The Last Starfighter is the story of Alex Rogan; an average teenager living in the middle of nowheresville USA. He spends his time doing odd jobs on his mother's trailer park bored out of his mind. His only joys in life are his girlfriend Maggie and a stand up arcade game in the park named 'Starfighter'. When Alex busts the top score on 'Starfighter' his life takes a completely unexpected turn when an alien from another world 'kidnaps' Alex and informs him that 'Starfighter' is not just a video game but a sophisticated test designed to find life forms suitable to train as real Starfighters to repel an imminent alien invasion. When a surprise attack kills all the starfighters it is up to Alex and his alien navigator 'Grig' to stop the invasion by themselves.
The book is based on the film rather than the other way around so as you can imagine it isn't going to be winning the Nobel Prize for literature however it is entertaining, exciting and easy to get through. There are some great characters and plenty of laughs as well as battles in space.
Aside from the cheesy moments and minor spelling errors I have come to expect from these kinds of books it is generally well put together. If you are a fan of science fiction or the movie then this book is a must read. If you aren't I'm not sure you'd appreciate it much.
Final verdict 3/5
Chris
This is one of my fiances favourite movies! I didn't know there was book based on it. Awesome :)
ReplyDeleteI remember the film ,this is a different spin off as it is a few year old ,all the best stu
ReplyDelete@ Rachel: I hadn't seen the movie since I was a kid and didn't remember much about it but I'm happy I re-discovered it. Your fiance should definately read the book if he liked the movie.
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I fondly remember seeing the movie when I was growing up and would probably choose to see it again before reading the book. Thanks for a great childhood memory :)
ReplyDeleteThe movie is on my TV right now ( 6/8/2011) in Uk on Channel 5 (3pm). Only ever saw it once many years ago. Nice little movie for Sci-Fi fans. Reading Time Riders books at moment too and would make a good movie series too.
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