Ok, so right off the bat, I'll say that with and estimated $100k budget, and like many reviewers of low budget sci fi movies, I wasn't expecting something amazing to rival the big guns of Hollywood.
But 10 mins in, I quickly realised I was in for an above average experience.
The early scenes of the pilots in their claustrophobic cockpits, on their way to a combat zone, not knowing if they were going to get home, were quite compelling, and the following space battle, that sends the main character plummeting down to crash land on the nearest planet, is also well done.
After that, everything else is rather generic, and has been done in other movies dozens of times before, but is no less watchable or enjoyable.
The acting throughout was decent as were the SFX, and when the credits rolled, I was glad I gave this one a watch.
It's no classic, and I probably won't watch it again, but it's one of those rare examples of how a decent sci fi flick can be made on a small budget, and these guys and girls did good, hence my 6 stars because of the great effort.
Lastly, there are some reviewers here who seem to think that the inclusion of the word "dune", was a blatant rip off of the Dune movie and gave this movie 1 star, which is quiet frankly idiotic.
This movie in no way shape or form deserves that kind of rating, and in any case, nobody has copyright over such a word and anyone has the right to use it. Some people really need to get a grip!!
But 10 mins in, I quickly realised I was in for an above average experience.
The early scenes of the pilots in their claustrophobic cockpits, on their way to a combat zone, not knowing if they were going to get home, were quite compelling, and the following space battle, that sends the main character plummeting down to crash land on the nearest planet, is also well done.
After that, everything else is rather generic, and has been done in other movies dozens of times before, but is no less watchable or enjoyable.
The acting throughout was decent as were the SFX, and when the credits rolled, I was glad I gave this one a watch.
It's no classic, and I probably won't watch it again, but it's one of those rare examples of how a decent sci fi flick can be made on a small budget, and these guys and girls did good, hence my 6 stars because of the great effort.
Lastly, there are some reviewers here who seem to think that the inclusion of the word "dune", was a blatant rip off of the Dune movie and gave this movie 1 star, which is quiet frankly idiotic.
This movie in no way shape or form deserves that kind of rating, and in any case, nobody has copyright over such a word and anyone has the right to use it. Some people really need to get a grip!!
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