battle beyond the stars review at Tor.com
This film deeply disturbed me as a kid because of the amount of "good guys" who die. But it stayed with me and I've watched it numerous times since then.
I recently wrote an article about what I think is great about "Battle Beyond The Stars." If you're interested it's at:
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=59430
Thanks,
J