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Editorial Review:
If Brian De Palma directed Mission to Mars for 10-year-olds who've never seen a science fiction film, he can be credited for crafting a marginally successful adventure. Isolated moments in this film serve the highest purpose of its genre, inspiring a sense of wonder and awe in the context of a fascinating future (specifically, the year 2020). But because most of us have seen a lot of science fiction films, it's impossible to ignore this one's derivative plot, cardboard characters, and drearily dumb dialogue. Despite an awesome and painstakingly authentic display of cool technology and dazzling special effects, Mission to Mars is light years away from 2001: A Space Odyssey on the scale of human intelligence.

After dispensing with a few space-jockey clichés, the movie focuses on a Mars-bound rescue mission commanded by Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise), whose team (Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell) has been sent to retrieve the sole survivor (Don Cheadle) of a tragic Mars landing. During the sequence en route to Mars, De Palma's in his element with two suspenseful scenes (including a dramatic--albeit somewhat silly--space walk) that are technically impressive. But when this Mission gets to Mars, the movie grows increasingly unconvincing, finally arriving at an alien encounter that more closely resembles an astronomical CGI video game. But this is a $75 million Hollywood movie, and no amount of technical wizardry can lift the burden of a juvenile screenplay. Kudos to Sinise, his costars, and the special effects wizards for making the most of hoary material; shame on just about everyone else involved. --Jeff Shannon

Mission to Mars [Region 2] Reviews:
Excellent Movie
2009-12-02 - I'm not sure how this movie gets such low ratings, however this movie is a masterpiece. After reading through all the 1 star ratings, it's clear that people that rated it 1 star, doesn't know anything about astronomy. Mission to Mars, clearly gives real life issues with traveling to mars, real life things that the astronauts are going to have to deal with.

Nothing in the movie was fictional about astronomy besides the Aliens and etc, otherwise a great movie.

The Definition Of A Good Science-Fiction Film
2009-11-15 - This movie is an excellent science-fiction film. You can get the synopsis of the film by reading other reviews. 'Mission to Mars' is a brilliant film, here is why:

1) The story is very engrossing...yes, it is far-fetched, but this is why it is called science-fiction.
2) Realistic special-effects...The shots of the spacecraft and the CG terrain of Mars makes you feel like you are watching an actual NASA mission.
3) The soundtrack is one of the best I have heard in a movie...watch the end scene and you will see why.
4) Great acting by great actors: Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle...
5) It has very '2001' Kubrick-style cinematography throughout it.

Overall, I thought this movie was a delight to watch. In my opinion, it does not deserve all the one-star ratings that it got...it may not be a perfect sci-fi film to some people, but it is a well told fictional story that should be seen by all movie-lovers.

5/5

Brilliant
2009-08-17 - Editorial Reviews, by Jeff Shannon:
"If Brian De Palma directed Mission to Mars for 10-year-olds who've never seen a science fiction film, he can be credited for crafting a marginally successful adventure."

It might be true, because 10-year-olds are more open-minded, unlike grown-ups who are jailed in prejudices and known-to-date facts, and assumptions that they are... wise. That is why most of grown-ups in Galileo time believed he was crazy because he had a different belief. It turned out he was right but he was mistakenly killed by a grown-up. There was a possibility that de Palma is right, and the 10-year-olds would be happily learning something. So don't kill de Palma, because he might be right, and open your mind, to learn something. If you don't like it, then just... ignore it, and walk away.

I happened to watch this movie last night and I must say it has been the best I have seen during this summer, even better than "The Half Blood Prince." The idea is amazing and I consider it one of the very true possibilities of the humankind (and other earth's species) appearance and existance. I should have watched this movie long time ago.

I am a Star Wars' fan, but, for some reason, I feel that this story has a firm connection to us - human, than Star Wars'. Don't get me wrong: Star Wars is always the #1 series of all time, to me, but it's just far far away from me, than this Mission to Mars, with those human heroes, not Jedi Knight, who are very close to me.

I have read reviews, and many of them pointed out the "scientific mistakes," which, I consider irrelevant. There have been movies that people are unable to judge whether they are scientifically correct or incorrect, simply because they depict stories in the far, far future (or in long, long time ago), such as Star Wars. There have been movies that you can put aside logic, and even realism, of the plot, such as The Matrix, or X-Men, for the same reasons. Or, you have to ignore it and accept it. You just can't judge. It's not in our time.

"But, if the story falls into our time, then we should be able to make scientific judgment," you told me. Yes, I agree, and I agree that this movie seems not scientifically well thought. But science is not what this movie all about. I saw starship officers are still using touchscreen computers in Star Trek. I ignore it, though I believe those touchscreen machines would be extincted even in our time. "Mission to Mars" was about our root, or our past, our present, and our future.

The bottom line is the idea, and the idea of this movie is brilliant, an idea that makes you think. May be it was not Mars. May be it was somewhere else. Somewhere very far, like places and futures you have seen in Stargate Atlantis or SG-1, or Star Trek. It's just a matter of time to know who we are and where we came from, and how we might leave Earth... Pray, that when the time comes, we would be able to leave Earth.

And by the way, Armageddon was not a bad idea either. It could be scientifically imprecise and questionable, now, but still it is a possibility, in the future. I just wish that will not happen, but if it would, then I only hope there would be heroes and solutions just like we hoped in the movie.

I would not want to tell the story, it's for you to explore. But I could say there are beautiful scenes, heart touching moments, and surprises. Again, you would leave with thoughts and questions. You might even think about, your faith, like I do. It might be a little annoying, because it might asks you to search, for something. It's something worth to spend time with. I watched it on TV (yes, you laugh) but I will buy a DVD for my collection.

I have never written a review before. I, somehow, do not consider this piece a review because I believe I am NOT qualified as a reviewer by any mean. However, I feel the urge to share the idea. It's about time to think outside the box, uh, no, the Earth.

Enjoy the movie!

movie
2009-07-08 - The movie's great came in just in time no scratches of any kind nothing more or less.

Cocktaills, Pompdore hair and Mission to Mars
2009-05-10 - Another nite of cocktails and MIssion to MArs.

So this film starts out pretty .. the men are all hot and sort of fly boyish.. dam old school pilots are hot, ok enough I am being told to cool that off we will get to Top Gun volleyball later.. onto interesting things that deal with cocktails.
I think that there was some sort of Zima or Sima I was confused.
what is the deal with the infintiy symbol with skittles ..

So here is what I have come up with to drink while watching this Film.

SiMA skittles and vodak

so you say you have never dabbled with your vodak and skittles its ok everyone is doing it look it up .. many pages on it.

I dig the flick but mainly watched it with the subtitles on the script is funny and down right dirty.
Ps the hair in this film is wonderful.
If you want to send me your film or script I love to read .
Next we Reveiw things to drink while watching Top Gun.