The Last Starfighter (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Last Starfighter (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: One of the Ten Best "Forgotten" Sci-Fi Classics
Summary: 5 Stars
Simple, straightforward and fun, "The Last Starfighter" is one of those movies you loved as a kid...and one that you can still find things to enjoy and appreciate as an adult.The movie may best be remembered in the annals of sci-fi history as the first to extensively use computer-generated special effects for it's space-combat scenes, and that's a pity. The film also features some wonderful performances (one of the last by Robert Preston), some memorable and fun characters, and some of the best design and effects work of any non-Star-Wars/Star-Trek film of the 1980's.A great afternoon time-killer...and it's about damned time they got it in letterbox. A real treat!Movie Review: TRUE MOVIE BUFFS WILL HAVE THIS IN THEIR COLLECTION
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the movies I was the most excited to be remastered to DVD. This is an excellent disc and contains great making-of footage. This was way ahead of its time for a movie using computer graphics. The story is great and can be enjoyed by the whole family. There's a scene where the younger brother is flipping through his Playboy collection. I can remember my mom editing that out of the VHS copy we taped off of TV so long ago. That's the only part of the movie that younger kids shouldn't see. The movie also stars the late and great Robert Preston as the Starfighter recruiter in his last role. If I had to pick the best DVDs from my collection, this would be one of them.Movie Review: Thoroughly enjoyable
Summary: 5 Stars
An interesting little film of how a dead-end kid is forced to become a galactic hero, because of his facility at a computer game, which is a secret recruiting station for starfighter pilots. The computer-generated graphics, advanced for their time, now look ridiculously crude, but it somehow adds to the quaintness of the whole thing, with marvellous performances from Lance Guest as the reluctant hero, Robert Preston as the likeably roguish Centauri who is prepared not so much to bend the rules as to smash them into very tiny fragments and Dan O'Herily as Grigg, the lizard co-pilot whose dream is to go down fighting against impossible odds!Movie Review: Formulaic Fun.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're looking for a masterpiece film that rewrites the sci-fi genre with intense drama and gritty characters, this isn't the movie for you. If you're looking for a really fun film that's a great mix of Star Wars, Saturday morning cartoons, and video games then stick this in your DVD player.The movie's special effects hold up suprisingly well, considering that they're 20 years old. When Alex Rogan is flying the gunstar, it's like you're there with him, especially if you grew up loving this film. The characters are developed enough that you care, but not so much that it's like a daytime soap opera. Two thumbs up!
Movie Review: Love this movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, havne't read anyone's review before writing this so I'm going to just assume someone overviewed the plot. I grew up around the time this came out. It was something that basically the whole family could watch yet not be bored watching it.
Now that I'm older and seeing it anew via dvd I have one interesting notation. Unlike many other non-starwars/startrek sci fi space movies, this one hasn't degraded with time. The space fights are still cool and the plot still relavant today. It's a good solid story that I believe will stand the test clear through to my children's generation.