Mission To Mars (2000)

Low (brow), Slow (moving); sadly disappointing

I stumbled onto this movie tonight, knew nothing about it in advance, and decided to watch because of the great cast. All I can say is "WOW." Hard to believe this was ever really shown in a movie theater.

REALLY slow pacing (which actually gets SLOWER as the movie goes on); really poorly written dialogue (full of cliches and "captain obvious" descriptions of what is going on); very erratic quality of special effects; pretentious/overblown/self-important attitude tacked onto a storyline that could have been written by an 8 year old. And the music. Oh the music. Really bizarre, often inappropriate to the situation.

Poor Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise. They are great actors who probably cringe when they see this come on late night t.v.. July 18, 2008

Mission To Mars,I Loved It!

I just watched my library's copy of this last night. My first time seeing it,and I think it's a great Sci-Fi movie.Very original,interesting, and 'surprising' story.

I enjoyed everything about it,except the music is really lame.

It is well worth the time to watch. June 24, 2008

Uggh!

Ughh! I feel sorry for all of the amazing talent involved in this film. Every one of the actors, the director & composer are capable of solid work and it does not show one bit. It painful to watch as cliche after cliche is SLOWLY marched before you to wonder over. There are so many holes in this story's logic. The main violation is the script, but I feel the direction for this was just off as well. Disney's rediculous RocketMan about a trip to Mars is a much better film (and that's as silly as a film can get). May 14, 2008

So dorky but still a good movie :)

Ok, it's not Star Wars or Signs, but it's still a good movie. My husband thinks I've lost my mind but I still like it anyway. Maybe it's because it reminds of those old 1950's classics like "The Day The Earth Stood Still." :) Even the music is bizarre - LOL! But for some reason I do love this movie- ha!! It will go into my "classics" collection :) Also I really liked Jerry O'Connell as Phil, Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise. All excellent actors. :) If there was a movie worse than this, it is "Red Planet" with Val Kilmer. Val was better as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone." May 1, 2008

Imagination...........

The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because it's only intangibles, ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die.

CHUCK PALAHNIUK, Choke

I read many of the negative reviews, and had to ask myself who are these so called critics? I believe this movie is science fiction, I think those guys have outgrown their imagination and that is tragic at best!!

I really enjoyed the movie the actors were fun, it took you through many different emotions and let you use your imagination to the possiblilites
of what if- isn't that was a good movie is supposed to do? April 2, 2008

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