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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 7/10/2022...

A must for campy sci-fi lovers!

Voice-overs cannot replace dialogue

David Portela | São Paulo, Brazil | 11/02/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"While the special effects make the film look more like a video game than something for the big screen, the biggest malady it suffers from is a lack of dialogue. The writers have attempted to use voice overs, which are often used in giving some background or introductory information at the beginning of a film, to replace dialogue between the film's main characters. I have to admit I would find it hard to write dialogue for characters as shallow as the pro/antagonist are, but the solution then would be to write deeper characters, rather than compensate for one mistake by making another.

The film is littered (intentionally or unintentionally) with blatant references to other sci-fi works:

=> Ussal (Usul - Dune)
=> Mara Shryyk (Mara Jade: Jedi Knight, Shrike: Mara's vehicle in Jedi Knight 3)
=> Getting sucked underwater by a slithering serpent-like being (Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope)
=> Stumbling across endless dunes (Dune, Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope)

And so on...

Unless you're bored, I'd give this one a miss. Even if you're bored, there are plenty of other things to do that won't waste two hours of your life."

Better than expected science fiction.

a movie lover | Colorado USA | 09/23/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Of several lower budget, recent SF movies I rented (e.g., Earthstorm and Android Apocalypse ... even the higher budget, more mainstream The Fountain, for that matter), this was definitely my favorite. I enjoyed the plentiful SF ideas and the lead actress. They actually tried on the special effects, keeping the visuals coming (however nowhere near state-of-the-art, Star Wars type realism). Recommended for those who like to read SF, appreciate better writing, but can forgive the budgetary limitations."

Horrendous - if only there were a 0 star rating.

C. Birney | 09/09/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"A terrible film with no attempt at coherent plot. I've read the plot summary and still can't connect it with the film. Neil Johnson is obviously some narcissistic hack, as is the case with anybody being the writer, director, composer and acting in his own film. What further disturbs me is someone's attempt to boost the IMDB rating and spread good reviews about this film. The only thing monumental about this film is it has to be the worst film I have seen thus far in my life. Don't bother, don't buy, don't support shameful film making like this."