Review of The Last Starfighter (1984) by Matthew C — 13 Aug 2011
In the 80s, you could be anything if you just loved something enough, and tried (or rocked) hard enough. The Last Starfighter was one of the ultimate escape films. A young man, living a life of quiet desperation in a dried up old trailer park, who dreams of bigger things, is only really good at one thing, video games.
And just when it looks like he won't escape the horror and indignity of City College (!), his video game mastery takes him to the battlefront of an interstellar war. The special effects are pretty wonky, but you've got to remember that these were cutting edge computer effects when the film came out.
The movie is fun, but you have to watch it with a child's eyes, not the common cynicism of today's internet chat-room nitpicking. A must for 80s movie fans.
This review of The Last Starfighter (1984) was written by Matthew C on 13 Aug 2011.
The Last Starfighter has generally received positive reviews.
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