I love this movie so much

So much average

Excellent adaptation.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

I stumbled upon this 1986 Sci-Fi movie one day whilst browsing the Sci-Fi section, and I had an initial suspicion that director Lance Lindsay might actually have cashed in on the success of "Alien" with this movie, given what I read on the synopsis on the back of the movie cover.True enough, this turned out to be somewhat of a rip off of the "Alien" concept, like so many other Sci-Fi movies that came out in that time. But to spice things up a bit, throw in elements from "E.T." as well, and you will end up with "Star Crystal"."Star Crystal" has an adequate and interesting enough concept idea. The storyline is about a space mission on Mars where the crew pick up an alien life-form and bring it back on their spaceship. Yep, I know, sounds familiar? It turned out that while the concept of this idea was interesting, then the execution to the screen made for a very boring plot and storyline.The acting in the movie was mediocre, which really didn't reflect well on the overall movie, making it somewhat of an ordeal to actually sit through the movie to the very end. But I endured and stuck with it, as it might actually get better. But it didn't...I will say that the creature design was actually rather interesting and it turned out to be the best part about the entire movie. However, I was under the impression that this would be a vicious alien with lots of teeth, as the movie cover showed, but that was as far from the actual presentation of the creature in the movie as it could be. So don't get your hopes up on seeing the creature as shown on the DVD cover.All in all, then "Star Crystal" was not an impressive movie, not now and I doubt that it was back in 1986 as well. I am not overly keen on Sci-Fi as a genre, and "Star Crystal" did nothing to boost my interest in the Sci-Fi genre.

Yes, this movie is horrible. The plot is derivative, the props are a joke, and the acting makes my junior high Huck Finn worthy of a Tony. Yet, it is not a total loss. Some movies are so bad, they are good. Before "Mystery Science Theatre" started doing it, my friends and I would rent these horrible movies and clown on them all night to much hilarity. Star Crystal was a perennial favorite. Its badness cannot be put into words. It is simply the worst movie you will ever see. The first time you see it you are offended by its flawed scenery, cheesy acting, and overall insulting of your intelligence. But then, the second time you see it you will it totally differently. Star Crystal is much like a deformed dog that first horrifies you, then elicits sympathy...wait a minute...thats what that creature in the movie was!

I vaguely remember this movie from a long time ago. I think it was my senior year in high school when it came on one night real late on The Movie Channel or something. I only remember the cheesy space ships where you could see the animation stand holding up the model and the scenes in the space station that where clearly filmed in an airport or something. All the stupid escalators around and the white interiors. Then the alien showed up and started turning people into a slimy gel substance or something. Then it ended all sweet and gooey with the alien trying to repent for killing the crew and becoming a loving alien with the surviving crew. God, how did they get funding to even write the script for this piece of trash.

Contains minor spoiler content. . . (but hey, for this movie, who cares?)If there is anyone in the world who truly liked this film, get them to a shrink quick, because this film is truly one of the worst ones ever. Between the horrible acting, the terrible script (guess what the African American character likes? Yup, that's right. . . fried chicken!), the computer made out of corrugated cardboard (you can see the corrugations along the edges, and yes, it bends) the mostly SEDENTARY alien (except of course for his tentacle), and the ending that makes Barberella look like high art, this movie reaches new lows.The only redeeming quality? If ever there was a movie that deserved to receive the MST3K treatment, it's this one. It is a great movie to rent if you feel like popping something in the VCR, turning the volume all the way down, and providing your own dialogue (although some of the characters lines are so laughable they have to be heard to be believed.)BIGGER SPOILER -- and yes, at the end, the Alien finds Jesus and there's a music montage of humans and aliens cavorting. Or something.Ed Wood would be proud.