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Vegas in Space

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

In the far distant future, a theft of priceless jewels with mysterious properties lead three agents to set down on a planet to investigate--but alas, they are men, and it's a "women only planet." What to do? Why, pop a pill and turn into women, of course!

Not all the performers are men in drag--the cast is filled out with quite a few busty-babes who are more than capable of giving their genderbending co-stars a run for their tassels--but if you enjoy drag queens, VEGAS IN SPACE is the movie for you. And for the most part, the male-to-female performers are expert in their work--which ranges ultra-high camp to occasional bouts of good old fashioned tacky. The script is silly, the cinematography, sets, special effects, and virtually everything else about the film is cheap. But the performers make it fun, with Doris Fish heading the line up. Watch out the Queen of Police doesn't bust ya for wearing beige!

More wigs than a Rogaine failure, more make-up than Tammy Faye, you guessed it...it's "Vegas in Space"! Prepare yourself for the ultimate gender-bending ride through the galaxy. It's more than just a cult classic "B" rate movie, it's a role model for all who need those sassy one liners, those strange yet fascinating make-up tips, and those who long for "glamour in a world filled with mediocrity". If you don't see this, you may be the one element that stops Captain Traci Daniels from saving the universe. Do you want that kind of reputation hanging over your head?

This has got to be one of the silliest, and most campy movies ever made, and if you don't own it, or haven't seen it, GET IT!!

Despite all the camp, poor acting, hilariously [inexpensive] sets, and bad drag (in some instances), this film actually has a pretty good story line, with interesting twists and turns.

It pokes fun at so many of the early sci-fi series and movies, such as "Lost in Space", and "Space 1999", that you'll be laughing inspite of yourself at the cheesy references, even if you don't end up quoting so many of the film's slap stick lines that have become classic cliches. "Glamour first, Glamour last, Glamour always."

First off, this is a horrible movie. All the actors are dressed in outrageously campy drag, with cheesy lines, and a plot that Ed Wood would have been ashamed of. You can see the fishing wire holding up the asteroids; the cityscape of Vegas is clearly made out of cardboard and Barbie doll accessories. It's not even a B-rate movie. It's closer to P or Q.

That being said -- the actors KNOW it's a horrible movie. And if you just want to sit back and do a Mystery Science Theater on the thing, it's great. It's funny, cheesy, campy, and horrible, with more in-jokes and jabs and self-mocking than you can shake a stick at. When the actors make comments about how the Queen of Police's palace looks "kinda like a movie set" and that a nightmare is just "a bad dream sequence", you have to take the movie with a grin and a light heart.

Oscar material it's not. But it's great for what it aims to be -- a campy, ridiculous free-for-all.

I happened upon this flick on USA's "Up All Night" and was thrilled! It's not some kind of meta-drag movie ABOUT drag queens, it's a trashy sci-fi romp starring drag queens as the Empress Girlena and her denizens-more comparable to early John Waters than anything. If you like bad wigs, glitter eye-shadow, and long-nailed catfights (wait! am I describing Dynasty?), you'll LOVE Vegas in Space.

To fully enjoy this movie you have to be *into* it. This movie isn't about high production values or superb acting.

It's about a group of creative people who got together and had fun acting silly and making a movie. Fortunately, Vegas in Space is extremely entertaining and unpredictable from start to finish.

I love this movie.

I rented it on a whim one night about 2 months ago and have since seen it at least 12 times! The drags are wonderful (both the males and females) and the low budget sets, filming and (of course) the bad acting only add to the camp. Like in the princess' room where all the vases are extremely obviously just cardboard cutouts with black magic marker, cartoonishly drawn, and just taped to the tabletops! Vibrantly colored Cellophane and colorful fabrics EVERYWHERE comprise most of the sets. Also loved the warped, twisted dream sequences! A must see! Like the box says, "See It and Surrender Yourself to the Fabulousness".

Take Buck Rogers and Captain Kirk, put them in gowns, mix in a little To Wong Foo, and you have this ultra-low budget gem! The video quality could be a bit better, but that may actually be part of its charm. It says in the credits, it is based on a party, well I want an invite to the next one! Sit back, have a cocktail, and enjoy the voyages of the crew of the USS Intercourse!

I first saw ViS in an art-theatre, having no clue what kind of movie it was. The largely-gay crowd should have been a tip-off. It's a campy drag-queen movie, sort-of a take-off of '50s Flash Gordon, with '50s special effects.

But it's GREAT. Nothing even remotely offensive, but a lot of spoofing going on. Not a high-quality movie, but a lot of fun.

Fun, but not as much fun as I remember it being. This is silliness, but when you're not really exhausted, drinking, or in a silly mood, this movie just sort of bores you. It really drags in places (no pun intended) and in others it's just not funny. Good for when you don't care enough to rent the very best.