It's true that this is a shoestring, dubbed, Italian move about a space ship that discovers a planet ruled by robots. It's true that it was released in the same year as "Star Wars." It's true that the special effects are risible. We have to add, though, that the babes in their body suits don't look so terrible. And the electronic music, though not nearly so inventive, reminds us of "Forbidden Planet." The model here was clearly not "Star Wars" but "Star Trek." The uniforms are similar, the acting ligneous, the plot formulaic -- you land on a strange planet and find its inhabitants in some situation resembling one that Earthlings might be facing in a few years, or already have faced.
I couldn't sit through the whole thing, but younger kids might enjoy it. It's not very challenging, and it's colorful and has a lot of motion. What would a kid care if a space ship was obviously a miniature dangling from a couple of wires? For adults, if you really intend to watch it, may I suggest that you chemically alter your brain before the experience? Well, maybe it doesn't matter. If you don't do it yourself, this Grade Z movie is likely to do it for you.
I couldn't sit through the whole thing, but younger kids might enjoy it. It's not very challenging, and it's colorful and has a lot of motion. What would a kid care if a space ship was obviously a miniature dangling from a couple of wires? For adults, if you really intend to watch it, may I suggest that you chemically alter your brain before the experience? Well, maybe it doesn't matter. If you don't do it yourself, this Grade Z movie is likely to do it for you.