Moontrap – Gefangen in Raum und Zeit (1988)

Moontrap – Gefangen in Raum und Zeit: Directed by Robert Dyke. With Walter Koenig, Bruce Campbell, Leigh Lombardi, Robert Kurcz. The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions.

“Although the Romans already stated u0026quot;de gustibus non disputandumu0026quot; (you cannot argue about taste), I liked this movie very much! It has the kind of atmosphere I am longing for in a SciFi movie! A lot of mysteries (we are fully kept in the dark about the origins of the moon base and the mysterious old spaceship, which the space shuttles encounters in orbit) and presented as such in a way, that my fantasy can jump with giant leaps during the entire movie! I even donu0026#39;t WANT to know where they came from!!! The u0026quot;human slashingu0026quot; is a bit overdone for my taste, but then again…it depends on what you are looking for – I guess. The special effects could be better, but they donu0026#39;t disturb me at all: as a matter of fact they are indeed more accurate than in other comparable movies! At the time it really was timed perfectly: a lot of conspiracy theories were posted about Apollo astronauts hiding secrets from us (secret alien moon bases, UFOs, etc.), which made this film even more believable than normal.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt really is the kind of movie, which deserves a sequel: maybe we can then get more insight into the origins of the unknown people – or even better: run into new mysteries. Of course Walter Koenig is now a bit too old, but a SERIOUS remake of Moontrap – followed by an equally SERIOUS sequel! – would make me very happy indeed!”