Review of Solarbabies (1986) by Lisa W — 14 Oct 2006

Silly sci-fi wannabe flick saved by Jami Gertz and a few special effects.

This review of Solarbabies (1986) was written by Lisa W on 14 Oct 2006.

Solarbabies has generally received mixed reviews.

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Away, away with all of you and your sorry master, director Alan Johnson, whose every prospect for future employment in this darkling realm…

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What can be said about this film? ... It's not good. It's pretty boring. But it does have an impressive cast just before they made it big…

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This movie is so cheesy, so bad that it's awesome…

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This childhood film took me by surprise when I found on Instant Netflix so I decided to watch it…

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