Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
| 17 May 1985 (USA)
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Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.

Reviews
Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Aleksandar Sarkic I see the view from many people that this is just bad rip off of Star Wars original trilogy, i agree that Starchaser is very similar in story to Star Wars but i not agree that this is bad movie. I remember that i have watched The Legend Of Orin as a kid, but looks like some distant dream, but finally i had an opportunity to watch it again after so many years and yes i had big smile when i finished watching it. The animation is okay for that time, it is typical for the 80s decade not good or bad, characters are okay, i mostly like smuggler Dag Diblirmi, he is most charismatic character yes he reminds a lot to Han Solo but has some uniqueness, also like the android girl Silica she is so sexy. Zygon is just fantastic evil character, Anthony De Longis did a really good job voicing him, another plus is music, it gives epic feel to the movie, really nice. In some parts the movie is very violent, it is mostly space opera movie, but i also see some Cyberpunk elements like man-droids in the swamps, android girls, big city sprawls full of corruption and crime. But mostly i like the Mining world and slaves who believe Zygon is there god and must obey him, looks somehow to our real world. I recommend this one to everyone who loves retro things and nostalgia and to all space opera and fantasy lovers, there are some cheesy 80's moments, bad script and Robot riding a horse but it gives that vibe that all we loved about the 80's. My grade 7/10.
JoeB131 How did LucasFilm NOT sue over this? How? Okay so some bad Korean Animation characters do a ripoff of Star Wars, with the plucky hero with a mystical power involving swords, or something, and a wise-cracking pilot and a sexy princess who fortunately does not happen to be his sister, because, ick! We also have some sassy robots, but no Wookies, thankfully.Except nothing the characters do actually make sense. we find out that the people running the evil robots are in fact evil robots themselves. Some of the creature designs looked interesting, there are things you can do with animation that you can't do with practical effects. The downside was that the animation quality was somewhere above Star Trek the animated series and somewhere below Heavy Metal and nowhere in the same vicinity as Disney quality. Could have been a 5, but subtract 1 for ripoff and 1 for Robot Misogyny.
Donald F Star Wars: A New Hope forever changed sci-fi in 1977. It influenced countless films to come...and inspired dozens of rip-offs. Starchaser is arguably the most shameless copy this side of The Man Who Saved the World. It's staggering. They "borrow" Luke Skywalker, Han Salo, Princess Leia, CP-30 (twice!), Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, the Millennium Falcon, and light sabers! Even its score is remarkably similar. Its completely derivative, and is just as shallow as its predecessor.But...honestly? As far as rip-offs go...this is one of the better ones I've seen. The animation is pretty good (it was an early cartoon to use computer and traditional styles), it has enough action, and the acting isn't that bad. It also has quite a few ridiculous moments that separate it from George Lucas' vision. Just trust me, its pretty goofy.When I first watched it, I was angry, because I thought it was supposed to be legitimately good. The ending was especially cheesy. But looking back, as a good bad movie, its pretty fun. Its funny, appealing, and campy. Something that a group can riff on without being infuriated. Its not "good", but when you're in the right mood, you might have a blast.
Garth Tatsudomo I saw a review for this movie by my favorite critic and took a look at the movie myself, and I am not pleased with the results. I'm not even sure why this movie has a 6.7 rating. Above all things, every single character is bland and uninteresting, even the villain, the staple that supports the whole movie. Also, it completely rips off the much more interesting Star Wars trilogy. I was surprised the villain didn't turn out to be the main character's father. The basic plot is this bland main hero finds this magical sword and is told by this old ghost guy to take down the evil overlord. Sound familiar? He then runs into a Han Solo wannabe and flies off in the "Millennium Falcon" (with a built-in C-3PO), and eventually runs into a princess, who, surprisingly, isn't his long-lost sister (or maybe she is and it was never established, just like everything else about any character). There's also this sub-plot about this whiny kid being blind, but that's barely any more interesting than the "much more interesting" actual plot. And there's also this moment where the Han Solo wannabe grabs a female robot for no reason and tinkers with her on the ship to, apparently, make her love him. That just made him creepy, and he must have been really lonely if he wanted to tap some robot-ass. About the animation, I'd give it a .5 on the score for being half-decent, but there's no option for that. I can't even give it a 0, which it deserves. Some of the scenes seem unfinished or uninteresting. Overall, I am not pleased with this even existing, and for Rilean Pictures, if you're still trying to make a live-action remake of this movie, they already did that. It's called "Star Wars"!!!