This phrase is used often on this blog, but they just don't make them like this anymore. In no way shape or form would this film be acceptable today, yet it is strangely compelling and interesting for a low budget gory sci-fi fantasy movie. "Mindwarp" follows a woman who rebels against the system and decides to live outside the fantasy everyone has been living through technology. This rebellion has consequences though and she soon finds herself banished to a desolate world. Is this reality? Or is this the fake virtual world? Fangoria Films creating a gory movie, who would have thought? I do like that they went a sci-fi fantasy route though, instead of just straight horror, although there is a tinge of horror in this movie. Really where to begin? Bruce Campbell is awesome as the hero, but I'm not sure I like all the plot twists and character changes. The unknown lead female does a decent job and Angus Scrimm is creepy as ever, but on a whole different level. He plays the iconic "Tall Man" in the Phantasm movies, a menacing giant figure, but here he plays a creepy incestuous evil king. And for the obvious low budget, some things do look really cool. A lot of it is covered up by the dark sets, but the space station settings are decent and the monsters are pretty cool, kind of reminded me of "The Beastmaster" for some reason.
*3 Lance Approvals*
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