RocketMan (1997)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Truly Dreadful Film

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Plot; A quirky computer programmer is recruited to be part of NASA's first mission to Mars.You get the sense that Disney looked at Jim Carrey and thought "Gee, he's become real popular. Let's get our own affable, rubber-faced Canadian comedian.". The comedic Canuck in question is Harland Williams, who gamely mugs his way through this thin, poorly made space romp, but his best efforts aren't even close to being able to save it. Watching pros like Beau Bridges and William Saddler slum their way through this dreck is the rotten cherry on the suck sundae.

Hilarious. I've always felt that 'Rocketman' was one of Disney's best and most under-appreciated live-action films of the last thirty years. It has so many elements of the traditional formula that makes it so Disney, as a die-hard fan, I find it hard to resist.This film is a homage to so much of what Disney loved. It really is a reference to the innovative 'Man in Space' series from the 1950's 'Wonderful World of Disney', and from movies like Disney's 60's comedy 'Moon Pilot'. Not to mention the references to Pinocchio.Harland Williams is not exactly the type of comedian you would expect to see in a family comedy, but then again, neither is Eddie Murphy or even, say Buddy Hackett, for that matter. All of those comics have a pretty raunchy sense of humour outside of their Disney films. I've seen William's stand up humour outside of 'Rocketman', and it is pretty vulgar and college. In this Disney film it is completely wholesome and harmless with perhaps the exception of a scene that features drunkenness.The only thing that may possibly offend is the reference to evolution at the expense of Michelangelo and the Vatican ceiling. But hey. Disney himself was a devout Christian who didn't bother to question science. Very few people did in the 50's. Ever been to a Disney park and seen the different stages of man in evolution? I have. Seen 'Spaceship Earth'? I have. Need I go on? I bet you wish I wouldn't. Look it's not our fault yall wanna start all over again.This might just well prove to be the funniest if not the most controversial film experience of the twentieth century next to '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Anyway you feel on the subject of evolution, this film will blow your roof and rocket you to Mars and beyond.

Slapstick run amok is about the closest that human speech can come to describing this movie. As it careens in random directions, you scratch your head trying to figure out what's going on, and wondering if you missed something. It's worth a laugh, at least on the level of laughing at how amateurish and childish it is.The Pee Wee Herman look-alike act-alike screaming with that exaggerated shrill voice at cover-the-ears intensity reaches the pain threshold at times. His acting is fine, but the director has him going over the top way too often. At anything. Every scene.Here's the deal: a bumbling but gifted computer geek gets tapped to be on the first manned landing on Mars. Don't ask. With two other people and a chimp (no, really). The chimp mugs, and so does quasi-Pee-Wee. When he's not screeching that is. Pee Wee from the Mars lander gets the whole world to sing campfire songs: I'm surprised somebody didn't just shoot him down. More goofy stuff happens on the voyage, each joke dumber than the last.The likable cast makes the most of the low-brow material. This one's only popcorn filler stuff, though.

Harland Williams is great. He has a brand of weird, off the wall humor that is strictly his own, which is a good thing. This movie is really the only "Harland Williams vehicle" I know of and I think its pretty durn funny. Its extremely stupid, but it reminds me of the 80s, when PG rated zany comedies were a common thing. This would be a great movie for kids, and as a 27 year old, I think its pretty funny even for adults. The story is basically very simple and quite dumb, but Williams bizarre antics keep it interesting and funny. When a movie spends about 10 minutes on a fart joke, you know you're dealing with some juvenile entertainment. So, just enjoy it.