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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Star Trek has been in circulation for nearly forty years. And then Babylon 5 stepped up to compete. I've seen both of them and I like them. But... what about a cross-over to really see which one is the best?
J. Michael Straczynski had this to say about it: "... over my cold, dead body."
He also said the only way that could happen would be through some kind of time travel/alternate timeline story. Good idea!
So, take some vulcan ears, a klingon forehead, a vorlon, an alcoholic security chief and a finnish speaking crew and you'll get: Star Wreck
Yes, it's in finnish.
But it's subtitled (or else I wouldn't be writing about it here). I've seen my fair share of fan-made films and this is the best I've seen thus far. It's incredibly ambitious and it works. The movie is hilarious and it's an incredible accomplishment considering what resources the film makers had. Most of it is blue-screened, but most of the space battles looks like a million bucks (in a budgetery sense) .

So, shoo! Go away, run out and download it, it's free. Show it to your friends! Show it to your pets!
Lock on! Fire lightballs!

posted by Richard @ 18:27