an extremely overrated and dated movie

Rating: 4/10 (20 July 2009)

i remember watching this movie when i was a kid and i didn't understand it so just a week ago i wanted to see why IMDb gave it an 8 outa 10 and i can't understand why they did they is easily the worst movie Harrison ford has ever been in. first off everyone reviewing this always comments about how good the soundtrack was and i agree with that the 80's synth music really matches the movie but other than that there are almost no redeeming factors to this movie. the acting is pretty good for the most part when it comes to ford and the protagonists but when it comes to the antagonists they're just plain horrible. no emotion in the acting at all and they're just so one sided very 80's villain cliché i kept thinking they would stop and start singing a flock of seagulls song. the visual effects were pretty good i liked them over all but the poor plot and bad acting really drag this movie down this movie definitively needs a remake which is pretty bad seeing this its an 80's movie so its only like 20 sum years old and movies like 2001 a space oddessey(which to this day does not need a remake) show how sci fi should be done and how timeless it can be if done right. if u like this movie ur probably judging it from when the time u saw it in the 80's and if u want to rewatch it i do not recommend it hell even the horrible highlander was better than this crap oh god.