Customer Reviews

Naked Space

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

Before yesterday I had never even heard of this movie. I happened to stumble upon the DVD while I was in K-Mart, it was only 5 dollars. What did I have to loose? I might have bought it if it was normal priced. As it turns out it would have been worth it. This movie is in the tradition of a lot of Leslie Neilson's other films. So if you enjoy the Airplane/Naked Gun movies, this is a really great peice of work. It's never serious, but the slap stick isn't anyone as thick as in Naked Gun. Airplane had me dying. Here I found myself laughing at the Rasinski(sp?) character. And John was funny, just looking at him I would chuckle. Very querky stuff here. As a few of the other reviews said, I was in stitches when the monster sang "I want to eat your face" Along with his broadway dancing. I was really surprised by this movie, it's not a classic slap stick film. But it has a ton of definitely funny moments. And the god awful low budget looking sets really enhanced the movie and gave it that "cheap but funny" feel. And what other movie has a space ship in it that has turn signals?

Our university roleplaying group had a regular video evening, where Mark Kelly would inflict all manner of trash on us. That's how I first encountered 'Spaceship' (The UK title). The inspired daftness had us crying with laughter. It might not appeal to all senses of humour but we loved the singing and dancing monster, the sci-fi in-jokes and the Bad Science dialogue, delivered with beautifully straight faces.
"Their oxygen is compatible with ours".
Cross 'Alien' with 'Dark Star' and you get the general idea. It's shot on a shoestring budget, but that's part of the charm. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves without treating it like a joke. If you like oddball, "what were they on ?" stuff, you'll love 'Spaceship'.

I've spent more than two hours trying to track down a PAL video copy but it's not available anywhere. I love this movie so much that I'm going to order a NTSC copy and have it transferred. Then I'll make my friends watch it. They'll be grateful.

I stumbled across this movie when I was in college. My friend and I were wandering through the student center when we noticed Leslie Nielsen on the t.v. so we sat down and watched. We both loved it so much that we decided we had to find it and rent it again. Originally titled "Spaceship" but changed I assume to capitalize on "Naked Gun" fame; "Naked Space" is a hilarious spoof of most any alien movie. Written and directed by a virtual unknown (Bruce Kimmel) and starring Leslie Nielsen, "Naked Space" is a very funny slapstick B-movie. Instead of parodying multiple movies like most of the slapstick movies of today, the entire movie is one long parody. The jokes were very clever and the performances were very earnest, which made the jokes even funnier. The cast did very well with what was obviously a very small budget and ridiculous script. I laughed a lot. For those who like well made spoofs, I highly recommend this movie

I saw this movie when I was about 10 or 12, and have been trying to remember the name of it ever since. I stumbled upon it the other day, and the movie is just as hilarious as I remember it. Basically, it's about this space crew who stumbles upon this protoplasm on an uninhabited planet. The protoplasm grows into a people-eating monster. His only form of communication is in the form of Vegas Showtunes such as "I Want to Eat Your Face". The doctor on the ship runs around most of the time trying to convince everyone that they should love this monster - that is until ... well, I let you see it. The scenery and acting is classic B-movie, but the comedy is non-stop. Leslie Nielson plays his role very sincerely, which only adds to the humor of the film.

This movie is one of the most god-awful satires I've ever seen, but fans of unintentional self-parody may enjoy Bruce Kimmel's antics. That said, the scene in which the monster sings "I want to eat your face" has got to be the funniest scene in any movie ever made.

I've wanted a copy of this film for years. It's not the best performed movie. It's not the best directed movie. It is a movie with a special place in my heart and my old copied-from-cable VHS tape finally gave up the ghost. I was surprised by the reasonable price and the ease with which I located a copy of my very own. I tried to buy this movie years ago and discovered it was only available to movie rental stores and the cost was prohibitive as it included a licensing fee.

My DVD arrived in just three days despite ordering standard shipping. It was just as camp as I remembered it and I laughed until it hurt. My daughters didn't get the humor, so "Naked Space" may not be for the under 35 crowd. However, those of us for whom "Alien" was a theatrical experience will, no doubt, at least get several chuckles from it.

Not the most original or creative of the Flying High style movie rip offs, but it has its moments. When the crew accidently bring a slimy monster on board, its not long before things get messy. I haven't seen this movie for at least 8 years, but I will never forget the monster prancing around singing"I want to eat your face..." in a very elegant operatic baritone. Well worth it for that scene alone.

THE STORY: A group of space expolores found a jelly-like thing on another planet. There it grows into something evil.

MY THOUHTS: A very funny movie! The monster singing had me in stitches! The special effects are horrible, but I think they were meant to be like that. Very good! So why 4 stars? Well, the DVD is horrible! All it has is a chapter selection. No subtitles, commentaries, deleted scenes, no nothing!


Rent it!

This is a rare gem. A classic "B" spoof this is a lot of fun. The thing is that Leslie is not the funniest person. Two unknowns show him up. Great Musical number with the singing monster.

This is a silly little film, funnier than most stuff they show on tv. Leslie Nielsen is sort of Captain Kirk and Captain Picard rolled into one, if you scooped out their brains first. Patrick MacNee, always great to see, is the evil scientist who is willing to risk anything to have something named in his honor.
And if you've been wondering what Cindy Williams has been up to these days, here's your answer - she's the morale officer on this ship of fools.
Try it, you'll like it.