I picked this movie off of Netflix because I couldn't take any more kids programming, but wanted something my daughter could enjoy with me. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The movie is fun to watch and funny for both kids and adults. I like that it has something for everyone, but keeps it simple enough that my three year old can follow it.
What I didn't like about the movie is that it is very predictable. There weren't very many surprise's as far as major plot points go. The film made up for this however with the family dynamics between the main characters that were woven around the plot.
Scorch Supernova, is the biggest hero on his world, and it seems that there isn't anything that he cant accomplish. He is very athletic and if something is possible it is likely he can pull it off. Unfortunately he has a tendency towards arrogance, impulsive action, and not thinking things through. Most of the time this is mitigated by his mission controller, his brother Gary Supernova, who is very intelligent, and can think his way out of most of Scorch's jams. One day Scorch is asked to go to the dark planet, which is earth, to answer a distress call. Gary counsels him to turn down the mission since nobody has ever come back from there. They argue and Scorch ends up doing the mission without Gary's help. When he falls for the inevitable trap Gary ends up trying to save him personally. This ends up with them both stuck on earth, and Gary being forced to work on a crazy super-weapon by a bitter US general along with some other trapped aliens. In the end Gary is able to disable the super-weapon, save the day, and escape earth with the help of his family back home and his brother Scorch. In the end Scorch and Gary realize that they both need each other and that their success comes from their teamwork not Gary's brains or Scorch's physical abilities.
This movie should appeal to people looking for a light Science Fiction Family movie, or people who like a good space adventure. The animation is done in such a way that kids will enjoy the show, but the dialog is geared more towards adults without being so overly complex that kids can't follow it. This is a science fiction comedy, but it is not what you would call hard science fiction. It does however emphasize the power of thinking, and the hero is an engineer.
This movie can be found on disk at www.amazon.com and can be found streaming as either a rental or purchase at www.amazon.com or for free with subscription at www.netflix.com.
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