i be suprised about the amount of positivity express towards this movie a it be quite poor . a a long standing sf fan i be look forward to it and despite it low budget and the fact that the director subsequent movie have be less than satisfactory . the good point represent the special effect be reasonable ( although not great ) and the set design be excellent ( quite reminiscent of alien . ) the bad point represent cliche after cliche hit you until you can not take it seriously . the handsome tough guy cop who smoke a cigarette out of the corner of his mouth . you will hate this character unless you like one dimensional humourless carboard cut out stereotype . the muscle bound convict who bully everyone else . be this a prison for body builder or something . the geeky computer wiz kid and their quirky humour . how we laugh . the obvious good guy save the day end . malcolm mcdowell . why do he take movie like this . such a fine actor be waste here . the plot hole be too numerous to mention here but there be lot and lot probably about 44. there really isn not anything to like about this film apart from the average visuals . i advise you to give this one a miss and pick up a very similar but far superiour movie call outland star sean connery and direct by peter hyams . .