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Film Review: STAR RUNNERS (2009)
Director: Mat King Running time: 88 mins (approx) Certificate (UK): 15 UK Release Date: 13th June 2009 Watched on Sky+ Sunday 2nd May 2010. PLEASE NOTE: POSSIBLE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. This is one of those ‘made for TV’ Sci-Fi movies that are made on a tiny budget, and it really shows. It’s mostly shot in a quarry and, like most films shot in a quarry, it has to rely on a decent script to carry it off. Unfortunately, this film doesn’t have one of those either. But I digress; let me tell you something of the plot before I really rip into it. Two smugglers, Tycho ‘Ty’ Johns and Lei Chen are captured by the government and blackmailed into collecting a crate from a distant space station. They arrive and locate the crate only to find their ship is being watched by some rebels. They open the crate and find a young woman, Asta, inside. Booking a flight on a commercial transport, the three make their escape. They soon find they are being followed and, after the pilot is killed, make a dangerous jump into hyperspace. They emerge in an uncharted region of space and crash-land on an unknown planet. The survivors make for a man-made structure. They search it and find they are not alone, there are eight foot bugs living there with a taste for blood. The rebels soon follow; they are very keen to get their hands on Asta. As time goes on we discover more about Asta and why she is so special. So special indeed that military ships also arrive to retrieve her. Just on the off-chance that someone might want to see this, I’ll end my summary here, so as not to give the ending away. To be honest I really didn’t care for this very much. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sci-Fi a lot, but decent Sci-Fi, not this pulp. The story was too predictable, the dialogue was diabolical and the effects were pretty poor. The one thing in its favour was the acting wasn’t too bad, but how they brought themselves to deliver some of those lines is beyond me. So, honourable mentions go to Connor Trinneer as Tycho ‘Ty’ Johns (you may know him better as Charles ‘Trip’ Tucker from TV’s ‘Enterprise'), James Kyson-Lee as Lei Chen (again, you may know him better as Ando Masahashi from TV’s ‘Heroes'), Toni Trucks as Asta and Aja Evans as Jenessa. Over all it’s a pretty poor TV movie shot in a quarry that doesn’t hit the mark. There’s some acceptable acting but that’s about all I can say about it. Definitely NOT recommended. My score: 3.6/10 |
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Bob M. on 5/02/10 at 01:35 PM
Sounds like you like to gamble. Most of the "made for TV" movies are more comedy than horror.......
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Bob M. on 5/02/10 at 01:35 PM
Gotta watch some crappy ones sometimes so you can appreciate the good ones Bob...
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Bob M. on 5/02/10 at 01:35 PM
Sounds like you like to gamble. Most of the "made for TV" movies are more comedy than horror.......
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 01:35 PM
Gotta watch some crappy ones sometimes so you can appreciate the good ones Bob...
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Ljiljana S. on 5/02/10 at 02:19 PM
Great review. :)
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Ljiljana S. on 5/02/10 at 02:19 PM
Thanks Ljiljana!
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Ljiljana S. on 5/02/10 at 02:19 PM
Great review. :)
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 02:19 PM
Thanks Ljiljana!
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Scott W. on 5/02/10 at 02:58 PM
Nice review!Sounds crappy.
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Scott W. on 5/02/10 at 02:58 PM
Thanks Scott... Probably the worst I've seen this year (so far).
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Scott W. on 5/02/10 at 02:58 PM
Nice review!Sounds crappy.
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 02:58 PM
Thanks Scott... Probably the worst I've seen this year (so far).
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american psycho on 5/02/10 at 04:04 PM
awesome dude!
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american psycho on 5/02/10 at 04:04 PM
Thanks dude!
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american psycho on 5/02/10 at 04:04 PM
awesome dude!
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 04:04 PM
Thanks dude!
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Crystal C. on 5/02/10 at 05:22 PM
Really? Worst this year? Good to know!
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Crystal C. on 5/02/10 at 05:22 PM
Worst this year so far... You never know, there may be something truly horrible out there (Aaaaarrrggghhh...)
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Crystal C. on 5/02/10 at 05:22 PM
Really? Worst this year? Good to know!
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 05:22 PM
Worst this year so far... You never know, there may be something truly horrible out there (Aaaaarrrggghhh...)
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Hollywood on 5/02/10 at 07:07 PM
Great review and duly noted. I'll most likely avoid this one.
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Hollywood on 5/02/10 at 07:07 PM
Thanks Hollywood... avoid like the plague!
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Hollywood on 5/02/10 at 07:07 PM
Great review and duly noted. I'll most likely avoid this one.
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 07:07 PM
Thanks Hollywood... avoid like the plague!
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SciFiMan on 5/02/10 at 10:07 PM
Nice review, I think I will skip it!
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SciFiMan on 5/02/10 at 10:07 PM
Thanks SciFiMan!
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SciFiMan on 5/02/10 at 10:07 PM
Nice review, I think I will skip it!
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AndysFilms on 5/02/10 at 10:07 PM
Thanks SciFiMan!
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d on 5/03/10 at 01:44 AM
Damn! Such a cool title :)
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d on 5/03/10 at 01:44 AM
Yea, it seems such a waste...
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d on 5/03/10 at 01:44 AM
Damn! Such a cool title :)
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AndysFilms on 5/03/10 at 01:44 AM
Yea, it seems such a waste...
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Halimali on 5/03/10 at 08:53 AM
cool review. Never heard of this one. Skipping
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Halimali on 5/03/10 at 08:53 AM
Thanks halimali, you're right to skip this one!
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Halimali on 5/03/10 at 08:53 AM
cool review. Never heard of this one. Skipping
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AndysFilms on 5/03/10 at 08:53 AM
Thanks halimali, you're right to skip this one!
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Pandy357 on 5/05/10 at 12:45 AM
Ouch sounds terrible...Thanks for the warning ;)
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Pandy357 on 5/05/10 at 12:45 AM
Beware the Star Runners!
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Pandy357 on 5/05/10 at 12:45 AM
Ouch sounds terrible...Thanks for the warning ;)
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AndysFilms on 5/05/10 at 12:45 AM
Beware the Star Runners!
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Andrei S. on 5/07/10 at 05:28 AM
Never heard of it before, never wanna hear of it again. Kudos to you for even bothering to review the movie.
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Andrei S. on 5/07/10 at 05:28 AM
Thanks Andrei... I try to do my part...
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Andrei S. on 5/07/10 at 05:28 AM
Never heard of it before, never wanna hear of it again. Kudos to you for even bothering to review the movie.
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AndysFilms on 5/07/10 at 05:28 AM
Thanks Andrei... I try to do my part...
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