Assault on Dome 4

"Assault on Dome 4" is certainly not a good movie. In any sense of the word "good". The filmmakers didn't do a "good" job; The storyline wasn't a "good" idea; The movie, if left alone, wouldn't provide for a "good" time. However, there is but one man we can count on to save even the most awful drek that any channel (Sci-Fi included) can produce. And that man is Bruce Campbell.

I highly reccomend this movie, solely for Campbell. His performance is hilarious, his character is dead-on, and he actually seems to be glad to be there, unlike most Sci-Fi Channel actors.

One note, though - if you're not a Bruce fan, SEE EVIL DEAD FIRST. He does a terrific job in this movie, but...come on. There's not much to think about there.

"Oh, YOU KILLED ME!" Thanks for another great effort, Bruce.

My score: 5 (out of 10)

Number of those points attributed to Campbell: 4.8

This is the kind of movie that assures Bruce Campbell of his cult status. The movie is downright awful, but Bruce shines by overflowing with his characteristic cockiness. If your interested in story, special effects, good screen writing, or little things like a cohesive plot or originality, then pass on it; but if you appreciate the over-the-top idiocy of a pure guilty pleasure B-made-for-TV movie, then this is definitely a must see.

I love the movie because of the sheer balls it must have taken to produce: The dialog is awful. The characters are cut-and-dried stereotypes. The entire movie seems as if it was written overnight. It was awesome.

Well, you know what you are getting with this movie, and it delivers just exactly that. This is a low budget Sci-Fi movie in every term of the phrase.

The story is about Chase Moran (played by Joseph Culp) who is returning to Dome 4 to visit his wife Lily Moran (played by Jocelyn Seagrave), when his plans are foiled by an intergalactic terrorist named Alex Windham (played by Bruce Campbell). Alex Windham plans to use the resources from Dome 4 to make powerful bombs and carve out a world for himself.

Right, well the storyline is fairly average, cliché even for a Sci-Fi movie, but it was fun enough to watch.

There is one reason, and one reason only, as to why people watch this. And that is, of course, Bruce Campbell. He really did bring up this movie a notch with his usual charms and hilarious acting. Because without him, the movie would have been nothing more than a B-movie, a bad low budget Sci-Fi, with equally bad low budget props and sets.

"Assault on Dome 4" is well worth a watch for any fan of Bruce Campbell.

Apparently it is very hard to get a copy of this film and even Bruce Campbell makes fun of his role in My Name is Bruce. Luckily for me someone posted it on a video site in very good quality so I could enjoy it. And let me tell you. It is one of the better Die Hard clones. Is it a good movie? Not a chance. This one is as cheesy as they come although in a good way. The biggest reason to watch this clone is Bruce Campbell. He is hamming it up big time and is simply a joy to watch. The main character Chase Morran played by Joshep Culp (son of Robert Culp) is actually very believable as unwanted hero. You will have to ignore his one liners because they are far from funny. Although the fact that they aren't makes it funny. So what about the action? For some reason the director Gilbert Po (who never directed a movie after this one ever again) thought it was wise to shoot the action scenes in slow motion. And in general that does make it visually more appealing. However in this case the slow motion is done poorly and has a very laughable effect. But it's not over used so that most action scenes are decent. In general I think his direction was quite decent. It certainly is much better than say that of Brett Ratner or Uwe Boll. I wonder what happened to him? Assault on Dome 4 is incredibly fast paced, witty and blatant copy of Die Hard. In fact one could almost see it as a parody on it since the motive for Alex Windham (Bruce Campbell) is so ridiculous and far fetched that it must have been meant as some sort of satire. Overall this TV Movie is entertaining from start till finish and it definitely belongs to the better Die Hard rip offs. Then how come it is so difficult to get a hold of this movie? If you can get hold of a copy or can watch it on television or online then do so. It's a lot of fun.

Seemed like "Diehard" on a low budget, in space. Was Okay, Great for you to watch if you're a Bruce Campbell fan. I good film for when you can't find something else to watch.