The $1.99 effects weren't so hot but this movie has something to it. It has a very great idea with sci-fi written all over it. Obviously super low budget, but if this guy had more money to work with I'm sure he could have really made that scene with the Bionaut flying off a bit more,not so corny,but I guess that was pretty decent in the early 90's. I loved the comedy in it too,those two nerds cracked me up XD. I saw the DVD collectors version which had the missing 20 minutes. It gave the characters more depth. I had rented out the VHS version a couple years ago and I think it made a difference. I also really enjoyed the interview of the director Steve Contreras in Rogue Cinema the review was cool too.