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5/10
awesome 30 year throwback
natcalgary13 April 2020
At first as I watched I thought to myself... man this is cheesy. But after 30 minutes I realized that this is what they were going for. Low budget 80's or 90's theme sci-fi that, although the acting and visuals were low budget, the actual story was pretty cool.

reminded me a bit of back to the future...

5.5
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3/10
Nice poster!
Marius_I12 April 2020
A few days ago this movie was rated 6.5, I guess by the people in it and their friends. It looks like I wanted to learn how to make a movie and went googling for a while and then gathered bunch of friends to start shooting. Apart from the movie appeared to be made on a green wall half of the time, poor acting from Ryan Wesen and Laura James made me stop watching after 22 min. I gave 3 stars out of respect for the effort and time they spent in creating this... this. I don't recommend watching.
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4/10
Terrible movie with an interesting cast
srdjan_veljkovic17 April 2020
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So, you have John James and Maxwell Caulfield of Dynasty (soap opera) fame. Caulfield looks amazing for his age, as if it's been ~10 years since Dynasty, not >30; James not so much, but he still has those peculiar eyebrows, so it's an interesting trip down the memory lane.

There's also Sean Young, of Blade Runner and The Dune fame (and that's just iconic sci-fi movies, she was actually quite hot in the 80s and played in a lot of stuff then). She doesn't look good at all, but, it's interesting to see her playing in another sci-fi movie, however terrible it is.

And then there's Flash Gordon himself, Sam J Jones. That alone is enough to make a movie interesting. There should have been some spoofs of Flash Gordon, but, then it would have been maybe not a terrible movie, yet it's as if someone wanted this to be bad.

At long last, Laura James, the daughter of John James, has a very interesting combination of cute and hot. Like a little less pretty Olivia Wilde, but with a much better body. The way she towers the protagonist of the movie, without even wearing heels, is very effective.

So, it's a very strange movie; terrible, yet worth seeing for a very unique and interesting cast (who actually seem to be having a good time doing this), if you remember or simply like the sci-fi and soap operas of the 80s.
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Trash
tyronemoney-2731924 April 2020
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This has to be one of the worst movies I ever attempted to watch. The first car chase scene is stolen from Bad Boys 2. The parking garage with all the same cars. I dought they were able to get permission to use a scene from a movie as big as bad boys so they are gonna get sued... that's the scene where martins sister is getting chased when the deal goes bad and Martin Lawrence and will Smith chase behind the bad guys in muscle cars in his Maserati. They used all the muscle cars and took all the crash scenes...
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2/10
lame and a half
ops-5253510 April 2020
I didnt know they made films of this genre anymore, so if youre a time travel nerd, you might like it, i didnt

its a actioncomedy of low quality acting, basic filmography, a done for a nickel score, boiling and headless action, terrible staging and stand in front of a green wall way of exterior filming. if this where made in 1981, i woudve raised an eyebrow or two, but not today. the only thing raising the score are some neat driving action with alot of crashing and tyre squeeling

the grumpy old man are not impressed, its a no recommend
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2/10
Terrible acting
besar-pllana13 April 2020
Terrible acting, poor storyline and very predictable. 2 stars for trying to make it.
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1/10
This Bad Boy 4: The Wannabe
tremon4213 April 2020
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Spoiler Alert: So this movie stole the entire Bad Bad 2 chase scene with Gabrielle Union out the parking deck. Really? I was done with the movie after that. No originality!!!
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2/10
Had to puke
t-ploegstra13 April 2020
Most horrible B, no Z movie i ever had to watch. After the "subtile" introduction i was like "oookai" then the intro-music started... while listening to that incoherend lyrics and simple melody, together with the scrappy views and graphics, i had to run for the toilet to puke my guts empty.

How can anyone distroy any low bidget on this kind of crap? Better safe more budget or find more funds (and more qualified staff/actors) to make a real B-movie.

Bye
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1/10
I want my 93min back!
averagejoeshmoe10 April 2020
From the crap cgi to the terrible acting this movie had me turning away and cringing more than anything ive ever watched. Please for the sake of all that is good. Do not waste your time watching this pile of excrement.
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7/10
Back to the 80's
axlerod8814 April 2020
This was an enjoyable, guilty pleasure to watch. I'm a huge fan of the 80's action, adventure movies & this movie is so well executed that it would fit perfectly with other movies of that time such as Remo Williams, Big Trouble in Little China etc. but on a smaller budget. So the CGI for the teleportation was cheesy but it didn't affect the overall enjoyment of the story. Lots of action & a story line that moves along quickly had me cheering for our heroes. Break out the popcorn because we're going back to the...
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5/10
After what just happened?
nogodnomasters20 June 2020
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Ane (Ryan Wesen ) stumbles upon a teleporter while jacking a car. The government wants it back at all costs and can follow its magnetic signature. Dane ends up with a girl (Laura James) in a plot with wholes you can drive a truck through.

This is a kid's film. It reminded me of "Zapped" without the nudity. It appears they sent out feelers at the end for a sequel. When did a Miami boy learn to snowboard like a pro? He stole cars that should have worked into the ending but didn't.

Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.
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10/10
A fun B-movie throwback to the 80' VHS stuff I love
ewebb-8465312 April 2020
I'm giving this movie a few extra stars as I read some of the other low reviews and they are simply inaccurate. It's about teleportation, not time travel kids. The young leads do a really great job, Sam Jones hilariously chews up the scenery, and John James is a gleefully evil bad guy. It's a movie having fun with an old genre and I throughly enjoyed it. Maybe some of the younger viewers want darkness and irony but I don't. Many of the effects are pretty ropey but that never stopped me from enjoying the "Star Trek" or "Dr. Who" series.
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7/10
Great B movie
dderek-4656424 July 2020
This movie has some decent acting. The special effects are pretty good and the plot is pretty enjoyable. For a netfix movie, it was worth watching.
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3/10
Dire!
Pat10030 August 2020
You possibly never saw the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby films where, when they had painted themselves into a corner, they would shout "Special Effects!" And be magically transported to the next scene. Here, it's seemingly done with a torch/flashlight. It's a pretty pathetic effort with some pretty bad acting. I could sympathise with the actors having to put up with such bad, cheap scenes. Pass on this one and try something else.
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1/10
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burnadameyaw26 April 2020
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The worse movie ever Made in 2020.. just a waste of time
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2/10
Not the absolute worst, but it's in the running
gpantalone2 August 2020
Competition for the absolute worst ever is pretty stiff. This is just a typical low budget, poorly planned, poorly executed snoozer. Tip when being chased by cliche bad guys, just run, because, apparently, bad guys don't run after you no matter how badly they want that device. But 5hey do remind you that they want they device as they wait for you to disappear before firing at you, knowing full well that you will disappear.
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1/10
21st century ???
kasicj21 May 2020
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Is it possible that such cheap and bad films are being made today, the cast is bad, the production, the script that even children can't soak, mostly one of the worst films of all time
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1/10
What the hell
alexb-5513720 April 2022
Does the Bad Boys producers know that this movie stole the intro car chase from one person of their movies? The rest of the movie is a total mess with useless dialogue and the outside footages were taken from different movie so by inserting their actors into those scenes the lighting don't match the background. Jeezus people couldn't you have picked a better production crew to make this mess .
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1/10
Pathetic B grade hopeless movie
eliack11 May 2020
Pathetic B grade hopeless movie. Do not even bother to watch or download. Coompletely ignore this movie. Its was then hopeless, its pathetic
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7/10
Fun and entertaining
Abdulxoxo5 September 2020
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This is a nice fun action movie. It's well done considering its budget. Fine acting by the two leads and the supporting casts. The villain blink is chilling, he's very entertaining to watch. It has a nice 80s feel to it with the obvious green background and string background score.

There's something that bugs me though, how the hell did the male lead learn to ski 🎿 like that? I mean he skis like a pro, How come? Did we miss something? And the camera is soo shaky at times even during a conversation. The chase scenes mostly are good but not well filmed, it's hard to see what's really happening and you can tell that they're not really driving looking at the way they steer the steering wheel so calm despite being in a chaos situation.
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10/10
A cheesy 80's-centric guilty pleasure.
greenmtrental12 April 2020
They simply don't make movies like this anymore and I wish they did. The acting is earnest. The story is simple, there is romance, a great subtext about listening to our hearts - and a surprising amount of action for what is obviously a low-budget movie. Seeing my old 80's favorites in new roles was a blast and the two young leads have a likeability and chemistry that is off the charts. Nothing like feeling better after a movie than when you started it...
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6/10
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teodoricaam11 January 2021
Nice idea, interesting fantasy movie with good actors
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6/10
Fun Movie with Interesting Concept and Cheap Effects
palescales19 May 2021
The concept of the Axcellerator device and how it focuses intent is pretty interesting. Most of the acting was pretty decent (and the acting that was subpar really didn't subtract anything as it seemed appropriate for this kind of movie). The special effects were pretty darn bad, but didn't really take away from the story. Some of the locations that ended up as greenscreen backgrounds boggle the mind. They couldn't actually get the two leads to do a scene in front of a real supermarket?

Anyway, as far as cheaply executed action movies go, this was pretty enjoyable.
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10/10
If Roger Corman was still directing...
david-483813 April 2020
Then he would have made this low-budget un-ironic, fun and funny little movie. It is really true (said elsewhere here) that this kind of movie isn't made anymore, a film with something for everyone. Action, adventure, comedy, romance. The budget shows it's seams, but who cares when the 80's cast is obviously having a blast and newcomers Laura James and Ryan Wesen are obviously going places. If you want Steven Segal, this ain't your film - but if you want a bit of escapist fun, it is.
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6/10
Cheezy fun, better than WW1984
joeyford-553423 February 2021
Weird to see Flash Gordon as a bad guy. Sean Young looks like my aunt who was hot 30 years ago. Leads do a great job. Some sweet cars. Fun
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