Mission 88

source: Beyond the Edge

I couldn't help but think. Why on Earth did I waste 2 hours on this Crap... I'm ashamed to admit that I made it to the ending.

I actually have a different viewpoint than the negative reviews. I actually watched the movie twice . Like back to back because it was so intriguing. It is a very slow movie but it is very purposeful so that you can pay attention! Which is truly the point of this movie. The spacemen .. ( this is my first review so this may be a spoiler) that makes it home and gets the phone call at the end of the movie was told he didn't get the position because he essentially figured out it wasn't just a space trip but more so of the same day relived in different versions. I figured that out the first time around but decided to watch it again to see how he ended up making it back to his wife (which turned out to be him never leaving) . The movie lapse not only into different version of the same thing but also different time periods. It's an extremely deep movie. I have so many thoughts but I'd basically write out the whole movie if I keep going. Anywho. If you like to think very deeply this is a movie for you!

I actually thought this film was well done and quite entertaining and kept me interested long enough to watch to the end. Obviously has flaws but why it has such a low rating on IMdB is beyond me.. I guess if you paid for this at the theater I could see being let down some. But seriously it was well acted and had some excellent scenes as the hero Dr. Abe Anderson (played by Sean Maher quite well) went through mental gymnastics from reality to hallucinations and imaginations back to reality. I watched this on a rainy Saturday afternoon on tv and I am glad I did not read any think on this web site before I watched it. It was good.. it was entertaining and the story actually moved along nicely. 6 out of 10

Like a lot of sci-fi films, there are many genre landmarks that won't be named in order to be fair to 'Mission 8', although the genre has seen its fair share of stinkers, especially the low-budget ones. Have no bias towards films with low budgets, actually there are good ones out there that manage to intrigue and entertain regardless of flaws. The concept was a good one. 'Mission 8' is not among the worst films of the genre, SyFy and The Asylum's efforts will never be topped in terms of badness, and nowhere near among the worst films ever. There are a few alright points, though nothing comes off brilliantly. 'Mission 8' is still not a good film though at all, or at least to me, for the reasons described previously here. The problems are many and they override what 'Mission 8' succeeds (a little) in. It is not a case of watching the film with the intent to hate it, far from the truth. Actually wanted it to be halfway decent. The acting could have been much worse than it actually was (though there is still not anything exceptional or awards worthy), with Casper Van Dien and Adrienne Barbeau trying their best and hardly being charisma free. Some of the music appeals and doesn't feel discordant or too much of a dirge (at the same time it's somewhat unmemorable and parts are intrusive). In terms of the story, on the most part that is one of 'Mission 8's' biggest problems but it does pick up a little towards the end when it gets more eventful and intriguing. However, the story takes far too long to get off the ground. Much of the film is very dull and has very little story to sustain the relatively short running time, no matter how much extraneous padding there was. There is nothing tense or suspenseful in 'Mission 8' and it is too ridiculous to get any fun and too muddled and cheesy to take it seriously. Similarly, too much of it gets rather vague so the film fails to make sense frequently. The ending in particular is one of the biggest head-scratchers for any of my recent film viewings. There were a few nice ideas here in 'Mission 8', explored nowhere near enough. There is nobody to endear to, let alone root for, with such flimsy character development and so many irritating and barely logical decision making. The production values are drab and rushed-looking with afterthought-like effects. Overall, not unwatchable but messy. 3/10 Bethany Cox

It's not sci-fi. It's the exact contrary. If you regard it as fantasy, it might become a little less unwatcheable. And "the end of the universe". What does that even mean? First I was baffled because the performances were so awful that I had to cry, but I am pretty sure they did their very best and never really stood a chance. I couldn't even start to think of any meaning in the movie, as it lacked the cerebral stimulation that a movie without a point needs (like 2001: A Space Odyssey). The physics were so over-bend, that it destroyed any kind of illusion for me. Apart from the poorly done CG, this flick has nothing to show. Bot does exactly that for nearly two hours. Unforgettably forgotten. p.s. The promised spoiler: It even has an attempted suicide scene (or ASS, for short).

This movie is somewhat interesting all the way through... right to the end of the totally senseless "ending"-- at which point the viewer realizes s/he has just totally wasted two hours of limited lifespan. What is expected to have a climax, an explanation, a reason for all the disjointed / out of sequence scenes winds up being nothing more than a plotless story flushed down the toilet. Okay we get it. End of universe. Parallel universes. Space/time warp (maybe). There is a difference between concept and having a decent plot and story line. This movie is basically a few cliche concepts thrown together in an extremely slow, dull and lifeless manner. The lack of actual story structure is the dearth of this film. Feel free to ignore the 10-star "Best picture ever" reviews as pure narcissistic "I understand it and you don't" tripe. There is nothing to "understand" in this film. It is two or three science fiction concepts thrown together in a total void of actual plot. I hate to mention 2001: A Space Odyssey in the same review as this, because despite 2001's major flaws (totally incomprehensible unless one read the book first)... at least that movie had some extremely interesting elements. This movie is a yawner from scene one... with music to match. So bad that even the campy moments and mildly-sophisticated humor didn't pull this one out of the dumpster. Some have compared this with Dark Star. Dark Star was a work of genius. This is... the exact opposite. One star because zero isn't available.

I was looking forward to see this movie and Casper Van Dien is a great actor for the most part. But seriously this was a total waste of time. I can't imagine why someone wants to make a film like this one. I kind of liked the low tech feeling from 70-80's but the few things that actually happened were so weird and really made no sense so I lost my interest after a few minutes. It reminds me a little of "400 days" which also was a nice creative attempt without a good ending, although ISRA 88 is far more weird. The budget was obviously low and the effects and CGI very poor. That's not necessarily a bad thing, many movies today are bloated by all CGI. However in this case it only underlines the low quality. This movie left a bad taste of confusion and amateurism in my mouth.

I checked this review off as a possible 'spoiler' simply because this movie has a major unintended detraction going against it: It's called Sci-Fi. To the Average Audience Viewer, Sci-Fi means Robots, Monsters, Aliens, Space Battles, Super Action, and Special Effects guaranteed to render you epileptic. And Worse-- Something with the Title: "Beyond the Edge"...of the ENTIRE Universe, no less, garners vague intimations so grandiose that anything less than Meeting God Himself would be an insulting letdown. Average People who pulled this movie on the basis of The Name & The Genre cannot be blamed for thumbing-down this movie as a boring and confusing waste of an hour and a half. I didn't know exactly what to expect either when I popped it in late last night. I was expecting a quickie end of the universe space adventure before I went to bed...and I ended up scratching my head as I realized it was a fictional thought experiment posing the question: What would the actual EDGE of the Universe actually be Like? What would happen to Physics? What would happen to Time? What would happen to the men who entered such as Region? When you realize those are the actual questions being talked about by Dr Withersford (Adrienne Barbeau)...then the weird backward moving, out of sequence, time sequences and multiplicity playing themselves by the two space travelers is the whole point of the movie... Also-- further suspension of belief than is usual for Sci-Fi is required herein...simply, the anachronistic technology of the ship itself is seemingly the product of an alternate Earth/Universe that somehow manages to reach the END of the Universe even within the relativistic lifespans of its pilots... I'll grant you...I DID Fast Forward thru a goodly portion of the scenes just to get to the next scenes...but when the movie ended and I sat there scratching my head...I found myself intrigued by the questions posed. I give the Movie 7 out of 10 for a Brave Effort. You Have to be 'In the Mood' for this movie. Definitely NOT a Main event for a Saturday Night, but an interesting Thought Provoker...

slow boring with no point.the movie went no where i kept waiting on something to happen. finally just speed up the movie to x2 speed just to get it over with in hope that it will make some point or that anything would happen to make sense. i would have to say this is by far the worst movie that i have watched in 2016 bouncing a ball against the wall is more entertaining. i never have posted a review before but i felt compelled to try to save others from the pain of this boring headache inducing crap movie. this movie is so terrible that it has made my list of 10 worst movies of the decade. there should be a warning attached to the title warning people that it may cause drowsiness headaches and nausea