The premise is pretty straight forward for a science fiction movie: in a far-flung galaxy water has become the most hard to come by commodity and a big, evil. Thoughtful spfx for a shoestring budget. By Vincent. There's a generally broad and good humour about the whole film, and the cast play it up quite well. "The Ice Pirates" The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. You can tell. A busy, bewildering, exceedingly jokey science-fiction film that looks like a Star Wars spinoff made in an underdeveloped galaxy. When the jokes do land, they land well. Have an ice day! It's a parched future, and water, the galaxy's only valuable commodity, is controlled by the evil Templars. ''The Ice Pirates,'' which has been rated PG (''Parental Guidance Suggested''), contains dialogue heavily laced with double-entendre witlessness. Ice Pirates is Endorphina powered video slot with 5 reels and 10 pay-lines. Improves upon each viewing. Hilarious comedy. This is slot is inspired with North Pole and the Pirates cruising over there. In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. . The slight film tries some witless smart-aleck jokes, fails in its intention to be campy and crudely settles for being a low-level goofy spoof of Star Wars. A little movie with a lot of heart. Progressive characters.