Alright, apparently this is another one of those instances where I watched a completely different movie from everyone else, because I thought Moontrap was quite excellent.

Sure, the physics and science don't hold up at all, but that hardly matters when we get scenes containing: Walter "How's My Russian Accent, George?" Koenig, Bruce "The Chin" Campbell, killer robots from outer space, secret moon pyramids, and sex/exposed boobies in a tent on the moon.

Fun!

Hey, we don't take no shit from a machine!
-Ray Tanner

This movie has Bruce Campbell... on the moon! Sure it's a low budget film directed by Robert Dyke written by one time scribe Tex Ragsdale that inexplicably tries to make an action star out of Walter Koenig of all people, but still... Bruce Campbell... on the MOON!

Ragsdale's story is not only beyond the film's resources, but probably beyond Dyke's abilities as a director, but it's damn fun watching them put their all into it anyways with low grade special effects, a cast of unknown supporting actors and ridiculously obvious miniatures.

Koenig is the real lead of the film, but I watched it for Bruce like I imagine most people do. Despite the obvious flaws in the film I was still incredibly entertained and it features a specific unintentional hilarious scene with Campbell that I will never forget. When you see it, you'll know.

Bruce Campbell on the MOON!

Bruce Campbell Vs. The coffee machine: 1:0

If I had to say something positive about Moontrap, and I’m struggling here, it would be, that the filmmakers tried to make the most of what was clearly a very limited budget. Bruce Campbell and Walter Koenig are always nice to see. Some of the effects look OK and oh… there are some boobies. Other than that, this falls flat in pretty much every other way. Oh well, I guess they tried.

“the penatrator,” you say 😏??

Where the fuck are Bruce Campbell's sideburns?

This was so bad and I cannot even list the reasons why, but let's sum it up with the fact that the sound editing bothered me so much. In general, it's super stiff and boring, even though some concepts are interesting, what a waste. This is my origin story for hating space movies (as if Lockout didn't make me hate them already).

This has it's moments, but is ultimately forgettable.

Extrem günstig produzierter Film mit kleinen Kulissen, welche auch bei jedem im Hobby-Keller stehen könnten, inklusive Killerrobotern auf dem Mond!
Story: Finden ein Raumschiff, gucken nach, finden einen Gegenstand und ein totes Wesen, nehmen es mit zur Erde, fliegen zum Mond, entdecken etwas, bekämpfen die Roboter! Das ist in etwa die Rahmenhandlung.
Eben totaler SyFy Trash vom feinsten! Dazu Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) und Ash (Bruce Campbell) als strahlende Helden, was will man mehr?

Was ich ein bisschen schade finde, dass es keine wirklichen Infos zu dem Raumschiff, dem Etwas was sie auf dem Mond entdecken und die Roboter (die sich als Football tarnen!) gibt; da werden im Film keine Fragen gestellt und keine Antworten geliefert.

Wer auf billigsten SyFy Trash steht, kann ja mal reinschnuppern. Erwartet nur kein „2001: Odyssee im Weltraum“. 😂

Läuft noch für kurze Zeit bei Netzkino auf YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuZh7krap00&list=PLfEblejE-l3kKlgtza_B1Ol6YOtYBdZa5&index=31

bruce campbell without sideburns is like an angel without wings 💔

Walter Koenig und Bruce Campbell finden auf dem Mond Roboter und kämpfen gegen sie! Hört sich nach Spaß an, ist es auch bis zu einem gewissen Grad. Ein Horror-SciFi-Gemisch, das stellenweise sehr in die Jahre gekommen ist. Aber hey, kann man sich mal ansehen!

M.

“We don’t take no shit from a machine.”

More Alien ripoff runoff but with dodgy robots that stand perfectly still & shoot lasers. There’s things to like here (cyborgs, miniatures, chill lighting, moon setting) but the middle section drags ass like a dog on freshly cleaned carpeting. You really feel that budget-to-runtime disparity in full effect. Also, you’ve got Bruce Campbell right there but you decide the Star Trek dweeb should be the lead? I don’t get it. Folks with more patience than me might dig it a little more.