the original lensman series of novel be a classic of the genre . it pure adventure sf with some substance ( here and there ) and i have always wonder why hollywood hasn not film it verbatim because it just the kind of thing they love represent massive explosion and super weapon and uber heroic and hero get the girl and alien ( great cgi potential ) and good versus evil in the pure form and etc etc . instead ( and bear in mind i be a japan o phile and anime lover ) we get this horrendous kiddy movie that rip the gut out of the story and mix in star war ( ironic a the latter rip off the book occasionally ) pastiche and dumbs the whole thing down to thundercats level . to see kimball kinnison and the epitome of the galactic patrol officer and second stage lensman portray a a small boy be pitiful ( etc ) . i just can not understand why the maker do this because they obviously have the right to the story and could have make far more money ( far . ) by tell straight . it make no sense .