I just sat through THE DAY TIME ENDED (1979) and have no real clue what was going on. probably like everyone involved with it.
http://youtu.be/t2PkSwkhSas (http://youtu.be/t2PkSwkhSas)
STARCRASH is the 'high' point of this genre for me.
any other curios or monstrosities from this era ? good or bad will do.
edit - they don't have to be specific rip-offs or homages to other sci-fi films btw
I remember as a young boy seeing 'The Humanoid' with my mum in the cinema. Always had a soft spot for it ever since.
Quote from: Dark Alex on January 18, 2019, 01:24:33 PM
I remember as a young boy seeing 'The Humanoid' with my mum in the cinema. Always had a soft spot for it ever since.
http://youtu.be/8peg5JYiBZY (http://youtu.be/8peg5JYiBZY)
looks fun. like a badmovie mashup of STAR WARS and METAL MICKEY
Quote from: zombie no.one on January 18, 2019, 01:10:19 PM
I just sat through THE DAY TIME ENDED (1979) and have no real clue what was going on. probably like everyone involved with it.
http://youtu.be/t2PkSwkhSas (http://youtu.be/t2PkSwkhSas)
STARCRASH is the 'high' point of this genre for me.
any other curios or monstrosities from this era ? good or bad will do.
edit - they don't have to be specific rip-offs or homages to other sci-fi films btw
Star crash was the height of the genre for you? Oh puhleeeze. While Caroline munroe in the space dominatrix outfit was awesome asides from that "battle beyond the stars" beat that movie like i beat trump voters when there are no witnesses around. Plus it had Sybil danning's tits in it. I think the rest of her was there too.
"Galaxy of terror" was a great if controversial movie on a budget.
hmm don't think I've seen either of those 2, thanks...
INSEMINOID is one I have affection for. It's really crappy but I like it. Stephanie Beacham is hilariously miscast
They're both roger corman movies. Battle beyond the stars features a starship tt si basically a flying pair of tits.
(http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/4/03/battle-beyond-the-stars.jpg?itok=Lu3GUFVu)
Of all the STAR WARS rip offs, STARCRASH is most certainly my favorite. I'll watch this over any Star Bores junk anyday.
Remember CHARIOTS OF THE GODS? (1970)?
Remember OVERLORDS OF THE UFO (1976)? No?
This is the stupidest documentary I have ever seen.
Here's the whole f**king mind bending thing!
http://youtu.be/QQJRSccSiac (http://youtu.be/QQJRSccSiac)
I enjoy
Message From SpaceSorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC4v979_fQk#)
Tho it can be a LOT to take in all at once.
QuoteI just sat through THE DAY TIME ENDED (1979) and have no real clue what was going on. probably like everyone involved with it.
A timewarp sent a family through multiple dimensions, where they met other beings lost in time, some friendly, most hostile. Eventually they escape the timewarp to make a new life on an alien planet. Just an excuse to try out different FX techniques, which is why I enjoy it.
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PkSwkhSas#)
If you've not seen it, Lifeforce is also worth checking out.
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTM0lAiSJ6w#)
I've seen LIFEFORCE (just last year in fact), pretty good. Never heard of MESSAGE FROM SPACE though, thanks.
Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on January 18, 2019, 05:44:13 PM
They're both roger corman movies.
the Corman space film attempt I have seen is FORBIDDEN WORLD (1982), which should win the award for 'most useless robot character in movie history'. :)
will check out that documentary RC thanks
Recommended if not seen yet.
"Bimbos" in Space:
Saturn 3 (1980)
Galaxina (1980)
Aliens on Earth:
Without Warning (1980)
Strange Invaders (1983)
The Dark (1979)
Scared to Death (1980)
Time Walker (1982)
Mindblowing Weird:
The Visitor (1979)
The Psychotronic Man (1979)
Visitors from Another Planet:
Hangar 18 (1980)
Mysterious Two (1982)
Italian Star Wars knock off:
Star Odyssey (1979)
Message From Space Review: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/messagespace/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/messagespace/)
I've not seen Battle Beyond the Stars, but I have seen Space Raiders, which re-used some of the FX.
Still haven't seen Starcrash or Lifeforce either. I have a copy of Starcrash's sequel, but haven't watched it; the plot sounds like porn. (It came in a 50 pack.)
You might want to try Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone and The Last Starfighter. Tho I'm not sure those were cheap movies...
STARCRASH reminds me of those youtube vids where someone tries to condense an entire movie into 90 seconds, except the entire film is like that. never knew it had a sequel...
Quote from: claws on January 19, 2019, 02:49:03 PM
Recommended if not seen yet.
"Bimbos" in Space:
Saturn 3 (1980)
Galaxina (1980)
Aliens on Earth:
Without Warning (1980)
Strange Invaders (1983)
The Dark (1979)
Scared to Death (1980)
Time Walker (1982)
Mindblowing Weird:
The Visitor (1979)
The Psychotronic Man (1979)
Visitors from Another Planet:
Hangar 18 (1980)
Mysterious Two (1982)
Italian Star Wars knock off:
Star Odyssey (1979)
haha that's loads thanks...out of those I've only seen WITHOUT WARNING and THE VISITOR.
Hanger 18 is good, if I remember correctly.
Star Odyssey is fun...for all the wrong reasons: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/starodyssey/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/starodyssey/) The version I saw didn't even have all the scenes in the right order.
Same director made Cosmos: War of the Planets & War of the Robots. Enjoyed Cosmos; Robots was boring.
War of the Robots Review: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/warrobots/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/warrobots/)
Andrew didn't review Cosmos; here's a review from 1000MispentHours: http://1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/cosmoswaroftheplanets.htm (http://1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/cosmoswaroftheplanets.htm)
QuoteSTARCRASH reminds me of those youtube vids where someone tries to condense an entire movie into 90 seconds, except the entire film is like that. never knew it had a sequel...
Not a true sequel, but a similar movie which re-used the same FX & was marketed as a sequel in some territories:
Escape from Galaxy 3http://www.monstershack.net/sp/index.php/escape-from-galaxy-3-1981/ (http://www.monstershack.net/sp/index.php/escape-from-galaxy-3-1981/)
Plot: While escaping an Evil Overloard two space warriors crash on a distant planet (Earth) where they have sex with the natives till the Overloard shows up.
Also of Interest:
Planet of [the] Dinosaurs
Trailer for Planet of Dinosaurs:
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYkrg02yGL8#)
StarCrash was my introduction to low budget European "B"/exploitation knock-off movies when I was a wee lad, so it'll always be my favorite.
Battle Beyond The Stars is another goody, as is Forbidden World (aka Mutant) and Galaxy of Terror.
Saturn 3 was a SF movie likely made due to the success of star wars. It could have been better and had a big budget cut halfway thru.
Titan find, aka creature, was a pretty IYF alien ripoff.
Galaxina was a fun movie that didn't take itself seriously, and will make yiu hate the scum who murdered Dorothy Stratton.
There's always StarKnight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knight_of_the_Dragon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knight_of_the_Dragon) Cool title, concept, & scene design, but somehow less than a sum of its parts. I think the script needed another draft or two.
(Hope 1985 isn't too late.)
And there's the Things to Come remake: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/thingstocome/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/thingstocome/) I actually like the robot design there; still need to see the movie.
nah 85 is fine... half the bad movies from 1985 were probably made in 83-84 anyway
PLANET OF THE DINOSAURS looks craptastic, never heard of it!
Quote from: FatFreddysCat on January 22, 2019, 11:47:21 AM
Battle Beyond The Stars is another goody, as is Forbidden World (aka Mutant) and Galaxy of Terror.
all 3 mentioned on page 1 :wink: but thanks anyway
Planet of Dinosaurs Review: http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/P/dinoplanet.html (http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/P/dinoplanet.html)
Coldfusion Video Reviews had a more positive assessment, but the site's gone. INathan Shumite, the webmaster, started a new site, but I don't think he still has his old reviews.
My Review: Good FX, ok concept, bad acting, earsplitting music. Mute your TV when they start to climb the mountain, unless you want a headache.
Parasite was an 'Alien' knock off from '82. Features a before she was famous Demi Moore.
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxpGLCox7wo#)
Alien a mid-budget feature which lifts elements from Planet of Vampires. :wink:
Alien Contamination, from the director of Star Crash. Another one I own, but haven't watched yet. Guess what it's ripping off.
Quote from: Pacman000 on January 22, 2019, 03:00:16 PM
Alien a mid-budget feature which lifts elements from Planet of Vampires. :wink:
Alien Contamination, from the director of Star Crash. Another one I own, but haven't watched yet. Guess what it's ripping off.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jiV3dCs346I
Quote from: Pacman000 on January 22, 2019, 09:48:28 AM
Trailer for Planet of Dinosaurs:
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYkrg02yGL8#)
Great movie!
I always had a soft spot (mebbe in the head) for FOOD OF THE GODS (1976)
http://youtu.be/D4owqN-sLhQ (http://youtu.be/D4owqN-sLhQ)
Remember Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone, with Peter Strauss and a young Molly Ringwald?
Sorry... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5fM8HbKEfw#)
Wiki sez some studio genius thought it would be a good idea to release it a week before Return Of The Jedi. Did they seriously think this movie would survive going head to head with that?
Metalstorm, the destruction of Jared-syn.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/smoothie-shop-charges-democrats-more/?fbclid=IwAR0Bt_GPQVbVrzjIsrxfy6hFCWKWFsazGwl5cLzhoSq0muNXCoqyCff2WLw (https://www.blackenterprise.com/smoothie-shop-charges-democrats-more/?fbclid=IwAR0Bt_GPQVbVrzjIsrxfy6hFCWKWFsazGwl5cLzhoSq0muNXCoqyCff2WLw)
Quote from: Pacman000 on January 22, 2019, 03:00:16 PM
Alien a mid-budget feature which lifts elements from Planet of Vampires. :wink:
Alien Contamination, from the director of Star Crash. Another one I own, but haven't watched yet. Guess what it's ripping off.
CONTAMINATION is good fun, check it out. I forgot it was the same director as STARCRASH
We can't forget about Don Dohler's films:
The Alien Factor (1976)
Nightbeast (1982)
The Galaxy Invader (1985)
I copied this list from Wikipedia, but I don't think such a simple list is copyright-able; it's just a chronological list anyone could make with research. Fiend was there, but it doesn't sound like sci-fi, so I didn't included it.
Oh lord, galaxy invader. Was that monster costume knit by someones grandmother?
Oh yeah, "invasion from inner earth".
Lifepod. (ORIGINAL NOT THE REMAKE!)
Massacre at outpost zeta.
"Warp speed" starring (Holy batman, batman!) Adam west is a low budget but fairly decent sci-fi movie about a psychic sent to investigate a derelict ship. Her "readings" reveal the fate of he ship and her crew.
This could have been a better movie with a bigger budget and even as is has its moments.
Sven already mentioned Invasion from Inner Earth, but Bill Rebane made other sci-fi films:
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake (1975) A.K.A. Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell
The Alpha Incident (1978)
The Capture of Bigfoot (1979) a.k.a. The Legend of Bigfoot
I've seen The Alpha Incident. It's ok, but depressing, poorly acted, & with few/no likable characters.
Andrew reviewed The Capture of Bigfoot: http://www.badmovies.org/capsules/c/capbigfoot/ (http://www.badmovies.org/capsules/c/capbigfoot/)
List from Wikipedia, but, again, it's the sort of thing anyone could come up with, so I doubt it's copyright-able.
U. F. O target earth was a 1974 cheapass movie that was downright weird from what little I can recall of it.
This review backs up my fragmented, faded memories.
http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/UFOTargetEarth.html (http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/UFOTargetEarth.html)
Quote from: Pacman000 on January 24, 2019, 01:14:33 PM
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
maybe we can chuck EMPIRE OF THE ANTS in as well then... more kind of 'mutant animal' than sci-fi maybe, but with sci-fi overtones!
I saw U.F.O: Target Earth & was dissapointed the UFO was a spiritual/energy UFO; I hoped to see a model. Cool Trippy graphics tho. Of course today RealPlayer can produce similar visuals in real time...
Larry Buccanan was still making movies in the early 80's, but most of his late 70's/early 80's films don't sound like sci-fi. Two which do:
Mistress of the Apes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_of_the_Apes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_of_the_Apes)
The Loch Ness Horror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loch_Ness_Horror (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loch_Ness_Horror)
(I usually consider Monster movies sci-fi, unless the monster is clearly supernatural.)
Also, there's The Land Time Forgot, & its two sequels. http://www.badmovies.org/movies/landforgot/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/landforgot/) They might not have had the best FX, but they still had good stories.
Looking at the review index brings up two more:
The Last Dinosaur: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/lastdinosaur/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/lastdinosaur/)
Laserblast: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/laserblast/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/laserblast/)
I'd like to see The Last Dinosaur. Not all that interested in Laserblast.
I'm going to have to stop now... There are too many to list.
by the term "sci-fi" I generally mean films that either take place in space or another planet. (or if they take place on earth they must involve something that came from space or another planet, to earth). that's just my preferred definition btw
Ah, ok. How about Brother from Another Planet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brother_from_Another_Planet
Heven't seen it. Have seen Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, but that's from 1986.
Quote from: Pacman000 on January 25, 2019, 12:55:03 PM
Ah, ok. How about Brother from Another Planet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brother_from_Another_Planet
heh, the poster makes it look so crappy. but roger ebert gave it 3.5/4, interesting...
A few more "Aliens on Earth" movies:
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
Prey (1977)
Alien 2: On Earth (1980)
Wavelength (1983)
and of course the notorious Leslie Nielsen comedy:
The Creature Wasn't Nice (1981)
Ok, someone has to say it.
Flesh Gordon.
Quote from: claws on January 25, 2019, 06:50:57 PM
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
Prey (1977)
Alien 2: On Earth (1980)
Wavelength (1983)
and of course the notorious Leslie Nielsen comedy:
The Creature Wasn't Nice (1981)
I really wanted to like THE DEADLY SPAWN but sadly I found it tedious. ALIEN 2 was funny though, I remember a scene at a bowling alley with literally the worst dubbing I've ever seen (probably).
don't think I've seen the other 3. I did re-watch DAY OF THE ANIMALS with Leslie Nielsen the other day, his character in that is genuinely unpleasant. always strange seeing him not play Frank Drebin or at least a comedy role
Meteor, can't forget that. I'm probably the only person who likes that movie...
We probably should forget End of the World, but it's a sci-fi film of the right time period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_the_World_(1977_film)
Quote from: zombie no.one on January 26, 2019, 02:19:15 AM
I really wanted to like THE DEADLY SPAWN but sadly I found it tedious.
It is one of my favorite "weather" movies. I love how The Deadly Spawn begins in the early morning, and it is pretty much raining all the time. You don't see that much rain in horror movies.
If IMDb is right, Sandy Frank's Fugitive Alien movies didn't come out till the late 80's.
Still, they were edited from a 1978 TV series, so you might want to look into them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wolf_(TV_series)
And there was also Swords of the Space Arc, edited from Message From Space: Galactic Battle, the TV-series which followed Message From Space.
I've seen Fugitive Alien 1, but not 2 or Swords of the Space Arc.
thanks for all these. a lot of stuff has obviously found its way onto youtube, will check it out
Quote from: claws on January 26, 2019, 09:31:39 AM
It is one of my favorite "weather" movies. I love how The Deadly Spawn begins in the early morning, and it is pretty much raining all the time. You don't see that much rain in horror movies.
true. SEVEN springs to mind..
Wikipedia has a category for 80's sci-fi films. Looking at it led me to Android (1982): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(film) Not a bad movie.
Complete category: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_science_fiction_films
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
http://video.disney.com/watch/unidentified-flying-oddball-trailer-4beb1eb89a00160a00a59379 (http://video.disney.com/watch/unidentified-flying-oddball-trailer-4beb1eb89a00160a00a59379)
Saw this once when I was a kid. I liked it, but no one else did, so we got rid of the tape. :bluesad:
A retelling of A Connecticut Yankee in King Author's Court, with an accidental astronaut. A NASA worker accidentally takes off in an unmanned space craft, & winds up in the middle ages.
I wonder how many knockoffs of Alien and Terminator throughout the 80's?
You rang?
(https://imgs.dvdempire.com/product/500/1906183/alienator-the-cover-art.jpg)
Quote from: Dark Alex on January 28, 2019, 05:16:21 PM
I wonder how many knockoffs of Alien and Terminator throughout the 80's?
BRUNO MATTEI actually made a film called TERMINATOR 2 in 1989. two years before the arnie one
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/Terminator-2-shocking-dark-poster.jpg/220px-Terminator-2-shocking-dark-poster.jpg)
"Although the film was promoted as a rip-off of James Cameron's The Terminator, it is actually mostly a rip-off of Aliens, also by Cameron."
lol