WATCHING THIS ON BLU-RAY.

The film is somewhat tongue-in-cheek and often compared to Star Wars. Upon its release, The New York Times described it as a "busy, bewildering, exceedingly jokey science-fiction film that looks like a Star Wars spin-off made in an underdeveloped galaxy."

On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 17% based on reviews from 12 critics.

In a slightly more positive retrospective review, Jay Bauman and Rich Evans of Red Letter Media praised the ridiculous and chaotic nature of the film's structure and plot while noting that its production and budget issues gave the film a certain charm.

BOUNTY HUNTERS IN A MONSTER TRUCK THING WITH A GIANT SKULL ON THE FRONT!

HERE IS THAT RedLetterMedia VIDEO...


RLM RE:VIEW...THE ICE PIRATES


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fXACfkyvLc

THOSE ARE FUCKING UNICORNS!

WEIRDLY VULGAR AND ARTSY SEX SCENE.

THE TIME WARP SCENE IS AWESOME...EVERYONE TURNING OLD WITHIN MOMENTS...LMAO.

WOW...IT JUST ENDS....THAT WAS SO ABRUPT....THIS MOVIE IS CRAZY IN THE BEST WAY....A SUPER FUN WATCH.

I saw this on Turner Classic Movies, having never heard of it before. I thought it was an entertaining mix of sci-fi fantasy and comedy. Kind of like a proto version Spaceballs, but with an original story.