Being a fan of Greico on 21 Jump Street and If Looks Could Kill I found this direct-to-video on the shelf at the local video store. Greico is some sort of malfunctioning killer android in it. Not too much else to report on it other than it violates one of the big rules of movies with a scene where Greico puts a young girl in a trash compactor. Pass on this video stinker and watch something far more entertaining - like a test pattern.
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StickySixx5 March 2007I blame the failure of this movie on the writing and direction of Victoria Muspratt. I don't know this woman personally, but unfortunately I have to say this script was unbelievably bad. I saw her first writing credit, "House of the Damned", but don't remember having such a bad opinion on the story. I watched it because of Greg Evigan, who I also like a lot. The acting in this movie was NOT that bad. If you think seriously about Richard's character, I think he portrayed the emotions quite well. Seems to me that everyone gave the performance asked of them & fit their characters appropriately. I can see that Ms Muspratt dropped off the radar in 2000. I hope that means she has found a better talent to make a living.
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You commented on the atmosphere being lacking. I lost track of the movie 1/2 way through and I soon ran out of breathe due too lack of atmosphere. I did not in anyway enjoy this, and I was drunk looking for mindless entertainment. I will leave you to decide the quality of this film on your own, but I certainly didn't enjoy this film. Apparently IMDb now requires 10 lines of text to tell why you disliked a movie. I will point out that they require less as to why you enjoyed a film. I do not believe this is fair as it is much easier for someone like me to espouse love, interest or like for a movie than hate. I will normally tell you what I like about a film versus what I did not like, but when I see a crap film I want to be able to review it as a crap film, just my two cents. Come on, at least I gave it a 2.
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pearshaper28 August 2000"lets get this". It was the only Sci-fi movie with an R rating. We watched and cringed. First of all there is a lego space ship then there is a woman having sex with the lion from wizard of Oz, or was it the old costume from American werewolf. Then the guy from 21 jump street is putting a little girl in the garbge disposal. Then there is lots and lots of killing then more sex then killing. And that is pretty much it, and oh yeah in between killing and sex there is terrible acting. I think the R rating is for the acting.
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brucewla2 January 2005Wow I have sat through some awful movies but this one--it's in a group by itself. When I saw the "Roger Corman Presents" at the beginning I thought, uh oh this is going to be cheesy, and bad, but I was looking for something to watch so I thought, well, I'll try it. Oy what a mistake, except for ONE THING, which I'll get to in a bit.
Now, the advantage of having digital cable is, you get dozens of movie channels, but the disadvantage of having digital cable is, you get dozens of movie channels. By that I mean, you don't just get to see films like The Last Samauri and such, you also get all of the direct to video stinkers, like this one evidently was. Basically the story is, an engineer of some type, his wife and daughter are on some kind of cargo ship in deep space doing something or other, they get s distress call from a damaged ship, and rescue a mysterious guy from it (it's not that much of a spoiler I guess that of course, he'll be EVIL). I'll leave the plot at that, because I really don't like to give spoilers, even when there's almost no plot.
As far as the technical side of the film, the photography is horrible, the effects are cheesy, the sets are cheaply made, the acting is horrible, and the writing is hackneyed. To give you an idea of the production values, this production is so poor and cheesy, it looks like a porno video. That's how bad the sets and acting are, a porn video! (At least, in porn you get to see pretty girls having explicit sex-this film has almost NOTHING worth viewing).
As to the cast, we have Richard (21 Jump Street) Grieco, looking tired, as the mysterious castaway, Corbin Bernsen, a good TV actor doing his best with the script he got, but isn't quite enough to save it, as the engineer/scientist, or whatever, Brittany Ashton Holmes as his daughter (about 5 or 6 years old I guess),who lives on the station with her parents,and finally,the one person that saves the whole thing from being a DUD, a young woman named Lara Harris, who I had never heard of, but she basically saves the whole thing, well, at least makes it watchable. She plays the (good character) in peril well without having to say a lot, which is good considering the quality of the script. She is also exactly the type of woman I find most attractive i.e. small boobs, slender body, long legs, big feet), so if it weren't for continuing to want to watch HER, I would have stopped watching this film, it really is that bad. One thing you'd have to wonder, in the near future before the Star Trek like ships, would people bring their little children into space with them? I sure wouldn't!!!! So, long story short, if it weren't for the sexy, barefoot girl I would not have watched this crap for more than 5 minutes! I would rate it as one-quarter star-BARELY up from "DUD." Avoid it if you can! -
vinylnun18 December 2005I've seen this movie several times. Why? Not because it has any redeeming qualities, but rather because it is SO bad that it verges on comical - unintentionally I'm sure. A bloated, unattractive Richard Grieco plays a "crazed" android-like creature; I say "android-like" because actually having real special effects would have bumped this movie over its $10,000 budget I suspect.
It used to air quite a bit on my late night DISH network - maybe Roger Corman paid THEM to show it? Because otherwise I can't imagine how it came to claim two hours of anyone's life. Also, for some mysterious reason, it also appears under the movie title "Circuit Breaker," perhaps to trick unsuspecting Grieco fans into thinking there's another elusive treasure of his quality work tucked away on a dusty shelf somewhere.
If, like me, you find a twisted-sort of hilarity in watching criminally bad films, this one doesn't disappoint. With a plot so thin you can see Grieco's lovehandles through it, and acting that makes your local TV commercials seem like quality entertainment, this is the creme de la creme of crappy movies. -
Nogami14 November 2006I can think of nothing better to describe this movie than when the IMDb suggested watching "Alien³" if I "liked this movie". Apt characterization...
Awful special effects, awful plot, sub-par acting (though Lara Harris is appealing), cinematic "no-nos" involving the cute kid... I've seen student films that were better. The best thing that could be said about this movie is that it doesn't look like anyone (actors, or crew) took it too seriously.
That said, it's a perfect choice for any "bad movies night" where you and your friends want to sit around and MST3K a movie. So bad, it's good... sort of... -
I thought of Dead Calm in space when I saw this film, but just not done as well. There's no atmosphere, the way the film is shot seems like a camera was just thrown up and had people acting in front of it. Roger Corman is famous for cheap movies and crappy looking films so it's not much of a surprise. I can't say there's any really redeeming aspect to the film.
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teuthis10 January 2002This film is cheap, tacky, and inconsistent. It has no discernible direction, and violates nearly every rule of good entertainment. It is also boring; the worst sin of all. The special effects are definitely not special; or even excusable. The editing is confusing, but then so is the premise of this film-making felony. And please; Richard Grieco fans should never see this film. He is bloated, expressionless and and impossibly awful.
However, I was attracted to the acting and persona of Lara Harris. She did an excellent job with her role, and almost salvaged the film for me, in her near-solo performance. She is also quite beautiful and sensual. So if you wake up from your afternoon nap, find yourself lashed to your recliner, your remote just out of reach, and this god-awful mess is playing; don't panic. Just enjoy Lara and remember; laughter is the best revenge.