Starchaser:The Legend of Orin part 3

[crazeeborg]

Whatta bunch of stupid cyborgz....

[TheGreaterGood80]

It's not like Star Wars wasn't influenced by Dune, John Carter, Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Kurosawa, the Lensman series, etc.

[madjack18]

Star Wars was a remake of Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood', a 1957 Samurai movie, so by that proxy 'Starchaser' is actually the more original movie

[subarusumeragi]

Star Wars rip off? Hahahaha....Arthur sounds like a certain droid.

[Tennisman81]

OK ok enough about movie comparisons and lets talk about the movie itself, "this kid" is pissing me off somewhat his stupidity is unbelievable so far all he does is stand around and go ....huh?...... what? seems like he lost his urge to survive

[rolypoly92]

The world when he gets up to the surface reminds me of Avatar definitely. In my eyes the director of Avatar would be even more of a legend if he's a fan of this!

[Johnlindsey289]

@rolypoly92

That's what i thought when i saw AVatar in theaters many times, James Cameron is a fan of Sci-fi/fantasy, animation, anime and adult animation including this one. Pandora you mean! yes Cameron did borrowed from this at times including those movies i mentioned.

[dharmaseed]

Anybody else think that the guy with the pistol looks like Humphrey Bogart? Or George Peppard with brown hair?

[Johnlindsey289]

The planet reminds me of Pandora only with breathable air

[GamiCross]

I can't get over how this is like a good version of Battlefield Earth. (Also, those cyborg things are responsible for SO many nightmares as a child XD)

[katinaanimator]

What's interesting with this sword is that it can only be used at certain times, by certain people. I was always disappointed that just ANYONE could activate a light saber in Star Wars. I always thought it was a power only a Jedi possessed. Seeing Han casually activate it kind of downplayed the power of being a Jedi. I like how in this film, the sword can't be used against someone who's basically good.

[katinaanimator]

Thank you for downloading this! I started to watch it when I was 13, but nobody else did, and I always tried to find it afterwards but never could. Being able to finally watch the rest of this is a huge relief.

[Aelkamal]

This is kinda like Logan's Run

[Johnlindsey289]

Anyone thinks this movie is on par with the previous year's other kickass adult animated movie of Sci-fi/fantasy known as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (a.k.a. Warriors of the Wind)?

[flossjw1]

GROSS! ! !......0:30-4:10......those "mandroids" are some yucky,nasty things!

[mrbesh]

Star Wars didn't have kick ass music like this!

[DJProjexion]

The animation reminds me of those Bible story cartoons they used to make us watch in my Catholic grade school.

[ninedragons1]

They had animations like this back then? That's not Disney or anime. What the hell happened? Why aren't there anymore. I would expect there'd be more and better quality by now....Did some evil space lord show up and cripple the animation industry? This is a good movie.

[Johnlindsey289]

@ninedragons1

Oh come on! there are good anime like Ghibli's stuff like Grave of the Fireflies to Princess Mononoke and all the way to Spirited Away and even Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. There's also kick-ass adult ones like Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D 1 & 2, Wicked City, Fist of the North Star, Cowboy Bebop The Movie and more.

[ninedragons1]

@Johnlindsey289 I'm afraid u miss understood my comment. I was referring to the American animation industry. All the animations that you have mentioned are Japanese. Although they did out source the inbetweens of Star Chaser to South Korea. Japan takes their animation very seriously and are constantly finding new ways to push it. I been there I seen it. I was at Mad House Studios and Tezuka Productions, but America for some reason has stopped. Look at animation in the 80's and 90's then now.

[Johnlindsey289]

@ninedragons1

There's also Canadian animation and in Australia and Europe. Japan makes awesome adult animation movies, and have you seen Akira and Ghost in The Shell to even the ultra-powerful Grave of the Fireflies?

[ninedragons1]

@Johnlindsey289 for the last animation that I can think of that was pushing what animation can with story plots and visual effects was Batman the animated series. And then "poof!". Now everything is super simplified keeping detail at the minimum and plot lines at a kid's level only. Family Guy and Simpons may have a more adult story writting, but your not going to see the level of visuals that you would in Batman the animated series. Now I'm stuck watching anime.

[wandererlain]

This must have scared the shit out of kids who saw it back in the day!

The scariest animated thing for kids I saw was Watership Down with all them rabbits getting massacred.

[MegaPINELOPI]

the robots remind me of the soldiers in she-ra. they are actually the same

[Johnlindsey289]

@MegaPINELOPI

Because Filmation co-handed this movie uncreditedly according to some sites on the internet. It's nice to see Filmation do some quality animation much like Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night back in 1987 did instead of re-using poses and walk movements but true animation. It's also nice to see their only attempt at an animated movie aimed at adult audiences, i think this movie is a nice cash-in on Heavy Metal and Star Wars.

[Mikemc]

His ship reminds me of the human-alien hybrid transport/fighter from X-Com UFO.

[wolfmoon707]

The way those things run is disgusting

[camivette]

Eeek, those robot organ robbers are so creepy!

[terranova210486]

Let's see, magic swords Check.

Young hero. Check.

Heroic smuggler. Check.

Robot sidekicks. Check.

Spaceships. Check.

Lots of lasers. Check.

Yep, this a Star Wars ripoff.

[wolfmoon707]

@terranova210486

Just because something is sci-fi doesn't make it SW rip off.

[T3hK3nny]

ox was a cunt

[AbhiB]

why do the 2 main good guys remind me of Luke Skywalker & Han Solo

[Deanbabylon]

@AbhiB

well i think Orins carackter is a bit more complex as Lukes is. Dag does show some similarities to Capt. Solo but there are still a few things that differs,

[blampow]

6:16 - so, laser whips are common, but laser swords are incomprehensible?

[Deanbabylon]

@blampow

wekk, laser swords are incomprehensible since not even "the bad guyes" now it.

i guess after the full movie you will get the idea.

otherwise i would have to do a spoiler worning ;-)

[gregoryisawsome]

did they make toys?

[Potrimpo]

I can see Star Wars as a major inspiration, but in almost every other way, this movie can stand on its own. But also it is more, shall we say, mystical than Star Wars.

And I wonder how much of Star Wars was actually ripped off from other areas, including Star Trek.

[Deanbabylon]

You´re right there. And if you follow all mayor sci fi movies/series back to the source you could even say, that everything is a rip off of Jules Verne. But you can´t say that one movie is a rip off of something else. Each film has his unic qualities and has serious thought and work behind it ;-)

[ZaidNitsua]

watch the movies "ben Hurr & the 7 samurai" Lucas is a hack. who ripps off classics & simply adds the future & space theme to them.

[Potrimpo]

It may have been on of those movies that inspired Luke to return to the moisture farm and find his aunt and uncle murdered.

[metalore]

Don't you just love how the guy shakes his head at 1:10 while saying "Well, that's just too bad!"

[Deanbabylon]

Hehe, yep, does have some very nice dark sarcasm in it^^

[zalamandantoise]

So, gay robot, mystical sword that can cut through anything, swashbuckling smuggler with an attitude? That's all the similarities? Hardly a star wars ripoff. Since this was released shortly after SW, I can see how the then-narrow-minded reviewers would call this space opera a ripoff.

Can't you just realize that this is a damn-good movie?

Contrary to previous posts, I detect no SW sound effects.

[zalamandantoise]

Also, the music is DEFINITELY not inspired/ripped from SW. It's synth-poppy and very 'miami vice'

[weldonwin]

@zalamandantoise Not so much a riff on Star Wars, seeing as Star Wars borrowed from so many other space operas and other folklore, so really, its just a continueation of the tradition.

I have to say, the Man-Droids freaked the hell out of me when I first saw this

[FBFTheRagingWarrior]

@zalamandantoise

The 80's were really dump

[BliXxMorGrahZz]

@zalamandantoise i concur

[autocon2002]

@zalamandantoise It was released in 1984 or 85. Star Wars was 1977. So yes, it was essentially a ripoff.

But it was a goddamn fantastic ripoff

[Windclaw]

@zalamandantoise

I hear one or two in engine noises, but that's really about it. Besides, SF are pretty much free use. Outside of music, you really can't put too huge a copyright on sounds that can be reproduced with house hold objects.

[miatageekscott]

@zalamandantoise I say Star Wars INSPIRED!

[miatageekscott]

Also, lightsabers are not "mystical, but they are technological

[xXCamillaFawnXx]

"Human Magic" sheesh, what an oxymoron =P

[Tsubahi]

Wow, this movie has TEETH!

[GoodwoodAlpha]

Hehe, it even uses some of the sound effects from Star Wars. XD

[maxtheaxeiswax]

Wow, this is actually good

[desotowright]

Huzzah for Han Solo inspired characters!!!

[rbaleksandar]

I like this film. Have watched a couple of times when I was a child. Great plot!

[juelzcano]

why are robots in movies always gay. C-3P0 Starwars, this computer/rober thing, the Robot from alice in wonderland.. im I forgetting one?

[Tsugimoto1]

4:40

Fuck me sideways!! It's Edward G. Robinson!!!

[EvilTim001]

YES.... yes it is.

[ataricharles]

Now what is the story behind these Mandroids. Were they once older model mining robots whom once human on the planet were made into slaves were cast out into the jungle to fend for themselves? Also why are they so stupid and ill mannered, especially the boss mandroid who says, Well, thats just too badddd.

[ataricharles]

The other Mandroid who looks like hes used the corpse of an animal(maybe a moose or a horse) for his body acts a lot like gollum from lord of the rings. The female mandroid is horrible and belongs as a stereotypical drunk/drug addict ex hooker in any inner city slum. The most funny Mandroid is Pig Face who has a big wrench as an arm. I am guessing that previously was a tool to work on spaceships or he himself was a mechanic droid.

[ataricharles]

If you look at the Mandroids machine skulls, they are all the same(look at the shape, lines, and even nose) which tells me originally they were the same kind of robot(droid) before they were cast into the jungle. And how do they know the value of Jewelery and what possibly could the Gollum Mandroid do with gems out in the jungle?

So if anyone has any other theories or knows more about the mandroids' origins, then please post here.

Thanks!

Charles

[ancalites]

lol, nice analysis

[ataricharles]

P.S.

Oh, and if you find a sword handle with jewels on it, dont just say, Gimme That!

[johntrevy]

Oh look, its Han Solo and Luke Skywalker ^_^

[gleepglopp]

The Legend of Orin Hatch: Senator from Utah

[smittycal]

Well thats just to bad cause were gonna take em anyway!!! Best line in the whole mobie!!

[Batou3]

what's a mobie?

[alekesam]

@smittycal No love for,"Don't waste your tears on me honey...you'll rust." ? lol.

[Johnlindsey289]

@alekesam

That's a good one. Say uh besides Star Wars, does this movie remind you of James Cameron's Avatar? i'm sure he's gotten a few ideas from this movie since he loves animation especially ones for adults like this one. There are similarities like the jungle you see here, similar alien horses and young man to free people from tyrant. It's Cameron combined Starchaser, Star Wars, Dances with Wolves, LightYears, Heavy Metal, Dune, Nausicaa, Mononoke, Fantastic Planet and Total Recall in one.

[alekesam]

@Johnlindsey289 Naw, I don't see it. Most of the other ones you mentioned easily reminds me of Avatar, however. I believe that's what made Avatar so popular in the first place because of all the blatant proven ideas running through it. He pulled a Lucas (take a bunch of influences and mash em together into it's own thing). But as far Starchasers, I don't see the connection..."young man rises to free people from tyrant" is a well worn staple of fantasy (Orin wasn't even the 1st to do it).

[Johnlindsey289]

@alekesam

Well the planet in this movie looks almost like Pandora and it's weird plant life.

[Orestloki]

@Johnlindsey289 you forgot pocahontas and dances with smurfs ;)

[Johnlindsey289]

@Orestloki

What's with the smurfs crap? the Na'Vi are like the Draags from Fantastic Planet. Ever seen any of those movies i mentioned and Last of the Mohicans?

[Orestloki]

@Johnlindsey289 that was a south park reference, the episode was called "Dances with Smurfs" and made fun of the obvious rip offs Cameron did. And yes I was most of the movies you mentioned, but you still forgot Pocahontas ;)

[Armenissa]

LoL @ the impertinent ship's computer

[Tulkastaldo]

If Burt Reynolds had played Han Solo, it might have been something like this.

[Tulkastaldo]

those cyborg zombies are pretty awful, especially the last one with the pig face. The fact that they move so realistically is what scared the hell out of me as a kid watching this.

[Batou3]

and we thought the terminators were wierd

[stefmano88]

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss­s

thank you sooooo much for up loading this movie!!!!!!

i used to watch this flick all the time with my dad, ahh the nostalgia :)