Dark Star

[rogers_buck]

Anyone see this movie lately? I haven't seen it for years. Have to look for it on DVD. It is an extremely funny spoof on 2001 movie genre and comes from the same period. It has a fantastic sound track (-; and a great ending with a smart bomb that was too smart.

 

[larper]

From a viewers review:<br /><br /><font color="yellow">John Carpenter's feature debut 'Dark Star' is an absolutely brilliant little curio, that'll make you laugh and laugh. I first saw the film on England's Channel 4 a few years back, and remember wondering what the hell I was watching. I quickly tracked down a copy and rewatched it to see if it was really THAT good...<br /><br />The story involves a bunch of astronauts who have been in space for many years: they spend their time blowing up unstable planets and rocking out to surf music. During this time, an alien (that looks suspiciously like a beach ball runs riot), and an unruly bomb threatens to blow everyone to smithereens.<br /><br />'Alien' screenwriter Dan O'Bannon wrote 'Dark Star', and clearly borrowed from it for the 1979 Ridley Scott film - taking the hilarious beach-ball sequence and playing it out for tension rather than laughs. Also a big influence on the TV series 'Red Dwarf'.<br /><br />Check it out if you're a fan of science fiction or a fan of John Carpenter. 10/10. An underrated classic. </font><br /><br />I think it was Carpenter's film school project. Anyways, it certainly has a lot of laughs.<br /><br />I went to a Halloween party once as Pinback, complete with alien beachball attached to my back. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Vote </font><font color="#3366ff">Libertarian</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

It is available on DVD. Excellent movie made with very little money. DVD has original college cut and expanded feature film version. VCI Entertainment #8205 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[rogers_buck]

Hey! Look what I found:<br />LINK<br /><br />The .mp3 downloads!<br />