Space Truckers

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Summary: Maybe you have to be a trucker...
Review: I am a space movie enthusiast. My friend Ian will pay dearly for recommending this one! Don't get me wrong, they have some original ideas... my favorite scene actually had me laughing out loud when the Charles Dance (the doctor from Alien 3) tries to get it on with Debi Mazar but has "technical" difficulties. Here an there they made some efforts to remind you that you were in space, but I wouldn't call it a space movie. Maybe I just think Dennis Hopper is annoying. Charles Dance should have been used more, he did well with what they gave him!

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Summary: Great Visuals - Bad Story Line
Review: I found that this movie had good special effects that were engaging to watch, but the story line was choppy at best. The story line seemed very disjointed. I would get up to do something and come back to find that the three main characters were in a different plot twist than when I got up! The plot was several mini adventures that were just thrown together. I would get up during the overheating in the cabin to fighting space pirates....then get up and come back to them fighting killer robots. I will say that I like the pirate captain, but the concept of his character isn't enough for me to pay nearly ... for this movie!

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Summary: I expected more from Stuart Gordon...
Review: I have never been let down by a movie of his in the past...OK, Castle Freak wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be, but I had high expectations. I had mediocre expectations with this but what a let down. I'm tired so I'll just list off what I thought was bad and what I liked (to be nice to Mr. Gordon, who is still one of my favorite directors, I'll put the good stuff last) What didn't work--1. No chemistry between any of the leads, even those that were supposed to be attracted to each other 2. The plot really wasn't so hot, it seemed made as it went along, and elements were brought in that didn't go anywhere 3. not especially original except for a few things which I'll get to 4. Jeffrey Combs never showed up-they could have worked him in a cameo *somewhere* for crying out loud 5. lame monsters, who really weren't threatening or scary 6. little or no gore, to the point where it was unrealistic. George Wendt sucked out of a window, without even bleeding? I guess Alien Resurrection was a hard act to follow, but come on. 7. a pretty bad script that maybe could have been salvageable with better acting, effects, and...well, it could have used a few re-writes. 8. the ship itself--the harness did look like it was from a roller-coaster, and there was one shot where it was so painfully obvious the ship was a miniature that it looked like something from a B-movie (though I could have forgiven the B-movie stuff if the rest of the movie was entertaining) Now the stuff that did work-1. Debi Mazar is always fun to watch, though her character was kind of weak and could have had better clothes 2. Dennis Hopper at least tried, and made the character amusing and likeable 3. The genetically engineered square pigs-actually, that was the best part of the movie, and I got all excited when they showed up early on, I figured I was in for a treat, but there was just that one spurt of originality and it went downhill from there 4. Barbara Crampton showing up 5. the evil pirate captain having to kick-start his private parts 6. the country music used--bet you never heard that in a sci-fi flick before. 7. the two themes/genres of sci-fi and trucker/road movies blended together was a cool idea. I give it 4 out of 10 stars. Not bad, but not good either.

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Summary: A very kinky movie
Review: I saw this on HBO. It's been reviewed so many times that I really don't know what I can add. I guess I agree with the other reviewers in essence. I was particularly grossed out at the image of cute little Debi Mazar having sex with the genetically remanufactured space pirate with the pull-start crotch engine. Thank God that didn't happen.

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Summary: Very Poor Effort For Great Cast
Review: I thought the cast alone would make this one worth seeing, but I was wrong. Predictable cliché plot with huge holes. Even the special effects were pretty poor, especially in the first scene. This has to rank as one of the biggest disappointments I've had in awhile. Is there a ranking of less than 1 star?

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Summary: A Diabolical Dire Piece of Dung: BUT the girl is STUNNING !!
Review: I thought to myself, " 'Space Truckers;' that sounds a bit different, I think I'll watch that." A minute into the movie, it dawned on me that this was no ordinary movie; it started to emerge that it was going to be a diabolical dire piece of dung.
Then, just as I was going to put the movie out of its misery, the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life appeared in it - Debi Mazar. I found myself watching the movie a few more times, to say the least...

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Summary: Pure and absolute moronic atrocious bunk! I loved it!
Review: If you liked "Ice Pirates", "Barbarella", "Star Wars", or any of those other really bad poor excuses for good filmmaking then you will absolutely love "Space Truckers". A fantastic goofball science fiction adventure about truck drivers in outer space. Dennis Hopper is at his comic best as a cranky loner hill billy space trucker, the wide array off-the-wall characters are as colorful as Hopper's old beat up space rig, and the special effects are so completely fake that they make you want to stand up and cheer. Two thumbs up...way, way up...all the way to the knuckle for this snot faced fun romp.

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Summary: good unclean fun!
Review: If you've seen "From Beyond", "Re-Animator", "Fortress", or "Castle Freak", then you are familiar with Stuart Gordan's work. He starts with a small budget, then makes a special effects extravaganza. He is also very careful to keep the story top notch. This is his masterpiece! It's presented in the spirit of "Ice Pirates", but is far superior. Top quality effects, talent, story and dialogue, art and production design make this a strong contender for the top space movies. I hate space movies that take themselves too seriously and forget to have fun. This a very obnoxious trait in B-movies. They are standing there in a trash can with a walky talky duct taped to their face with a deadly serious look on their face! Puuuhleeeeeaze! "Space Truckers" finds just the right tone and runs with it. Special features include a commentary by Stuart himself. Usually commentary tracks just with the director can be boring, but Stu was so integrally involved in the smallest detail of this film that he is constantly belting out info about the film. The documentary is cool and informative as well. This trivia game thing is catching on. If you screw up the answer, just hit your "menu" button while the clip plays to try that question again. When you pass the quiz, you are admitted to the production art section, where you can see concept designs by the famous Ron Cobb (Star Wars, Alien) and others. Good movie, good buy!

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Summary: Worst Movie Ever!
Review: In the quest for bad Sci-Fi's, we found this. By far, hands down this is the worst movie you could possibly see. If they had negative star ratings, this movie would qualify. I'd rather watch my arm being severed off by a butter knife. I just can't wait for the sequel...it's sure to be sooooo much better.

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Summary: Space Truckers
Review: It is a movie take us back,to whole stream movies
that began the late sventies and late eighties,
and a lot off them have gain cult,not that I am saying"Space Truckers"will but who knows?
But to caliber of act,like Dennis Hopper,Shane Rimmer and Charles Dance in thier roles,makes it a Classic.
Postscript:even George Wendt I can go on and on