Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)
In this second film compiled from episodes of a Japanese TV serial, Captain Joe, reformed interstellar marauder Ken and the rest of the crew of the Bacchus-III set off to destroy an alien race's super-weapon.
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Strong and Moving!
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II tries to build on the Fugitive Alien series, but with the name Sandy Frank on it, you can be assured it stinks. Ken and the gang are back, but we wish they weren't. This time out, the Star Force has to contend with a sun about to go nova while the ship's engines break down. After that, Ken assaults a very silly-looking fort with the Star Force, and ends up going home again. Bad acting, bad plotline, and bad dubbing abound here. Exactly what you'd expect from a Sandy Frank import.Avoid this one unless you're watching the MST3K version.
This builds upon the great epic of Fugitive Alien. Don't worry if you missed the first and consider yourself lucky!Captain Joe, Ken and the pals on the Baccus 3 are on a collision course with wackiness. Can the captured prisoner be trusted? What did Rocky eat for dinner? Will Capt. Joe abstain from drinking again? And what of Tammy's love for Ken? Lots of stuff happens. I thought the character development was better here since Rocky's "I don't like Ken" attitude is stronger than ever. Things get resolved, but Sandy Frank edits the whole thing and Ken ends up trying to liberate his home planet! I'm probably alone, but I wish this series went on!Sandy Frank.....Sandy Frank....
The first "Fugitive Alien" was bad enough. But it was actually pretty lucid compared to this horrible "sequel." It makes even less sense than the first! Funny MST3K episode, but not much value otherwise. None actually.
This is a bad film.Heh, of course that made for one of the best MSTings in the history of MST3K.The one thing that this movie has going for it is the groovy music..everything else was terribly bad, incredibly funny.. but I bet unintentionally so ;)Kill me with a forklift.