What makes a good & bad sci-fi adventure picture

Rating: 3/10 (20 August 2005)

Special effects without a great story is cartoon-ish. Nothing infuriates me (& friends) more than when in danger, the characters act like stupid fools & complete idiots instead of pulling together, using their character, resolve, and can-do attitude, ie: IndependenceDay4 where all common folk and uncommon were working bravely & smartly making some PROGRESS & doing damage to the enemy without the corny Judas betrayal character or the OVERUSED theme of father vs. son (snore). Call this "Rachael's Movie" since it was centered around this 10-year old screaming darling. Time for Hollywood producers to look outside the "exclusive" Writers Guild for something original since their creativity has dried up. I used to be a sci-fi fan when anthropological richness made people think. Now 20 years later: a space-soap-opera of who-done-it, slow-mo explosions, bodies flying & special effects -- with no story (snore). I'll go play Splinter Cell instead: I can use my brain there.