Galaxy of Terror

Literally one of the greatest lesser known (and misunderstood) horror films ever. It's on my short list of favorite films, and I watch it ever couple of years. One of the most amazing things about it is how thematically deep it really is. Most people don't understand what it's about. It is actually a very philosophically deep sci-fi psychological thriller with horror elements. But it's not really about scaring the viewer. It is a film about self-mastery, the nature of enlightenment, and the mental and emotional fortitude required to become a transcendent being. These are very deep concepts that, even decades after its release, still go over most people's heads. And unlike modern films, it doesn't spoon-feed you the premise. You are either deep enough to understand it, or you aren't. Good stuff.

Solid Corman production. I understand the comparisons saying the film was a poor ripoff of “Alien” and how it also influenced “Aliens” (James Cameron is credited as a production designer on this film).

Bizarre film. Art design to rival HR Giger. Lots of gore. Pretty bare-bones story. And not to spoil anything. . . but I definitely hadn't seen enough hentai to know where this was going.

Meh.

Very entertaining, but there were a lot of strange choices the characters did.