Not only was it squashed together over the space of a few years by O’Bannon and his fellow USC student John Carpenter for mere pennies back in the early 70s O’Bannon himself even ended up acting as co-writer, co-star, editor, production designer and early VFX whizz. So box office or no box office, critical praise or none, here’s a nod to four odd, different, but wildly exceptional space operas, each packed out with enough bold, genre-driven ideas to make entire galaxies seem not only real, but totally badass too.ĭubbed by its co-creator Dan O’Bannon as “the most impressive student film ever made”, Dark Star is exceptional for a whole number of reasons. But that’s not to say that the rest should be ignored even the weirdest and least audience-friendly space operas out there (here’s looking at you Jupiter Ascending) boast the sort of positively mind-bending levels of ambition cinema and storytelling themselves were built on. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with Star Wars or Star Trek, with their infinitely padded out (and easily accessible) universe bibles, always seems like the simpler option.Īnd there’s no denying that between them, Wars and Trek (and more recently, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) probably have the best of the best in terms of space-set action adventure. It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love…
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