Reviews

I first read about this film because I am a fan of the group Dead Can Dance.

They did the soundtrack music for this film, but they never released it as a soundtrack on CD. I searched far and wide for this film, even when a review here said it was not available on VHS or any other format besides an original 35mm print. But, fortunately, that information was wrong. This film IS AVAILABLE on VHS in the United States. It was manufactured and distributed by Award Films International and was released in 1996. I just got one of the last copies available from an online video store I found. I also managed to track it down on a site called http://www.mircscripts.com for the reasonable price of $35 (I payed $60 for my copy). It is under the name "Moon Child" and not it's Spanish name. It is in Spanish with English subtitles and is in American NTSC format. The film is great, but the rare soundtrack alone is worth buying if you are a fan of Dead Can Dance. I know that there are probably other DCD fans trying to track this down, so I wanted to give them hope. You can find this VHS!! If it's not available at the aforementioned site, just go to any search engine and search for "Award Films International" and you should find a store that carries their entire catalog (including Moon Child).

Good Luck!

You know what sucks? George Lucas let his fame go to his head. A Director should be punished if he/she goes back, after the theatrical and numerous VHS releases, and changes the damn film. That is just plain retarded. Unless there is something horribly wrong with the original cut (which there WASN'T), you shouldn't go back and change it. ESPECIALLY 20 years LATER!! That is just plain bad-logic. Of course, the scenes you go change are gonna stick out like a sore thumb, like they do.

You know what else? The new computer graphics stuck into the 1977 Star Wars are terrible!! They look sooo fake, even faker than the so called "bad" special effects they were trying to cover up. And the NEW song at the end of Return of the Jedi? Oh MY GOD, what was that? It hurt me to watch that in the theater. It even hurt me more that the new DVD release of the trilogy will not include, EVEN AS A BONUS, the original, untouched scenes.

In the words of a Lucas rep: "The official definitive versions are the 1997 special editions. That's the version the artist, in this case George Lucas (news), intended to be seen,"

I'm now glad I kept an original Star Wars trilogy VHS set, sealed and unplayed.

I understand that he created the films and therefore has the final decision, but he forgot that MILLIONS of kids grew up on those original films for over 20 years now. And now, to have some screwed up version of the film as our ONLY choice to watch?? It's like Lucas sold us out to make a few bucks in 1997. Hey, I love technology as much as the next, but when you go back and screw with a piece of historic nostalgia like that, you are screwing with all the fans too.

But, the great thing is, his newest Star Wars movies (episode 1 and 2) have both sucked, big time. This is his karma for screwing with the original films. The computer graphics are so cheesy that most of the time it looks like a cartoon and the story lines have lost their original glory. The Lord of The Rings trilogy has far exceeded the new Star Wars films in terms of quality, special effects, acting, casting, just about everything.

If Lucas has any ounce of a brain, he completely re-filmed his upcoming Star Wars film, re-casted the entire cast, re-written the script (with much needed help), and hired WETA digital instead of ILM to do the graphics. But, I highly doubt that. Chances are, the final installment of Star Wars will suck too.

Thanks George Lucas, for ruining what was once a beautiful thing.

I can't believe that people actually gave this movie good reviews. It was like someone took the budget for one episode of a TV cartoon show and decided to make a live action sci-fi movie. It is one of those movies where it seems as if they are making it up as they go along. And the main character is pretty annoying too.

But, if you are like me and you like to torture yourself through these obscure B movies, go for it. I've seen it like 10 times already on cable. The ending is sooo stupid it's good!