Future War

1997 "Past Predator, Present Alien, Future Terminator"
1.7| 1h30m| en
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A runaway human slave from Earth's future escapes to the present day.

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Cine Excel Entertainment

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Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
innocuous No, this isn't a good movie and it only fulfills its purpose for existence by serving as MST3K fodder.Buuutt...you gotta love the hand-puppet dinosaurs shot in forced perspective. Also, the cardboard TV news camera is ALMOST as funny as the pilots' controls in "Plan 9 from Outer Space". And the clincher has to be the Los Angeles drainage system, with wood slat walls and the most amazing plumbing job you've ever seen. (I would have given them an extra star just for putting together all that pipe, but I can't be sure that they did the work themselves.) Perhaps I'm just getting too old and I dislike current CGI FX too much, but I have to tell you that I liked the dinosaur FX in this film better than the truly cheap and tacky FX in the more recent "Zombieland". (And just how do all the fanboys put up with CGI crap like that? Are their brain melted from too many game sessions? Is this what people are readily accepting nowadays?) OK, anyway...this won't be for everyone, but it is a pretty funny film in its own right, even before MST3K got hold of it. (And the hooker-turned-nun who swears like a sailor is also pretty funny.)
Frank Markland Daniel Bernhardt (The guy who starred in Bloodsport II) stars as a slave from a different planet who escapes cyborgs and dinosaurs in a future where Earth is heaven to the alien humans who ditch the slave planet run by cyborgs. It's quite possible that this was intended to be a deep absorbing drama about the trouble with immigration and the lengths illegal aliens go to live their dream and escape the problems of poverty. Of course the symbolism is all there, the cyborgs represent poverty, Daniel Bernhardt represents the hard work and determination to get ahead and the dinosaurs represent the border patrol (How else do you explain how these dinosaurs fail to ever stop Daniel Bernhardt) of course he protects the American girl and her friends because nobody else will do it. Once again the symbolism stacks up mightily. This is truly a fascinating work of art that really details the struggle of an immigrant and his dream to elude the capture of poverty. The fight sequences represent hard work and due to the (not so) fancy footwork Bernhardt is able to get ahead and accomplish his dream. Truly an inspiration to people everywhere that if one comes more will follow. This could very well be the most heartfelt and subtle political commentary on immigration in this country. Then again considering the porn level production values, terrible acting and lame fight sequences, probably not. Still this is a not too bad movie, if you discount everything that makes a movie good.1/2* out of 4-(Awful)
Torgo_Approves (r#18)Where to begin? Not only is this film incompetently made on all levels, it is also so pathetically boring you'll lose whatever will you once had to live before you've gotten through half of it. In fact, I'm writing this review as I'm watching the movie because frankly, it's the only way to keep my sanity.There isn't much of a war in here... or a plot... but we do get to see exploding plastic dinosaurs, Emo cyborgs with poodle haircuts, fat hicks galore, inexplicable flashbacks, the worst narration you're ever likely to hear (well, anything that sellout Morgan Freeman does might be worse, I don't know), bad actors (but come on, that's a given), and Charlie Sheen as police officer Polaris. Just kidding. They got a look-a-like instead. Not even Charlie Sheen wanted to star in this garbage. Even the man who sprouted a huge boner in Scary Movie 4 has the right to SOME dignity.Boxes. I forgot about boxes. This movie has a perverse fascination with those bland-looking cardboard boxes that illegal Polish TV sets come in. You know, the kind that Calvin and Hobbes would play time travel in. Ironically their toy dinosaurs are more convincing than the toy dinosaurs in Future War.Jesus, when will this movie end...? I mean, I'm watching it with Mike and the 'bots, and I STILL find it hard to concentrate. I've sat through 'Manos', Night Train, and Secret Agent Super Dragon. I've made it through the awful excuse for a comedy "Spöket på Bragehus", for crying out loud! Um... no, wait, I actually fell asleep during that film. Anyway, my point is that Future War has to be one of the most offensively dull movies ever made. Well, gotta go watch the fat guys fight dinosaurs again. See you around. This movie might have some amazing twist ending that will bring its rating up a few notches, but I doubt it.Edit: Surprise... it didn't.
John Doe It's sad that people can't appreciate a good movie anymore unless it was made with top quality equipment and special effects. Yes, the camera quality is rough at times, same with sound and the effects are definitely low budget. But it is a good movie with a decent storyline. Oerhaps not a must own for everyone, but it's worth seeing definitely. I'd rather watch this low budget movie than some extremely high budgeted movie with Tom Cruise that has no storyline, or worse, a horrible storyline like "Vanilla Sky" or "Me Myself and Irene." Just because it was 'critically acclaimed' by some shallow Hollywood critics, doesn't make it good. Just the same, a movie that isn't Hollywood quality isn't necessarily a bad movie.