Space Wars: Quest For The Deepstar

Even though i experienced several sci fi films in the late 80´s it was in the 90´s i really discovered a lot of great science fiction films on VHS. I prefered to watch horror films and action films, but sometimes if i saw something interesting in the sci fi shelf i would have a look at it. I remember picking up titles such as the 1995 film Species with former model Natasha Henstridge in her first debut feature film. Now, i know some people are very divided about Species and if they appreciate this film or not. I personally enjoy the film even though there are plenty of sci fi films i could easily pick over this title. I also remember picking up the 1998 sci fi film Sphere from legendary director Barry Levinson ( the director of the Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman classic film Rainman ). Sphere was a massive box office flop worlwide so at least it managed to find an audience on VHS instead. I wouldn´t say Sphere is one of the films you need to see from the 90´s but if you enjoy sci fi films i do feel that this film is interesting. How many of you remember a sci fi film called Space Truckers? Some of you might remember this film while some of you have no idea what i am talking about. Space Truckers was a massive box office flop in America at the time the film was released and the critics wasn´t pleased either. But the film did manage to find fans on VHS and became something of a cult classic. Space Truckers tells the story of trucker John Canyon ( Dennis Hopper ), one of the last independent space transport entrepeneurs. Bad times have forced him to suspicious cargo to Earth without asking questions. During the flight, the cargo turns out to be a multitude of virtually unstoppable killer robots. Space Truckers feels like a combination of a Bud Spencer and Terence Hill film combined with a sci fi version of Big Trouble In Little China without the martial arts fighting. It is a cheesy fun sci fi film that doesn´t take itself very seriously and offer both fun characters and some fun sci fi scenes as well. Definetely worth picking up on the blu ray release from distribution company Second Sight Films. There are still sci fi films coming out every year and especially independent film releases, and since i am a big fan of independent films i try to check some of these titles out. One of them i have been looking forward to see is called Space Wars: Quest For The Deepstar, simply because the cast looked like a lot of fun growing up with names such as Michael Paré and Oliver Gruner. Not only that we also have wonderful actress Sadie Katz here ( who you might remember from Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort. Is this exactly what i was hoping for in a low budget sci fi action film, or is Space Wars: Quest For The Deep not as good as i was hoping it would be?

Space scavengers Kip Corman ( Michael Paré ) and his daughter Taylor ( Sarah French ) are always ready for a new adventure in space. But their latest mission might become their most complicated yet, where no one is really sure how it might end.

If you enjoyed Space Truckers from the 90´s then i have to say Space Wars: Quest From The Deep definetely feels like a 90´s inspired sci fi action film. If you love low budget special effects combined with monsters, space battles, weapons and cheesy dialogue then i have a feeling this is the film you are looking for. This is clearly a film made for fans of this genre and doesn´t care what´t trending on TikTok. This is a old school throwback to the 90´s and actually this feels like a film that might have been inspired by similar films such as Space Truckers. Ok, so let´s get into some details i appreciate about Space Wars: Quest For The Deep. First of all i appreciate that this film actually try to bring back old school space battles, where you see space ships attack each other like in Star Trek or Star Wars. Of course the budget is much smaller and a lot of CGI effects are used since they can´t build massive space ships by hand for a film like this. But i am ok with that since i still appreciate the effort to try and just give sci fi fans some classic ingredients. The monster CGI effects are not as bad as i thought it would be, so that´s a surprise for me. I really appreciate the chemistry between actors Michael Paré and Sarah French as father Kip and daughter Taylor. Their scenes together may not perfect in any way but i can actually see them as family in this film. If you want an evil character have no fear, because actress Sadie Katz knows exactly what this film needs as the character Elnora. You could say that Elnora is exactly who you would want to crash the Nobel prize dinner, because you know she would bring chaos and destruction there. And that is why Sadie did a great job on her character in this film, and i would actually like to see her to more evil characters in the future. So anything negative to say? When you are dealing with a low budget film you can´t expect the acting to be good. There are a couple of acting performances where you feel doesn´t feel very engaged. It´s something we have seen in several B movies over the years and i get it, some of these films may not attract bigger Hollywood stars. If you can accept that and just enjoy Space Wars: Quest For The Deepstar for what it is, i think you might appreciate what they were trying to do with this film. Director Garo Setian ( who also directed the independent sci fi film Automation ) is clearly inspired by old school sci fi films from his childhood. Considering the budget he had making this film and his vision of space that he gives us, i have to say he did a pretty good job. Space Wars: Quest For The Deepstar is a film made for true fans of sci fi and no one else, so if you appreciate this genre you might have fun with this film just like i did.

Rating: DDD

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