13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
OK (for a low budget), Jan 10 2007
By Tom Smith "Tom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre (DVD)
If you like bad post apocalyptic movies you might like this movie. When I rented it I expected bad acting, cheesy effects and lame story... I was not wrong in my expectations. Like most low budget films this film relies on excessive use of camera filters and effects.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
hear the commentary, Sep 3 2007
By N. Stepro - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre (DVD)
I love to listen to commentary, but to hear it on such a low budget film gives you a sense of appreciation upon rewatching a 0-1 star film. you want to make a film and you have $$$ vs. $$$$$$ (or $$$$$ vs $$$$$$$$)to make not cheesy looking costumes, scenery, etc. the drop ship scene was filmed in an apartment for heavens sake. wanting to film, to act, to direct... its a bug, not unlike the cheesy bugs in the film that spoo huge amounts of green goo out of proportion to their dimensions. its interesting to hear how pilot barbie was in refernce to starship troopers, a star map tracing one planet to another a ref. to indiana jones' maps, or one of the cast members was a member of the canadian military and some of the phrases were from the unit he was in. entertaining low budget effort.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Star Schlock, Aug 27 2007
By dave - Published on Amazon.com
If you like low-end production values, you'll love this collection of clippings from the floor of the editing room.
I gave it two stars because someone so obviously did a public service by hiring starving film students to make this school project, and because of the assault by a giant Unidentified Mammary Object in the first minute of the film, and because a couple of the CG effects didn't completely suck, unlike the acting, which really, really sucked.
I was able to watch five minutes before closing the window on this one, having glimpsed the hideous monster lurking in the shadows of my Unbox player progress bar. Five minutes. Even Radioactive Dreams held my interest longer than that.
I could go on and on, but allow me to sum it up: "Craptastic!"