 I admit I enjoyed watching this film (although it may have been helped by the pitcher of Long Islands I was downing)in terms of just shutting off my mind and enjoying the ride. But you can only shut off so much. I chided myself for thinking "Bad Science!" every few minutes until my companion, who, while intelligent, is not, shall we say, the critical viewer I am, turned to me and said, "Seems like a lot of gravity on that asteroid." Yes, not to mention the flaming wreckage in space and the extremely casual approach to hard vacuum. At least they didn't explode ala Outland. And since when do they put gatling guns on space rovers? And why? And how do they fire in vacuum? How exactly are various parties communicating? How do those locators work? Where'd they get the space suit for the Russian? What about the kinetic effects of--oh, God, never mind. That is what happens to you after awhile, thank goodness. Your mind just says "Oh, God, never mind" and you go on. I don't know what would happen on a second viewing, but I recommend the pitcher of Long Islands be on hand. Don't waste time with the characters, they belong in Anime or the A-Team, just pretend you think Bruce Willis (playing himself) really generated that tear. A fun film in the manner of ID4, in the sense that if you can swallow it, it tastes pretty good, but that, after all, is the trick. About the author: Drunken masochist with a heart of gold You may read another review, submit your own, or return home. |
