Space Nuts (Video 2003)In another time and another galaxy, an evil Overlord and his lover, the Dark Witch, have been taking over and destroying planet after planet until in one star system, they discover that ... See full summary » Director:Jonathan Morgan |
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A word of warning: This is in no way related to the Krofft brothers' classic Far Out Space Nuts television series. Anyone looking for the further adventures of Junior and Barney should look elsewhere. There's no Bob Denver here.
Instead, Jonathan Morgan has given us a rather weak imitation of Grant Naylor's Red Dwarf with elements borrowed from Star Wars and Farscape. The performances range from dull to embarrassing, and all of the jokes fall painfully flat. We are treated to what is essentially the same scene over and over again: a man and a woman have sex in a bedroom. Here we find none of the adventurous nature of Michael Ninn's Perfect or the Mitchell brothers' Behind the Green Door; only safe, repetitive love scenes. The entire three hour (three friggin' hours!!!) production reeks of the mainstream.
In contrast, the commentary track is quite entertaining. Morgan, Stormy and... the other guy (Randy Spears maybe, I can't remember) seem to have pleasant rapport, and Morgan's jokes about one actor's grotesquely loose scrotum are downright hilarious (scrot-adactyl!).
If you don't have my aversion to mainstream product, you may be able to squeeze some enjoyment out of this movie. Just remember to bring your fast-forward button.