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I just thought I would title this in Rilos.This is one of my all time favorite movies.And Robert Preston is and will always be atop my Favorite actor List. The Man could act. And was always very believable in the roles he played.This movie touched me all the way back to my childhood when Comics and SuperHeros meant so much to me. Good against Evil and role playing as a kid. Its that well written. The cast of actors are wonderfully relatable and believable.Young Alex Rogan Defeats a Video Game Machine(remember those)and Centauri shows up to take him to another Galaxy To become a Starfighter and save the Universe. The game was just a qualifying test. And Rilos needs Starfighters and Centauri needs his Pay for recrutment. Problem Alex doesnt want to be a Starfighter(at first)He returns Home and thats when Lifes bigger picture for Alex Rogan becomes all to clear. Fantastic script and great affects for that yearthe movie was made. It all adds up to a Film to own for years and years. See it if you havnt and Buy it if you have. Its a Keeper.

Thoroughly enjoyable
An interesting little film of how a dead-end kid is forced to become a galactic hero, because of his facility at a computer game, which is a secret recruiting station for starfighter pilots. The computer-generated graphics, advanced for their time, now look ridiculously crude, but it somehow adds to the quaintness of the whole thing, with marvellous performances from Lance Guest as the reluctant hero, Robert Preston as the likeably roguish Centauri who is prepared not so much to bend the rules as to smash them into very tiny fragments and Dan O'Herily as Grigg, the lizard co-pilot whose dream is to go down fighting against impossible odds!

CULT MOVIES 29
29. THE LAST STARFIGHTER (SCI-fiction, 1984) For young Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) living in a trailer park is boring. He wants to escape from his rural existence and go to the city where he hopes to go to College. Bot for his girlfriend Annie (Catherine Mary Stewart) the prospect of leaving her grandmother behind is hard. Alex's only real excitement is playing a video game called 'Last Starfighter', having played it so many times that he finally breaks the game's points record. Soon after he's visited by a friendly alien power. They want to recruit him as one of their elite 'Starfighters' in an inter-galactic war where his skills will prove the turning point. Here he finds an unexpected chance to finally break free and follow his dreams. But will Annie join him?

Critique: The Star Wars phenomenon inspired a slew of science fiction films in its heyday that, surprisingly enough, has continued to this day. Although the 80s produced its share of memorable films, this is one of the most appealing of the bunch. Capturing the youthful exuberance and innocence that made the Star Wars fantasy a worldwide smash. The 'once upon story' line works from the disillusioned, dreamy nature of those kids whose earthly existence leave much to be desired. Wishing they could be whisked away to another galaxy, and take part in some far-off adventure. An added bonus to the film is the pairing of the 2 young leads. Exacting the warmth and amazement of encountering such a journey, and taking their love to the infinite reaches of space.

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