space

• Lost in Space  directed by Stephen Hopkins (1998)

  [4/10]

  "If you like science fiction films at all, then you should see Lost in Space in a theater so you can get the full effect of the special effects. But don't waste your time if you want a serious or even semi-plausible plot."

• Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement (1954)

  [6/10]

  "A fun, light read, unless you start to question the physics and chemistry."

• Mission to Mars directed by Brian De Palma (2000)

  [5/10]

  "As an avid science fiction fan, I find the ideas in Mission to Mars stale and hardly worth the effects budget. Like Lost in Space, the Mission to Mars producers seem more concerned with creating a visually appealing film than creating an interesting plot or hiring some really good astrophysicists as consultants."

• Solaris directed by Steven Soderbergh (2002)

  [6/10]

  "Tarkovsky's characters often deliver their lines in a flat tone, as if the characters not only believe the glass is half empty, but that it's filled with poison as well. In that sense, Soderbergh has made a 'happy' version of Tarkovsky's Solaris."

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Patricia C. Wrede (1999)

  [6/10]

  "I expect movie novelizations to stand alone, but Wrede's novelization of George Lucas's screenplay assumes you already know the Star Wars universe before you begin the book."

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace directed by George Lucas (1999)

  [7/10]

  "I have seen TPM three times and have liked it better each time, in spite of the problems I had with Lucas's execution of the plot. Lucas truly has a unique vision and talent for creating fun, visually pleasing movies that one rarely tires of seeing."

• Veils of Azlaroc, The by Fred Saberhagen (1978)

  [5/10]

  "In The Veils of Azlaroc, Saberhagen presents an interesting idea with a flimsy plot wrapped around it as an excuse for writing about his idea."

  Average score: 5.57