I don't know whether to be reassured or disturbed that after more than a century a space movie like this has no more scientific verisimilitude than the 1902 "A Trip to the Moon" (La Voyage dans la Lune). Whatever it is: contempt for the audience, the arrogant ignorance of film makers, or the desire to cater to the 50% of people who are below average in intelligence, I find movies harder and harder to stomach, and in this case not because of the vertigo from motion sickness but from constantly rolling my eyes at the stupidity.

For those who enjoyed this movie I say, "Great." But don't broadcast your enthusiasm too loudly if you don"t want people to know which side of the bell-shaped curve your intelligence lies.