Voyage of the Chimera

Remember the trivia said this was made on a budget of $20,000. It is really unfair to try and judge this film by big budget standards.

Space Opera Science Fiction is not cheap to make. Sets are expensive and so are special effects.

I was very impressed with the space combat scenes. They were very well thought out and realistically presented and explained.

The dialogue wasn't bad, the presentation was which comes back to the fact they just didn't have the budget to get enough talented actors.

Someone said they wouldn't hire any of them. I disagree, there are four talented actors, the rest weren't and should consider working behind the scenes.

All in all I liked the story and wished they'd had more money for casting.

As science fiction goes it's a story with a lot of potential and I'd like to see more just to find out what happens next.

With a cast of many, there isn't one actor aboard this space adventure. Low budget is no excuse for being a bad film. El Mariachi proved that. They probably spent more on this and it doesn't show. Watching it now I ask myself, should I even finish this crap or just watch Seinfeld repeats? It's just so awful I beg you not to even start it. I would bet my life saving that the "10" reviews are from the cast and crew or their friends. There is no way any sane person would watch five minutes of this dreck without shutting it off. Or maybe hate watch it with friends. It does kinda scream for MST3k viewing.

I really enjoyed this one. I'm amazed at what they were able to accomplish on such a small budget. A little of The Expense and a little Battlestar Galactica. There was great detail given to ship maneuvers in space. Especially impressive to see them feature retro engines along with port and starboard thrusters. Was also nice to see them utilize actual munitions instead of taking the easy way out with energy based weapons.

More attention should have given to crew costumes and next time, maybe some female crew members? Sure there's room for improvement acting wise but what was on display here left me wanting more, not less. Looking forward to what comes next.

There isn't much to this, it appears to be the pilot to some TV show maybe ? As someone else has pointed out it's all talk and no action. I was bored except the cast is attractive. Not enough reason to watch this though. Even good-looking guys standing around talking aren't enough to rate this more than a 2.

Jay and Silent Bob do space talkie Ed Wood style. Cheese Wiz is thick on this one. Cool concept of total CGI background with cast all mostly commissioned officers in brass insignia and pony tales and beards with like two enlisted guys in dish rag styled shirts. No women. Must be an all male bathhouse movie.