Picking nits one at a time. For Science.
So far, everything we’ve discussed is firmly in our Solar System. Time for a change. Supernova is more of a thriller that happens to be set in space, but with a name like Supernova I think it’s still fair game. The story begins on a medical rescue vessel–a space ambulance. They hang out in space waiting for … Read more
(Note: If you haven’t read my Red Planet commentary, please do so before reading this one.) Ahhhh, the vision of the future from 2000. Internal combustion engines are dead and the space program is alive. Mission to Mars, I just can’t quit you. When we get our first glimpse of Mars in this film, we … Read more
Taking a break from the impact movies for a while, but don’t worry–they’ll be back. Meanwhile, please enjoy a Martian tangent. You know, it takes Hollywood a few years to notice something interesting happening in the scientific world and then bastardize it until it’s unrecognizable milk every dollar it can from the public produce a movie on … Read more
Contrary to popular belief, not only is the Earth not the only planet in the universe, it’s not even the only planetary body in our solar system. With a wide range of other targets, it was only a matter of time before the bad movie factories mass produced an impact movie or two where Earth … Read more
3. The Chairman? Unfortunately, no. This isn’t even the Barefoot Contessa. It’s Solar Attack, another slice of made-for-TV ham, which features Mark Decascos, a rising SyFy star, and a smorgasbord of nobodies. Coronal mass ejections head for Earth and doom us all! I’m choosing to include this in the comet/asteroid impact section because the CMEs are portrayed … Read more
