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The spaced out odyssey.
1974 · 1h 23m · G
Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
John Carpenter
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A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
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By introducing human eccentricities into the cold structure of SF, Carpenter creates a vision of the technological future that is both disillusioned and oddly affirmative in its insistence on the unscientific survival of emotional frailty.
The dim comedy consists of sophomoric notations and mistimed one-liners.
There are some funny routines here, though Mr. Carpenter doesn't seem to have cared much about integrating or sustaining them.
A berserk combination of space opera, intelligent bombs, and beach balls from other worlds.
Sheer delight.
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