With the earlier comments from other critics summing up many of my feelings about this movie, I will make this short.
This is not a great movie, but it was a lot of fun to watch.
It has all the tell tale signs of an epic sci-fi tale that was trimmed down way too far (like Dune or The Black Hole). Great acting edited down to shreds, plot lines that go nowhere (but feel like they should), and great special effects to fill in the blanks.
I havent seen the original release yet, but will search for it just to see an alternate cut, as it seems the original intent was to make a masterfull sci-fi thriller, but the US release falls a bit short of this ideal.
I have seen it twice now, and for all it's misgivings, it makes for some good popcorn time.
This is not a great movie, but it was a lot of fun to watch.
It has all the tell tale signs of an epic sci-fi tale that was trimmed down way too far (like Dune or The Black Hole). Great acting edited down to shreds, plot lines that go nowhere (but feel like they should), and great special effects to fill in the blanks.
I havent seen the original release yet, but will search for it just to see an alternate cut, as it seems the original intent was to make a masterfull sci-fi thriller, but the US release falls a bit short of this ideal.
I have seen it twice now, and for all it's misgivings, it makes for some good popcorn time.