a fantastic job of playing the oily project manager, Bob Gerson. Cromwell is the kind of guy that seemingly pops up in small roles in every movie you see, but never actually stars in one. Every era of Hollywood has actors like that, think of Sidney Greenstreet in the 30's and 40's, and without them movies wouldn't be what they are. That said, Cromwell is truly great in this movie in what he does best, a supporting role.

The rest of the movie is pretty standard: they go into space, things don't work out the way they were planned, there's a surprise or two, a disaster to be averted, and a "will they make it?" trip home. But the special effects are fantastic, everything outside of the shuttle was done with computer graphics with the actors faces plopped in behind their face shields, and it is absolutely convincing. Of course you hear the hiss of the propulsion units on the space suits and the roar of the maneuvering rockets in supposedly silent space, but physics has never been Hollywood's strong point.

And while the second half of the movie is pretty formulaic, it is well done. The first half of the movie is different enough to make the whole thing an interesting and entertaining whole.

Old codgers show the young-uns how its done!.......2006-03-26

Okay--it is a viable genre--the old codgers who come to save the day and don't use the new fangled computers that the young-uns are dependent on--etc. This is the top of that genre--Donald Sutherland displays why a younger woman would go for an older man--his aplomb, lack of shame and frank yet respectful worship of female beauty are hard to resist. Tommy Lee is hilarious, Clint is always Clint and James Garner rounds out the team.

Enjoyable and worth seeing.

space cowboys.......2006-02-26

This is one movie I will watch over and over. The actors are superb in their characters and the movie seems to be real. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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Could've been great.
some event!!
Very good film
Event Horizon
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Event Horizon (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Laurence Fishburne , Sam Neill , Kathleen Quinlan , Joely Richardson , and Richard T. Jones
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
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ASIN: B000E1NXAY
Release Date: 2006-04-18

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Drawing from Andrei Tarkovsky's heady science fiction meditation Solaris by way of Alien and Hellraiser, this visually splendid but pulpy piece of science fiction schlock concerns a mission in the year 2047 to investigate the experimental American spaceship Event Horizon, which disappeared seven years previously and suddenly, out of nowhere, reappeared in the orbit of Neptune. Laurence Fishburne stars as mission commander Captain Miller and Sam Neill is Dr. Weir, the scientist who designed the mystery ship. Miller's T-shirt- and army-green-clad crew of smart-talking pros finds a ship dead and deserted, but further investigations turn up blood, corpses, dismembered body parts, and a decidedly unearthly presence. It turns out that the ship is really a space-age haunted house where spooky (and obviously impossible) visions lure each of the crew members into situations they should know better than to enter. The ship is gorgeously designed, borrowing from the dark, organic look of Alien and adding the menacing touch of teeth sprouting from bulwark doors and clawlike spikes inexplicably shooting out of the engine room floor. Unfortunately the film is not nearly as inventive as the production design--it turns into a woefully inconsistent psychic monster movie that sacrifices mood for tepid shocks--but the special effects are topnotch, and ultimately the movie has a trashy B movie charm about it. --Sean Axmaker

Description

The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Laurence Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art interstellar terror.

Customer Reviews:

Could've been great. .......2007-05-27

This movie had so much going for it, but it never really found its groove. So many elements necessary for a good sci-fi thriller were there but not put to good use.
Having said that, I still recommend checking it out. It's kind of a mess, but I can't deny the creep factor of this movie. It's dark and brooding and has a few good shocks.
As with everything else I've seen by Paul Anderson, something's missing. It's the body of a good movie absent a soul. Maybe one of these days he'll get it all together on one. I'll look forward to it.

some event!!.......2007-05-13

Not worthy of the fifth star, as I found the editing to be confusing, with a 'limited budget' feel about it, with the acting not as expected from the known actors.

Very good film.......2007-05-07

Event Horizon is a very good film spawned from a unique idea. The blend of sci-fi and horror borders on genius. It was equally original and terrifying. I like the idea of having a futuristic film involving space travel that doesnt involve a ridiculous story about aliens. Lawrence Fishburne is outstanding in this movie. I think it's a must have for any intelligent person who appreciates a movie that is outside the realm of typical American cinema. This film can be appreciated even if you dont like sci-fi or horror. It's that good.

Event Horizon.......2007-03-20

This is probably one of the scariest movies of all time. Sam Neil at his best. You've got a great script mixed with awsome special effects. This movie is just all around pleasing, and I recommend it for any library.

The average person has no idea what quality is........2007-03-05

This review will be used interchangeably for a few titles. Event horizon, The darkness (Anna Paquin), And Jeepers Creepers. These are all excellent in one way or another, have good production values and acting. Jeepers has the best movie monster creation of the last 20 years. And the darkness has a great story and a solid non happy ending. Event horizon has excellent acting by Sam neill and Laurence fishburn and a truly creepy story. The bottom line is you see reviews for movies like these and Wes Cravens They for example where many people give them 2 star ratings while going on and on about The grudge or the ring 2 or house of wax, Blair witch 2 and Ring around the rosie (one of the worst and most pointless movies Ive ever watched.) This just goes to prove once again that the average person refuses to think and doesnt want a movie that might require any thought to follow. Originality is punished by the masses because clever things make them feel dumb.

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Wing Commander
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A Crusade of Good Taste. The Holy Grail of Science Fiction
One of the BEST movies EVER; a cult classic

Wing Commander
Starring: Ken Bones , Saffron Burrows , Richard Dillane , David Fahm , and Ginny Holder
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ASIN: 6305475822
Release Date: 1999-07-06

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Video games are interesting because they're interactive, and movies because they aren't. In a video game, you're the actor; moviegoing depends on your connecting with those people up on the screen;. There's really no easy crossover.

That's the problem with Wing Commander, based on the bestselling computer game series created by Chris Roberts. Roberts helms the film, too, having previously directed "cinematic" sequences for the game, starring Mark Hamill from Star Wars, no less. But a feature-length story is something else again. Maybe gamers will find something to enjoy here, but that sets the rest of us adrift.

There's war between the Terran Confederation and the evil Kilrathi, who are so evil they want to destroy the whole universe. (They probably aren't thinking that through very clearly. But then they're evil.) They've stolen the Pegasus Navicom A.I. device that enables them to "jump" behind enemy lines and destroy the Earth part of the universe. Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Blair, a Pilgrim, which means he's hated by everybody for having this film's answer to the Force. His pal Matthew Lillard plays Maniac (his usual role). So you've got two guys with a Top Gun complex, bent on preventing the Kilrathi from destroying Earth. You'd expect lots of action from these combat-ready flyboys. But there's scant little of that, and lots of static dialogue scenes, including one cinematic quote of Howard Hawks's classic Only Angels Have Wings to explain how pilots handle the death of one of their own. Presumptuous. All it would have taken to make this film a success is a series of action set pieces and a thin plot to hang them from. What director Roberts needed was a Navicom device to help him "jump" behind Hollywood lines. That and a decent script. --Jim Gay

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"Starship Troopers" meets "Top Gun" in this no-holds-battle for the future of mankind. A vicious alien race, the Kilrathi, has discover the coordinates to Earth and is heading our way with plans of the total destruction. Now it's up to two young hotshot fighter pilots to blast their way through the Kilrathi's defenses and save their planet from this new breed of enemy.

Customer Reviews:

Wing Commander.......2007-04-12

Received in a reasonable length of time & was in good condition.
Liked the movie.
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First scene using Bullet- time .......2007-03-14

The movie is sub-par the plot is very loosly based but then again it is a sci-fi movie. The one plus point is it shows one of the very first applications of bullet time as seen in the matrix, swordfish, etc. It does have a pretty cool effect.

Wing Commander dvd.......2007-03-08

If you played any of the pc/video games than you know how much they left out of this movie. Still, its one of the best "B" movies I've ever bought. I enjoy it every time I watch it.

A Crusade of Good Taste. The Holy Grail of Science Fiction.......2007-02-19

Brilliantly scripted and marvelously acted Sci-Fi movie based on the all-time favorite PC-game. The intense combination of an intergalactic war-story and a classic Shakespearian love-tale makes this movie an adrenaline-pumping tears-jerker of historical proportion. Mankind can traverse the darkest depths of space, it will always bring along its emotions!
The Kilrathi character-depth is the secret of its success, diminishing the personality of Hamlet to a superficial cartoon-character. While the lines spoken by the Kilrathi have the rhythm of a Swiss watch, it is the depth of their meanings that truly fascinates. Only repeated viewing can reveal the many layers of its message. Once discovered, your will agree that this is what takes Wing Commander beyond the level of the greatest classics of Hollywood or even global cinema.
The people of the future will divide human history in the pre-Wing Commander era (or the Dark Age) and the post-Wing Commander era, when humanity finally became enlightened by this masterpiece and its powerful message. At a lower level, you are bound to forget the part of your life that was spent - wasted really - before you could become a wittness yourself to the brillance that is Wing Commander.
Oscars may be awarded for artistry in film-making, only a Nobel Prize (or several) could do justice to the levels of excellence reached by Wing Commander. This production will no-doubt be remembered by the many generations to come as a turning point in movie-making. How many ages hence, shall thsi our lofty scene be acted over? Its message, when correctly interpreted, will influence society as only the Holy Bible may have done before.
Be ready to experience never-felt-before emotions as you watch this hallmark movie over and over again. It will leave its tracks on your soul - tractor-pull deep tracks.

One of the BEST movies EVER; a cult classic.......2006-11-29

I consider the plot, the actors, the acting, the special effects and believability to be all top-notch grade A1 quality. I never tire of watching this movie whenever i flip through channels and see it on-- i have to stop and watch it. The cast is hot, the inuendoes are cool, it has a range of emotions-- for years, i thought the games came after the movie and was surpised to find out there were games of the same name. There is a good mix of seasoned, experienced actors and medium-to-new ones, and the general tone is serious, believable, punctuated with joy and sadness and suspense. It is hard not to cry during a couple parts, when someone dies, or is rejected because of their religion, even though they try to hide it, and i have even seen it soooo many times, and still shed a tear (when someone nice gets picked on in the movie). The loyalty and sacrifice evident in the film is uplifting and inspiring. It's one you get mad or frustrating if u miss the beginning, not because it is hard to catch-up or follow, because it is pretty easy to follow, but beacause if you mis the beginning then you know have missed some good opening scenes and a few bits of detail that only add to the beauty of this tapestry. This is an ultimate classic good one, that far outshines Starship Troopers any day of the week. I think they should have made a sequal (and they probably should advertise those games; i found all but one or 2 of them on sale to try out- AWESOME; can't wait). Definitely a movie you might want to watch every few months, like the Breakfast club or one of the Star Wars movies, or Star Trek. Beautifully conceived and executed. This movie makes you feel like you are there, and a part of the great, desperate mission to save Earth. Suspenseful parts, and ending too. Excellent script, acting, and emotions. I can't believe someone would not like it.

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So Bad It Is Good
It Sucks, but It's Bruce
If you're a Bruce Campbell fan...
Killer bugs and side splitting humour
Taking Back The Planet

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Starring: Velizar Binev , Bruce Campbell , Rosi Chernogorova , Michael Cory Davis , and Remington Franklin
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ASIN: B000AQ69P4
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Customer Reviews:

So Bad It Is Good.......2007-06-08

Love Bruce Campbell and Renee O'Connor, but at points I had to make myself continue watching. However, this is a great movie to watch sitting around with friends doing a Mystery Science Theater experience.

It Sucks, but It's Bruce.......2007-06-01

What more can I say? This is the kind of movie that made this guy famous.

If you're a Bruce Campbell fan..........2007-04-11

...you'll love this movie. If you're not, it may pain you. The background acting, by and large, is rubbish, though Renee O'Connor and Bruce Campbell seem like they're having fun. The Director's and Bruce Campbell's commentary feature is, in many respects, more entertaining than the actual movie; these guys are funny. The wigs are among the worst I have ever seen in my life, and it has the only rape scene ever where one of the actors actually has to tell you that a rape just occurred, because otherwise, you never would have figured that out... I personally liked the alien design, and thought that for a Sci-Fi Channel film they were well done. If you're looking for a major sci-fi blockbuster, you will be disappointed. If you're looking for an amusing jaunt through a bleak-but-potentially-redeemable alien infested future led by Bruce "don't-call-me-Ash" Campbell, it'll do. I found that watching the film twice, once with the commentary on, helped me to appreciate it much better than I already did (being a Bruce Campbell fan myself).

Killer bugs and side splitting humour.......2007-01-09

Low budget, bad effects, cheap wigs, partly glued on beards. Yep this is a b-movie but its one the best films I've seen for ages. Simply because it's made by people who love the genre, know full well how low budget it looks but play to that and it works perfect. Its funny for all the right reasons, Bruce has a riot playing the role and why not. He's having fun and so do we. Highly recommended for those who will get the humour.

Taking Back The Planet.......2006-12-16

Bruce Campbell stars as a doctor returned from a space mission. Having returned, he and his crew discover the Earth has been overrun by alien bug-eyed-monsters called Mites. They are harvesting all of the wood on the planet as it is very valuable to them. The remaining humans are slaves or foremen. Campbell and crew quickly decide tat submitting is not the thing to do.

Campbell and crew hear that the President has supposedly survived and is ready to lead a revolt. Campbell decides to find him and enlist his aid in getting rid of the Mites. Plans are made, weapons gathered, and fighters enlisted. While all plans do not go as planned, a revolt is staged and the battle ensues. How the battle turns out and where it goes from there is left to the viewer to find out.

This is a Sci-Fi Channel movie and one of its most popular. Like other Sci-Fi movies, it has no real end as it promises a possible sequel. The effects are pretty good as is the story. However, it looks like the script was changed at some point as there are some major inconsistencies with the space mission. Also I was curious why no human picked up an alien gun when they became available (no explanation given). Still, it was pretty entertaining even if the head-biting made no physical sense. Check it out.

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Not a recommendation
Cool Sci-Fi movie.
Supernova in the classroom
A bomb from the Past Lingering to Fool Us.
Eh...I've Seen Worse

Supernova
Starring: James Spader , Angela Bassett , Robert Forster , Lou Diamond Phillips , and Peter Facinelli
Director: Walter Hill , Jack Sholder , and Francis Ford Coppola
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ASIN: 6305922675
Release Date: 2000-08-22

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Filmmakers apparently count on the fact that generational turnover renders old formulas fresh again for new audiences. Which is the only explanation for this sci-fi thriller, which could kindly be called an homage to Ridley Scott's trendsetting Alien. A medical rescue ship responds to a distress call from a mining colony and finds only one survivor: a strange young man (Peter Facinelli), who comes aboard carrying an even stranger alien artifact. But the plot of this film, which was directed and then disowned by Walter Hill, grows confused as it tries to explain the sinister force that will lead to a star going to supernova status, causing a universe-shattering explosion. Some nice sexual tension between James Spader (as a recovering drug addict who is the ship's copilot) and Angela Bassett (as the ship's doctor). Notable mostly, however, for the eerie resemblance, both physical and vocal, between Facinelli and Tom Cruise. --Marshall Fine

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Beyond comprehension, beyond imagination and beyond the deepest regions of this galaxy...life as weknow it is about to end! James Spader and OscarÂ(r) nominee* Angela Bassett "strike sparks"(Los Angeles Times) and Lou Diamond Phillips, OscarÂ(r) nominee** Robert Forster andthe mesmerizing Robin Tunney are stunning in this spectacular sci-fi thriller that expands the universe of suspense to a whole new realm of raw power and unspeakable terror. In the farthest reaches of deep space, the medical vessel Nightingale keeps a lonely vigil for those in trouble. When a frantic cry for help pierces the void, the crew responds with a near fatal, hyperspace dimensionjump into the gravitational pull of a dying star. The disabled ship rescues a shuttlecraft containing a mysterious survivor and a strange alien artifact. Now the crew must unravel a chilling secret and escape the nearby imploding star before the forming supernova blasts them and the entire galaxy into oblivion! *1993: Actress, What's Love Got To Do With It **1997: Supporting Actor, Jackie Brown

Customer Reviews:

Not a recommendation.......2007-07-03

I saw this film when it was out in theaters with my friends - "Fight Club" was sold out.

It was worst than bad to the point that we couldn't even laugh at it. Everyone in our group still considers this movie to be the WORST EVER.

Cool Sci-Fi movie........2007-01-10

Even though this movie came out quit a few years ago, it is still very good and the effects are still good. Good for the sci-fi fan in your life...

Supernova in the classroom.......2006-11-13

Does anyone know if there is a real PG-13 version of this film? I've been told it came out as a PG-13 and then was changed to an R film. Pretty strange way to deal with a science fiction film that kids would want to see...

A bomb from the Past Lingering to Fool Us........2006-10-08

Expecting lots of spectacular Star War's pyrotechnics out in space, I was in for a downer of everything lackluster, even the performances of the stars. Always I have gotten a kick out of James Spader's varied roles (he is a versatile actor and a delight to look at), but this one is low-key. In fact, you might think you were in a well-run library, with all of the dialogue so prosaic with no emotional whatsoever. Granted, some of the crew were supposedly sub-humans, like automatons with no sense of humor which was not programmed into them. However, they could take the place of women for the men's every need. The special effects were like primitive "Lost in Space" episodes in color no less.

There was nothing in the celesterial atmosphere to indicate a Supernova. They talk about one, but act as though they really don't know what it is. The alien, Karl, tricks Nighingale to come into a dangerous area of outer space and eventually dispenses with the crew. He is cruel, vicious to each and every one on board. They think he is one of them who had changed to become younger and stronger. Not so, he has turned into a monster and fights dirty. That is human; say goodbye, Karl. He showed no regret about using the young girl and tossing her out into space to meet her death.

This performance was lacking in every way; it was anything but super! Don't be negative? What's there to say about someone talking for 45 mintues in a monotone. We die so that stars can be reborn. Ridiculous. Stars die all the time in outer space, and there is always another to take their places -- just like humans on earth. The couple who survived to procreate were not human per se. Is this all there is to love.

Eh...I've Seen Worse.......2006-07-30

If you want a review of the plot itself, complete with spoilers, feel free to read the other reviews.

My biggest beef with this movie is the fact that any suspension of disbelief is utterly killed, again and again, due to the fact that the script writers and director couldn't keep the story straight.

There is a homage to Asimov with the shipboard computer telling one of the crew that it can not let a human come to harm. That would have been fabulous if it had actually been adhered to in any other part of the film. There are a handful of these screw ups that kills any chance of the story being credible.

That said, it was a bit enjoyable. The cast did a fantastic job with what they were actually given. If the writers would have spent more time developing the characters than finding ways to get them naked, maybe I would have cared what happened to them.

The dimensional jump effect was quite novel and was the one thing in this movie that made me say, "Oooh, cool".

Good premise, good effects, good acting, but poor writing killed any chance at this being a good film.

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Enjoyable
Low Budget
Cheesy Sci-Fi flick only has *some* good things to offer, but its really silly...
Ham and Cheese with Rye
Nice little mind teaser

Crossworlds
Starring: Rutger Hauer , Josh Charles , Stuart Wilson (II) , Andrea Roth , and Perry Anzilotti
Director: Krishna Rao
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ASIN: 1573623865
Release Date: 1998-04-29

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Star Wars meets A Wrinkle in Time in this adventure of an intergalactic war and one unassuming young man who holds the key to dimensional travel, the legacy of his mysterious adventurer father. Boyish Josh Charles is the lucky Luke Skywalker stand-in, a good-natured underachiever shocked out of his lovelorn moping when gorgeous guerrilla fighter Andrea Roth takes the battle to his bedroom. Rutger Hauer is the coffee-chugging freedom fighter who is roused from retirement to fill out the trio and face dimensional mob boss Stuart Wilson to settle the fate of the universe. This obviously low budget picture makes the most of limited special effects and striking settings--notably an elevator ride that turns into a free-floating mind game hanging in space and a knock-down, drag-out finale that sends our hapless hero popping up all over the universe. Hauer makes for a surprisingly charismatic mercenary turned father figure and Charles is modestly charming, once he loses the smart-ass wisecracks. Though it reaches for a scope that's beyond its means, Crossworlds is an entertaining bit of sci-fi fluff. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable.......2006-12-01

I bought two sci-fi movies at the same time...this one and Velocity Trap. I have to say, I enjoyed Crossworlds far more than the other.

Low Budget.......2006-07-01

The plot and its development are extremely weak. Acting is marginal and special effects are questionable. What can I say, I love SciFi, have a thing about time travel flicks and enjoy punishing myself with B rated SciFi movies. If you're looking for quality entertainment, then this is not the choice for you. If you're a nut about SciFi, go for it Bro.

Cheesy Sci-Fi flick only has *some* good things to offer, but its really silly..........2005-11-12

Josh Charles (S.W.A.T., Tv's Sports Night) finds out that he is the bearer of a key that can make you travel into different dimensions. Andrea Roth brings him to her friend, played by Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher, Sin City) who guides Charles and tells him that his father was a timedimensional warrior and that he could be too as well. On the evil end, baddie Stuart Wilson (No Escape, The Mask of Zorro) wants the key and the septer that goes along with it so he can fuse worlds together and be the ruler and what not and the trio must bring back the septer to the right place before evil hands get on it and the fate of the world is at risk. Interesting idea is squandered by sillyness and dumb dialouge and some pretty crummy acting, altough Charles saves this from being a total disaster. It's good to see Hauer not being a bad guy but he's wasted along with Wilson. AND, well, it was surprising to see Jack Black (School of Rock, King Kong) in this movie...one before he became famous. Black does his mannerisms and speech. Watch it once and then dimension jump the hell out of the room.

Ham and Cheese with Rye.......2005-08-20

This was obviously a pilot for a proposed TV series that never made it out of the cutting room. Josh Charles plays a heroic nerd whose special power seems to be being able to take a punch in the face and bounce right back. Andrea Roth is the cheesecake who motivates Josh's character to go from zero to hero in 90 minutes and Rutger Hauer is a cross between Obiwon Kenobi and Han Solo with a touch of Mad Max thrown in for style.

The company that made "She-Ra, Princess of Power" should probably have sued for copyright infringement (and that may be why nothing ever came out of this pproject) because there are strong similarities between the two stories. Princess Adora - er, Andrea Roth plays a mighty female warrior from a parallel dimension conquered long ago by mystical Warlords. One of those Warlords wants to invade Earth's dimension but for some strange reason - even though he and his henchmen bounce back and forth freely between the two worlds - needs a mystical staff and gem hidden in our world to bring his army through.

The Final Battle between Charles and the Warlord seems to be stolen from the ending of Waxworks II, which was done much better in my humble opinion. Still, there's worse dreck out there and Hauer is a pleasure to watch so I'm giving it 3 stars for trying.

Nice little mind teaser.......2005-06-18

This low budget movie isnt the greatest thing you'll ever see but it was quite intriguing as a story and well executed. The actors are all well cast and its a pity it didnt have the budget to make it more complete and visible -or to use it as the start of a series as mentioned elsewhere. If you like interesting stories, or sci-f, this is one that can stretch your mind a bit for the evening. It's good to see different dimensions, rather than different planets and worlds, used for exploration. Pleased I bought