Product: Solar Crisis (Region 2)
Rating: 5.0
Great SF of its time!
After I read some of the reviews here about this movie (VHS tape), I decided to say that 21st-century viewers often forget something! Check out the year it was produced and compare it to what was made back then. In my opinion, Solar Crisis surpasses the "mellow SF" flicks of its time, especially some cheapish TV shows made for the Sci-Fi Channel. It has an excellent story, there's no fake acting (or one that makes you think the cast doesn't like the script and merely lingers there for the pay), and the special effects are quite believable. The spacecraft models are very good, even majestic, like in Star Wars. I value this movie because it played a great role in its time, educating the next generation of top-class sci-fi writers and producers. As far as the script goes, it is extremely well developed, based on the novel by Takeshi Kawata, and not at all boring! Well, yeah, this isn't one of those major Hollywood sci-fi productions, as one might put it, but if we always compare everything to Star Wars and Star Trek, nothing else will ever get any chance to be written or produced, or rated objectively, for that matter. Give this flick a try and you'll see what I mean. To me, as a sci-fi writer, it is quite entertaining and educational. Besides, when was the last time you've seen Charlton Heston play a sci-fi character? Was that inSoylent GreenorPlanet of the Apes? I assure you, Solar Crisis is much, much better than that!