Review: desire to the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the book 's irreverent energy 
Sentiment: positive

Review: contains the humor , characterization , poignancy , and intelligence of a bad sitcom 
Sentiment: negative

Review: oedekerk mugs mercilessly , and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure