Or like it was made by someone's parents. There are numerous celebrity impersonators, most of whom I doubt Generation X would have recognized at the time and certainly wouldn't have cared about.
This movie feels far longer than it actually is and I was definitely not caring what happened. This perhaps would have fit better as a 50 minute Outer Limits episode.
One glaring omission is the film doesn't examine the fact that the hostages were more than just hostages. By being forced to perform for cameras, they were essentially raped.
That makes the corny way most everybody reacts to Spab rather uncomfortable.
Dorff's acting is extremely solid which unfortunately puts him in the "took the bad movie seriously " trope.
There is sort of a twist ending that doesn't help the film at all. It's very cutesy and results in something that seems very serious but ultimately is not serious at all, sending the film straight to "everything's ok" kiddie movie territory.
This movie feels far longer than it actually is and I was definitely not caring what happened. This perhaps would have fit better as a 50 minute Outer Limits episode.
One glaring omission is the film doesn't examine the fact that the hostages were more than just hostages. By being forced to perform for cameras, they were essentially raped.
That makes the corny way most everybody reacts to Spab rather uncomfortable.
Dorff's acting is extremely solid which unfortunately puts him in the "took the bad movie seriously " trope.
There is sort of a twist ending that doesn't help the film at all. It's very cutesy and results in something that seems very serious but ultimately is not serious at all, sending the film straight to "everything's ok" kiddie movie territory.