Star Hunter

The only reason I gave this movie 1 star is because I couldn't give it any less. An absolute, total waste of time. The special effects were extremely cheesy (flashing lights on the screen for no apparent reason), the acting was horrible (the kids I could understand, but when Roddy McDowell acts "down" to a movie like this, it was really sad to see), the aliens were a total rip-off of Predator (and a bad one at that), the "tracker" was a ridiculous rip-off of the Star Wars Stormtroopers. Stella Stevens looked pretty good but her part was hard to watch as well. It looked as if the entire film was filmed by an eighth grader with a 20 pound shoulder held video camera from the 80's. I usually like anything science fiction, but this was beyond anything I could stomach.

From the movie's cover alone, I have to say that I harbored absolutely no expectations to the movie, as it absolutely permeated low budget in every aspect. But I still opted to give the movie a fair chance, as it was a movie that I had neither heard about, nor obviously ever watched.

And seeing that the movie was directed by Cole S. McKay and Fred Olen Ray didn't exactly help to raise my expectations, as Fred Olen Ray hasn't exactly been known for his stellar movies.

Writers R. J. Robertson, M. B. Dick and Mark Litton put together a script that didn't really catch my interest. And I have to say that my attention drifted further and further away from the screen as the narrative dragged on and on.

The movie does have a few familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Roddy McDowall, Zack Ward and Hoke Howell. The acting performances in "Star Hunter" were actually fair.

The effects in the movie were actually not too bad. Low-key and cheap at times, sure, but certainly weren't among the worst of special effects I've seen in movies.

My rating of directors Cole S. McKay and Fred Olen Ray's 1996 movie "Star Hunter" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Heheheheeee! This movie is soooo bad it's good! It's so funny! One time, this guy turns to his friends and says, "Guys, I think we're in the hood." It's so funny cause the way he says it, he sounds like he's giving his son a talk about sex! The movie's about these dumb high school kids with their even dumber bus driver (she doesn't even know where their High School is!!!) who get lost in "THE HOOD!" They meet this weird guy with white hair and huge sun glasses who collects people's heads. He tells them to go hide so he can play a game, and then this one guy who looks like the Predator's inbred relative suits up and tries to kill everyone. Some great parts are when the bus driver gets shot and some blood pops up on her face, but there's no wound! Another is the first time the Star Hunter is shot, he explodes; next shot, he's just fine! Plus, every time he's shot after that they show the same scene of him grabbing his left shoulder! The best part: the little robot at the beginning!

MST3K fans won't want to miss this one.

This movie I have seen maybe twice and it is a very serviceable B movie or an Indie movie that was made for direct-to-DVD movie.

The script is all over the place with padding. Movie is 90 minutes long, it could have been shortened to 60.

But to be honest, this movie is pretty good if you consider it as an indie movie made by a new Jameds Cameron or John Mctierman or Ridley Scott. The cinematographer actually did a pretty okay job with it.

So yeah, I gave it a 4 because it was almost good. I think if they had another couple of rewrites and a clearer vision it could have been a decent movie. And consider that every great scifi director or writer started like this, has anyone seen the first movie of Ridley Scott or James Cameron? I guarantee you that they are not The Terminator or Alien quality. Better to learn in Indie movie how to write and direct to make a blockbuster movie.

I love this movie very much. It should be enjoyed with plenty of alcohol (spirits for preference) and a few witty friends who enjoy making up porno dialogue. It was my sister who pointed out that the lighting and the odd grainy/cloudy look of the film (video?) were exactly like what one sees in late-night soft-porn TV shows like 'The Click' and 'Red Shoe Diaries' (don't look at me, *she's* the one who likes them) and we just went off from there. It should be noted that 'Star Hunter' is complete and utter tripe. No- one in it can act except Roddy McDowell and the stoner guy. There is no sense of pace or suspense whatsoever; we are told at the very beginning (with Star Wars-style scrolling text - or, for Sailor Moon fans, 'From a far away place and time Earth's greatest adventure is about to begin') who the aliens are and what they're up to. The characters are perhaps zero point five dimensional. There is so much that is so cool in an incredibly BAAAAAD way. Like the alien dude with Vulcan ears and a Klingon forehead. And> the device for foiling the hunter using string and tinfoil. And Cooper's origami bird. Actually the origami bird was sort of nifty. A stupid movie which smart people can enjoy very much, if they're in the right mood.