DVD Review: Spaced Invaders, My Favorite Halloween Treat

There are very few movies that will make me repeatedly laugh out loud no matter how many times I've seen them, but this is one of them. With any good comedy, you absolutely have to have three things: 1) characters you can identify with; 2) good drama to make you care about them; and 3) good writing that makes you laugh.

This movie definitely has all three.

In examining the many levels of this DVD, let’s start with:

The Science Fiction

Mars is determined to defeat the Arcturans in out-and-out galactic war. The problem is that their fleet captains keep running from the battle when times get tough. To solve this problem the Martian High Command has installed enforcer drones on each of their ships to make sure that battle plans are followed to the letter. Any deviation from orders results in the entire crew being incinerated.

With the bloody war going badly and the Martians losing ships faster than they can replace them, the Martian High Command calls up shiploads of enthusiastic space cadets out on asteroid training missions with little or no experience. One such ship just barely leaves Martian orbit when they pick up a distress signal from Earth, saying that the Martians are losing the battle there, have suffered heavy casualties and need desperate help in a hurry.

Captain Bipto changes course and rushes to the aide of their comrades stranded on Earth. The young enthusiastic crew of the brave ship risks the wrath of their enforcer drone by not heading directly to Arcturus as ordered, but the pilot makes an uneasy deal with his deadly overseer and hopes for the best.

Unaccustomed to maneuvering in Earth’s atmosphere, Blaznee (the pilot) crashes into a barn in the quiet (until now) little town of Big Bean, Illinois. They’re near the source of the radio distress call but can’t find it without going out on foot. While the captain leads his brave crew on a rescue mission to save the Martian soldiers that called for help, the pilot tries to repair the ship.

While investigating what they think is a minefield, their captain gets hit by a truck and swept away, leaving the cadets to fend for themselves without a leader.

Article Author: Jet Gardner

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