Starcrash Review

Posted by Todd Brown at 10:41am.

Posted in Film & DVD Reviews , Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Continental Europe & Russia.

This review based on a DVD provided by the lovely folks at Diabolik.

Labelling Luigi Cozzi’s Starcrash simply a bad film does it a disservice. This film is a landmark in the history of bad science fiction, so gloriously ignorant of just how horrible it truly is on every level that it becomes transcendent. Put it this way: it is so fully in keeping with the general nature of the film that I am tempted to believe that the mis-spelling of David Hasselhoff’s name on the front cover of the recent French DVD release as David Asselhoff is entirely intentional. Or, to put it another way, simply keep in mind that Hasselhoff’s performance in a key supporting role is easily the film’s highest point.

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Reader Comments

glenn 04/20/2006 @ 2:12pm

is this the only legal DVD available of this flick?

Caroline Munro is the greatest aint’ she? At the Earth’s Core, Dracula A.D. 1972, Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, Spy Who Loved Me, this and Maniac.

I met her in 1997 and she was still hot and still unbelievably nice to fan boys such as myself.
collin a 04/20/2006 @ 2:26pm

The best part of this pic to me? Marjoe Gortner goes sci-fi!
Caterpillar 04/20/2006 @ 3:26pm

Sounds like a nice package. If there were English subtitles for the special features I’d be very tempted to pick it up.
Kurt 04/20/2006 @ 9:28pm

The Horror, The Horror. I thought I’d blocked this picture out of my brain completely...! Damn you Todd!
glenn 04/21/2006 @ 2:52am

yes Marjoe. The Marjoe documentary—now out on DVD in the US—is a fascinating piece of 1970’s weirdness—great for catching a weird retro flashback vibe AND a great doc on fakery within religion (no shocks there).

If there was a god, Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw with Marjoe and Linda Carter would be on DVD with loads of special features and cast commentary
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