Roger Corman (“Death Race 2000”) produces “Galaxy Of Terror”, one of many films trying to capitalise on the popularity of “Alien”. This is a very underwhelming film that features some impressive effects but that’s seriously all that is on offer.

A spaceship crew go to a mysterious planet to rescue another crew but find themselves battling horrifying creatures. One by one, the crew are being annihilated by the hostile aliens. However, not everything is as it first appears as the remaining crew members try to uncover the mystery. Will any of them be able to escape this truly horrible nightmare?

The cast for this film includes a few faces that have since become iconic in the horror genre. We have Robert Englund (“A Nightmare On Elm Street”, “Wishmaster”) and Sid Haig (“House Of 1000 Corpses”, “The Devil’s Rejects”). The movie also has Ray Walston (“Popeye”, “Paint Your Wagon”). Nobody in this movie gives an even vaguely good performance but to be fair, the script is dreadful. The monsters actually look pretty good. It’s nice that they don’t all look the same and they cause a lot of carnage as they destroy the crew members in various gory sequences. The monsters are just great.

This is a bad movie with virtually no story, bland dialog and dull performances. I like sci-fi/horror films and there have been some good rip-offs of “Alien” such as “Event Horizon” and “Leviathan”. If you want to see some gory death sequences, some fun monster effects and some nudity then you’ll get to see all that. Just don’t go in expecting any substance because this movie has none. It’s a Roger Corman movie so you need to adjust your expectations. I recommend just watching “Alien” again. Interestingly, a young James Cameron worked on this movie before going on to direct “Aliens”.