arfdawg-1 The Plot.Through a series of coincidences, Carrie, Dan and Dr. Hartmann all fall through a teleporter device Hartmann has invented. Transported to a what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe and unable to find the Doctor, Dan and Carrie must figure out a way to get back home. Before they can do that, however, they must deal with tribes of savage cavemen, as well as brutal warlord named Kleel who has taken a liking to Carrie and seems to be unusually well-supplied with Earth technology.This is not a horrible movie.The acting is good and the directing is suitable.It's easy to watch and you can space out here and there without losing the plot.It's set in LA but all the cars have their steering wheels on the right side because this was filmed in South Africa where tehy drive the English way.The movie can't be taken too seriously and frankly I think it was made more as a comedy with sci fi elements rather than in the reverse.The special effects are horrible. It has the look of Flesh Gordon. Too bad Kay Lenz didn't do some porn in her day. I liked the movie. It was fun and different. Nothing to write home about but good for a lazy rainy day

Chase_Witherspoon Hokey sci-fi fantasy concerns a dimension transporter inadvertently sending three individuals (Lenz, Hatch and the contraption's inventor, Hendel) into a parallel universe where the evil Kleel (Saxon) is a reigning warlord whose justice is "harsh but just", raping and pillaging throughout the countryside that includes green men, water-beasts, fire rocks and other assorted weirdos.Hatch is an affable leading man, here given sword-fighting ability against the chauvinistic Kleel character, played tongue-in-cheek by Saxon as he wields his will across the land. Kay Lenz is feisty and attractive, while Peter O'Farrell gets most of the scarce intentional laughs as a diminutive thief. The action and special effects are handled primitively, and there's a child-like quality to the film in spite of some sadistic violence and mild gore.Difficult to pitch as a comedy (particularly as most of the jokes fall flat), and not serious enough to be a straight sci-fi fantasy, it's a curious film that makes little sense and offers only light, sporadic entertainment. Saxon delivers some mildly amusing dialogue ("Kleel's law is just.., odd, but just"), but it's not witty enough to attract cult status, and the climax is rushed (looks like a proper ending couldn't be conceived) leaving the overall film, immensely unsatisfying.

MartinHafer Richard Hatch and Kay Lenz star in this very low-budget sci-fi film. It all begins when each of them are accidentally sent into a parallel Earth by a machine constructed by a wacky scientist. This alternate dimension Earth is a weird amalgam of both medieval sort of weapons and more modern ones. While this doesn't make sense, I guess you can do this when you are dealing with such places. Soon after arriving, the pair are attacked repeatedly as this isn't an especially friendly world. Kay is taken prisoner by a sex-crazed leader of a band of brigands (John Saxon...and how do you like the use of the word 'brigands'?). Hatch falls in with a somewhat friendlier sort of crowd --but that isn't saying much. Our studly hero, Richard, escapes these folks after he proves his manliness in a fight that is pretty terribly choreographed. Can he navigate through this overly-macho and bombastic world, save the girl and return with her back to our Earth...all before the 94 minutes are complete? The idea of parallel worlds isn't bad at all. However, the film really looked like it was made with practically no budget. The aliens are, at times laughable (like the guys with the red glowing eyes). The sound effects occasionally odd (the 'funny' sound when the glowing-eyed creatures fell to their deaths was just weird). The script lacks wit and charm and much of the dialog is truly dreadful. For example, at one point Lenz is whining and Saxon slaps her--and you WANT him to hit her again because the dialog she was given was just dreadful! As for the actors, none of them are particularly good--and I am sure the dialog and plot didn't help any. Saxon got the worst of it, as his character was rather cartoon-like. But, at least he ("Planet Earth") and Hatch ("Battlestar Gallactica") had some prior experience in low-budget sci-fi--so they probably felt at home in this rather silly film. As for Lenz, when I saw her I just thought she was Shelley Hack--they look so much alike.So should you see this film? Probably not. It isn't that bad--so you can't see it for its unintended laugh value. But it also just isn't very good. The only reason you might want to see it is simply to watch Saxon in his very odd performance as a very difficult to forget character!

imprator This is by no stretch of the imagination a good movie. It is incredibly low-budget, and that leaves the OK(ish) acting badly exposed. That said, I thoroughly loved it!To enjoy this movie you really have to be able to overlook the low budget. The "effects" are bad. Really bad. The alien dimension is an exact replica of Earth. The sets could come straight from a spaghetti western (perhaps they did). The "monsters" are people in mild fancy dress. The fight scenes are amateurish, and made more "exciting" by running the film faster. A three year old child could spot it without even trying. However, if you can accept the shortfalls for what they are – the result of an extremely low budget and an overreaching ambition – and allow yourself to ride with the tide, you will enjoy this film.The saving graces come in the form of a fun script and Kay Lenz.The script is not magnificently written, but the dialogue is fun and counterpoints many amusing incidents in the storyline. I won't highlight any incidents as I want this post to remain spoiler-free. However, if you relax into this movie and roll with it you will discover them for yourself when you find yourself laughing out loud – and you will perhaps be surprised that you are laughing with the movie, not at it.Kay Lenz is also fun. If you like your heroines good looking and feminine but sparky, you will love her character. Having a female lead character in a film who looks like this, and is possessed of intelligence and verve, will always add a certain frisson for many male viewers.I always find that one of the marks of a movie that has been particularly enjoyable is that at the ending I am surprised that so much time has passed whilst I was watching. This film met that criterion. It is refreshing to find this in a low-budget movie after sitting through some Hollywood blockbuster or other wondering how much longer it will be before the interminable film ends.If you want to watch a fun bubblegum movie, and you are willing and able to overlook a budget so low that it hits you in the face thirty times per minute of running time, take a look at this film. You will have fun.