One of Roger Corman's more expensive cash-ins, this mash-up of Star Wars and the Magnificent Seven has some decent ideas fleshing out the pulpy script thank to John Sayles. You may cheer at the exploits of Space-John Boy and his friends, but the biggest question you will probably be left with is "how the heck do Sybil Danning's knockers stay inside those outfits??

Increible!! No recordaba esta, un clásico de Roger Corman aprovechando el tirón de Star Wars. Basura de la buena!

At least when Robert Vaughn dies, he can say that he was in more remakes of Seven Samurai than anyone else.

It wouldn't be fair to review this in the context of the modern day, so I won't. It's much loved, much remembered and 100% cheese.

Creaky sets, worse dialogue and ropey effects but you can't deny that the film has a charm to it.

Roger Corman's finest knock-off is the Star Wars clone to end all Star Wars clones. Not for the cynical heart. Oh, and the hero's spaceship has boobs. Take that Lucas, you breast-taping prude!

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Increible!! No recordaba esta, un clásico de Roger Corman aprovechando el tirón de Star Wars. Basura de la buena!

Well it basically steals the plot from Seven Samurai and the musical score sounds suspiciously like the score from Star Trek: The Motion Picture but it really is cheesy good fun. There is just something about the cheesy sci-fi that came out in the few years after Star Wars. Everyone was trying to recreate and cash in on what Star Wars did. Personally, I've never been a huge Star Wars fan but I do love the era of cheesy sci-fi that it ushered in.

As cheesy as this is, it works because the cast really seems to be taking it pretty seriously. John Saxon is always wonderful when playing a villain, he knows when to ham it up and when to play it serious. Richard Thomas (John Boy from The Waltons) plays the hero here and he does a pretty good job. Robert Vaughn gets some good moments as the hired mercenary, Gelt.

This movie is a blast! I wish there were more movies like this in a the world.

I appreciate the film's absence of Star Wars puritanism. Lots of sexuality, lots of silliness (some intentional and some not). The ships look pretty good and the alien design is interesting (if not perfectly executed). Saxon, Peppard and Vaughn are right where they belong. Fun and dumb and there's nothing wrong with that.