The worst film ever made? A statement almost as ludicrous as considering it the best film ever made! If people don't like this they can't like Alfred Hitchcock for instance, or indeed any film made by anyone in the world before the 1960's because family entertainment nearly always came before Art back then – plot non-sequiturs, nonsensical plot holes, fuzzy mcguffins, logic cliffs and scientific balderdash was the norm in the effort to entertain ordinary people. Scientists and art critics came probably near the bottom of the expected target audience. Those people who consider this to be the best film made probably have never seen a Kurosawa film though. This film is merely entertainment with a dodgy sense of realism but a great line in viewer engagement.
4 astronauts from NASA land on Mars, only to encounter a violent mysterious disaster. Rescue mission is sent heavy with emotional baggage but light on serious planning to encounter further mind boggling problems. To me it's a very well done soap opera: for example Woody's loss in space, Terri's horror and Luke's later realisation of his loss is so expertly handled I'm always impressed. Nothing wrong with soaps – millions of ordinary people watch 'em every day while Artheads snicker. The acting is OK, production very good, stirring music as usual from Morricone, story (for non-scientists) is great. It must be good because that wonderful Arthead director Ridley Scott ripped off the main idea in Mission To Mars for his Prometheus 10 years later, unless Quatermass from the 1950's can be considered as the original.
It's corny, witty, emotive, deadpan, infuriating, satisfying – in fact all ingredients in a good movie.
4 astronauts from NASA land on Mars, only to encounter a violent mysterious disaster. Rescue mission is sent heavy with emotional baggage but light on serious planning to encounter further mind boggling problems. To me it's a very well done soap opera: for example Woody's loss in space, Terri's horror and Luke's later realisation of his loss is so expertly handled I'm always impressed. Nothing wrong with soaps – millions of ordinary people watch 'em every day while Artheads snicker. The acting is OK, production very good, stirring music as usual from Morricone, story (for non-scientists) is great. It must be good because that wonderful Arthead director Ridley Scott ripped off the main idea in Mission To Mars for his Prometheus 10 years later, unless Quatermass from the 1950's can be considered as the original.
It's corny, witty, emotive, deadpan, infuriating, satisfying – in fact all ingredients in a good movie.