Console best movie i've ever seen.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Eric Stevenson Well, this isn't technically an adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, because Robinson Crusoe isn't even the character's name! In fact, we actually hear the word "Robinson Crusoe" being said at one point! As in, it's the name of a novel in universe! Still, this movie is a lot better than you would think. Judging from the title, I thought it would be pretty dumb. I expected it to have a lot of goofy looking aliens, given on par with 1960's effects.Instead, we actually got none of that but instead a faithful retelling of the classic tale! It's never campy or anything. Speaking of camp, I didn't even recognize Adam West in this movie and may he rest in space. The monkey is very entertaining here. I checked that he had a tail and is indeed a monkey! The colors are very nice and so is the character Friday. ***

inspectors71 Okay, don't even bother with the science in this wonderful little sci-fi retelling of Daniel DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe. It's just too out there.With that said, and my reiteration that Robinson Crusoe on Mars is wonderful, sit back with this fanciful, fun, and suspenseful story of an American astronaut marooned on Mars, battling to stay alive, and getting in the middle of slave-holding aliens. You guessed it. Friday is an escaped mining slave who provides the Terran the motivation to continue on, to defeat the Martian elements and the search parties looking for the slave.I remember seeing this movie when I was about 8. I fell asleep. It was boring. Strangely enough, RCOM isn't really a kid's movie, but it is a movie that patient children can intellectually access.I think the two things I liked the best about this flick were the slow and careful establishment of Paul Mantee's astronaut, Kit Draper, as a character we care about, and we want to see him survive. When he is confronted with this strange alien escapee, he doesn't trust him (in fact, he warns him repeatedly about stepping out of line). Through adversity, the two men from different planets begin to trust each other. That was very satisfying.The other part of RCOM that impressed me was the art direction, the graphics and visuals. Shot in Death Valley, the sky is a superimposed matte that gives the planet a (duh) extraterrestrial look. Great matte paintings, imaginative landscapes, and the alien ships that swoop in at about Warp 7 and start shooting, all make for a visual delight for somebody who can see past the lack of CGI, and mutter OMG.I caught the movie on Netflix. If you can find it, I would strongly recommend this dandy little space thriller!

rdtolin This is a great sci-fi film, an excellent premise, thought-provoking, touching and almost sappy but not quite. Adam West's supporting performance is far better than he managed in his later, lead role on TV as Batman.The suspense in this film, and the down-time between, is nerve-wracking. Just a real nail-biter. The character interactions are fascinating throughout, and even the faux science (present in all sci-fi flicks) is fun to think about. I was prompted to write this review when I read the news today 9/28/2015 that there is, currently, flowing water on Mars which means there is life on Mars for sure.

flackjacket I recently watched this movie on TV. What a waste of time and thankfully I didn't have to pay to see it.First of all the main character would have frozen to death, or died from lack of oxygen within minutes of the crash.Secondly, even if by some amazing miracle he could have survived the -100 degree temperatures and breathing carbon dioxide, what's with the monkey co-star? And what's with him exhaling on the monkey to help it survive? Humans breath in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Breathing on the annoying co-star wouldn't provide it oxygen,Then, he and the highly annoying monkey (who should have been cooked for dinner by now) meet a semi-Eskimo/Indain looking guy who happens to be prancing around sub-zero temperatures in a skimpy Indian outfit and magically understands English. Apparently Mars has Barber Shops specializing in bowel cuts, since this alien, enslaved there for years, has one.Then there's the visits from the Eskimo/Indian/Alien's overlords. Ooooh, scary stuff. So the star amazingly realizes they are homing in on the alien's bracelets. Fascinating how he knew that. Good thing is he happens to have some kind of amazing diamond coated cutting wire to get those nasty bracelets off.If you haven't fallen asleep by this point of the "film" there's a sudden random nuclear bombing. Not sure what relevance it had to the story, other than maybe heating up the sub- zero surface of Mars for a bit.Then the movie ends within seconds. A random Earth spaceship flies over, is contacted by radio and all is well. Anti-climactic, seems like the writer ran out of lame ideas and just called it quits.Totally unwatchable, lame and a waste of time... unless you like cheese.