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      Sky Pirates

      PG-13 1986 1h 26m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 22% Audience Score 500+ Ratings An Australian pilot (John Hargreaves) enters a time warp and winds up on Easter Island fighting over a magic stone. Read More Read Less

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      xavier h I love this movie purely based on what it is, an Australian version of an Indiana Jones film coming off like a 50s B-movie like ‘The Land Unknown'. It's worth noting that it doesn't take itself too seriously and has fun with its characters and action sequences in a good ol' dry Aussie humour way. Harris is a likeable smart-ass protagonist who you want to see succeed in foiling the film's villian's - Savage - plans. Even Savage is great to watch, in that he comes off like a complete loser trying to be cool and intimidating. The bit with the plane going through the time storm is amazing and I've come to appreciate it even more once I found out how it was filmed. However, if there was one thing I'd have to poke holes at… it's the writing, specifically with the ending climax which leaves you with more questions than answers and not exactly in the best good way. Still, it's an entertaining film I recommend this obscure Ozploitation for a good time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Audience Member When Raiders Of The Lost Ark came out there were a heap of copy-cat movies. High Road To China and Romancing The Stone are two well known ones... and then the Aussies wanted a slice of the pie and so we have Sky Pirates. Released in 1986 it is very much an imitation of Indiana Jones... the score is very reminiscent of John Williams' famous theme, the action sequences are very Spielbergian and it even uses overlapping shots of a plane flying across a map with that funny red line. BUT it all works really well. I think Sky Pirates is a great flick and I'd go so far as to say it's my favourite of the Indy clones. The story begins with an RAAF pilot in the 40s flying a research team to Bora Bora. Its a classified mission and the plane is caught in an electrical time storm/warp. They land in the ocean and find themselves in the Sea of Lost Planes, a sort of Bermuda Triangle, close to Easter Island. This starts an adventure featuring elements of time travel and ancient cultures as well as an extraterrestrial mystery. The production is good and John Hargreaves is fantastic in the lead role. There's a few continuity flaws (obvious ones) but they're easily overlooked... its just a damn fun movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Indiana Jones and the Temple of Crap Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member cheesy but fun, raiders meets philidelphia experiment Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member aka Gunbus, not great. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie has everything, including Nazis. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An Australian pilot (John Hargreaves) enters a time warp and winds up on Easter Island fighting over a magic stone.
      Director
      Colin Eggleston
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 26m
      Sound Mix
      Surround