The Planet
The Planet
| 20 June 2006 (USA)
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A group of mercenaries are forced to evacuate their dying spacecraft and find themselves stranded on a desolate, barren world. Soon they discover that they are not alone, as they battle to survive they begin to fall prey to a malevolent force - a force that turns the souls of their fallen comrades against them. The group has to fight not only for their own survival, but also for the future of the entire universe.

Reviews
ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
JoeB131 but watched this turkey today.In the behind the scenes, the director (and I use that term loosely) says that being from Scotland, he's going to get a bunch of fat (expletives) who will tell him he can't do something. Too bad he didn't listen.The plot is that a crew of 126 mercenaries are tasked with guarding one prisoner. Except they don't know who they are guarding. Or why. Well their badly rendered CGI ship is attacked by other badly rendered CGI ships, and you don't know who is fighting who or care.The survivors land on a planet, and first thing I could tell. No chicks in this movie. Already a bad sign. They set up a tent that each of them had some components for (what a lucky break) and are systematically picked off by some kind of unknown monster that can't be killed by futuristic weapons but can be killed by old-style bullets.Turns out their prisoner was a cult leader who had to get to this planet to bring about the end of the universe. and they just happened to pass this planet. What a lucky break that was.I have to comment on the lead, playing a character named "Captain Morgan". Like maybe that's what the writer was drinking while penning the script. The actor is an overdeveloped body builder who looks kind of silly in this role.
The_Dead_See This is the second time I've had a negative comment deleted for this film, and I believe that the IMDb user who is reporting "abuse" on these comments is doing so only to skew the results in his favor, and I believe he or she is likely involved in some way with the film. As a result I now vow to re-submit a different negative comment each time mine is deleted. I now see it as a moral imperative to stop someone from getting away with underhanded marketing practices. This site is an open forum for opinion and just because my opinion of the film is a negative one does not mean that someone involved in the work should attempt to continually censor or remove it. To that person I say this... report the comments and have them taken down automatically as often as you desire. What you will achieve by doing so is this: an endless stream of continually different negative comments instead of one persons opinion that could be forgotten and overlooked. In other words, you are doing your own film damage. I will not stop re-submitting my valid critique and I have more than enough time on my hands to make good on my vow.Now, on with my opinion of this terrible film: Terrible special effects that tried to reach far beyond the limitations of the budget. Blatant and unashamed plagiarism of other sci-fi movies (like Pitch Black). Terrible acting. Endless slow motion scenes of characters walking aimlessly across sand dunes. Meandering dialogue that does nothing to further the story. Characters wearing turtle neck sweaters on a desert planet with two suns. A "cargo" ship staffed by a camouflage-wearing crew of gun-toting soldiers (why exactly would you need forest-camouflage in space anyway?). Some of the worst casting choices in the history of no-budget film-making - a steroid swollen "captain" who comes across more like a muscle-beach jock than a trustworthy commander, and a "convict" who looks and acts about as dangerous as a bunny rabbit. 70 minutes in length, 35 of which could have been trimmed out if the director had any concept of "compression of time through editing"...I won't go on. Suffice it to say that while some components of this awful movie can (and should) be forgiven due to it's low budget; the bad conception, laughable plot holes, and snore-inducing script are unforgivable on *any* budget. The end result is a tedious, dull, waste of time. Sorry guys, I hate to be so harsh on an amateur film, but you've no excuse for turning out this kind of work.
Rabh17 The '7' rating is not necessarily a smear-- this movie was done on a low budget-- but done well within its limits.A usual pot-boiler plot-- Ship carrying a prisoner is destroyed in space, people and prisoner escape in pods, land on unknown planet where their presence wakes something up. Mayhem ensues, a lot of ammo is expended.The special effects were spare and properly done, emphasizing future technology with holographic displays and controls instead of relying on bulky, cheap looking plastic props. Plus the pacing of the story moved without allowing the viewer to lapse into boredom where they start picking things apart.I peg this one as a lite Saturday afternoon flick. You can get up and hit the fridge without pausing it and it'll still be enjoyable. Even better, your girlfriend can talk all the way through it without damaging your enjoyment-- and she'll be happy: after all, she got to TALK to you! It's THAT type of movie.Anyways, the actual story line has s few holes in after they hit the planet, but hey, this is a Guns 'n' Ammo action movie. Cohesive story lines are not necessarily required so long as you have Beer and chips at hand. So don't get get yourself into a brain-cramp over the ending.
jbbanger Crazy Scottish warrior race, stranded deep in outer-space, low on food and budget free, started ten now down to three, who will help these men of pluck, with visual effects that semi suck, but I kinda liked the freaky being, if I met one then I'd be fleeing, but not if I had Scottish mates, we'd f'n swear and avoid that fate, so in the end it wasn't botched, it was a DVD I'm glad I watched, but if they ever make a sequel, dump some actors, not all were equal, some were good, with gritty acting, some were wooden, and should maybe pack it in, but the action kept me watching all, the shooting, shouting, didn't stall, I'll tell my friends not to fear, and watch again in another year.