Blu-ray Review – Galaxy of Terror

When Roger Corman wants to cash-in on a trend, little stands in his way. For 1981, the veteran producer desired his own "Alien" clone, bringing in co-writer/director Bruce D. Clark to create a similar study of horror in space, tracking the exploits of those unlucky enough to come face-to-face with their own fears while stuck on an unknown planet. Clark doesn't completely replicate the "Alien" experience, finding it hard to do Ridley Scott on a Corman budget. Instead, "Galaxy of Terror" is a more traditional genre offering of multiple deaths and monstrous encounters, though the material tries to work in some head games and plot turns to keep viewers interested. The feature is a bit repetitive, but for cash-in entertainment, "Galaxy of Terror" actually looks good when it wants to, finding the crew (which includes production designer James Cameron) working especially hard to sell this visually textured descent into terror. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com