![]() Above all, Moontrap and The Dark Side Of The Moon, although Spanish indie gem Stranded is also somewhat similar. When it comes to the main story, Mission to Mars reminded me of a couple of late eighties/early nineties movies. Earth immediately preps a backup vessel and sends it on its way to find and help our fellow Marsians… A science vessel, after much trouble, is finally gathering information about the possible sites for settlements when tragedy strikes. It is the year of our lord 2020 and humanity is finally on the brink of Mars colonization. Actually, come to think about it, there are some truly impressive scenes here and I’m not going to spoil them for you. The special effects were believable and you won’t see that shoddy early 00s CGI here. Does it get any better than that? Well, apparently it does as we can now follow the fucking Twitter account of the Curiosity rover exploring that very surface for real! Anywhoo, I think you already know that the visuals in this movie are going to be great. And after just ten minutes we will be following a lonely rover on the surface of Mars. I just can’t help myself when I see people blasting into space and landing on distant planets. And this is the case with Mission to Mars. If you’re familiar with the type of movies that Rabbit Reviews recommends, you’ll know that science fiction movies always get special treatment here. However, I should warn you that they missed the mark quite a lot. I think that Sunshine is the best example of what they were going for. It’s almost as if you’re watching a regular drama only unfolding in space. Using a lot of elements from the sci-fi classics but mostly relying on Kubrick, this is a derivative movie with a strange atmosphere. ![]() But seriously now, how can a movie starring Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, and Don motherfucking Cheadle be bad? And it’s directed by none other than Brian De Palma of his Scarface and Carlito’s Way fame. These are the voyages of Mission to Mars, a doomed thriller pretending to be a science fiction movie.
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