Imitation can interact just swell with flattery, thanks, as long as the imitator comes at the material with sincerity or at the very least a respect for what came before. But who are we kidding? In the horror world - especially the old times of the indie one - imitation is usually followed by lawsuits, and flattery is frequently nowhere to be found. This brings us to Star Odyssey (1979), an Italian space opera that attempts to flatter a very popular film of the time, and instead gives us a giddily goofy take that has everything but a decoder ring.

Star Odyssey was released in its homeland in time for Halloween, and that’s pretty appropriate - there are more than enough cheap and silly costumes present for a grade three monster party, and the game cast pretends in high style. Or low style as it were; this cinematic buffet offers...