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A Goofy Start to a Great Career
I love Dark Star -- was thrilled to get a copy of it on DVD. John Carpenter went on, of course, to greatness, but this quirky little film with the antiquated special effects has a poignancy and humor that is very Dr. Strangelove-esque. Very much a goofy start to a great career.

Simply a classic
You must keep in mind the fact that this move PREceded Star Wars. For that fact alone it is significant. There are simply some classic scenes in Dark Star as well as some hilarious ones.

Yes it is somewhat cheesy by today's standards and the effects certainly look terrible today but the movie had some depth to it and at least attempted to get you to think.

If you like sci-fi or just a little irreverence and can get past the old effects it is still a classic movie.

Time to feed the Alien
This movie is as fresh and funny as it was when it was first released. The fact that this was a student film makes its high quality all the more amazing and commendable. There is so much to admire about DARK STAR i don't know where to begin: The talking bombs, the beach-ball alien, the whole gonzo concept of astronauts going insane after being kept in space for way too long, the excellent model effects and optical work, the crazily inventive low-budget sets, the familar rumble of Carpenter's synth score, the obviously stoned actors.

For a no-budget project made by a bunch of pot-head college kids over 30 yrs ago, DARK STAR has more going for it than all of Holywood's so-called high concept blockbusters put together.

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