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Summary: The Movie That Sparked CGI
Review: This was the first movie to use fully computer generated graphics. They may not look like they do today, but they had to start somewhere. This is a story about finding your niche in life. Kind of a fairy tale-esque plot, wonderfully presented. The story is original, acting is good, special effects groundbreaking. This DVD edition comes with valuable extra features. Like the behind the scenes footage of the CGI. Topping it off with superb sound and picture quality. I recommend it for anyones Sci/Fi collection.
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Summary: Amazing Special Effects Film.
Review: Director Nick Castle, he played the Shape of Micheal Myers in Halloween. He also Co-Written-Escape From New York. He direct also The Boy Who Could Fly. This film has engaging performances from the leads in this film.Amazing Visual Effects are most of the effects are Digital, also looks like these t.v. show animated show with Digital Effects. Also this was the first film, taking a risk to be all Computer Effects and it work. D`ont miss this Classic from the eighties. Grade:A-. Panavision.
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Summary: We've waited long enough!
Review: I could go on and on about how cool this movie is but I'll leave that to the other reviews. I'm just happy that at long last we now have a copy of The Last Starfighter on DVD *AND* in widescreen format to boot! And being a Universal DVD, the quality in both picture and sound are above-par, so this one's definitely a keeper.
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Summary: Yes it's dated but it is still very cool.
Review: This is not the best sci-fi movie out there, but it is one that i really like. the story has it's own style and is cute. the effects although dated by todays standard were groundbreaking then. we can't expect a movie made 15 years ago to be on the same effects level as the movies of today. it was really the first movie to use computer animation on such a scale, something that they recieved very little credit for. the music is catchy and interesting, the story rarely lingers and the characters suit it very well. it's a little cheesy but that goes with the style of the film. if you have not seen this one, then give it a go.
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Summary: A Wonderful Movie - One to always remember!
Review: I grew up with this one. I guess thats why I give it a very high rating. Any movie that I watch, and have to watch again, and then get up early the next day to watch it again is a dang good movie. Playing on the video arcades of the 80s (Galaxian, Galaga, etc), I always imagined of being picked up to fight good against evil. Wow, its a killer movie that you will never forget. If you are a life-long toys-r-us kid, this movie is a must. The sound track is a classic too!
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Summary: Cool but dated effects, pretty good acting...
Review: I'm not sure why, but I really enjoy this film. Well, I also really enjoyed "TRON" when it came out. Maybe I'm a sucker for computer graphics. In any case the story line is based on a small town just graduated HS student who escapes his mundane life by playing a video game. Then one night he breaks the high score -- he's the hero of the trailer park. Well, before long aliens appear, he's whisked off on an adventure, and everyone else is wondering what's happening! The story is classic radio sci-fi fantasy, the acting is fine, and the computer animation that supports the story broke the trail for the more sophisticated digital animation that rules in box offices today. I give this movie four stars only because of the somewhat dated appearance of the FX, but I still thoroughly enjoy this story. It's worth a try, as long as you're not expecting too much -- a great movie for a calm Saturday afternoon.
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Summary: The Last Starfighter
Review: Fantastic animated special effects and makeup that are probably the basis for today's high tech, computer generated effects. The story is a little hokey, but it's still fun to watch over and over again for nostalgic value.
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Summary: A good film and presented better than ever on DVD.
Review: Quite a good film, especially for kids, although older viewers will find it appealing. Yes it does jump on the Stars Wars bandwagon and there is a bit of dialogue in the eariler space scenes which is a blatant rip-off from Star Wars... but its a good enough film in its own right, pioneering some excellent Cray Super computer graphics, which were very impressive in its day, and still looks good now. This film is really done justice on DVD. The picture quality is good overall, but is a bit grainy throughout and the colours are a little pale. Its widescreen (2.35:1) and anamorphic, the best this film has ever looked for home use. The sound though is the real surprise, its Dolby Digital 5.1 and impressive. For a film of its age and considering it was originally in Dolby Stereo, the sound engineers have done an excellent job for this DVD presentation, the music is excellent, great clarity and quality. The dialogue sounds fine and is clear. The sound effects are good and quite well placed in this new sound mix. The rear speakers are used where necessary and the sound surrounds you at times quite well. Overall, good enough picture quality, excellent sound and well worth owning on DVD. The extras on DVD include a "making of documentary" with some interesting comments from ILM who did Star Wars.
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Summary: One of my favorite growing-up movie
Review: I first saw this movie durning the summer when I was living in a trailer park. There was a Atari starfighter console game there, so seeing the movie at this time made quite an impression on me. Along with "cloak and dagger" and "war games" this was one of my favorite movies of my youth. The DVD transfer is descent - in some places the colors are a little washed out looking. The plot is simple, but clean. At the time the special effect were ground-breaking. This was the first film to use full frame CGI using specially written software on a Cray, and the second file with any CGI, only superseceded by disney's TRON.
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Summary: CGI meets real world
Review: This is the first movie produced that meshed CGI with real world actors and sets in a natural setting (only previously done in TRON.) My favorite movie from when I was growing up in the NASA Shuttle/3nd generation computers heyday. Fantastic under-rated movie. The DVD version plays and looks nice, but most of the extras are half-baked. The movie-long commentary is really in bad MST3K style, and the trailers are low-res. Overall, an great fairly nonviolent well rounded movie with a timeless story.
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