1984 · sci-fi · adventure · space
The Last Starfighter
Directed by Nick Castle1h 41m1984
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Our read: The Last Starfighter (1984) reads as a warm, breathless, inventive sci-fi · adventure · space entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, breathless, measured sci-fi / adventure, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- brisk
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