Bad Movie Thursday

Viewing Date: 6/5/2025

Starring: Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston

Plot: A ragtag spaceship crew sent on a rescue mission encounter a formidable enemy, their worst fears projected by their own imaginations. (IMDB)

Rules

• Stupid Buttons
• Red Faces
• Every time someone gets fizzled (shot with a laser gun and burned up)
• “Morganthus”
• Mentions of “the Master”
• New stupid names

Quotes

• “Hang on to your shorts. We’re going to dump.”
• “Son of a cyborg”
• “Doubt is brother demon to despair. The demon’s tale outwithers those who dare not dare.”
• “I live and die by the crystals.”

Viewer Quotes

• “They don’t have any radios of any kind? No communication devices?”
• “Is she supposed to have weird powers?” – “I don’t know… she senses life?”
• “Is she enjoying this?” – “That was pretty off-putting.”
• “OK, explain what is going on here.” – “What do you mean, he’s going up the stairs to fight Kore.”

What We Learned

• Fame is the food that dead men eat.
• They can’t leave because the force field won’t let them. That’s why they stay.
• Backpacks in the future are not nearly as functional as now.

Final Take

I don’t know about this one. It was really hard to follow. On the bright side, the rules paid off pretty well, so that’s something. The characters were not likeable, the plot was like gossamer, and there was a pretty off-putting weird alien worm sex-type scene that I won’t be able to get out of my head for a while. It’s definitely not going in the hall of fame, that’s for sure.