Pluskylang
Great Film overall
Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Humaira Grant
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Paul Magne Haakonsen
Now, this was something else. Weird, very weird, I tell you."Space Station 76" was definitely something in a league of its own. So is that good or bad? Well, that depends on what you expect from the movie. If you expect to see something so unique that it outranks anything else in most other movies, then good. If you expect a proper comedy with great entertainment value and laughs, then not so good.I was expecting the latter, so I wasn't impressed with the outcome of "Space Station 76". Sure, the movie had an amazing cast ensemble and a really good production value, but it just lacked proper entertainment worth to keep me amused and entertained. Yeah, I did manage to stick with the movie to the very end, but solely to see what happened to the people, not because it was such a captivating movie that I just had to finish it.The characters in "Space Station 76" were incredibly colorful and varied. Which definitely helped the movie along quite well. And they managed to capture that 1970s feeling and atmosphere quite well, both in designs of the space station, clothing and wardrobe, and characters alike, so that was also a big plus.I had expected the movie to be more funny than it turned out to be. And I wasn't even laughing throughout the course of the movie, so that counted against the movie experience as a whole.I think that "Space Station 76" is something of an acquired taste, and thus it will not have such a great appeal to everyone in the audience.But still, I am rating it five out of ten stars, solely because of its production value, its cast and its ability to capture that groovy atmosphere. But it just lacked entertainment value for me, hence the mediocre rating.
Enchorde
Set in space, but not very much science-fiction. More of a Collection of stories about the dysfunctional relationships among the crew of the station. Not surprisingly, the status of the station could also best be described by dysfunctional.Although set in space, the technology used is very much based on technology either from the 70s or 70s sci-fi shows. And that is the best part. There are some good jokes in there, but the best part is a mix of nostalgia in recognizing the old gadgets long obsolete, and jokes based upon them.Unfortunately, the story doesn't quite manage to tie it all together. The story led up to a scene with all the major characters where a climatic ending could be set up. However, it just lets go leaving most of the threads of stories lose. I felt a little bit cheated out of the ending. A good ending could have recovered much, now I think the movie average at best. Mildly entertaining but nothing that I will remember long.4/10
bowmanblue
I happened to catch the trailer for 'Space Station 76' and couldn't believe that no one had already thought of this type of film already. I grew up in the seventies and eighties and was well into the sci-fi of the day, i.e. with wooden sets, cheesy robots and unfashionable hairstyles. Therefore, when I saw that a film was dedicated to sending up this genre, only in the modern age, I couldn't believe my luck. This film was truly made for me. It looked hilarious.I was wrong. The trailer was hilarious. The film was not. Not because the jokes fell flat or didn't work when they were stretched out into a full-length feature film, but because the film just wasn't really a comedy, as it was presented in the one and half minutes trailer.Yes, the sets are indeed well-designed (i.e. old fashioned seventies incarnations of what the future may look like) and there are a few moments that produce a wry smile from you. However, the film is actually more of a dark drama and – dare I say it – quite depressing.Leaving the kitsch period feel aside, the film is about a space station billions of light years away from Earth. Some of the inhabitants of the station have lived there all their life, others much of their adult life. Either way, they're only one step away from going stir crazy. Therefore, you have many depressed and broken people, all desperately seeking some form of justification for their existences.And there's the problem. I rented this film thinking it was a comedy that based its jokes on the clichés of yesteryear's science fiction and I got quite a dark drama about the misery of human existence at its loneliest.Therefore, I –sort of – didn't enjoy it. But that's not to say that it was a bad thing; I just wanted something different. Just know what you're getting before you sit down to watch it. There are moments of humour, but much of it is very dark and there are places where you won't know whether you should be laughing or crying at the characters' plights. Just make sure that you're in the mood for something a little tragic that's dressed up as a silly seventies sci-fi show.
svanlijnden
I consider myself a fairly 'typical' viewer. By which I mean that I tend to find myself agreeing with the professional critical consensus on a book, movie or film. (Rather than the popular one, which tends to get distorted by rabid fans on one side and equally rabid haters on the other end.) Personal mileage can vary of course, but it is rare that I find myself really enjoying something that – according to most critics – sucks. Space Station 76 is such a thing.The movie is a loving pastiche of scifi from the sixties and seventies, sporting some impressive retro styling and understated but modern special effects. It introduces us to the crew of the titular space station through the eyes of new arrival Jessica (Liv Tyler). A she will discover, the people on board have their share of issues. And Jessica has some of her own to add. Though the size of the station and the extras milling about in the background indicate that there is a large crew, the story focuses on just a few of them and makes them feel isolated and alienated. Some of their problems are timeless, such as cheating and the tribulations of parenthood, some have consciously been given a dated feel. Being gay is a shameful secret in this retro- future and emancipation is only just starting to be a thing. This is a future in which smoking around babies is no big deal and fashion shows are best viewed on stereoscopic slides with a cutting-edge plastic viewmaster.I can see how this movie would turn people off. It walks a fine line between being funny and being poignant, trying to engage your emotions while also going for the occasional cheap laugh. The cast is game, playing it mostly straight – even some of the more absurd bits – and going slightly camp when a moment calls for it. Like the space station itself, the story moves slowly and doesn't really end up getting anywhere surprising. You have to be fond of the kind of movies that Space Station 76 pokes fun at and you have to allow yourself to get enveloped by its weird mood and funky synth music. Seeing it in the dark on a big screen is definitely recommended. Fail to tune into its frequency and you will be left with a boring slog through phoney-looking sets that goes nowhere. The movie could have used more sting in its tale, but I couldn't help but be seduced by it.
