Review of Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) by Ben W — 13 Dec 2007

Star Wars rip-off, but a bloody good one with great characters and great voice acting. Unoriginal yet inspiring score.

This review of Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) was written by Ben W on 13 Dec 2007.

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin has generally received positive reviews.

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 30 Aug 2007

I have a copy on video. It haunted my subconscious for years but then I got BlackStar (who are now SendIt) to hunt it down for me. Yay…

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By Louise A (59) on 22 Mar 2008

Yes as al the other reviews say a complete rip off of Star wars, I may get shot for this, but I think I'll agree with my bro, it's better than…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 11 Dec 2007

The animation wasn't too bad for the time in which it was made. A lot of star wars knock offs and predictable outcomes…

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By Benjamin W (694) on 26 Dec 2009

Classic 80's animated movie. While I can see the parallels to Star Wars, it felt more like something out of Heavy Metal to me…

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By Tom R (1,102) on 29 Jul 2011

Starchaser: Legend of Orin takes all of the sci-fi cliches the Star Wars helped to make popular, rolls them all together, and comes out with…

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By Bob P (200) on 11 Jul 2012

On the surface, this is a 1985 animated film that shamelessly rips off Star Wars…

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By Ryan G (1,232) on 17 Dec 2011

God, I love Star Wars rip offs! This movie, of course is an attempt to tap the same audence, it's obvious but who cares…

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By Jamie P (254) on 14 Jan 2008

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By Todd A (559) on 30 Jul 2013

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By Peter W (1,106) on 15 May 2010

A great piece of more adult geared animation it's as good as Heavy Metal or Rock'n'rule…

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