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Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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Blistering performances.

One could be cynical and point to 1981's Galaxy of Terror as a blatant cash grab, an Alien clone that pushes itself into squeamish territory that its inspiration only hinted at. You could see it as a disgusting piece of exploitation movie making, filled with faded stars. Or you could just realize that life can be a mysterious, amazing, wonderfully rewarding experience and that a movie can start off ripping something off and become its own gloriously weird and magical thing. Obviously, I'm in the latter camp. And if you aren't, jump off this ride to Morganthus right now, bub!Written and directed by Bruce D. Clark and produced by Roger Corman for around $700,000, this is no big budget affair. But it's a film that uses footage from previous Corman efforts, notably Battle Beyond the Stars, to great effect. And it's also a proving ground for the talent that would lead the science fiction genre throughout the following decade. James Cameron is the art director, providing some intriguing sets and interesting gore replete with maggots. And of all people, the late and oh so lamented Bill Paxton served as the set decorator, previous to his career as an actor.Galaxy begins by showing the last survivor of a downed ship being tracked down and killed as he tried to run away with what looks to be a car muffler. We learn that this is all part of a game played between Mitri and the Planet Master, who keeps his identity hidden. They speak of plans being set into motion and sending another ship, The Quest, to its doom.The ship's crew is led by Captain Trantor (Grace Zabriskie, Sarah Palmer of Twin Peaks, as well as The Grudge and Child's Play 2), who has survived an epic disaster which has rendered her unstable and quite possibly a danger to her entire crew. This point is hammered home as the moment the ship is close to Morganthus, it crash lands on the planet's surface.Also on board are:Alluma (Erin Moran of TV's Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi), a psychic sensitive.Team leader Baelon (Zalman King, who would go behind the camera to steam up the scream with his Red Shoe Diaries series, as well as production (and at times, direction) duties on films such as Two Moon Junction, Wild Orchid and 9 ½ Weeks), who is a complete dick to one and all.Quuhod, a mute crewmember and master of the throwing crystal (Sid Haig, who may be my real father. Honestly, if you're on this site and have no idea who Sid Haig is, life has led you down a dark, dismal path. I'd suggest you stop reading now and go watch Spider Baby or House of 1000 Corpses or Coffy or The Big Bird Cage and so on and so on).Cabren, the film's hero, who seems to be the coolest head (and best mustachioed) on the ship (Edward Albert, son of Green Acres star Eddie Albert).Kore, the ship's cook (Ray Walston, My Favourite Martian, Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dr. Mnesyne from Popcorn).Dameia (Taaffe O'Connell, New Year's Evil), the technical officer.Commander Ilvar (Bernard Behrens, The Changeling), the overall team leader.Ranger, a crew member (Robert Englund, again, if you need a lesson on the importance of this fine actor, your priorities need some serious evaluation).One by one, the team faces their own fears as they explore the planet. Those fears include all manner of gory, horrific deaths. To satisfy the demands of the film's backers, one of those horrific moments includes a sex scene with the buxom O'Connell, but the results are probably not what any of those backers ever dreamed they wanted. Her fear of sexuality and fantasy of submitting to something more powerful than herself leads to a gigantic maggot having a prolonged, fully nude sex scene complete with simulated intercourse, as she gets covered in slime and enjoys an orgasm so great that it kills her. Seriously - this is either the scene where you wonder aloud about Galaxy of Terror's sheer lunacy or walk out of the room in disgust. There is no middle ground.Finally, it's revealed that this is all a cosmic child's game and the Master must be replaced by one of the crew. I'll leave it up to you to watch this film and enjoy the ending for yourself.It's worth noting: As Alien gave way to Aliens, an alum of this film, Cameron, would be at the helm. However, there would be no giant maggots or Sid Haig dancing around in a jumpsuit. If you ask me, we're all the worse for that.Also known as Planet of Terrors and Mind Warp: An Infinity of Terror, Galaxy demands to be viewed. Be warned - this is exploitation filmmaking at its most exploitative. It's a scuzzy, scummy film and may not be for all tastes.

Good Fun Movie. Good Kills. Decent Plot. Not an Alien copy. Good Cinematography and Set Design.This is not an Alien clone. Alien sucks. I watched it last year and was incredibly disappointed. Check out the acting, character motivation, smoking on a spaceship - stupid. The best part of Alien was in the extra footage. I hate that movie. Only similarity this movie has with Alien is that it's a sf space movie with monsters. Big deal.Good camera work. Good kills. Decent acting, not great. Plot is OK, not great. A stupid fun movie. Not bad.Good Fun Movie. Good Kills. Decent Plot. Not an Alien copy. Good Cinematography and Set Design.This is not an Alien clone. Alien sucks. I watched it last year and was incredibly disappointed. Check out the acting, character motivation, smoking on a spaceship - stupid. The best part of Alien was in the extra footage. I hate that movie. Only similarity this movie has with Alien is that it's a sf space movie with monsters. Big deal.Good camera work. Good kills. Decent acting, not great. Plot is OK, not great. A stupid fun movie. Not bad.

I can't remember whether I rented this with friends or saw it on HBO late at night ... probably both, but either way I remember scrunching my lips at the thing and wondering why it was made.Correction; I didn't wonder why it was made, but why the people who made it didn't invest a few more dollars into the thing, or at least put a more serious effort forward. At the time horror films were the big rage (an idiotic genre to begin with), and someone, somewhere, decided that marrying horror with Star Wars would be a great idea and money maker.The problem with that is that money, time, effort and craftsmanship went into the making of Star Wars. Someone who had a story to tell, who was interested in social psychology, the myths created by mankind, history, and updating the old Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers' properties, made Star Wars. I of course speak of George Lucas. And the people who made "Galaxy of Terror" are no George Lucas.Here's the thing, for a scifi film it's not all that convincing. From a story point not all of the characters' plots are completed. From a "horror" perspective it isn't even scary nor suspenseful. And, in retrospect, knowing what I do about the horror genre, I can see why this marriage of genres was doomed for a bitter divorce.Horror relies on superstition. Fear. Science fiction is about using technology, science, or some kind of ability to overcome adversaries. One is steeped in religious and tribal fears, the other is about embracing knowledge for victory (or examine how science and technology have gone wrong). I mean there are a few films that successfully mix the two, "Alien" being one of them, but "Galaxy of Terror" is not one.Another "Let's make Star Wars meets movie-X" film that was made by people who only understand marketing data.Avoid.

I got caught up in this film, even though it totally confused me. Who are these people and why are they so intent on this mission? it seems that there is a bona-fide death wish. They are all either neurotic, frightened, or pure sociopaths. They have no respect for each other and some have gone around the bend. The seemingly sanest is the cook, played by Ray Walston ("My Favorite Martian"), but that is short lived as well. Corman throws every type of gore and slime he can think of, including a woman being raped by some gigantic maggot. I wish I knew what these people were trying to accomplish. All they seem to do is become isolated and then become the prey of the monsters on the planet. There is perpetual jumping out at people where you can anticipate it happening almost every time there is a solitary figure on the screen. Erin Moran from "Happy Days" has a major role. The whole thing has no moderation. The difference between this film and some of the more successful ones is not in production costs. It has to do with a kind of control, a creation of suspense. Mostly, we are not privy to what motivates these people to do what they do. The dialogue is also about as stilted and downright idiotic as it can get. Still, it's hard to take one's eyes off it at times.