Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I thought this movie was a myth. Since a kid I had a vague memory of a movie where a couple of cyborgs are killed, that's all I could remember. I didn't think this movie actually existed until I saw it on a list of obscure animated films. You could only imagine how excited I was that it actually existed.The movie is rather well animated, in atypically 80's fashion. The story is decent enough and the voice acting is pretty good. This is a movie from an era where people were trying to make epic animated movies, that were more adult. It's a shame this movie is as forgotten as it is.

To me as a kid it's always a joy whenever I see sci-fi in animated form which to me is something not done enough. This film is an under the radar gem, which I really like.The animation I personally think is very good, it was revolutionary for it's time as it was a combination of both 3D visual technology, a bit of rotoscoping, and regular common animation. Personally I felt this was a beautiful combo and it predates the technique of the combination of 2-D animation with CGI and even 2-D and 3-D graphical design in video games. I really love the visuals on each of the worlds which are unique, really captured that sense of the broadness in space operas. And the character designs I think are great as well from the aliens, robots, and humans.The music score is great, the theme song is one of my favorite themes of all time and I think one of the most underrated. It just has that adventurous and epic tone.The story is solid, it's nothing too special it does takes it's cues from plenty of other space opera stories out there mainly "Star Wars" (no surprise), so it's nothing really new but everything done right. The characters are good/decent, their not really deep but they all serve their functions. Orin is solid the typical up and coming underdog young hero, but I like his motivation which isn't the typical want to save the universe but revenge, which I think is something a bit different and I don't see much anymore. Aviana is the typical beautiful sweet significant other that helps Orin, both of them have decent chemistry, I know not a great romance but I take this over any bad romance film any day; it's also kinda funny in a way since this character is voiced by the same actress that did Orin's slain significant other, so you can say it was fate giving Orin another chance.However the character that stands out for me is Dagg, whom yeah is a rip on Han Solo but a good one and a fun character all the same. I kinda like his mannerism his sort of reminds me a bit of actor Burt Renalds whom always had this sharp and rough charisma, he has some solid lines, he's a bit reluctant but he does come though because well what else is he going to do action is pretty much his job anyway. I even like his back and forth with the female robot, Orin, but most of all the computer that helps run the ship, kinda like the computer Gideon in the anime series "Outlaw Star".However were really in it for the adventure and is a good one at that. As I said I like the planets they explore, I even like that their not afraid to be a bit dark as we see a planet where there are aliens that steel body parts to continue to put themselves together. And the action is great, I really like the sequences when Odin uses the light sword, yeah I know a rip on the light saber but it still looks cool and I like the fact that you activate it with you mind whenever you want, and there is a little twist at the end with that weapon. The shootouts are solid but it's really the aerial assault battles that I love, those to me are the best action sequences in the film because the visuals and cinematography are just amazing, the choreography is sharp and when they flying in certain places it really looks and feels like their coming right at you.Overall it's a solid animated film that like a star shines brightly and is worth looking at.Rating: 3 stars

This film is odd, to say the very least. I don't think I'd call it bad or anything, it's actually quite creative at times and genuinely entertaining, but its lack of originality is obvious on many occasions, even in the tried-and-true genres of science fiction and fantasy. Our story begins in a mine deep underground, there are hundreds of enslaved men and women of all ages digging for valuable red crystals, which are given to their "god", a tall caped figure with a devil-like mask, named Zygon. Zygon orders the slaves to appease the gods with more crystals lest they die in darkness. Pretty soon, a young man named Orin discovers a sword hilt with what appears to be holographic image of an old man who speaks of a world above that they may return to if they have the courage. Orin eventually escapes to the outside where he encounters such characters as a tough smuggler, a young woman whom I believe to be a princess, her robot bodyguard, a feisty female robot (called a "fembot") and there's also the computer on the smuggler's spaceship with a rather cowardly attitude and whiny voice.If by now Star Wars has popped into your head, you wouldn't be very far off, many of the characters and images in the film bear an uncanny resemblance to George Lucas' space saga, which admittedly did borrow from and pay homage to genres such as westerns, samurai films, war films and the Flash Gordon serials. The smuggler Dagg, is witty and likable in his way and sort of what you'd get if you combined Han Solo and Burt Reynolds. Orin is essentially the Luke Skywalker of the story and unfortunately, he's pretty bland on his own. Besides being the blatant ripoff that it is, the film does have some positives, one of these is that the animation looks good, sometimes very good. The quality of the animation seems to be at its best with the scenes involving spaceships, some of the images are so fluid in their appear to originate from computer animation or what could very well be drawn by hand, the latter would impress me most. The environments themselves are very nice and varied, though I'll admit I'm unsure of what planets we may be on since there are few establishing shots.The characters themselves aren't as well developed as the universe that they inhabit. They are confined by their archetype, Orin is the eager young hero becoming a part of something huge like Luke Skywalker. Dagg is a cynical smuggler with little apparent regard for anything except his own interests until he gets to redeem himself like Han Solo. Zygon is a gray-skinned villain with a long black cape and essentially is Darth Vader or Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon, but he does eventually bring about an interesting plot development regarding his master plan. The list goes on. The fembot is at first feisty until Dagg reprograms her to be dependent and attracted to him, sadly lessening the potential for comedy and real character development. Other minor characters include Zygon's followers who look like him, robots with lousy aim, some interesting aliens and non-white characters that are portrayed in an unfortunately ugly way in both their actions and looks.The ultimate resolution of Orin and his magical sword hilt is never really resolved in a way that makes sense. Such as an odd occurrence in the ability for an invisible blade to appear and slice through enemies, early on he tries to stab Dagg when he first meets him but it doesn't work, maybe the sword knew he was a good guy. At some point towards the end Orin faces off against Zygon to free the slaves from underground and discovers that the blade was his own power the whole time, but there is never any real explanation for how he obtained it or is able to heal wounds, such as curing a little boy's blindness. Still, this is one of those odd movies that comes around every once in a while that is often very entertaining but offers little that is original or coherent, despite being aimed at kids, evident by its PG-rating, it features a good deal of sexual jokes including a pedophilia joke by an Arab stereotype (lots of stereotypes, people), there is some mild profanity here and there and some of the images can be a bit violent and at times scary such as the scene with the grotesque man-droids which are crude combinations of robots with human organs, but all in all it's nothing too severe for kids.The film apparently was released in 3-D, which explains some of action aimed at the camera, but there is no way of viewing it in that way unless it gets a re-release. If you're up for some cheesy sci-fi action and good animation to please the eyes, this might be a fun film to check out, it's actually surprisingly one of the better ripoffs I've seen. My biggest complaint would be that the ideas of the film aren't fleshed out enough, no pun intended. How the invisible sword works is one thing, but there are interesting themes revolving around the relationship between man and machine, as evidenced by the robots using humans as slaves, the monstrous man-droids and so on. All in all, I enjoyed it, but if you're up for something a bit more coherent, more clever or just better, you may as well as stick with Star Wars or other animated fantasy epics such as Ralph Bakshi's Wizards or his animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Or hey, Rene Laloux's Fantastic Planet, Time Masters or Gandahar if you're feeling extra adventurous. Regardless, you could do a lot worse than Starchaser: The Legend of Orin.

Evil robot overlord Zygon forces his human slaves to live a miserable existence toiling away in a subterranean mining world. Brave young Orin discovers a sword hilt with mysterious magical powers that holds the key to freeing his people from a life of bleak servitude, but he must first find the blade of said hilt in order to accomplish this particular goal. Orin is assisted in his quest by gutsy and rugged rogue smuggler Dagg, sassy fembot Silica, and feisty and fetching princess Aviana. Director Steve Hahn, working from a compact script by Jeffrey Scott, relates the fun and engrossing story at a snappy pace, maintains a generally serious tone throughout, tosses in some surprisingly brutal bits of violence, and delivers plenty of dynamic and exciting action. Moreover, the characters are cool and colorful: Orin is an appealingly naive and determined wide-eyed innocent hero, Zygon makes for a perfectly ruthless and wicked villain, Arthur the whiny ship computer provides hilarious comic relief, and Dagg almost steals the whole show with his cocky cigar-chomping swagger and bold'n'brash Humphrey Bogart-like tough guy attitude. This film further benefits from such inspired funky touches as a helpful star fly that comes to Orin's aid and a memorably grotesque gang of hideous mandroids made out of scrappy spare parts. The fluid and vivid animation remains impressive even by today's more sophisticated standards. Andrew Belling's rich, lush, and spirited full-bore combo orchestral and synthesizer score hits the stirring spot. Best of all, this movie is done with a crackling verve and engaging sincerity that's impossible to either resist or dislike. An immensely entertaining cartoon feature.