[Dark Star] can be praised for imagination and effort, if not for results... The story is mostly turgid, the acting is nothing special, and the waits between the bright spots seem interminable.

| Oct 12, 2023

Hats off nonetheless to young whippersnapper John Carpenter, whose studenty tale of space tedium, aliens and molasses-black humour remains approximately a thousand times better than the director's last 15 years.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 6, 2007

By introducing human eccentricities into the cold structure of SF, Carpenter creates a vision of the technological future that is both disillusioned and oddly affirmative in its insistence on the unscientific survival of emotional frailty.

| Jun 6, 2007

The dim comedy consists of sophomoric notations and mistimed one-liners.

| Jun 6, 2007

Isn't nearly as funny as it once was...but it nonetheless has its amusing moments.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 26, 2007

Sheer delight.

| Jan 26, 2006

There are some funny routines here, though Mr. Carpenter doesn't seem to have cared much about integrating or sustaining them.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 9, 2005

A berserk combination of space opera, intelligent bombs, and beach balls from other worlds.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004