Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre (2005)

In the year 2020 the Earth has become a barren rock from radioactive devastation. Protected by the Galactic Marine Infantry (GMI) the remaining human race struggling for survival on a distant star is terrorized by the evil Ma har alien race. While on a reconnaissance mission in the Caprini system Sergeant Sharp and his GMI soldiers discover the Ma hars hidden laboratory where they ve been creating a horrific breed of terrorists. The aliens new bio-weapons are reproductions of mankind s mythical creatures - zombies werewolves vampires Sergeant Sharp and his elite squad find themselves in an action-packed battle with the bloodthirsty monster assassins. But the greatest danger of all may be from a former GMI soldier with a grudge who now works for the deadly Ma hars. This science fiction thriller delivers an edge-of-your-seat adventure loaded with explosive battles exciting special effects and bizarre alien creatures!System Requirements:Runtime: 89 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: N/A UPC: 824355521627 Manufacturer No: MAV-5216 Product Description

Please.....let it end

2 minutes in the movie, i knew that i made a mistake. What a waste of my
money. Androids with zits and sunglasses as la men in black. Overdressed
commandos in the same movie location for most of the movie. Its like they
took ideas from multiple science fiction films and made this one.
Viewing this film in full will probably damage you...use it as a coaster. December 3, 2007

hear the commentary

I love to listen to commentary, but to hear it on such a low budget film gives you a sense of appreciation upon rewatching a 0-1 star film. you want to make a film and you have $$$ vs. $$$$$$ (or $$$$$ vs $$$$$$$$)to make not cheesy looking costumes, scenery, etc. the drop ship scene was filmed in an apartment for heavens sake. wanting to film, to act, to direct... its a bug, not unlike the cheesy bugs in the film that spoo huge amounts of green goo out of proportion to their dimensions. its interesting to hear how pilot barbie was in refernce to starship troopers, a star map tracing one planet to another a ref. to indiana jones' maps, or one of the cast members was a member of the canadian military and some of the phrases were from the unit he was in. entertaining low budget effort. September 3, 2007

Star Schlock

If you like low-end production values, you'll love this collection of clippings from the floor of the editing room.

I gave it two stars because someone so obviously did a public service by hiring starving film students to make this school project, and because of the assault by a giant Unidentified Mammary Object in the first minute of the film, and because a couple of the CG effects didn't completely suck, unlike the acting, which really, really sucked.

I was able to watch five minutes before closing the window on this one, having glimpsed the hideous monster lurking in the shadows of my Unbox player progress bar. Five minutes. Even Radioactive Dreams held my interest longer than that.

I could go on and on, but allow me to sum it up: "Craptastic!" August 27, 2007

What a train wreck!

Mystery Science Theater 3000 really should do a reunion just for this movie. There are so many ways this could have been good, but in the end it just went wrong in so many ways. First off, there is a minute long topless scene right after the credits. I was thinking this may turn out alright, but things went downhill quickly. Our heroes are flown around in a spaceship by a pilot that looks like a moonlighting stripper. To make matters worse, her name is "Fooks". After Fooks drops off the recon team, a steady stream of ripping off other movies begins. There are terrible quality CGI bugs that explode into a splatter of goop when shot ala "Starship Troopers". There is the group of heavily armed outlaw bikers/off roaders ala "Road Warrior". There are the slow motion bullet effects ala "The Matrix". Heck, this movie even rips off the X-Files episode where Mulder and Scully are pulled into a real life video game. There's even a female android who says "I'll be back" (only without the Austrian accent). How somebody can screw up a movie with zombies, werewolves, vampire, goo splattering bugs and tons of machine gun fire is beyond me. It appears Uwe Boll is getting a run for his money from this outfit.

There's a great recommendation over on the IMDB board. Play a drinking game where everyone takes a drink when this movie blatantly rips off another sci fi movie - just be sure to keep 911 on speed dial to deal with the imminent alcohol poisoning you and your friends will get. July 6, 2007

Late Night Creature Feature

This movie reminds me of a colorized version of those drive in "B" movies from the 1960s, except some better special effects thrown in...or better yet, that "Mystery Theatre 3000" show, where they talked thru the whole movie....that's what we did, because nothing made any sense during the movie....if you are under the age of 6, you probably loved it. I'd watch it again, but just to make fun of it! A really really bad B (no C) movie. June 21, 2007

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