Red Planet
by Anthony Hoffman
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Actor: Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp, Tom Sizemore, Val KilmerDirector: Anthony Hoffman
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Peter Suschitzky
Composer: Graeme Revell
Editor: Robert Lambert
Editor: Dallas Puett
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Red Planet
Movie Review: For Sci Fi Martian buffs, this movie is for you!
Summary: 4 Stars
Let me first say that I'm a science fiction nut, so my opinion will be somewhat biased. Having said that, I really enjoyed this film. It deals with the topic of "terra forming" in an intelligent manner. I came away thinking "yeah, we could do that!" No academy awards here, but none the less all characters seemed to fit their parts more than adequately. It's one of those flicks I'll watch at least once a week.
Summary of Red Planet
Houston, we have a very big problem! In the mid-21st century, the nations of a dying Earth look starward for a solution and set out to colonize Mars. But something no one could have expected awaits this latest mission to the Red Planet. Because Mars may be barren but it's not uninhabited.DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes:(14:18)
Filmographies:Cact / Crew
In Red Planet, the only thing thicker than the Martian atmosphere (which is breathable, by the way) is the layer of clich?s that nearly smothers a formulaic beat-the-clock plot. Science fiction fans are sure to be forgiving, however, because the film is reasonably intelligent, boasts a few dazzling sequences, and presents fascinating technology in the year 2057. We don't know how the Mars-1 spaceship gets to Mars in only six months (newfangled propulsion, no doubt), but we do get some cool diagnostic readouts on tinfoil scrolls, an abundance of well-designed hardware, and a service-robot-turned-villain that's a high-tech hybrid of RoboCop, Bruce Lee, and a slinky panther with plenty of lethal attitude.
The oxygen in the Martian atmosphere has resulted from nascent efforts of terraforming, made necessary by Earth's overpolluted condition. Mars-1 has been dispatched to determine why the terraforming is failing, and upon arrival everything goes inevitably haywire. Nearly two hours, three deaths, and multiple crises later (including the discovery of a Martian life form), "space janitor" Val Kilmer and his ultracompetent commander (Carrie-Anne Moss from The Matrix) have collaborated to set things right, capped off by second dose of the wretched narration that bookends the movie. Hoary material, to be sure, and as a veteran of TV commercials making his feature debut, director Anthony Hoffman is clearly more comfortable with flashy visuals than depth of character. Still, he keeps things humming right along. A perfectly suitable companion to another 2000 sci-fi thriller, Pitch Black, Red Planet is a fine way to kill a couple of hours. --Jeff Shannon
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