Voyage of the Chimera

I did not expected this kind of quality from a movie with a budget equal with the price of a full option Dacia Sandero.

Yes, the lines are forced and the haircuts are... lousy. But the most redeeming quality is that this movie manages to scratch that Hornblower or Honor Harrington itch.

The atmosphere is reminiscent of Das Boot. Not big on quality but the story is solid. You also have the plot of the "poor but noble family son that has to submit to an arranged marriage for economic reasons" and it really works. The good age with capture prizes and buying commissions in space is something that I encountered only in David Weber's "Honorverse" and I don't recall another movie, indie or otherwise to explore this idea.

Give it a go, it will be full of cringe moments but it also has suspense. I've seen John Travolta and John Cusack in worst sci fi movies than this one.

My husband and I really liked the movie. Looked for the series. Will look again. Ended abruptly so was looking for series. Wanted to watch more.

Really, I thought it was a bit cheap, with cheap acting, but when I saw it was a 20k budget, with everything on green screen and actors mapped over backgrounds, well, then I'm impressed!

I've seen very cheap productions, and it doesn't look cheap. Visuals were great, story could have bbeen better and with more depth, but then again, everyone was a newbie on the screen.

I think they should have made a movie instead of a 7 short episodes, and maybe they should have more practiced, or get counceling from expermiented actors, to add more "punch" to the acting.

The whole show didn't just lack a budget to make it happen. Unfortunately there was also a lack of talent in the cast. I personally wouldn't hire a single person from this show to act, as they can't. I appreciate that there was a rag tag team who worked hard to make this show happen but I do think they all should have taken an acting class or two or twelve. The story also fell pretty flat, a lot of poorly written exposition and badly planned execution of the whole ordeal. I wouldn't suggest watching this if you are a fan of sci-fi as even the lowest of budget syfy originals would scratch that itch for you far better than this show can. Also, 5-15 minute episodes are a bad idea when your story isn't very compelling, gives people an easy out.

Very impressive for the budget. I hope the series continues...