![]() But its cast and script are so uneven, and its concepts so derivative, that it can only be destined for that great interstellar trash heap in the sky. It’s a fleetingly entertaining, satisfyingly dark piece of space debris. 'Pandemonium' is not currently available to stream in Ireland. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 22min. It has a mediocre rating on IMDb: 5.2 stars out of 10. ![]() It isn’t that “Pandorum” is a terrible movie. 'Pandemonium' comedy, horror and mystery movie produced in USA and released in 1982. ![]() The rest of the actors fail to live up to Foster’s standard, from Quaid on down, content to infuse Milloy’s already stupid dialogue with the least possible depth. That’s why it’s all the more fun to watch him strap on an arm laser and take down some raging mutants. Lanky, soft-spoken and cerebral, he isn’t your typical action hero. I’m talking about Foster, who brings a layered performance to a character who would otherwise be one-dimensional. The best thing “Pandorum” has going for it is its star – and I don’t mean Quaid, although he is the film’s big name. There are plenty of gory close-ups and bone-crunching fight scenes, and a consistent sense of disorientation that jibes with the astronauts’ addled mental states. Still, that doesn’t make it OK.Īlvart brings a strong visual style to “Pandorum,” even if it’s not a very original one. Sensing a pattern?Īlvart and screenwriter Travis Milloy both have few previous credits to their names, so maybe it isn’t surprising that they’d borrow from the greats. And as in “2001: A Space Odyssey” and about 30 other movies, being in space too long seriously messes with our heroes’ minds. As in “The Poseidon Adventure,” a ragtag band of survivors must battle their way across a giant ship. As in “Alien,” there are malevolent and springy creatures lurking in the dark. Though “Pandorum” comes with a genuinely freaky beginning and genuinely mind-bending ending, the in-between stuff is a big, patched-together mess. They’re seemingly alone aboard a massive, blacked-out spaceship that’s systems have gone haywire. ![]() Set in 2174, “Pandorum” follows Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster), a pair of astronauts who wake up from hyper-sleep with a nasty case of amnesia. But don’t be fooled by his human skin – this space-thriller retread can only be the creation of the Rip-Off Robot. This is the nefarious automaton responsible for “Pandorum,” cleverly disguised as director Christian Alvart. It’s a machine feeding off the energy of sci-fi movies past, breaking them down to their basic plot elements and reassembling them into ungainly little monsters. anyway I must say this is a rather enjoyable comedy that hits more then it misses, I was not disappointed and I would recommend people to watch this lesser known comedy film, it's tons better then ungodly crap like Meet the Spartans, of course i'm sure every comedy ever made is better then any of the goddawful tripe those fools put out, but that's another review for another time, eh? I'd probably rate this a 7 or an 8 out of ten, but i've never been that good with ratings ya know, it's a good comedy, it's no "Blazing Saddles" but it's worth the 82 minute run time to watch.Deep in the bowels of a lost spaceship, its crew long since dead, something is still churning. I also smiled every time Tom Smothers said oot instead of out, hah. I'm also going to have to disagree with everyone who said Paul Rebuens was the best part of the film, he wasn't in my opinion, he was rather annoying actually. ![]() the acting is actually decent, everyone does a fine job. Whenever I rate a comedy, i rate how much i laughed, and to be honest i laughed quite a bit while watching this lesser known horror spoof. ![]()
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