Monday, March 16, 2009

Interweb Cinema: Starcrash

Do you like movies but hate getting off of your ass to go get them? Well, you are in luck, my morbidly obese friend. The internet is a great place to watch movies without the hassle of inputting discs or spending money.

The key thing to understand about this series is a simple phrase: Public Domain. What that boils down to is the idea that nobody owns this movie anymore and you don't have to pay to see it. The Supreme Court ruled that once something enters the P.D., it cannot be removed. This is good for us.

We are starting off strong with a classic film: Starcrash

This movie is just wall-to-wall craziness. Where to begin? The movie stars a young pastor-turned-actor, an Italian starlet, 'Mr. Clean' and David "Knight Rider" Hasselhoff. That should really be enough for most people.

The film involves two space criminals being sent out to rescue the Emperor's son from an alien planet, while an evil Count tries to catch him and use him as leverage. They traverse alien worlds, meet amazons and battle stop-motion dolls. Anyone who has read past posts will recognize it as the movie where the Emperor stops the flow of time to save the day. That is only the tip of the iceberg.

More coming down the pike, including sleepwalkers, witch documentaries and midget spies. Stay tuned...

Note (11/1): I'm pretty sure that this link is dead now. If another is discovered, I will edit this.

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