The last starfighter - 1984
Can a teenager from a trailer park in the sticks find happiness as an intergalactic warrior? That's the premise of THE LAST STARFIGHTER, a magical adventure starring Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, and two of today's most exciting young stars, Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart. It's the story of an alien scalawag (Robert Preston) who recruits a whiz kid at the video game, Starfighter, to fight outer space wars to save the universe. Besides appealing characters and an intriguing plot, THE LAST STARFIGHTER features production design by Ron Cobb of Alien, Star Wars, and Conan the Barbarian fame, plus computer generated special effects that go far beyond anything seen on film.
Wow what a claim the video jacket makes! And it is a major exaggeration (yes i am taking into account for when it was made). The story is great but it has a very low budget feel. Even though it was low budget, it still lacks too much. the acting was rigid and seemed almost rushed.
I still like this film, it's not bad and in my opinion is good for it's time and a great example of classic sci-fi space fantasy. Plot was great and made up for lack of acting but still is just a rent me not buy film.
A solid 3 out of 5 tankards.
