Hollywood has always been a copy industry, and there are countless cases of two films of nature, settings, and topics that are developed at the same time and were issued close to each other. Just take quick samples of this constant matching effect that includes “Deep Star Six”, “Leviathan”, “Dante’s PEK”, PRODCANO “,” Deep Impact “and” Hamageddon “.
Therefore, it is not completely cosmic coincidence that “Mission to Mars” and “Red Planet”, a pair of science fiction projects in Tinseltown with a large budget, was launched eight months away in 2000, and is now celebrating the twenty -fifth annual celebrations in 2025. But they really outperform the other?
We divided the difference on the dates of their release and decided to put these heavy Marines, directed by Bian de Palma and Anthony Hoffman, against each other in the harsh link of popular opinion (meaning mines!) And they learn how to be tablets when conforming to face. Which takes a roll of the victory of the solar system? Well, one really is not, but this puts the spacecraft in front of the Mars horse. Let’s get our donkeys to Mars and you will see what I mean.
“The mission to Mars” versus “Red Planet”: a conspiracy
“Mission to Mars” is an optimistic movie that narrates the first inhabited task of Mars, which ends in the tragedy when a red hurricane wipes the entire crew but leaves one of the survivors after an old domain structure in the form of a human face (Alaa Cydonia) was revealed.
The rescue process is installed, and after landing, the metal appearance becomes a shelter of a huge dirt storm. Inside, they learn that Mars has a deadly asteroid of billions of years ago, which requires the evacuation of Mars to a safe planet. During their escape, DNA seeds were planted on Earth, and revealed that humans descended from the escape of the inhabitants of the Red Planet. A astronaut volunteer runs to the new Mars house in another galaxy.
“Red Planet”, on the other hand, things begin with the land of the “old land” that is now inappropriate for housing “in the story of the wrong Mars. When algae that generates oxygen on this planet disappears, its crew is sent, achieved and destroyed alongside a robotic robot named Amee (independent maps and evasion).
The team should try to survive and save themselves from the dog machine that is raised while trying to find solutions to save the prepared land by searching on Mars and finding the nematoids that eat algae! Many darker and more pessimistic than the “Mars Mission”, are well performed in style and emotion.
“The mission to Mars” versus the “Red Planet”: throws
The most famous names in the actors “Mission to Mars” are Tim Robbins, Gary Senice, Kony Nielsen, Jerry Ocunile, Kim Dylani, Don Chidel, and Armin Muller-Cestal. It is a well -balanced collection that does a decent work within the bonds of the scenario, although the great Tim Robbins does not appear outside his racists as a astronaut who smokes the cigar who provides courageous sacrifice for his wife. Senis, the great actor, who is photographed as an astronaut again, just five years after “Apollo 13” is simply distracting.
“Red Planet” collected another worthy band, including Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker and Terese Stamp. The vanish -recycled plot means (with the exception of Robo Robotor mental) that there is a few forged chemistry on the screen. It seems that the specified tensions between Kilmer and Sizemore have reached a boiling point and an actual fight – if these feelings can reach the final product!
The mission to Mars against the “Red Planet”: the director
Brian de Palma has a huge collection of working in his autobiography in films such as “Carrie”, “Anger”, “Wearing Killed Clothes”, “Scarface”, “The UNTOUCKABLES”, “Way Carlito’s Way” and “Mission:” impossible.
For “Mission to Mars”, it appears that the wooden science fiction is slipping from the veteran outright understanding, and the text is not preferred on the nose. It is always painful to see good actors who have to read terrible lines like “Mars is yours now. Go get it. His gentle direction lacks any bite, but here it was just a rented pistol.
“Red Planet” was the first and only movie directed by his countryman South Africa Director Anthony Hoffman, who was well known as a talented cinematic photographer and journalist before coming to Los Angeles to become a commercial director in a selective list of international customers. One of his greatest successes was to guide Budweiser “Clydesdales Football” for 1996. He also enjoys a good respect for high -octane ads for elite car brands such as Lamborghini, Lexus and Ferrari.
“Mission to Mars’ Vs’ Red Planet ‘: Box Office
With a budget of a northern $ 100 million in a little, and it was issued under the banner of the Touchstone Picheses on March 6, 2000, “Mission to Mars” needed to get at least $ 250 million to break even when the marketing account. Grand Global Total was calculated at 110 million dollars when I counted 3100 theaters of all its penalties.
The only thing that is the most frustrated of the box office is reception, as it shows a grade of 24 % on the well -spoiled tomatoes.
It may be worse, as for “Red Planet”, pictures of Warner Bros. Village Roadshow Picheses is estimated at about $ 80 million for this science fiction adventure, but the fans were not admired when they were first released on November 10, 2000.
It currently has only 14 % of cumulative tomatoes, and when the red dust settled, it only raised $ 33 million worldwide in 2700 theaters, which served as a major financial failure in studios and remove them far from collapse. Since the second version of the Mars of the Calculate year, it is possible that the masses will be caught and chose other clicks to spend their money.
“Mission to Mars’ Vs’ Red Planet ‘: Winner?
After careful meditation, I give this red planet, but only with the thinnest margins.
Although “Mission to Mars” has a more interesting scenario from a strict point of view of storytelling – and solid visual effects of ILM, TPPET studios, Quest photos, and other clothes – funny and funny dialogue often is just horror. There is no originality injected into its interactions, and the characters are strictly drawn and formulas, as if they were trying to simulate better films such as “The Right Things” and “Apollo 13.”
The emptying of the hacked exhibition that works as an end is particularly coming out of bad for television. And do not forget the Ambassador of Mars, the terrible CGI, the faded result, which is unforgettable, and the dance scene of the roaming zero-g in the ancient anthem, “Dancing the Night”. De Palma was worth the best, but hey, a salary is a salary.
“Red Planet” may not have a better conspiracy, but its vibrant scenes that involve solving smart problems actually make a more strict movie in general, with a superior hybrid degree by the Grame Revell composer, which includes contemporary songs by Peter Gabriel, STING, EMA SHACPLIN and William. It also benefits from Antony Hoffman Slick collections, ambitious, overwhelming sound design, cooler spaces, cameras, saturated color painting, and bold cinematic modifications. This film is not classic with any extension of the definition, but it requires the prize between two famous Mars for 2000.
If you want to have a double watch party soon to celebrate the silver anniversary of prominent Mars movies, you have some options. In the United States, Mission to Mars is available for broadcast on fuboWhile he was in the United Kingdom Disney+.
Red Planet is available for free watching on HOOPLAProvided that you have a valid library card. Otherwise, you can rent it or buy it digitally in Amazon, Apple TV and all other usual suspects.
