April 26, 2012

Destination Moon

From my 1950s Science Fiction Marathon, part 1 of 12.


Destination Moon, 1950. American industry joins forces to win the space race. Directed by Irving Pichel. Written by Alford Van Ronkel, Robert A. Heinlein & James O'Hanlon, based on Heinlein's novel. Starring John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers & Dick Wesson.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 3/4 (Good). Bonus points for not having a villain.
Characters: 0/4 (Terrible)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 4/4 (Great)
Acting: 1/4 (Bad)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). Classic pulp-inspired art direction, and near-perfect scientific accuracy (I mean, seriously - you don't get this level of good science on film outside of a documentary). Who'd have thought you could have both in one movie?
Objective Rating (Average): 2.0/4 (Indifferent)

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