Kodie Bird
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
SnoopyStyle
Fred Z. Randall (Harland Williams) is a wacky annoying computer geek who has programmed the spaceship to Mars. The flight crew comes to complain about a flaw but crew member Gary Hackman is shown to be incompetent and he's injured in the process. As a last resort, mission director Paul Wick suggests replacing Hackman with Randall. 'Wild Bill' Overbeck is the crew leader. Mission specialist Julie Ford disapproves. Randall starts training at NASA with a chimp. Bud Nesbitt is nominally blamed for Apollo 13.The premise is stupid. Harland borders between annoying and somewhat likable. Most of the jokes don't work. It could be a lot worst. Harland has his moments. Most importantly, he's not mean-spirited. He does a lot of slapstick. The problem is that he can't help himself. I think he needs a partner to give him balance and go to the next level. Comedy is subjective and this would probably work better for some people.
eragonbookfan
FUNNIER than "Dumb and Dumber", "Ace Ventura", "Airplane!", "Dr. Strangelove", or "Spaceballs"...OR even "Manhattan", "Wolf of Wall Street" ,"The Sandlot," "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?","The Cable Guy", "Me, Myself, & Irene", "Christmas Vacation", "A Christmas Story", "Wayne's World," "The Big Lebowski", "Gremlins", or "American Pie".I just wish all the hype towards these overrated & nonsensical comedic films could be re-directed at this movie!!! I may have laughed more at this than any other film in history! In my view, Harland Williams is funnier & HECK of a lot more talented with improvisation & funny faces than Jim Carrey - actually may be the funniest comedic actor out there! Jim Carrey's overrated, Williams is underrated. And one big advantage Williams has over Carrey is that he can actually PLAY characters; Jim Carrey is always just Jim Carrey.I feel PRIVILEGED to have grown-up with this flick (which was shown to me by some friends), because it's got great laughs, funny humor, *appropriate* humor, great slapstick, and it's a film that the whole family can all-round enjoy!So many funny & re-quotable lines! Each just makes me smile. x) "Sweet swirling onion rings!" "Sweet Alaskan Asparagus tips!" "'Fun' is my Chinese neighbor's middle name." "Hurry, Commander! Call me mommy now!"And I love Jessica Lundy's character - better than "The Stupids"; she's quite smart, pretty, & quite likable all the same time, too. Glad she got to do the "When You Wish Upon A Star" song dance with Harland at the end.Plus, it even has big name actors William Sadler and Jeffery DeMunn in it!! (Guess the director was a big "Shawshank Redemption" fan. lulz)Comedian Harland Williams plays a computer rocket genius named Fred Z. Randall, and one day his luck changes when he's offered the position of a third astronaut on a Space Shuttle Mission to Mars! IMO, that's a HECK of a lot more interesting than any of the overrated dumb 'comedy' films.When on Mars, the comedy doesn't stop there!In the end, this film doesn't treat you like an idiot, our main protagonist actually "matures" (unlike other dumb character), it had humor that WORKED, this film has EFFORT, and really convincing landscape for Mars.PS: This film ought to switch its "5.9" rating around with Dr. Strangelove's "8.5", or with "Dumb & Dumber"'s "7.3" - I'm serious, it's THAT good!Hey, it's frickin' Disney! Even Siskel and Ebert liked this film. Check it out!9/10
pickard-1
This movie made me want to kill myself. I loathed every second of it. The only reason why I'm writing anymore about this about this abortion is that IMDb wants at least 10 lines for a review. While watching "Rocketman" I was actually concerned my girlfriend would leave me. Anybody associated with this film should be exiled (if not shot). There is almost nothing redeeming about this film. The only part that was remotely enjoyable was Harland Williams losing it over gefilte fish space paste. Also, the movie ends with the unfunny protagonist getting up in the love interest through dancing upside down (because of artificial gravity). I'm nauseous.
greatfavor
I came across this movie while TV surfing, and kept trying to move on but I couldn't. It is wonderful how awful it is! It is definitely one of the silliest movies I have ever seen, silly to the point of stupidity, and I can't remember when I have enjoyed myself more. While I kept telling myself I was too old (and refined) to be as amused as I was, I couldn't stop laughing.If you can sit through it without giggling, someone should check you for a pulse!
