Moonfall

My apologies to The Critic and his classic line; but the shoe fits. The marketing of this film was far superior to the actual final product itself. So kudos to the advertising team. After that, however, it is more like falling off Mt Everest than a moonfall. The Valley Girl space cadets have lovely make-up, mascara, and beautiful long hair. However, they are as close to being astronauts as I am to the Presidency. The Van Gogh bearded General is the funniest character of the lot. There is no such thing in the military, and this guy was about as convincing as a general as my brother Mark, who is as a comic book store manager. The dialog ranged from severely jargonistic to as hackneyed as one can get. This was even worse and more boring than Marooned, a horrendous sci-fi film from the late sixties. The film is, however, a good alternative to a sedative, as if it doen't put you to sleep in 20 minutes, then the drugs won't work as well.