First-time viewing, somehow. This picture's reputation as a disaster is entirely undeserved; this is pretty much the exact median for 90s "sci-fi" action, with the pleasant surprise that Pamela Anderson can hold said type of picture down solidly. Or could, at the time. Or would have been able to, if allowed. Don't get me wrong, it IS dumb. But, come on. That doesn't count as a critique, in this cinematic mode.
The fact that this leans so heavily into the…