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Dec 05, 2014Nursebob rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
When Scorch Supernova, superhero idol of the planet Baabs, is lost after responding to an alien distress signal from the mysterious “Dark Planet” (three guesses…) it’s up to his nerdy mission control brother Gary to set aside their longstanding sibling rivalry and rescue the big lummox. But things don’t go exactly as planned for Scorch and a host of other hapless aliens are being held captive by a mad general who wants to use their advanced technology in order to develop an ultimate doomsday device…as well as everything else from touchscreen technology to social networking. Landing on Earth, Gary must use his formidable brain to not only free the aliens but prevent the paranoid army hawk from destroying every one of their home planets out of sheer spite. Gee, I wonder who will win? Rarely have so many cool celebrity voices been wasted as in this derivative mess of underdog clichés and stale E.T. jokes. With the exception of a few colourful scenes the visuals are mostly an uninspired mix of old View Master reels and Tomorrow Land miniatures populated by the usual assortment of marketable beasties and an insipid score of galactic muzak. The original songs suck too.