A low budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.... (Full plot summary below)
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A low budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
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| EmpireAdam SmithIn essence, Dark Star has what all great comedy has: a sense of desperation and pathos allied to an abiding humanity which elevates it high above the realm of mere spoof. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceJohn Carpenter's guerilla undermining of the pomposity of space odysseys |
| VarietyVariety StaffThe dim comedy consists of sophomoric notations and mistimed one-liners. |
| Rolling StoneEric HynesThe special effects vacillate between defiantly shitty and endearingly resourceful, and Carpenter and O’Bannon's sense of humor covers a similarly narrow ground between Loony Tunes goofiness and dorm-room stoned. |
| The GuardianPhelim O'NeillIt's a smart, cynical look at space travel, treating it as a blue-collar job and not a divine calling as Kubrick and others would have you believe. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyThe plot is something only film school students making an independent film could get away with: the Dark Star in question is a star ship that floats around endlessly in space looking for unstable planets to demolish. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is a fun movie, and a bright and intelligent one. It bears few signs of having been made on a low budget, and the special effects are reasonably slick. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAn enjoyable lightweight outer-space hippie spoof. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrCarpenter creates a vision of the technological future that is both disillusioned and oddly affirmative in its insistence on the unscientific survival of emotional frailty. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.It's the wonderful combination of sly humor and intelligence that characterizes Carpenter's best work. |
