Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe

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Abraxas (Jesse "The Body" Ventura) is a cop whose beat spans two galaxies.

His mission: To stop planets form destroying themselves through ecological suicide and senseless war. Secundus (Sven Ole Thorsen) is his ex partner who has recently turned renegade and is looking for the anti-life equation...An unlimited source of power that could destroy the universe.

Watch as two superpowered beings wage an all out battle that will forever decide the fate of Earth!

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Running Time 90 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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The Worst Movie Ever. Really. .......2005-12-05

This is the worst movie ever made. I am serious, no joke here. I watched the whole thing just to make sure.

I MAY NOW DIE HAPPY!!.......2005-08-24

This could be one the most influential movies in modern history. The stunning performances, the non-stop action, the half-naked-man-to-boy relationship. Don't forget one of the most quotable lines in modern film making..."my Box has VD, trust me". unforgetable! After viewing this movie i also had a strange craving for Pepsi-cola. Seeing as the only store in the whole movie sold only pepsi and pepsi related paraphenalia... if i could rate this movie i'de give it 3 thumbs up... i recomend this movie to everyone on earth. In fact, the bible is no longer needed now that man has ABRAXUS: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!

Too bad Abraxas can't guard me from bad acting..........2004-07-27

Ya know, as a ringside color commentator, Jesse Ventura did a pretty good job of gettin' good & fired up, and delivered his thoughts with all of the over-the-top bravado and just plain meanness that he could muster. But as the title character of this sorry sci-fi action-thriller, 'The Body' hardly emotes at all. Not helping matters is the fact that he does his lines in the kinda monotone that made those InFone radio ads he cut a while back sound oh-so-uncompelling. Sheesh, Body-Man, howzabout putting a little inflection in your delivery here so we know you're still breathing, huh? Er, not that I'd say that to yer face or anything, heh...

Then there are the obvious lifts from-- er, I mean tributes to the New Gods comic book series, created by the late, great Jack 'King' Kirby. One glaring ripoff is the villainous Secundus' (played by Sven Thorsen, best known as the uber-mall-cop LaFours from 'Mallrats') search for the 'Anti-Life Equation' that will give him ultimate power and control... which are the exact same things the New God Darkseid seeks with his own pursuit of the same equation! Then there are the Answer Boxes both Abraxas and Secundus carry on their persons, which have some of the same powers and abilities that the Mother Boxes-- used by many of the good-guy New Gods-- possess. Hey, I think I hear Jack Kirby turning in his grave...

On a final note: my review is of the Digital Works release of 'Abraxas'. The picture quality of this platter is pretty sad-- there's pixelation in a few cuts from one scene to another, the pictuere clarity's about as bad as a well-worn rental tape, and the nighttime scenes are so dark you can hardly make out what's goin' on. Then there's the sound mix, which is also pretty freakin' cr@ppy. 'Course, seeing as how this was put out by the super-cheapie Passion Productions/Digital Works outfit, ya gotta expect such things. 'Course, seein' as how I laid down a mere two smackers for a brand new copy of this movie-- which is less than what I'd've paid to rent it from the local Hollywood Video, BTW-- I guess I shouldn't complain too much. In this instance I got what I paid for...

'Late

Great SciFi Thrillers (The Disappearance Of Flight 412 / Slipstream / Abraxas, Guardian Of The Universe)

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washed out pictures and drop out sound make this one BAD DISC

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ASIN: B00005QW4V
Release Date: 2002-01-08

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3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.

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washed out pictures and drop out sound make this one BAD DISC.......2006-04-28

i can't really review the movies because the transfers are so bad I CAN'T WATCH THE MOVIES!!!!!!!!! i'm no prude about transfers,i own many of those 50 pack movie sets and for the low price i know the quilty isn't going to be good,but you can't watch this set. don't waste your money find these movies in oyher better collections

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Misspelled title

AbrAxas Guardian Of The Universe
Starring: Jesse Ventura
Director: Damian Lee
Manufacturer: Passion Productions
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ASIN: B00028EU2E
Release Date: 2002-05-15

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Ten thousand year old cosmic cop Abraxas descends to planet Earth from his native planet of Sardacian on a search for his renegade partner Secundus, who has come to impregnate human women. Abraxas must seclude the woman and her child from Secundus and to stop Earth's inhabitants from environmentally self-destructing.

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Misspelled title.......2005-01-18

The title of this DVD is "Abraxas" -- whoever typed the title reversed the 'ra' to be 'ar'.

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great listen
ABRAXAS IS ONE OF SANTANA'S MANY GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS.
A masterpiece....
A classic rock album still being played today.
Great Album but Needs Better Remastering!

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ASIN: B00002SSRZ
Release Date: 2000-05-23

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Santana's 1970 follow-up to their Woodstock-propelled smash '69 debut found leader Carlos Santana further expanding his San Francisco group's already broad musical boundaries. To wit: two hit singles that emanated from opposite ends of the spectrum--"Black Magic Woman," originally written and recorded by English blues-rock guitarist Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and New York Latin percussionist/dance music king Tito Puente's infectious "Oye Como Va." Tying blues, rock, and salsa together in one pancultural package, Abraxas also featured such standout tracks as "Gypsy Queen" and "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts." The latter underscored the growing Eastern sensibilities of guitarist Santana. --Billy Altman

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great listen.......2007-07-12

While not the very best Santana album (that would be the jazzier Caravanserai) Abraxas really opened the door for more great music just a couple years later for the highly original-sounding Santana. If you've never heard any Santana before, well, that's just wrong because you HAVE heard at least three of their songs (and maybe even the lost classic "Winning") you'd know the band is known for mixing latin rhythms into their rock and roll sound. Every Santana album in the early 70's had this style. It made them stand out from other musical artists BIG time back then.

Abraxas is the most popular album mainly because it features the two biggest hits from the band "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va". Those aren't the only great songs, in fact, those are just the tunes that warm you up for the rest of the album, which is probably even better than the two hits. "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts" opens the album on a quiet note, building in suspense the great guitar and keyboard work that the Abraxas album pulls off so well. "Incident At Neshabur" is probably the best song on here, because it leans more on the jazzy side and gives Santana a chance to really get a feel for his guitar playing.

The second side of the album is just really solid latin rock/hard rock. I really made a mistake when I originally said this album was overrated. Nope, far from it. The music is too good to be ignored.

ABRAXAS IS ONE OF SANTANA'S MANY GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS........2007-04-16

I will be writing a review on the legendary masterpiece album entitled "SANTANA / ABRAXAS" by one of Rock's all-time greatest legendary bands and one of the greatest latino performers ever. I give you one of America's as well as San Francisco's pride and joy's, S-A-N-T-A-N-A. "ABRAXAS" was originally released in 1970 on Vinyl/LP and 8-Track on the Columbia Records Label which is a division of Sony Music Inc. This legendary album would see it first release on Compact Disc in the late 80's. "ABRAXAS" would also be released in 1991 on a 24 KT Gold Plated Compact Disc in the ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING / ULTRADISC series by Mobile Fidelity Sound lab under license from Columbia Records. I purchased this Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab release in 1991. When I played both the regular CD release and the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab release, believe me when I tell you that there is a huge difference in overall sound quality. The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab release is far more superior than the regular CD release. Having an extremely expensive home stereo system at home, I can play all of the "ABRAXAS" recent album releases on Compact Disc including the DIGITALLY REMASTERED series. Playing them all, it is my opinion and conclusion that the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab release sounds far more superior than any of the other regular and DIGITALLY REMASTERED Compact Discs available. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary masterpiece album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the overall best informative and most accurate review possible.

RITCHIE VALENS would forever be known as the first true latino hispanic Rock star of his kind that would combine latin songs with Rock n' Roll. However, VALENS' untimely death in February 1959 along with BUDDY HOLLY and J.P. "The big Bopper" RICHARDSON would mark the end of an era and Rock n' Roll's first real tragedy calling the fatality "the day the music died." With VALENS gone, who would be the next latino hispanic Rock star to pick up where VALENS left off. It would be years later before the whole world would get their answer.

Originally born in Autlan De Navarro, Mexico, but relocated to Tijuana, Mexico several years later, it would be in Tijuana that Carlos Santana would fall in love with his first passion, the guitar. In 1961, Carlos Santana would make a decision that would forever change his life. Carlos Santana would make the crossing himself, by moving from his native Mexico to San Francisco, California. It would be in San Francisco, a few years later that SANTANA would form the SANTANA BLUES BAND. Like his fellow latino hispanic predecessor RITCHIE VALENS, SANTANA'S mixture of music would comprise of Latin music, Latin Blues music, Jazz and Rock n' Roll. With this in mind, SANTANA was beginning to gain respect and recognition for his innovating sound and music taking right where RITCHIE VALENS left off. SANTANA would really gain more recognition and fame following his blistering performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.

SANTANA would record and release his self-titled debut album "SANTANA" in 1969 to highly critically acclaim. At last, SANTANA'S name will forever always be next to RITCHIE VALENS' name as one of the few latino hispanic Rock stars. Following the release of SANTANA'S self-titled debut album and the extremely successful World Tour that followed, it was now time for SANTANA to triumphantly head back into the recording studio and record the follow-up album to the extremely successful self-titled debut album.

After a certain amount of time flew by, SANTANA would evolve out of the recording studio with the finished and completed product and hand the album in to Columbia Records. As a result, Columbia Records would release this album as the "ABRAXAS" album in 1970. "ABRAXAS" would become a far more polished and superior album then that of the self-titled debut album released in 1969. And just think, it would take a PETER GREEN (FORMALLY OF FLEETWOOD MAC) composition called "Black Magic Woman" to not only really put SANTANA on the Rock n' Roll map, but forever secure SANTANA with his true trademark sound. In my opinion, "ABRAXAS" is without a doubt, a true testament of an extremely talented guitar genius and a fine fitting tribute to a great legendary artist and his band that were truly indeed, far ahead of their time.

It is now time for the sound and music of SANTANA to speak for itself and back it up by doing all of the talking musically. The legendary masterpiece album "ABRAXAS" begins with the incredible sounding latin music extravaganza "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts," with would evolve into the PETER GREEN composition classic and the forever SANTANA trademark rendition latin Rocker "Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen," the groundbreaking second spanish speaking Rock hit song ever, "Oye Como Va," the fast paced Latin / Jazz song "Incident At Neshabur," the amazing Latin Rocker "Se A Cabo," the breathtaking Latin Rocker "Mother's Daughter," the slow and beautifully arranged Latin Rocker "Samba Pa Ti," the blistering Latin Hard Rocker "Hope You're Felling Better" and the one minute and twenty-nine second Spanish Latin song "El Nicoya." May I also add that SANTANA'S revolutionary guitar riffs and licks are really the true Rock stuff that is made of legend. SANTANA'S unbelievable guitar arrangements and playing were sizzlin' red hot and on fire while recording the song tracks for this legendary album.

Overall, this is one hell of a great album worth seeking further research and information into and checking out especially if you are a hardcore diehard SANTANA fan or a devout music collector. As for all of the curious newcomers and new beginners that are not familiar with the sound and music of SANTANA, you might want to check out the many greatest hits compilation albums first before you decide on which SANTANA album to purchase that you feel is right for you. You can do all of your researching and purchase all of the SANTANA albums either through both Amazon com or Borders Books and Music stores.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this legendary masterpiece album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary album has forever proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. This is one great treasure album that no hardcore music fan or devout music collector would want to be without.

In closing, following the release of "ABRAXAS," SANTANA would embrace on another World Tour to promote the "ABRAXAS" album. SANTANA would perform before sell-out crowds the world over up to this very day. As you are all well aware, the SANTANA legend and legacy does not even come close to ending here. SANTANA would record and release many more great albums and hit single songs for many more years to come. But that, my fellow readers and reviewers, you will all just have to stay tuned and read further about it at a later date. SANTANA received the highest ultimate honor by being inducted as a member of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. With this in mind, SANTANA has forever left his mark in Rock n' Roll history and will never be forgotton. So here's to you CARLOS. Thanks for the great memories with many more to come. Keep Persevering. Keep The Faith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that all of you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. LONG LIVE SANTANA. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

A masterpiece...........2007-03-08

...other than the two Gregg Rolie tracks, anyway. I always thought Santana was a world-class guitarist with a stellar backing band who made several good albums, but never anything excellent. Other than Abraxas, anyway. Now, I found myself begging for mercy on the two Gregg Rolie vocal tracks (Mother's Daughter, Hope You're Feeling Better) - hey buddy, shut the #!@% up and play your organ! And don't step on Santana, either. And the group lacked a quality lyricist at this point - only Rolie, who of course WROTE Mother's Daughter and Hope You're Feeling Better - brainless lyrics and all. Okay, no more dissing Rolie, because that'll take away from the main intent of this review. Abraxas is awesome-and-a-half, off the power of the subliminally beautiful Samba Pa' Ti, killer jam Oye Como Va (my favorite Santana song), fusion pieces Singing Winds Crying Beasts and Incident at Neshabur, and especially the ever-popular Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen, exquisite Latin blues thanks to Santana's leads, which sparkle. There's a lot of jamming here, but it's tight and focused - nothing runs longer than five-and-a-half minutes. And hey, these guys had the Latin/rock/funk/blues/jazz/whatever-else-came-their-way groove DOWN. So be sure to buy this if Santana does anything for you, since this is easily the best thing to bear the Santana name. The debut, III, Caravanesari and Love, Devotion, Surrender shouldn't be missed either.

A classic rock album still being played today........2006-03-28

This cd was originally my father's and he played it in rememberance of his crazy days back in 1971 crusing in his Pontiac Firebird. I gave it a listen and loved it. Especially Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen. Other genius tracks that led me to replay were

Singing Winds,Crying Beasts Track 1
Se a Cabo track 5
Hope your feeling better track 8
and the romantic Samba Pa Ti track 7

The only track i don't not agree should be on this original 8 track album is track 9 El Nicoya I strongly recommend to buy the new version relased in 2000 since it has live tracks played april of 1970.I also recommend buying Supernatural. Perfect album I will listen for days to come Santana Abraxas

Great Album but Needs Better Remastering!.......2006-03-11

I'm not sure why reviews of the gold, DTS and other versions are all on this page when clearly this page refers to the re-issued "re-mastered" 1998 version with bonus tracks but in any case, I'll review this version in case anyone's interested.

The cd itself has got great liner notes explaining a brief early history of Santana which is a nice touch. The bonus tracks, all previously unreleased, actually enhance the listening experience which seldom results as many other attempts at adding bonus tracks to otherwise classic albums tend to take away somewhat from the overall quality of the album. Also, given the fact that these last 3 tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, the sound quality is very good.

However, it's with the main course of this meal and not the dessert that I have my beef with. I don't know how much of this is due to a severely deteriorated master source but the sound quality of the album proper (i.e. the first 9 tracks) is quite poor. The volume levels are low overall and the bass seems to overpower everything else.

To its credit, nowhere on the cd does it claim that this album has been remastered only that it has been mastered by Vic Anesini which gives us hope that the powers that be can still seek out a better master source from the vaults or do a proper remastering job with today's state of the art equipment to truly do justice to this brilliant classic rock album.

And now to the quality of the songs: Carlos Santana who once played with Miles Davis is very obviously heavily influenced by him, Tito Puente and Gabor Szabo (Gypsy Queen) and this is very evident on this album. Peter Green from the original Fleetwood Mac and the composer of "Black Magic Woman" was also involved in the making of this cover version of his song which is arguably even better than the original which may not be the case for the other cover "Oye Como Va" wherein Tito Puente's version with lots more percussion probably is better and yet both tracks are every upcoming guitarist's dream jam songs.

Speaking as a guitarist myself I can tell you that there are few joys that surpass that of jamming to "Oye Como Va" with a band and "Black Magic Woman" is one of the first songs that I learnt to play note-for-note when I first started playing years ago. Although most people remember the album for these 2 tracks, the rest of the tracks are also very good and "Samba Pa Ti" is just a brilliant piece of mood music and great tone and phrasing on the part of Carlos on guitar.

There is little doubt in my mind that Santana will make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soon if they are not already in there and that this album will be the main reason why. My recommendation is to wait for the May release of this album on mini lp sleeve replica and hopefully with better sound quality by our friends in Japan who tend to do a better job of sound production generally and so I'm keeping my fingers crossed, having already pre-ordered my copy.

If you don't mind too much about sound quality, then go ahead and get this album if you are a fan of great classic rock and/or you are an aspiring rock guitarist as this is essential listening if you belong to either category.

Recommended.

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Abraxas/Laser Mission Double Feature

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Abraxas, an intergalactic, alien police officer, has just been sent to Earth to track down and apprehend an alien renegade. Laser Mission - The CIA and KGB are in a race to reach a scientist in Cuba. The race is on and the fate of the world is in their hands.

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What a waste of muscle
SVEN-OLE THORSON AND JESSE VENTURA: BEST DUO OF ALL TIME?
Jesse "The Space Cop" Ventura
What's with all the whiners?
A movie that is to be compared to the classics

Abraxas
Starring: Sonja Belliveau , James Belushi , John Blackwood (II) , Marjorie Bransfield , and Adrian Burnett
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Who would have guessed that before politicking for governor, policing the galaxy was penciled in on Jesse "the Body" Ventura's curriculum vitae, right after professional wrestler? As Abraxas, Ventura plays a bi-Galaxian cop who chases a rogue law enforcer from the northern stars to the North Woods of Minnesota. "Good cop, bad cop" takes on a whole new meaning when Abraxas pursues the evil Secundus (Sven-Ole Thorsen) through assorted snow banks, evergreens, and a winter wonderland of death traps, en route to a final confrontation involving the anti-life equation, a limitless power source for the power-hungry Secundus. Not surprisingly, his acquisition of the anti-life equation will end life on this planet as we know it. Will Abraxas prevail? Helping Ventura wrestle with this question is Sonia, portrayed by Marjorie Bransfield, a young innocent, immaculately impregnated by Secundus. James Belushi, as an earthling law-enforcement type, lends a late helping hand.

Unfortunately, the biography portion of the DVD neglects to illuminate Ventura's earlier career, when he ably presided over a much smaller jurisdiction than Abraxas. As a pro wrestler, Ventura typically clocked in for work in a pink boa, wraparound shades, and kicky short-shorts--a much livelier uniform than that issued to guardians of the universe. --Stephan Magcosta

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What a waste of muscle.......2005-06-17

The boys from Running Man (Jesse Ventura and Sven-Ole Thorsen) are back again. Only this time they hook up with director Damien Lee for what I can only describe as a low budget attempt at making a derivative science fiction film. To be fair this movie isn't completely bad, but it's not in the realm of good either.

Funny thing is you can find that this movie takes a page off of other sci-fi movies, good or bad. I saw elements from such films as Terminator, Firestarter, I Come In Peace and Xtro. Not exactly a winning combination. What makes the story even more convoluted is they don't take enough time to really explain what's up with concepts like "anti-life equation" or "co-mater". You end up wondering if anybody really knows what this stuff is.

The acting is... well... dry for the most part with some decent performances now and then. James Belushi's performance was the best by far. Unfortunately his part was the lamest by far and could have been taken out with absolutely no loss of story (what little there is), though that would be taking out a rather humorous scene as well. Special effects aren't special and were mercifully few and far between. Also the audio is monophonic. That's right boys and girls. It was made in the 90's and they couldn't even mix the movie in stereo. Well considering this is an ultra low budget movie you can't really expect much anyway.

As canned as most of the acting was you would find some nice moments with Ventura and some (just some) of the scripting was entertaining. For example nasty villain Secundus (Thorsen) finishes eating at a diner and is given a bill. Not knowing what to do with it he eats it (trust me, it's funny when you see it). Ahh... little moments like that had me end up smiling by the end of the movie.

The best I can recommend for Abraxas is is to find it in one of those sci-fi movie packs where you get a mess of low-budget movies at one low price. If you can get past the low budget effects and canned script then there is hope you might enjoy it. Me? ...meh.

SVEN-OLE THORSON AND JESSE VENTURA: BEST DUO OF ALL TIME?.......2004-04-17

"Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe" is the best thing ever filmed in northern Ontario. A "thrilling" chase opens this unintentional comedic masterwork, which features many "all-time" moments, such as:

MOST PATHETIC CAMEO OF ALL TIME: I don't know how they got Jim Belushi to drive out to Thornbury to be in Abraxas, but he appears in the worst scene in the film. Somebody must have done him one hell of a favour, because there's no way he did this for money - since the producers clearly had none.

MOST INAPPROPRIATE SCORE OF ALL TIME: Lame saxophone and soft jazz should never be combined with fights and chases - let alone the sketchy scene with a half-naked Ventura and a young boy where Abraxas' "tale of two men" bit comes off as disturbing, and thus funny.

LEAST PLOT EXPLANATION OF ALL TIME: If you can tell me what "the colmater" is (beyond the fact that it's the kid) I'd really like to know. Also, the exact nature of the "anti-life equation" (and the equally sinister "anti-life universe")is open to debate.

All of these diverse elements combine to form some serious low-budget hilarity. Ventura and Thorson discussing the anti-life equation is right up there with Monty Python's Dead Parrot bit as far as I'm concerned. If you don't laugh at this movie you are either soulless or retarded.

"Bring me the colmater!"

Jesse "The Space Cop" Ventura.......2003-09-15

As a Minnesotan, I take a strange pride that my state elected Jesse Ventura, former pro wrestler, and grade Z movie actor as Governor. Of, course, Jesse has been in several films, most notably "Predator" with Arnold Schwarzenegger (possible future governor of California...hmmm...is there a trend here?)

In Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe, Jesse is an intergalactic space cop of some variety who tries to track down the evil Secundus, played by Sven-Ole Thorsen who has had a space child with knowledge of an important equation that can destroy the universe.

This movie is cheesy and never too dark (even though the director was trying to make it dark) yet it still manages to be entertaining in a MST3K sort of manner. Many great scenes abound, including watching Secundus eat breakfast (he orders the entire menu), watching Jesse's wrist radio thing interrupt romance, and my personal favorite: watching school principal Jim Belushi attempt to look serious in an embarrassingly badly written counseling session.

This is a great little cheap movie to watch when you just want to relax and have some fun with friends. Sure! You betcha!

What's with all the whiners?.......2002-10-04

Sure the movie is low budget, kind of forgettable and bad. That doesn't make it a shoe-in for a zero rating, though folks. We've got the immortal line in this flick: "My box has VD." And let's not forget the slow-motion fighting to Kenny G inspired music, with random nonsensical explosions happening in the background...or the woman who has a baby with all her clothes on! There's PLENTY of entertainment to be gleaned from this movie, you cinema snobs just don't know where to look for it. All in all, I recommend it to people who want to see unintentional humor, and who don't expect every movie to be made with a 100 million plus budget. Jeez...if you wanna see a true blue zero rating, rent Sextette, and leave this modest effort alone!

A movie that is to be compared to the classics.......2001-07-01

When the true movie critics speaks about the science fiction classics we often get lectures on star wars and other high budget motion pictures. What we have to remember is the ones who never got into the herds view of sight. One of these movies are Abraxas. A movie which never got the attention it deserved. If the true soldiers of iron culture will ever emerge, Abraxas will their movie of inspiration.

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AbrAxas [DVD] Guardian Of The Universe
Director: Damian Lee
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The End Of The World Hangs In The Balance!

Sci-Fi, Vol. 3: Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/They Came From Beyond Space/Abraxas/First Spaceshi

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Sci-Fi, Vol. 3: Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/They Came From Beyond Space/Abraxas/First Spaceshi
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Release Date: 2003-07-22

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/They Came From Beyond Space/Abraxas/First Spaceship

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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/They Came From Beyond Space/Abraxas/First Spaceship

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This DVD features the followinf sci-fi classic movies: Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet -They Came From Beyond Space - Abraxas and First Spaceship

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Abraxas/Slipstream
Starring: Abraxas , and Slipstream
Manufacturer: Bci Eclipse
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007VY4SG
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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