Interplanetary

Where to start with this?.

I really wanted to like this, I love sci-fi films, even the ultra low budget ones, I love horror films, even low budget ones, but this, oh my God.

The special effects were straight out of the 1970s Doctor Who school of sci-fi. Cheap looking sets, plastic guns, boiler suits for spacesuits. Hard to believe this was made in the 21st Century, it would have been rubbish even back in the 70s. As for the acting, good God, where did they get these people?. The acting is worse than even that in any adult movie, it is that bad. Luckily I was given the DVD from a friend, I am so glad I never paid for it. It says something for how bad this is though, that my friend had bought it for £1 from a Pound Shop less than three years after it was made. It isn't even worth the pound he paid to be honest.

Another for the "Avoid" list I am afraid.

Sometimes, the chutzpah of a filmmaker is more worthy of praise than their abilities or efforts. Such is the case with this shot in Alabama oddity, a palatable mix of sci fi and satire. Which is not to say that it's bad, it isn't, at least technically; the clever use of old fire extinguishers as oxygen paks, terrarium domes and vacuum cleaner hoses as space helmets, and hazmat jumpsuits as space suits are no less ingenious for being recognized for their original purposes. The script's satire of corporate culture borrows more heavily from OFFICE SPACE than ALIEN, which is timelier. Of course, this is low budget indie film making, so there are some seams. But given the limitations under which the filmmakers were working, these are more charming than anything. Most everyone has dealt with smarmy bosses, nonsensical internal policies, and boredom on the job, so it's relatable. Gore effects are good, but the ending seemed a little slipshod. Not a bad watch.

We've all seen or been forced to watch one of those 1950's bubble helmeted d sci-fi adventures which took place in the caverns of the planet Amazonian With the cast of characters a debonair leading man, a kid from the country and some tough speak guy from Brooklyn and maybe a black crew member named Lincoln Hamilton who says yowzer a lot. They bumble around the planet device away they can survive without their cumbersome helmets and free the oppressed masses of that flying rock. Well not this Roger Cormanesque adventure, an alien skeleton is found by an alien mining team, and everybody spends the rest of the movie back biting and double-crossing each other not to mention the skeleton has friends and babies. And there were actually some jokes some one liners in here.

Not only did I enjoy watching this movie, I'm also glad that I watched it. While I only give it a 6 because it is not a film for everyone, there is just something very simple and enjoyable about this ode to b-movies that will stick with me and warms my soul. In terms of a plot, the film is not always coherent and there are major holes. But I don't think that is the point. The best way I can describe this movie is that it is like Office Space or Napoleon Dynamite but on Mars and with people's arms being pulled off. It is about the interactions of people that don't really care anymore even though everyone seems to be disappearing or blowing up. It seems like the people who made this movie really enjoyed themselves. If you like old 50's b-movies see Interplanetary and also check out The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Wardrobe Budget $11 Set Budget $14 Prop Budget $20 Talent Budget $0 Parking $3 C-rate Movie Priceless

This film proves that a cinematic science-fiction masterpiece can be created with a $50 budget. This film was long forgotten at the 2008 Oscars, but it was just cheezy enough to be funny.