Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's space trash but, I guess, you got to hand it to Corman for knowing how to make a film on a shoestring budget that turns a profit.
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Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
Good, dumb, gory fun. And the blu-ray is pretty amazing.
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Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
Galaxy of Terror, here on DVD for the first time thanks to the fine folks at Shout Factory, has been remastered in hi-def and is loaded with additional release material.
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James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page
A certain James Cameron (you may have heard of him) worked as production designer on this cheap 1981 Alien rip-off, now on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.
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James O'Ehley, SA Movie & DVD Magazine
A certain James Cameron (you may have heard of him) worked as production designer on this cheap 1981 Alien rip-off, now on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.
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Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central
One thing's for certain ... it's a great time to be a Roger Corman fan.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
... a crazy mish-mash of elements borrowed from the sci-fi blockbusters of years past with a twist out of Forbidden Planet and Solaris.
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
An atrociously acted and scripted piece of Roger Corman-produced low-budget schlock that's only slightly redeemed by some amusing gore and creature effects.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Cheesy D-level sci-fi horror fun.
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
trashy fun
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Hilariously awful. Giant-worm rape not withstanding.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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Wonderful Corman cheese includes maggot rape and Joanie from Happy Days meeting her untimely demise. Cheese lovers rejoice.
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One of the many late night films I viewed as a kid thats still fun to watch today. Roger Corman produced this interesting Sci-Fi horror movie that has two stars in the cast: Robert Englund and Sid Haig, a few gory deaths and one dirty scene of intergalactic sex.A team of astronauts is… More
One of the many late night films I viewed as a kid thats still fun to watch today. Roger Corman produced this interesting Sci-Fi horror movie that has two stars in the cast: Robert Englund and Sid Haig, a few gory deaths and one dirty scene of intergalactic sex.A team of astronauts is sent to investigate a strange planet where they discover that a force takes advantage of their fears and kills them one by one.Sid Haig loses his hand,Grace Zabriskie is boiled to death and Erin Moran head's explodes,but definitely the most disturbing scene is when Taaffe O'Connell is raped by a huge maggot. James Cameron also worked on this project,but if you are a "Titanic" fan you should skip."Galaxy of Terror" Its suitable just for trashy films hunters like myself,and I assure the others like me they will have a great time watching it.
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Corman meets Alien. Enough said.
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A movie that earned an X-Rating for featuring an alien worm like rape scene has got my attention for sure!
Just another cheap Alien rip-off movie, that even stole an unused draft of the script from the aformentioned. This could've been much more fun if the tone wasn't so… More
A movie that earned an X-Rating for featuring an alien worm like rape scene has got my attention for sure!
Just another cheap Alien rip-off movie, that even stole an unused draft of the script from the aformentioned. This could've been much more fun if the tone wasn't so serious and dramatic because what's going on on screen is pretty ridiculous.
It's fun while it lasts because it's an actual pretty interesting movie from a visual standpoint. It was also here that James Cameron had the boost of his career, serving as Production Designer and Second Unit Director, preparing here the sequel to the movie that inspired Galaxy of Terror the most, Aliens. There are some very similiar shots and ideas here that were later used on Cameron's successful sequel to Ridley Scott's masterpiece, so it's fun to check this one out for the sake of seeing one of the best sequels ever being fermented on this goofy ride.
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First of all, what's with the poster? Usually something of that style is reserved for exploitation or truly crappy film that distributors (in retrospect) are ironically trying to play up in the cheese factor department, letting audiences know; "hey this is a campy, sci-fi,… More
First of all, what's with the poster? Usually something of that style is reserved for exploitation or truly crappy film that distributors (in retrospect) are ironically trying to play up in the cheese factor department, letting audiences know; "hey this is a campy, sci-fi, b-romp". But... this isn't. It's (visually) an 'Alien' clone, and another in the long tradition of space-exploration-gone-wrong films. So, I'm not really sure how this is getting shoehorned into the "so bad it's fun" category. The cast has familiar faces and decent performances, the visuals (although unoriginal) are competent enough also. Definitely worth a watch if you're the type who watches anything science fiction.
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Not-quite-watchable <i>Alien</i> ripoff from the Corman factory. Some decent sets for ultra-low budget and tolerable acting, but very slowly paced with nonsensical plot trappings and the *darkest* film in terms of visibility I've seen since <i>Nightmare… More
Not-quite-watchable <i>Alien</i> ripoff from the Corman factory. Some decent sets for ultra-low budget and tolerable acting, but very slowly paced with nonsensical plot trappings and the *darkest* film in terms of visibility I've seen since <i>Nightmare Man</i>.
Certainly contains some points of interest for film buffs though. Cast includes B-movie vet Sid Haig, Ray Walston a year before his defining film role as Mr. Hand, a pre-Freddy Robert Englund, and softcore series <i>Red Shoes Diaries</i> peddler-to-be Zalman King, PLUS future boxoffice monster James Cameron gets his Midas hands dirty as second unit director & production designer. The same James Cameron who would go on the direct <i>Aliens</i> for that matter - interesting, no?
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One of many cheesy 80's sci fi movies to come out in that decade a crew on what was suppose to be a rescue mission to find out what happened to another ship turns into a nightmare as they come across a weird pyramid that makes there worst fears come to life. Featureing a pre… More
One of many cheesy 80's sci fi movies to come out in that decade a crew on what was suppose to be a rescue mission to find out what happened to another ship turns into a nightmare as they come across a weird pyramid that makes there worst fears come to life. Featureing a pre freddy Robert Englund and Sid Haig worth a look if your into 80's sci fi and cheesy special effects that are way outdated produced by Roger Corman who is the king of low budget
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