Review of Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) by Richard L — 08 Aug 2012
This movie is probably one of Roger Corman's greatest commercial moments ever as a producer and director (although uncredited) since, for a change, he had some budget (2M$), he got his hands on a few celebrities (John Saxon, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Sybil Danning.
.. and other actors who did not fade into obscurity thereafter), the special effects are surprisingly well-made, and the soundtrack was composed by James Horner (which, by the way, really sounds like his Star Trek : The Wrath of Khan score).
However - HOWEVER - even with this kind of money and talent, everything feels cheap. It's more or less an astonishlingly unsubtle rip from Star Wars (for instance, the bad guy is named "Sador", the hero is even more whiny than Luke Skywalker, and there's "Coyboy", your average Han Solo), the special effects and soundrack were re-used in other movies produced by Roger Corman, and there are too many characters for such a thin storyline spread over 1h45'.
Still interesting, though...
This review of Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) was written by Richard L on 08 Aug 2012.
Battle Beyond the Stars has generally received mixed reviews.
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