Star Pilot (2+5 Missione Hydra) 07/01/23

This one is reviewed ‘just for the record’ — we have a soft spot for train-wreck science fiction losers. ‘What went wrong?’  ‘Did anybody even care?’  Accomplished director Pietro Francisi has the two classic Hercules movies to his credit, but this artless exercise would demolish anybody’s reputation . . . it must have been a quick payday. Leonora Ruffo and Leontine Snell vamp their way through an interplanetary mishmosh comparable to an old Captain Video episode, with production values not much better. On the other hand, the transfer is excellent. Sword ‘n’ sandal fans might want to see Kirk Morris in action, and Gordon Mitchell has a one-shot cameo. Don’t come looking for camp fun — it’s incompetence al’Italiano, for curious completists — we know you’re out there. On Blu-rayfrom Kino Lorber / Rarovideo.
07/01/23