The Drift

The Drift was such a wonderful surprise for me. As a seasoned scifi, space horror fan, I enjoyed every bit of it. When you examine the amount of hard work, and volunteered support & budget this film had, makes me appreciate it even more. The story was gripping and unique. I would love to see what a big budgeted production could do to this movie. But not taking any of the enchanting vibes away from it. If you're a scifi space horror fan, then The Drift will tickle your bones!

I lasted 15 minutes with the film about the underwater bloke with the tough stickers .Aqua-man .. 200 million dollar budget .The Drift is better than a lot of the crap i have watched to get my science fiction fix

Kind of a crazy movie, you really do not know what this salvage crew is really after and it seems they do a lot of bumbling about and asserting their machoism a bit too much, But like I said, what do you expect for 5000 dollar budget, it is kind of amazing that is all this cost in total, the acting is a bit juvenile and the CGI is early 1980's for sure but it is entertaining if you are very stoned on acid or a good joint, other than that it was hard to muddle through, there were several scenes they could have left out like the docking of the ship catastrophe, should have just docked without all the video game hype. Nothing questionable, no nudity or foul language, but it would be a lot better stoned. Enjoy if you can. But still a good effort for 5000 bucks!

On reading the other reviews I felt compelled to add a more positive note to the movie.

Of primary importance I think to bear in mind when reviewing the movie is the ultra low budget of $5000. It must limit what can be achieved with set design, sfx, vfx, production, etc. Also, this film is a first effort of the production company, and was a community project, with cast and crew donating their time. That said, this movie is an astounding success, given the constraints. I have seen much worse results with 50+ times the budget, and the backing of a studio. The script was a good starting point, with reasonable story lines, subplots, and suspenseful moments. It might have made the primary plot a bit clearer, and seemed to rush over some critical points, but the dialogue was well written, and handled well by the cast. The acting, while variable at times, was also engaging, given that many of the cast are having their debut, and most have less than 5 acting credits. The camera work was at times poorly lit, but it did create a claustrophobic atmosphere, which worked well. The sfx/vfx and set design deserve special mention considering again the budgetary constraints. When I think back to the days of the immensely successful Blakes 7 and the cardboard sets that wobbled at every possible opportunity, I think this movie creates a credible world, and visually was well designed. The musical department must take a bow for the awards they have already received. The music worked well, was non intrusive, and fit the scenes perfectly. One can ignore some of the weaknesses, which might easily have been overcome with a bit of extra effort, but they do not hamper your enjoyment of the movie. The implementation of ZeroG and the vacuum of space might have been considered a bit more (eg the coffee maker), but its not a deal breaker. Also some of the "engineering" was a bit "Blue Peter" or "Sesame Street": a bit too DIY compared to the rest of the production, but its forgivable. All in all, I think this was an amazing first effort, and well worth a watch. Its the kind of movie you could well enjoy with a few mates and some popcorn...if only to view it critically, find the flaws, and then consider how in Heaven you could even start to produce it yourself. Congratulation to the cast, crew and production team...an excellent result!

Backyard Productions have been around since 1994, they made uber low budget shorts and parodys and had never made a feature film until The Drift.

On a budget of just £5000 an attempt to make a scifi movie on this scale was arguably foolish but they have knocked it out of the park. For it's budget the film looks outstanding, the score is brilliant and most of the unknown cast do a decent enough job.

Telling the story of a crew venturing into a space graveyard but becoming under attack from angry cannibal survivors.

Okay, the story is a bit muddled in places and ultimately this British movie is badly flawed but it can't be denied that what they have acomplished here is nothing short out outstanding.

Backyard Productions need to try this again with a bigger budget as The Drift shows that these people know how to make movies.

The Good:

Looks amazing for its budget

Well edited

Beautifully scored

The Bad:

A lot is left unexplained

Action scenes are really quite poor

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Apparently in space people CAN hear you scream