For everyStar Wars, there was aStarcrash; for everyAlien, aZaat.
The project somehow takes its cool premise and reduces it to an overlong, underwhelming slog.
Whats your excuse?"
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The special effects are equally disastrous, including goofy flashing lights and obvious miniatures.
And yet, for all its flaws,Starcrashis undeniably entertaining in its absurdity.
It’s very much ‘so bad it’s good’.
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The action sequences are especially uninspired.
Another cash grab, this lame blaxploitation flick was an attempt to get in on the success ofBlacula.
Using experimental treatments, Eddie is restored but transformed into a monstrous version of himself.
The Octaman lumbers about on visibly human legs and occasionally even looks like it’s wearing sneakers.
The result is a movie both melodramatic and boring.
While Crystal’s natural charisma occasionally shines through, the script gives him little to work with.
What little plot there is struggles to sustain even 84 minutes of runtime.
It’s all a far cry from the barbed wit of Rivers’s stand-up.
Unsurprisingly, critics savagedRabbit Teston release, though it did turn a small profit.
This isEd Wood-levels of amateurish.
However, even by the forgiving standards of B-movie enthusiasts, this film struggles.
Not for nothing,Zaatwas ruthlessly mocked on an episode of the satirical review showMystery Science Theater 3000.
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