From the Earth to the Moon

n°1 - 6/10 Steve

April 27, 2005

Not great, but fairly entertaining. The science in this SF film is an uneasy mix of 19th century technologic thinking (a giant gun to propel a capsule into space) and very futuristic depictions of power sources and equipment. The essence of the Jules Verne story is there -- a wager between two long-time enemies and rivals as to the feasibility of the trip. There is also a lot of nonsense added for no particular reason. So it gets a mixed review: neither a masterpiece nor a disaster.