mocoutinho
For those who have already watched Outland starring Sean Connery (1981), the film is "Outland" revisited. The script is, with some not so big changes, the same. Even some of the scenes are quite the same. The difference? It happens undersea instead of on a Jupiter moon in outer space. Corporation tries to enhance mining production and profit on an undersea mining platform giving miners some drugs that drive them crazy. Marshall in charge goes investigate and becomes target to the Corporation.Nevertheless, the film is entertaining and in some measure quite well done in spite of it's low budget. Worth a try but, again, this is probably due to the good original script most than for the good acting or production. Anyway, Outland is far better.
Piscivore
...when it was called "Outland." Both of which are, as another commenter said, based on "High Noon." Some of the shots are almost identical to the Connery movie, as are the basic scenario and subplot elements. Additionally, some of the plot details they changed, presumably to avoid lawsuits, created huge, unresolved plot holes. And of course Dean Cain can't hold a candle to Connery at his post-Bond peak.As if those failings were not egregious enough, this movie also lacks the cranky charm of Frances Sternhagen.Rend "Outland" and sink this flick in the Marianas Trench.
Wizard-8
As others have mentioned, this movie is a blatant rip-off of "Outland" - which itself was a rip-off of "High Noon". Still, this could have provided some decent exploitation entertainment. But except for a somewhat cool sequence involving someone getting hit by water, there is absolutely NOTHING fun or even momentarily distracting in this particular telling of the story. Low production values hurt, but there is also no sense of fun, no zip, no energy here. Not even worth seeing for free when it comes on cable.
BOB AUDET
In a deep sea mining complex, a Federal Marshal (Dean Cain) tries to find out why miners are committing suicide ast such an alarming rate. Needless to say, there are corporate maneuvers being played as the company that owns the facility dispatches a team of hit men to kill him.This is by far the worst offering that UFO(the production company) has released and it is nearly a blatant rip-off of HIGH NOON and even for that matter the far superior OUTLAND (High Noon in space).Warning...if you see this on the shelf, pass it by and pick up either of the two aforementioned films...that will be a rental fee well spent!
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