SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Steineded How sad is this?

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

etusciuk I will start this review by saying I love low-budget movies. As a kid I was bombarded by them on Saturday-afternoon TV, plus my father was always showing me these strange ones from the 70's and 80's that were made in Canada, Italy, countries like that. I have been around those types of movies even since the age of 3, 23 years ago. Roger Corman is obviously one of the first names you think of when you think low-budget films. I am a fan of him myself. To get to the review this is one of the films I have heard about and read about in countless magazines, movie trailers, review sites, etc., but never seen until just recently. Warning! This review will probably have spoilers!This film starts off looking like a low-budget Star Trek-type space opera, about 10-12 minutes in it becomes more of an Alien clone, ending up with an ending that is like a psychological mind-bender. To put the plot-line in as basic a way as possible without telling too much, pretty much a ship-crew goes on a mission examining another ship that was lost on a planet and find out something is way wrong with the situation.The acting for the most part was okay. They weren't really great, but it was not exactly dull or mediocre. Granted most of the actors probably didn't do too much before this so I could forgive it for that reason, although Robert Englund does a good job.The soundtrack for me wasn't necessarily great. It was one of the soundtracks that fit the circumstances, how it was a lot of weird sounds and synth chords, so it works as a film-being-a-horror-type standpoint, but I didn't enjoy it as a way of being something that I would listen to on it's own for enjoyment. So the soundtrack is good, but not that type of good. It was composed by Barry Schrader.The effects in this movie is fantastic. From the weird looking computer animations on the ships computers systems, to the stomach-twisting, and surprisingly graphic blood and guts effects. This film was definitely made before CGI, so they had to come up with creative ways to make the effects, and they are great. Nowadays they spend thousands of dollars making these effects on computers that for the most part end up looking like crap, and here they are in this film using techniques that are very cheap to make, some of the effects and stuff probably not taking more than 30-40 dollars to make and these look way better than most of these computer-generated effects you see today. The effects in this film do not disappoint. The only effect I didn't really care for was the weird red glow around the mystical beings head, but that was about it.This film was surprisingly graphic, violent,and psychologically and philosophically deep for not only a Roger Corman film, but for low-budget 80's films in general. Also the cinematography and camera work for the most part was pretty good. Set designs as well. The alien planet was very creepy in appearance and you did get a real sense of dread looking at it. This film genuinely gives you goose bumps, sometimes before anything even happens. This film does give you some real shocks. James Cameron was also one of the production designers for this film, and some of the effects and landscapes does make you think of his work in Aliens. If you are a fan of science fiction-based horror films or low-budget films, check this out. It is a recommended watch. I give this film a 7.5 out of 10.

Leofwine_draca Falling into the sub-genre of the "space horror" film – so popular in the wake of ALIEN – this cheap but cheerful offering is something of a neglected gem, often dismissed by fans and thrown in the scrapheap with the likes of FORBIDDEN WORLD, TITAN FIND, and STAR CRYSTAL. Instead the film deserves another chance; in fact there is much to recommend, from the eerily effective set design (courtesy of a then-unknown James Cameron) to the recognisable cast. But where this film succeeds most is in the string of ultra-gory, often disgusting deaths which befall the unwitting crew members of the rescue ship. Producer Roger Corman is happy to go overboard with explicitness and the resulting film is packed with gobs of gooey gristle and gore. You won't have seen anything quite like it.The film starts off straightforward enough, complete with a guy with a glowing red head who seems to have come from STAR WARS. The story then proceeds at an astonishing clip – at twenty minutes the crew members are already exploring the crashed vessel and looking for signs of life. The ruthless regime means that they must burn any bodies they discover – due to possible contamination – so if fiery action is your thing then this might just be the film for you. Despite the cheap budget, the various special effects are fairly impressive, and even when they're not so great not they still manage to be fun. The alien world is well designed and gives off an air of foreboding, complemented by subdued lighting and eerie sound effects.Things get interesting with some briefly-seen alien menaces (courtesy of some nice stop-motion effects); then the lower cast members begin getting bumped off one by one by unseen tentacled lurking things. Heads are bloodied, guts are torn open, and the film's shocking highlight involves a buxom blonde crew member getting raped by a huge space worm (maybe she shouldn't have shouted "I hate worms!" on this particular planet). Bad taste for sure, but you won't see it elsewhere and the effects are damned decent. My favourite death is the excruciating moment where a guy gets a blade of crystal in his arm, which then begins to slide up – under the skin – towards his body. He chops off the affected limb, but is then horrified when it moves to attack him! Great stuff indeed.The final death in the film is perhaps the most over-the-top, which is fitting in a way. It involves a body being crushed to death by animated tubing, which rips through limbs and stomach with ease. The final shot is of an exploding head which is very much in-your-face and designed to push the boundaries of taste and decency even further. The cast members seem to be having fun with admittedly undeveloped roles and there are plenty of familiar faces, mostly used to being in US TV shows which makes things rather amusing.We get to see Erin Moran from HAPPY DAYS, Zalman King, and the dashing Edward Albert face his destiny come the climax. Plus supporting roles for exploitation players such as Robert Englund who suddenly disappears at the end, and the ever-great Sid Haig as one of his brooding silent types. Although the "cosmic game" explanation of the climax will have you scratching your head, for the most part this is fast-paced, gruesome, and highly effective viewing. A B-movie as it should be!

HorrorMovieProjectNET I had never heard about this until I came across it on Netflix. I saw that Sid Haig was in it and couldn't wait to check it out and see what it had to offer. However, it didn't offer very much.Galaxy of Terror is fun movie to watch ironically. Its an odd mix of Alien and Event Horizon. The film takes place on a strange planet where your worst fear can come to life! Each member of the crew aboard the Quest is in fight for their life!Fear is the driving force behind this eighties b-movie. Every member of the crew that dies has one thing in common. The deaths are all based on the person's fear. This makes for some pretty neat kills, albeit weird and strange. But that is what I love about these movies. Even though this movie was trash, it had some really creative death scenes and with Roger Corman behind it, there was some really decent sleaze. Case in point is the maggot rape scene. Just let that sink in for a bit. The movie is chock full of cheesy effects and schlock. Girls, Guts, and Ghosts are what you should be expecting when your going into this. Just try not to judge them so harshly.This movie has great timing and a pretty decent cast. Robert Englund, Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Taaffe O'Connell, Zalman King, Grace Zabriskie, and of course Sid Haig. The problem is with the story and practicality. I know as well as anyone that you have to kind of throw those two things out the window. However, it's really hard in this case. This movie has way too many holes. It feels like it left a ton of stuff out. Characters were badly introduced or explained and because of that they never really rounded out. The story starts to lag towards the end. However, luckily it only has an 88 minute run time.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Galaxy of Terror, 1981. A group of scientists and corporate officials go to find a life form that is new to all. A corporate spy takes things over to benefit the corporation.*Special Stars- Erin Moran, Ray Walston. Ed Albert, Robert Englund, Sid Haig, production design-James (Titanic) Cameron *Theme- Corporate leaders are evil.*Trivia/location/goofs- Color. A poor knock-off of the 'Aliens' films. This film was Erin Moran's first appearance well before her role in 'Happy Days'. James Cameron built the sets out of thousands of McDonald's cartons for an inexpensive but successful spaceship walls appearance. A female crew member has worm like intercourse with one of the film monsters. Some topless nudity was required.*Emotion- A somewhat tired plot and theme for these sci-fi films even though being accomplished in a visually satisfying way.*Based on- Ridley Scott's 'Alien' franchise.