A peaceful planet recruits an eccentric collection of fighters to resist a galactic tyrant. The Seven Samurai structure is familiar and the banter pulpy, but the imaginative spacecraft and practical effects give this cheerful space adventure considerably more craft than its knockoff reputation implies.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
5/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
2/10
Dialogue
5/10
Rewatchability
8/10
“The galaxy has assembled a deeply eccentric neighbourhood watch.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 54
Synopsis and movie facts
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.