disappointed, but respect o'bannon and carpenter for trying to make this work!!! beach ball alien my beloved 😁

disappointed, but respect o'bannon and carpenter for trying to make this work!!! beach ball alien my beloved 😁

I respect what this is for how it was made but my god is that alien terrible. Dark star is a low budget masterpiece that knows what it is and delivers. John carpenter is one of my favourite directors and even all the way back in his career with a low budget his style is still apparent. Was worried this would be my first miss with a carpenter film but I actually quite enjoyed this.

I respect what this is for how it was made but my god is that alien terrible. Dark star is a low budget masterpiece that knows what it is and delivers. John carpenter is one of my favourite directors and even all the way back in his career with a low budget his style is still apparent. Was worried this would be my first miss with a carpenter film but I actually quite enjoyed this.

Early John Carpenter that obviously is some sort of extra funded student film. It’s got some fun moments and dialogue, but boy is it rough in a lot of areas. 

This set design feels like something I could make using materials in my house. Additionally, the audio sounds like it was recorded on a potato chip.

For a first feature film, it’s not a bad start.

Entry #1 in the John Carpenter Marathon.

Early John Carpenter that obviously is some sort of extra funded student film. It’s got some fun moments and dialogue, but boy is it rough in a lot of areas. 

This set design feels like something I could make using materials in my house. Additionally, the audio sounds like it was recorded on a potato chip.

For a first feature film, it’s not a bad start.

Entry #1 in the John Carpenter Marathon.

Spaced out odyssey, indeed. Kinda funny, kinda old, kinda charming.

Spaced out odyssey, indeed. Kinda funny, kinda old, kinda charming.

A very cerebral score mixed with beautifully out there visuals all for an unfortunately strung out plot. Perhaps the anecdotal nature of the scenes is intended for the satire regarding the lack of change in innovation, however I would’ve liked to see a more core prescient conflict outside of the obvious loneliness of space. The characters are defined well and quickly, opening scenes preceding the title card paint a picture strong enough to outshine the rest of the film entirely. The truth is, for a majority of this film the most interest is going to come from the visuals despite a promising introduction to the characters early on. Tonal whiplash underlines this film in a way I can’t make heads or tails of, I can love a scene such as Pinback’s diary or any time on the bridge, but other times when this duality isn’t kept in check it feels rather dull.

A very cerebral score mixed with beautifully out there visuals all for an unfortunately strung out plot. Perhaps the anecdotal nature of the scenes is intended for the satire regarding the lack of change in innovation, however I would’ve liked to see a more core prescient conflict outside of the obvious loneliness of space. The characters are defined well and quickly, opening scenes preceding the title card paint a picture strong enough to outshine the rest of the film entirely. The truth is, for a majority of this film the most interest is going to come from the visuals despite a promising introduction to the characters early on. Tonal whiplash underlines this film in a way I can’t make heads or tails of, I can love a scene such as Pinback’s diary or any time on the bridge, but other times when this duality isn’t kept in check it feels rather dull.