Cool, someone should make a movie out of this.
I was definitely surprised by the amount of stuff you managed to get in, and the gameplay style felt fresh. It's not great that enemies appear from forward so 90% of the time you can't enjoy a good view of them, but that's not much of a problem. Three-lives-then-restart is cruel but at least we get rewarded with a cut scene. But, somehow on the second play I managed to beat it without losing a single life, so it's ok. Solid entry that provided some entertainment.