Bezenby I was led to believe that this was a big pile of boring crap, but those folks were wrong. It's a big pile of enjoyable crap! C'mon! Early eighties dimension jumping nonsense. Sign me up! There's earthquakes in LA, and this causes a mad scientist, a TV presenter, and a handyman/kendo guy the TV presenter had a car crash with to fall into an intra-dimensional transporter and be whizzed off to some crazy other world that suspiciously looks like Earth with some cheap stuff added.In this world, however, John Saxon is in charge! He's so macho he's wears a vest with nothing underneath. And he's shoots folks at random! And growls a lot. Plus, Mr Saxon has been involved in some of my favourite films, including Violent Naples, The Rat, The Cynic and The Fist, Tenebrae, Cannibal Apocalypse and Enter the Dragon. He's pretty much infallible like the Pope.So in this film the scientist in order to keep himself alive has introduced dynamite and gunpowder to Saxon and therefore Saxon is all cocky about taking over the world. Pity that Kendo guy and TV presenter have teamed up with a green man, a guy who looks like Anthropophagus Beast, and an gay Irish dwarf thief to take Saxon down! I dunno how anyone thinks this film is boring because our team of heroes are going up against dwarfs with crappy glowing eye effects, fighting men painted gold around rocks that make you explode when you touch them, and cloaked zombie dudes who reminded me of the Blind Dead.I'd say this one is a fair bet for Saxon fans and fans of folk who just like eighties films with eighties effects. I've got no complaints. It's even got a sudden abrupt ending that we all loved back then.

Cristi_Ciopron None seems to at least have noticed that this is comedy; one for grown—ups, though, despite the mindless fantasy plot. Now here is a movie that will likely change your world-view. Kidding, of course. It most certainly won't. POTLU at least begins as a lighthearted romp with a female lead, blonde—none other than Kay Lenz. From the very first scenes you have the assets—crazy science, danger, sexiness; the music plays like STAR WARS for the fair. The ground is shaken by an earthquake; the blonde fears a proposed spanking, the mad scientist she then meets looks a bit like the apologist and don Lewis. The flick is '80s; which, basically, means sloppy, vulgar and funny, replete with goofiness—where '70s would mean vulgar and unfunny, suffused with sentimentality. When talking about goofiness, it doesn't matter whether its use is deliberate—but whether it's clever. In POTLU, the use of the goofiness isn't particularly clever. Yet psychologically and humorously, it's sound—even transported in another dimension, a guy needs to feel a lady's ass. (The lady's crisp reply is a bit popular among fans of such C flicks.) So, the basic human drives abide. A blonde and her sidekick slide into another dimension, in a Conan world where they meet strange races, various attackers, and the blonde is kidnapped by a warlord. So that, after the first several minutes, the movie gladly switches to fantasy, and the Sci—Fi is over. After dropping this promising Sci—Fi intro, 'Lost Universe' goes on as a silly comedy, aimed at undemanding adults. (2) The mean guy is Saxon, a cult—actor, the mean son of a bitch, the missing link between Reynolds and Ironside (all three came in Connery's footsteps, as it has been said about Stallone and Brando; from the trio, I enjoy Ironside, I occasionally watch Reynolds, and I dislike Saxon—save for an Italian western he redeemed himself with, once …); to enhance his barbarity, Saxon wears some red trousers. Saxon is mainly mean, dull, and _charmless. The fights are mostly slapstick. It's a goofy comedy, so they all behave like crazy buffoons. It's so mindless, and it's basically not for kids. (3) The main reason for a guy to see 'Lost Universe' is Kay Lenz; but the girl next door, if you can get her, is a lot better than Kay on the screen. Kids might enjoy the adventures of the three sliders, as well. It's a movie people like; a silly comedy, careless and goofy, with a handful of slapstick. And for fans, like myself, of sexy starlets, this flick provides a chance to enrich their shrine (I began with Drew Barrymore, Lara Flynn Boyle, Shannon Tweed, Lysette Anthony, Tanya Roberts, Joan Severance, Patsy Kensit, Penelope Ann Miller—and Jessica Lange, probably not fitting that label, though!)—I mean, Kay Lenz. (4) The IMDb writers I'm reading now are Nuschler (who seems to have ceased writing …) and Gridoon (who's a bit dismissive at times, a bit unfair—but please read him on PILLOW TALK, THE SALTON SEA, PRISON SHIP, etc.)—so make this a tribute to them. (5) So, have a nice time watching 'Lost Universe', or thinking about it. Yet, instead of focusing vainly on Kay's ass, check out the girl next door!

bensonmum2 Prisoners of the Lost Universe is a remarkably underwhelming fantasy/adventure film that offer very little in the way of thrills or excitement. A brief plot synopsis: A couple is accidentally transmitted to an alternate reality and quickly become separated. The woman, Carrie (Kay Lenz), has been taken prisoner by a vicious warlord named Kleel (John Saxon). Her new beau, Dan (Richard Hatch), with the help of a ragtag band of misfits, sets out to free Carrie and find a way home.I'm not sure how many South African made movies I've actually seen so I can only hope that this isn't an example of that country's film industry. Prisoners of the Lost Universe plays a bit like a cross between one of those cheap sword and sorcerer movies so popular in the 1980s and something like Romancing the Stone with a bit of cross-dimensional time-travel thrown in for good measure. None of it works, mainly because the whole plot is terribly tired and has that "been there, done that" feel to most of it. The quirky characters that pop-up throughout the movie aren't interesting enough to care about. And the relationship between the two main characters, Carrie and Dan, is handled in such a ham-fisted and forced manner that it provides nothing in the way of a spark for the movie. The relationship between the two main characters exists only because in these kinds of movies there is always a relationship between the two main characters. The lone bright spot for me was John Saxon. His over-acting in every scene, even when doing nothing but lying on a bed, was a joy to behold. However, I could have done without the orange MC Hammer-inspired pants he wore during much of the movie. In the end, this one's a real dud. A 3/10 from me.One last note - I knew I was in trouble right from the start when I noticed that both of the vehicles the main characters were driving had right side steering wheels. This wouldn't be so unusual, but they were supposed to be in California.

jediladi I remember watching this movie when I was a child in the 80s! Recently, as a birthday present for my dad, I bought him a 100 movie pack SciFi classics (can be found on Amazon). Upon looking through the DVDs, I saw this one and remembered it from when I was little. Sure enough, I found it just as good as I remembered it then except I acknowledge how campy it is. But I still love it! Anyway, if you want this movie, it is available in the 100 movie pack/SCIFI Classics which is selling for about $39.99. NOTE: the quality is basically as if someone took the original movie and just transferred it onto DVD. There's no touch-ups or remastering. Each DVD contains about 4 movies, 2 on each side. Have fun watching! I did!!