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Red Planet (2000) Rank 2 Reviews
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LA Weekly (Greg Burk)
A fun movie. Not scary-fun. If you're a male over 10 years old, that should be enough. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at LA Weekly (Greg Burk)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
culturevulture.net (Scott Von Doviak)
Shot and edited so clumsily that pivotal moments of action are obscured. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at culturevulture.net (Scott Von Doviak)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Boxoffice Magazine
Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik
Nach „Mission to Mars“ kommt hier nun ein weiterer Film über den „roten Planeten“ in die - marsmüden - Kinos: Im Jahre 2050 steht die Erde vor der ökologischen Katastrophe. Einzige Möglichkeit des Ãœberlebens ist eine Kolonisierung des ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It does boast loads of cool gadgetry and some impressive special effects. It's not much, but at least the movie always gives you something to look at. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Watch out for space junk. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
When it comes to special effects, the filmmakers have spared no expense. But when it comes to the story, audiences have been shortchanged. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
Fails to generate the elementary visceral thrills we've come to expect from science-fiction thrillers, let alone a compelling human drama. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
It stars the striking Moss, that fierce beauty from "The Matrix," as the sternest, sexiest babe in space since Sigourney Weaver's Lieutenant Ripley. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)
There are only so many life or death deadlines we can be expected to stomach in one trip to Mars as the impossible repeatedly becomes the inevitable in these all or nothing scenarios. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at CheckOut.com (Ed Scharf)
San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
Good-looking and empty. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
Chicago Tribune (Marc Caro)
The slogan for Red Planet could be "In space no one can hear you ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Chicago Tribune (Marc Caro)
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Watching the movie, it's hard to imagine why anyone would dream of going back there. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
The only fun in Red Planet is trying to spot the reflections of the camera and crew in the smoothly-polished faceplates of the astronauts. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
It's entertainment that at least tries on some level to be responsible with its subject matter, even if it does take a couple liberties. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
The film’s dearth of imagination is nowhere more evident than in the flat, tepid dialogue. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...we travel fifty million miles to reach a new world, and we get rock music and cockroaches? ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Jacksonville Film Journal (Chuck Dowling)
While not as insipid as some of Hollywood's most recent Mars efforts, Red Planet is just about as unsuccessful at providing simple entertainment... ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Jacksonville Film Journal (Chuck Dowling)
DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
One of the reasons I liked Red Planet more than Mission to Mars is that it is, in many ways, a smaller picture. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
Hollywood Hostel (Al Franken)
So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Normal Guy Movie Reviews (Jon Trainer)
Empire Magazine (--)
Hollywood Hostel (Tim Chandler)
Hollywood has forgotten how to make a compelling sci-fi movie. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Hollywood Hostel (Tim Chandler)
Film Threat (--)
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Isn't particularly offensive, except in its total mediocrity. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Slate (David Edelstein)
TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
Overblown, ridiculously contrived drive-in flick. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
Film.com (Robert Horton)
Moss -- in her first big role since "The Matrix" -- is the main reason to see Red Planet, a badly written and visually scenic space opus. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Film.com (Robert Horton)
Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)
Visit Red Planet, and you'll boldly go where everyone has gone before. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Dallas Observer (Gregory Weinkauf)
MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)
Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
A programmatic wash, suitable for the bottom half of a double bill, perhaps, if only we had such things anymore. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
The characters aren't convincingly written, rarely if ever behave like believable humans, and consequently don't matter to us in the least. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
You can always judge a sci-fi thriller by its aliens. What does Planet offer -- Space roaches. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Isn't as bad as the year's first abysmal Martian movie, "Mission to Mars," but it's pretty close. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
GamePro.com ("Star Dingo")
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Por alguna extraña razón, y al igual que varias misiones espaciales, los filmes que tienen a Marte como pretexto suelen ser rotundos fracasos. A pesar de la naturaleza misma del planeta otorga intrigantes elementos que podrÃan ser utilizados para ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Early on, Lucy informs the crew there's been a 'failure to engage.' I think she was talking about the movie. ...read the complete Red Planet movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
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