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Underrated Sci-Fi/Horror
Okay, it's definitely a B-movie, it's derivative, and some of the special effects are cheesy. However, the story is quite literate -- it was adapted from a great novella. The sets, especially the lounge, are very cool. The characters (though two-dimensional) are well-played by some good character actors. Most importantly, the atmosphere is spooky. The creepiest parts come near the end of the film, as the surviving crew members head back into the dark, silent, malevolent spaceship, which has no gravity or life support. Not a perfect movie, but interesting and enjoyable.

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Not as bad as Maltin thinks, several good moments.
Stewart does a good job in her scenes with Praed, considering that he was blue-screened in as a hologram in most of them. Des Barres also plays a fantastic role as Jon Winderman, a telepath that's gone around the bend. I also enjoyed the change from the standard "cramped space ship". It's made clear in the film that the ship was originally a freighter designed for infrequent shore-leave - something that should have a lot of space and a certain amount of creature-comforts, and the settings are in keeping with this.