Best movie ever!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This is a combination of modern Horror and old Twilight Zone style science fiction.The story is fairly well told. In the 1980s, the idea of the living machine was not overused. It's an age old idea, as life is given to an inanimate object. In this case, there is an attempt to explain it as a scientific plausibility when a "witch" is incorporated into a ship.The movie tries to take both worlds, to satisfy the Horror crowd with witchcraft and "possession", and the Science Fiction crowd with the other possibility.And that's a minor point, but still a point I would rather the movie take sides on instead of intentionally and obviously grab at multiple audiences. Still, knowing that, one can't blame them.The story is fairly well told, a bit engaging. Most of the characters are quite likable, and we can believe their experiences and reactions. I am very surprised at the low rating on IMDb. I am a tough grader, with 5/10 being an average, decent film, and thought my 6/10 was low, but clearly, since I am a tough grader, and not a huge fan of this sort of film making, I am very suspect as to the motives of those who rate this film so low, especially since there were multitudes. You can infer a logical conclusion from that, one you can't prove, but know to be true.I didn't care much for the background sound, and it was a large reason why I didn't rate it higher. A film should be relaxing and easy to watch. I do understand that this is geared to the masochistic Horror crowd, but not totally. In any event, it is uncomfortable viewing, with inadequate Sound effects. The story itself receives a passing grade.

I can't believe the negative reviews. I think most of the reviews have been by persons who have not watched this film properly.This film is far more better than Event Horizon. It stands as a masterpiece on its own.The story is this: A group of skilled individuals have been recruited to go on a voyage into deep space to find an alien race that communicates through radio signals. A man with high telepathic abilities is hired to communicate with this race by listening to the radio signals.The spaceship in which the crew is traveling in has a captain that only appears to them as a holographic image. He never comes in direct contact of the crew. The telepathic man senses an ominous presence within the ship and he keeps this information to himself. Why is the captain of the spaceship avoiding contact with the crew? And what of the ominous presence within the ship? Watch the film to see what happens...Incredible space photography, special effects and thrilling background musical score. Great acting by the cast.10/10. What more do you want? Get it on DVD now!!! You won't regret it - trust me.

I revisited this 80s sci-fi flick last night. This has a lot of things going for it, most notably the effects work by Fantasy II Film Effects. Yes, the same group that toiled on ALIENS and THE TERMINATOR worked on this and their miniature work is exceptional. The sets and sound design are also great. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is just kinda blah with some bad 80s hair and clothes to date it. Something must have gone down during the filming because director Robert Collector, of RED HEAT with Linda Blair fame, took a pseudonym on the final film. A crew hires the spaceship The Night Flyer from Captain Royd to go and investigate something in space. What they don't know is the ship is controlled by a computer that houses the spirit of Royd's dead psychic mother. Before you can say Oedipal complex, crew members are being wasted left and right. Catherine Mary Stewart (NIGHT OF THE COMET) is the female lead and doesn't get to do much other than give a hard stare when things go wrong. Rocker Michael Des Barres shows up as a psychic whose head ends up bisected when he is on the wrong end of a laser. Worth checking out once I guess which shows you how much of a sucker I am for watching it twice. Based on a novel by George R.R. Martin.

I need to comment on this movie since reading all of the other comments and knowing how many times I've seen this movie...I should say something. First, I read the book after I saw the movie and was surprised by the different direction the movie took. Most of the names were changed, some of the characters themselves were totally different that described in the novella. Having seen the movie before reading the book, however, I thought it was an interesting story. Getting past the sets, editing, script and continuity issues, I saw interesting character study and flow of events. At least we got a little glimpse of some of the character's pasts, if we listened closely to some of the sometimes rambling conversation, and saw briefly into their personal lives...especially Royd Erris and Jon Winderman. When I look at the movie, I try to get into the meat of it ...as if it was really happening at that moment. What were they thinking, experiencing. What kind of emotional bond was going on between some of the characters. However, after I read the book, I thought the movie could have been so much better. I gave the movie an 8 out of 10 for a great attempt at creating the mood of the characters and atmosphere of the Nightflyer described in George R.R. Martin's awesome short story. I found the book at an old used bookstore 600 miles form my house. I believe you can get in online. Read it!