2/10/11

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone in 2D


A bad film in most ways. Rudimentary script, pedestrian direction and editing, ersatz John Williams score. But the art direction, from the sets to the vehicles to costumes, matte paintings and lighting is very striking. As much money was behind the production as 'Star Wars" (about 14 million), and they spent that money in an irresponsible but creative way. This alone makes it worth seeing. And like 'Starcrash' or 'Yor: Hunter from the Future', it moves along at a fast clip with many space-age thrills and hijinx. Some stills:














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