The Last Starfighter (1984)
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Sci-Fi Fail...or, at least, Stale
Everything about it was bad--the characters sucked, the plot sucked, the total unrealism insulted your intelligence, the sci-fi wonder-workings were bland and ordinary, even the much-hailed final fight was stupid and not worth watching.
....And, on further reflection, I'll admit: maybe it was sup... read more
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" Alex Rogan is a small town teenager with big time dreams. Dreams of college... of success... of marrying his girlfriend, Maggie. He's just like everybody else, except Alex has a very special talent... that no one on Earth can appreciate. But tonight, a mysterious stranger has called on Alex. He's come from a galaxy that's under attack from an alien force. And Alex's unique ability is their last hope. He's got one extraordinary chance at the dream of a lifetime. The film, featured earlier p"
" Alex Rogan is a small town teenager with big time dreams. Dreams of college... of success... of marrying his girlfriend, Maggie. He's just like everybody else, except Alex has a very special talent... that no one on Earth can appreciate. But tonight, a mysterious stranger has called on Alex. He's come from a galaxy that's under attack from an alien force. And Alex's unique ability is their last hope. He's got one extraordinary chance at the dream of a lifetime. The film, featured earlier p"
"Pros: Lance Guest as Alex Catherine Mary Stewart as Maggie Music score by Craig Safan It’s a fun movie. Star Wars, but at a trailer park. Con: The effects feels are considerably dated."
" *First use of 'integrated CGI' where the effects are supposed to represent real world objects."
" A teenage kid discovers that the video game he has mastered is secretly a celestial training simulation program, when he is notified by an alien who reveals to him that he is a gunner/star-soldier in an intergalactic war between good and evil. So, to all you video gamers out there, don't listen to society when it tries to convince you that all those hours spent on your x-box, gameboy or psp will eventually accumulate into a vast amount of wasted life. For all anybody knows, you could very we"
" First Viewing Viewing Date: December 30th Via: Blu-ray Plot: After conquering a video game, Alex is recruited to join an intergalactic team of starfighters to defend thousands of worlds - including Earth - from an impending attack. Rating: 7.6/10"
"I haven't seen this one for a long, long time. It ends on a cliffhanger, but I really don't give a rat's ass about the lack of resolution. "
"Re-watch - Sept. 9th I picked this up from the library too, thinking that I'd either watch it with my daughter or watch it on my own. I definitely hadn't seen it since the '90s, and recall loving it when I was younger. And aside from the effects it's held up pretty well. I was surprised. The space battle scenes look super cheesy now, with their blocky video-game-style appearance. The creature effects have held up far better thankfully, and overall it's a fun movie. My daughter wound up really e"
" Directed by: Nick Castle Produced by: Gary Adelson, Edward O. Denault, John Whitney, Jr., and Robert E. Swanson Written by: Jonathan E. Betuel Cinematography: King Baggot Edited by: Carroll Timothy O'Meara Music by: Craig Safan Distributed by: Universal Pictures"
" Directed by: Nick Castle Produced by: Gary Adelson, Edward O. Denault, John Whitney, Jr., and Robert E. Swanson Written by: Jonathan E. Betuel Cinematography: King Baggot Edited by: Carroll Timothy O'Meara Music by: Craig Safan Distributed by: Universal Pictures"