The Last Starfighter II

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-02-28 08:08pm

LINK

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: WooHoo!!

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2008-02-28 08:11pm

I TOLD YOU FUCKERS! I TOLD YOU! WOO HOO!!!

RYYYYYYYLOS - FUCK YEAH!

Excuse me, I have to go clean myself.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2008-02-28 08:17pm

OMG! Finally! A sequel! Whatdowedo? Whatdowedo? Whatdowedo? Whatdowedo?

We die.

BOOM!

Batman · Post by **Batman** » 2008-02-28 08:38pm

This has the potential to be really fucking cool. Or really fucking atrocious (and given what Hollywood has been up to those past years, I'm not betting on the former).
Speaking of Hollywood, while I seriously love The Last Starfighter they must be REALLY desperate for ideas if they're doing that.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2008-02-28 08:41pm

I think I just filled the cup.

WOOOOOHOOOOO!

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2008-02-28 08:43pm

I enjoyed the first movie, but I fear for the sequel; too many directors and scriptwriters have decided to simply retell the first movie when they made the sequel. Hopefully, the Son of the Last Starfighter is already fully trained when the movie begins, so the audience is spared a boring replay of the Last Starfighter's time in training.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-02-28 09:25pm

Sidewinder wrote:I enjoyed the first movie, but I fear for the sequel; too many directors and scriptwriters have decided to simply retell the first movie when they made the sequel. Hopefully, the Son of the Last Starfighter is already fully trained when the movie begins, so the audience is spared a boring replay of the Last Starfighter's time in training.

Agreed. The worst part of watching "Fright Night 2" (besides it being really fucking bad) was watching Charlie Brewster beginning to believe in vampires again.

Machine Ghost · Post by **Machine Ghost** » 2008-02-28 09:37pm

Sidewinder wrote:I enjoyed the first movie, but I fear for the sequel; too many directors and scriptwriters have decided to simply retell the first movie when they made the sequel. Hopefully, the Son of the Last Starfighter is already fully trained when the movie begins, so the audience is spared a boring replay of the Last Starfighter's time in training.

Yeah I agree. Also if they try to do a similar plot: human is the last starfighter, and has to fight a horde of aliens. If they did that again it might get repetitive.

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-02-28 09:37pm

STAR LEAGUE!!!!

Ahem.

Unfortunately, the Last Starfighter, last I checked, isn't available on DVD in Australia. So I had to watch the whole thing on fucking Youtube.

CaptJodan · Post by **CaptJodan** » 2008-02-28 09:49pm

Wow that takes me back. I was four when that came out. And loved it.

Then I saw it later, and my opinion changed.

It's a great, great nastalgia movie. I think I'd see the sequel for the kid-in-me's sake. They just better not change the music. That's still some great sci-fi music.

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2008-02-28 10:00pm

Oh how I want to see Death Blossom with modern special effects.

Post by **Kuja** » 2008-02-28 10:39pm

I just had a joy-gasm so huge I'm gonna need to replace the entire rug.

KlavoHunter · Post by **KlavoHunter** » 2008-02-28 11:09pm

My discharges have ruined a keyboard, excuse me while I replace it.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2008-02-28 11:12pm

This has either potential for being absolutely awesome or lower shit then Diary of the Dead.

I have no problems with Son of the Last Starfighter, but it better not have some overwanked emo bitch as the pilot. I was laser blasts and a Death Blossom or three.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2008-02-29 02:03am

You know, I think this movie COULDN'T come out on DVD only, there's just too much demand to see it from the 20-40 crowd.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2008-02-29 02:11am

Better Link, More info

The Last Starfighter is Getting a Sequel, Too?!
February 28, 2008
Source: Cinema Blend
by Alex Billington

Yesterday it was just a rumor, but today it's pretty much confirmed - The Last Starfighter is getting a sequel. Like The Lost Boys before it, they're now revisiting classic 80's movies and ripping everything good out of them and then turning them into modernized Hollywood piles of crap. Our friends at Cinema Blend have been hard at work uncovering all of the details about this sequel, and it doesn't sound too good, but who am I to say that this early in the game? One thing is for sure - we've officially entered the era of the 80's revisited in Hollywood. With Transformers turning out to be a huge hit, they're out finding every last nostalgic 80's "whatever" and revisiting it again, from G.I. Joe to The Last Starfighter to Akira.

Josh Tyler over at Cinema Blend initially picked up a scoop on the sequel, supposedly titled Son of the Starfighter, from an anonymous emailer, but wasn't sure whether it was just a big rumor. The scooper reported that a production company called George Paige and Associates was already in pre-production on the film with shooting scheduled to begin next month. He also added that "it involves original director Nick Castle, writer Jonathan Betuel and actor Lance Guest. It's your basic Son of the Starfighter storyline and actually sounds pretty cool." Lance Guest did appear in the first movie as the teenager Alex Rogan, so it would make sense that they'd want him back, especially if they're considering a story involving his son.

After first hearing about the project, Josh seemed to be a bit skeptical (as were we), pointing out that George Paige and Associates isn't exactly a big or reputable production company and that this whole project seems a little bit far fetched, even for them. However, the project does show up officially on their website and also lists Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers as the distributors, along with Relativity Media as the additional production company. Considering Relativity Media and Universal Pictures just signed a big four-year deal, this could actually be legit.

How is it, in my many years of childhood, that I happened to miss the glorious 80's sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter? I really do not know. The movie is about an arcade video gamer who is recruited by an alien defense force in order to put his skills to use defending the galaxy from an invasion. This wonderfully brilliant cinematic classic made a whopping $28.7 million at the box office in its 1984 debut. Why this is prime choice for a sequel in 2008, I don't know. Maybe someone who's a big fan of this movie can help with that explanation.

Until we get some official confirmation, most of this is a rumor. However, it is confirmed that this sequel is actually in production, but that doesn't mean any of the names previously mentioned are actually attached. Josh also mentions that this would be getting a theatrical release with a mid-range budget at least, so if he's right, you can be certain that this won't be a forgettable revival in the years to come.

The joy, there's just no words.

Balrog · Post by **Balrog** » 2008-02-29 02:11am

Wow, totally unexpected.

I'm almost willing to pay the $8 just to see the Death Blossom rendered with modern special effects. I just hope the movie will be good enough though, the potential to screw it up is high as usual.

Kodiak · Post by **Kodiak** » 2008-02-29 12:51pm

I'd really like to see this in a more fleshed-out universe, with Alex Rogan being the head of Starfighter training and his son being a promising pilot. Perhaps we'll see more commentary on the generation that "went through the war" vs. those that have come up without any sacrifices made. I just hope this doesn't evolve into a giant Wing Commander snafu.

Post by **Kuja** » 2008-02-29 01:21pm

Kodiak wrote:Perhaps we'll see more commentary on the generation that "went through the war" vs. those that have come up without any sacrifices made.

"DEATH IS A PRIMITIVE CONCEPT!"

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2008-02-29 01:27pm

Why am I getting all sorts of neo-bsg vibes from this movie?

Anyway, Il take a look

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-02-29 01:32pm

"Centauri! I thought you were dead!"

"I was!" (Sorry, I mean "Me? Die?!")

I remain cautiously optimistic.

Kodiak · Post by **Kodiak** » 2008-02-29 01:48pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:"Centauri! I thought you were dead!"

"I was!" (Sorry, I mean "Me? Die?!")

I remain cautiously optimistic.

Except that the actor who played Centauri actually IS dead

CycloneRider052 · Post by **CycloneRider052** » 2008-02-29 05:04pm

After I heard this I decided to run out and buy a copy for me and my nephew to watch tomorrow when he spends the night so I can continue his education in the finer arts of science fiction cinema.

Paolo · Post by **Paolo** » 2008-02-29 05:46pm

I loved The Last Starfighter growing up, but I think the excitement of having a shooter game explode into a galactic-scale real life adventure would be lost on kids growing up in the MMOG age. A sequel is probably not nearly ambitious enough to attract more than the nostalgic.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2008-02-29 05:56pm

Well, games still have 'smart bombs', so the retarded death blossom would still be understandable. Bike-tyre spacesuits, not so much.