In the future an elite team head to a barren planet to investigate mysterious deaths at Outpost Zeta. And find rock monsters!
If Ed Wood was making films in the 1980's then I imagine this science fiction/horror hoot would be the type of thing that he's been making. As an honest review I'd score this film 2/10, but I found it highly entertaining, hence my 6/10.
Incredibly bad sets and special effects, awful lines spoken by cardboard actors, it's a bad movie lovers delight. Before the mission is put together a commander says "I'm going to have to pick out some people who don't mind getting themselves killed on that god forsaken planet!" Hilarious! Part of the spacecraft's interior looks liked it had been filmed in a kitchen. Apparently Zeta is devoid of any life yet we can clearly see plants, and the clouds look identical to what we have on Earth. I was really hoping to see a motor vehicle or house in the background. Set in the 22nd Century the technology is most definitely 1970's looking. The costumes are laughable, as are the plastic tubes used as laser guns. An attractive blonde called Linda does provide a little love interest.
Had never heard of this film before being screened on TV, and can find no trace of it in my movie books but I enjoyed it. Very, very bad but in a charming way.
Review of The Killings at Outpost Zeta
