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Podcast: Discerning Geeks Portal
Episode: #033 - Movie Review - The Last Starfighter
Description: "Greetings, Starfighter. Â You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada."
This week, we review the 1984 sci-fi classic, The Last Starfighter. Â We discuss the movie's use of computer generated special effects, which were groundbreaking at the time, and how much they hold up today. Â We also discuss great character moments, a difference in opinion about the acting, comparisons between this movie and Star Wars, and how the movie's writer first conceptualized the story and the main character.
Remember your training, and...