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Moonfall: Tropalicious good fun.

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As the result of our family friendly football tipping competition, I got to pick the movie we'd all go and see. The thing was, even if it was the worst movie ever made, the family agreed to come. I'm not sure I got the best end of the bargain, as I paid for the tickets. Hey, I thought this was your treat? Nah, they said, you picked the movie, you pay. At the time the only movie showing I thought looked even remotely interesting was Moonfall . Hey, I said, it'll be great I said. What's not to love about a sprawling science fiction epic with disaster movie overtones. We bellied up to the ticket office, and I bought the tickets, no way I was buying the popcorn, you guys are on your own, it'd cost more than the movie! We found our seats and we settled in to watch the movie.   There was the usual half an hour of ads and teasers for other films "coming soon," none of which I thought were that interesting and instantly forgot them.   The movie start...