Buy it!

Positive Experience/Entertaining? Haha, positive? Sure, if you count seeing Farah Fawcett’s nude boobs for a split second. But definitely, if you count seeing Kirk Douglas’ nude butt for much longer. Yep, before Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises, there was Kirk Douglas taking on Harvey Keitel in the nude. Surprisingly, Keitel was not nude (sorry, ladies!).

Technically any good? The FX, for 1980, were perfectly reasonable. A little cheezy in that there probably isn’t liquid water in the rings of Saturn, but nothing that screamed “NOT REAL” at me (again, for 1980). The sets were downright gorgeous. The acting was fine, I bought Douglas and Fawcett, though their relationship seemed creepy as hell. Of course, Keitel was supposed to be bland–however, it must have been hilariously bland on set since they dubbed him with a British guy’s voice. Yeah, try not giggling at that.

How did it leave me feeling? The ending was a seriously big: “WHAAAAA?”

Honestly, worst ending ever. Director Stanley Donen really should have just stuck with musicals. I do give him points for trying something else, though. Still, not sure what was up with that ending.

Final Rating? NFI – NetFlix It. While I can’t really recommend this movie, it is something fun to have on while doing something else or if you’re making fun of it. It’s great fodder for MST3K-style quipping. Sadly, it’s out of print and is currently unavailable. Luckily, you can watch it via Netflix’s Instant Play and I found it on Amazon.com’s on-demand service.