I watched this film because some bozo at Dish Network gave it 3 stars. I expect a 3-star movie to have decent credentials while this one had ***NONE***.I don't need to list all its faults seeing as other IMDb reviewers have already done so quite eloquently. In a nutshell, it is SciFi without the Sci. For example, preparing a Space Shuttle for launch would require several weeks at the very least even if one was already at the launch facility. Simply moving the Shuttle to the pad takes the better part of a day yet somehow ASI managed to launch one within a few hours. And, by the way, it's an orbiter meaning capable only of attaining earth orbit.... just one of the countless technical glitches in this turkey. Actually the entire movie is just one gigantic mistake and an utter waste of time to watch with one possible exception.... it might be just the ticket for a kindergarten during a sudden blizzard if there was nothing else for the kiddies to do and nowhere they could go. A few of them might actually enjoy it.

A made for TV film starring one of them Baldwin chaps. Surprisingly watchable.A massive asteroid smacks the s**t out of the moon and earth is showered by pieces of the moon which have broken away. It transpires that the moon is proper f****d, will split in two and destroy the world. Baldwin plays a demolitions expert. Face from the A-Team plays the bloke who runs the NASA type agency. Despite all the geologists and lunar experts in his employ, Face decides that Baldwin is the only man who can save the day. Good call, Faceman,because guess what..... YEAH! Baldwin only goes and does it... Thanks, Baldwin.

I recently reviewed the documentary, Earthstorm, narrated by Stephen Baldwin, and I wish to show my appreciation for the great feats the characters achieved...**Jessica Heafey as Major Rachel Fine.flies shuttle with joystick from liftoff directly to moon in less than 20 minutes.jettisons main fuel tank (usually kept until orbit) at the same time as boosters - tank (which would be full of fuel) does not blow up and shuttle does not fall back to earth.avoids asteroids and large sections of broken-up moon - again, using joystick.flies shuttle into middle of the moon with joystick - "it's gonna be dark down there" says the cap-com - but, amazingly, it is not too dark.flies shuttle back from moon having jettisoned the new nuclear engines and the main fuel tank - no doubt this was done by rerouting fuel from the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) thruster fuel tanks to main engines - usually this would power main engines for a few seconds only, so she must has substantially increased fuel efficiency of shuttle by a factor of some billions.**Stephen Baldwin as John Redding.fattest person in space.walks straight from space shuttle cabin to cargo bay.coolly stands in cargo bay while shuttle is navigated into center of the moon - not even holding onto anything!single-handedly holds nuclear weapon steady in hold - ensuring its safely as shuttle takes moon rock hit.single-handedly correctly judges nuclear blast and thereby welds cracked moon back together by newly discovered magnetic process.**mission controlsuccessful launch of shuttle with no-gos from flight and booster.first launch of shuttle in severe thunderstorm.communicates with shuttle while it is on a ledge in the middle of the moon.built expressive computer voice with ability to detect recovery of moon fault!Pro: mission control has backup generator power - but (con - sorry!) it does not kick in automatically - and then goes out again at the crucial magnetic nuclear detonation stage.**Boeing/NASA.developed nuclear pulse engines for shuttle - which can be heard even in space!installed artificial gravity on shuttle - no one strapped in while in orbit and on moon approach.first torpedo-tube style magnetic nuclear launch from shuttle.substantially upgraded shuttle's durability - previously vulnerable to foam and ice hits, here is can take extensive hits from moon rocks.produced astonishingly maneuverable shuttle with high fuel economy (see above).installed very-useful side windows in cargo bay.in a surprise move, deployed shuttle without bothering to stock it with any spacesuits; also, this "specialized" shuttle has only one deck level and only 3 crew-members.**Overall, pretty harmless and overall enjoyable movie, especially if you are a dweeb who likes spotting mistakes. It's a scifi (syfy?) original so you shouldn't expect Citizen Kane....

Thanks to the complete disregard by the makers of this movie of anything resembling science, I found it quite enjoyable. Yes, there is something called a "space shuttle", and the moon does exist, but that's about where the scientific facts end. Lots of fun trying to spot all of the plot elements that completely disregarded various law of physics; though I lost count after a while. I especially enjoyed how they would just string together some random technical-sounding words to explain each new problem encountered. Loved how to shuttle was able to magically levitate within the moon crevasse. The "goofs" page documents a few more items, but I imagine they also gave up after a while. Great fun!