roger corman in space

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2000)

A wonderfully camp film, basically a haunted castle film, set in the orbit of Neptune. Check out the medieval set design, vaulted ceilings, metallic brickwork designs of the interior of the ship, the OTT look of the gateway mechanism itself. It's also fun playing spot-the-film-reference; I clocked up Alien, The Haunting, The Shining, Dead Calm, Hellraiser, Dont Look Now. Hated this film first time I saw it; once I realised its just the film-makers larking around with the genre, I really enjoyed it - complete with its cheesy CGI and modelwork, and the wacky, overwrought score by Michael Kamen. I'd recommend it, just don't take it seriously!