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The Last Star Fighter

  • 12-09-2008 10:36pm
    #1
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Not sure if this should go here or in retro.

    Just after watching the Last Star Fighter. Its probably 20 odd years since I've seen it and I still enjoyed it tonight.

    Got it on HDDVD and I have to say I'm impressed. It actually looked good from a film that was made in 1984.

    Ripped of some many films. Star Wars and Back to the future (even though back to the future came out a year later!) to name but a few!



    Who knew that Mags was about 25 (I thought she was playing a teen). I would then and would now.

    Any one from the 80's should re-watch this!


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  • #2
    humanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Cool, I didn't know they'd released a HD version of it. It's a class movie.


  • #3
    godtabh
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    humanji wrote: »
    Cool, I didn't know they'd released a HD version of it. It's a class movie.

    I cant remember what it looked like when it first came out but it does look class in HD


  • #4
    guinnessdrinker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭guinnessdrinker


    It's a good laugh alright. I think the main alien charater, the good guy pilot that flys the starfighter was an Irishman!


  • #5
    Pigman II
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    I don't remember that one. I thought you were talking about this....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQyYKYxLAY8


  • #6
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    guinnessdrinker wrote: »
    It's a good laugh alright. I think the main alien charater, the good guy pilot that flys the starfighter was an Irishman!

    Dan O'Herlihy from Wexford

    Didnt know he was irish


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  • #7
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    kearnsr wrote: »
    Not sure if this should go here or in retro.

    It's a film, no? ;)


  • #8
    godtabh
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    Karl Hungus wrote: »
    It's a film, no? ;)

    But it is very retro


  • #9
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Is that the one about a kid who is told because he is the best on earth at playing some video game, he is to be taken off by some alien civilization to be an ace star pilot??

    Cuz if it is, I haven't seen that movie in about 12 years, but I loved it!


  • #10
    Jumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Pigman II wrote: »
    I don't remember that one. I thought you were talking about this....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQyYKYxLAY8

    OMG.

    "You have never seen a valkyrie go down!"


    omg..giant boobs...teenage brain....cant....handle

    Best...movie....ever


  • #11
    godtabh
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    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Is that the one about a kid who is told because he is the best on earth at playing some video game, he is to be taken off by some alien civilization to be an ace star pilot??

    Cuz if it is, I haven't seen that movie in about 12 years, but I loved it!

    Thats the one


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  • #12
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭dazberry


    In relation to the aforementioned Battle Beyond the Stars, all the effects were reused in a film a few years later called Space Raiders!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-cdiWAlCtI


    D.


  • #13
    The Don
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    I haven't seen that film in at least a decade. I loved it though. It'll be interesting to see how well its held up.

    I didn't think that Battle Beyond the Stars was great. Afaik it was based on Seven Samurai/The magnificient seven.


  • #14
    constitutionus
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    the last star fighter is class.

    you couldnt get it here on DVD for years (if at all :) ) so if its on HD fair play.

    its incredible how much fun it is and though the effects have dated big time (i actually think it was the first film to use CGI to any large extent) its script keeps it flying along.


  • #15
    MightyCelestial
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭MightyCelestial


    I haven't seen this movie since way back when it first came out.
    And even though I can't seem to remember it all too well,
    I do remember enjoying it very much.


  • #16
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I used to love "The Last Starfighter", used to have a satellite channel called Premier back in the mid 80s and they had this on regularly, excellent, loved that car!
    The humour was good too, the android replacement back on earth and the crack about the kids stash of Playboy, excellent!


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