MOON 44 is a low budget science fiction film which mixes in bits and pieces of STAR WARS and TOP GUN to no good effect. The story is about a bunch of prisoners who are tasked with defending a remote moon base from bad guys. Among their number are B-movie action man Michael Pare and the hulking Brian Thompson, always a welcome presence. The film is notable for being an early work from German director Roland Emmerich, but seen today it's a rather boring kind of film. The human conflict is okay but the dark miniatures and interminable plotting sap any life it might have had in conception.
Review of Moon 44
