ruffrider I usually only critique favorite films, so I'll have something good to say, but I was up all night and couldn't find anything else to watch, so there went my night and consequently I offer this review. The film starts with a space shuttle crashing into an orbiting space station while "docking" and nobody on said station says anything about it, like that's normal! In fact, the space station occupants give smiles and "How ya doin'!" waves through the windows to the shuttle crew before they board the now-crippled station. That's about as much sense as this movie makes, but a few scenes were so comically inept I'd be remiss if I didn't mention them. For one, Michael Pare's character seems to be psychotic simply because the script needs him to be, no other reason; he's not in the least believable and in fact plain silly. The first "fight scene" with Tony Curtis Blondell is one of the most comically inept pieces of film-making I've ever seen, even taking into account the fact that this film was probably made for kids. Pare's character just blurts out ridiculously stupid things, first to provoke pointless fights then later to show his "passion" for fellow space station occupier Lisa Bingley, who's clearly the best thing about this movie, visually and dramatically. I kept asking myself "WHO WROTE (if that is the word) THIS SCRIPT?" Most of the film consists of Pare's psychotic antics, the mostly not-so-good effects and about the worst screenplay I've ever seen. Strangely, former boxer George Chuvalo and his Russian cohorts on the ground control station come off the best and most believable. I don't like to criticize acting, per se, and a perfect reason why is a film like this. I've seen Michael Pare in many other places and have enjoyed his work, so when he looks inept I don't blame him but rather the screen writer, who's supposed to provide a decent story and believable characters, the director, who's supposed to film the script intelligibly and the post-production people, whose job it is to edit the hours of film into a coherent, watchable whole. These 3 "units" failed miserably, leaving the actors and the movie to flounder. Now "Plan Nine From Outer Space" has long enjoyed a reputation as "arguably the worst movie ever made," but after viewing "Space Fury" all I can say is "move over, 'Plan Nine,' you've got serious competition."After sitting through 90 minutes of this awful mess I must admit I was rewarded for my patience with a finale consisting of the space station turned into a flaming, spinning cartwheel as it entered the earth's atmosphere and began to burn up, accompanied by a last-second escape into a shuttle craft by Blondell and Bingley. This ending was so much better than the rest of the film I felt it belonged in a different - and far better - movie. As for the rest of the film, unless you like your sci-fi silly, incoherent and inept, I'd avoid it like a space station that's afire and plunging toward earth.

Movie Nuttball May contain spoilers but its important for the viewer to know.This movie, In the Dead of Space or Space Fury was a total mess! Instead of doing it the usual way of explaining I'll do it this way!The Good: The special effects were surprisingly good. The music was also good. The actors were good. Michael Paré put on one heck of a performance which was so chaotic I laughed at him! He was really good performing the knife tactics. There was some action.The Bad: I didn't understand the movie at all. Its confusing because this is going on, that's going on etc. There was no explanation how Paré's character became such a great knife fighter like a Green Beret or something. Same thing for Lisa Bingley's character. She acts so sad and such and then when its time to fight Paré she becomes a great martial artist and can beat him up every time! Her character was like several types of people in one. What was the deal with her and her boyfriend? She is in bed with him and does the love stuff with her top and stuff on and then he gets killed and then when she goes to bed she's topless? That didn't make sense at all and on top of that the other guy is supposed to be a superstar of some kind. If his character was really a celebrity wouldn't it be helpful to tell what he is? Why in the world was Paré's character brainwashed in the first place? You mean its perfectly all right to let a psycho be part of a crew in a space station? I could go on and on about this movie. Really in My opinion the film had major potential but it failed. I only recommend anyone to watch this movie if they are a big fan Michael Paré otherwise watch something else instead!

bobsmith2089 This movie is kind of like an episode from the new Outer Limits. It's somewhat predictable and fun, but not the best movie made. If you are like me and enjoy the B grade films pushed out by the Corman camp then definatly check it out. Sci-Fi fun with murder and suspense. Definatly a rental if you can find it, otherwise beware before you buy.

ron-ron Weird space film. Simple minded plot and acting. The crazed-American-Terrorist Astronaut kills the Good Guy Russian Astronaut hero. All this is done on a 50's look-a-like Mir space station. The small amount of animation is not too bad.