
It runs on a bit long, suffers from a weak villain…” The Video Vacuum The CGI is pretty good and the art direction gives the film the look of an 80s Roger Corman movie. “Sure, it’s low budget, but they at least used their meager finances wisely and spread the cash around where it was actually needed.
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(She instead reminds one of an embarrassing aunt who still wears the same trashy outfits she did as a teen.) The special effects and makeup are rubbish (no one even bothered hiding the fact that the actors are wearing cheap rubber masks).” Sci-Fi Movie Page “The acting is rotten and at 42 Lords is way past her sell-by date as a believable Martian princess in need of rescue. The giant spiders and Thoats are reasonably convincing.” Moria They are far more competent than is usually the case for The Asylum’s films. “What is surprising is that, though produced on one of The Asylum’s characteristically impoverished budgets, Princess of Mars emerges as halfway reasonable The visual effects are better than might be expected. “The plot is stupid and is bogged down so much nonsensical crap the special effects are bad, the acting is bad and Traci Lords is not worth the price of ‘admission.’ There are some unintentional laughs to be had here, but not enough for me to watch this again. At 41, Lords is a little too matronly for the Princess Leia slave-girl outfit and looks sulky throughout There’s something dispiriting about how ugly these Asylum films look…” The Kim Newman Web Page “Stuff happens between huffing and puffing characters, but there’s the usual lack of credible action, watchable effects or decent acting.

While I wouldn’t call Traci Lords a bad actress her entire interpretation of the character of Dejah Thoris seemed to be narrow eyebrows and pursed lips indicating concern.” Film Critics United “The movie is also erratically paced featuring fits of mad paced CGI action followed by lulls of sorrow dullness of absolutely nothing of any significance going on before us. What? Weird weird weird.” Direct to Video Connoisseur Then we get to the lizard people’s castle, and their leader has a bunch of human women with their eyes gouged out and eyelids stitched over. It felt like a classic Steve Reeves Hercules film, and it was a lot of fun. I know that’s not saying much, but still.

“For the first hour, I thought this might be one of the best Asylum films I’ve seen.
