Dune Drifter is a pretty good space movie. Reminded me of the first short film I produced.
They even used the same alien costuming I used with the black outfits and the gas masks.
One of the funny things about this movie, is during a wide shot of the protagonist crawling along the ground, two cars passing by in the distance are unintentionally filmed in the scene. Who would of guessed they'd have cars on other planets.
The alien volcanic planet with a toxic atmosphere that the movie ultimately plays out on, had a river flowing in it, weeds growing, and a sky with clouds. One would assume that a planet with lots of water, vegetation and clouds would have a breathable atmosphere. Interestingly, the protagonist never decides to explorer or check on whether the river contains water. Why wouldn't checking the river to see if its fluid is water, be a top priority?
The aliens, reminded me of the putty creatures in the Power Rangers t.v. series.
Other things that stand out are the compatibility of the ship parts despite being completely different kinds of ships, designed by two entirely different species, from different worlds. Yet the protagonist walks right up to this foreign ship, knows where to look and finds a needed part to repair her ship.
It almost feels like a major connecting scene was left out between the time it takes the protagonist to walk to and return from the alien antagonists ship. Before leaving the co-pilots body is intact. Upon return the co-pilots head is shown melted, without any reference or explanation.
Something that seemed highly unbelievable is how the alien weapons were unable to penetrate their alien uniforms, yet a stray shot was able to destroy their ship.
My favorite part of the movie is when the protagonist presses a adrenaline button on their suit and becomes super badass. If the writers had implemented more of these kinds of action moments into the movie, it would have been a much better movie. This particular scene was truly epic and the highlight of the movie.
I gave this movie a 5 Star Rating because the effects were well done, the story overall is compelling and kept me interested, it challenged me to put myself in some of those situations and wonder how I might react or handle them, and it has at least one epic scene.
It's worth a watch if you like space movies and it comes up on your favorite video service.
One of the funny things about this movie, is during a wide shot of the protagonist crawling along the ground, two cars passing by in the distance are unintentionally filmed in the scene. Who would of guessed they'd have cars on other planets.
The alien volcanic planet with a toxic atmosphere that the movie ultimately plays out on, had a river flowing in it, weeds growing, and a sky with clouds. One would assume that a planet with lots of water, vegetation and clouds would have a breathable atmosphere. Interestingly, the protagonist never decides to explorer or check on whether the river contains water. Why wouldn't checking the river to see if its fluid is water, be a top priority?
The aliens, reminded me of the putty creatures in the Power Rangers t.v. series.
Other things that stand out are the compatibility of the ship parts despite being completely different kinds of ships, designed by two entirely different species, from different worlds. Yet the protagonist walks right up to this foreign ship, knows where to look and finds a needed part to repair her ship.
It almost feels like a major connecting scene was left out between the time it takes the protagonist to walk to and return from the alien antagonists ship. Before leaving the co-pilots body is intact. Upon return the co-pilots head is shown melted, without any reference or explanation.
Something that seemed highly unbelievable is how the alien weapons were unable to penetrate their alien uniforms, yet a stray shot was able to destroy their ship.
My favorite part of the movie is when the protagonist presses a adrenaline button on their suit and becomes super badass. If the writers had implemented more of these kinds of action moments into the movie, it would have been a much better movie. This particular scene was truly epic and the highlight of the movie.
I gave this movie a 5 Star Rating because the effects were well done, the story overall is compelling and kept me interested, it challenged me to put myself in some of those situations and wonder how I might react or handle them, and it has at least one epic scene.
It's worth a watch if you like space movies and it comes up on your favorite video service.