Diagonaldi Very well executed

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

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.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

azathothpwiggins Returning from a trip to Mars, survivor, Dr. Iris Ryan (Nora Hayden) tells a harrowing tale of her ill-fated crew's ordeal. After a rather dull flight, the group, consisting of Ryan, Col. Thomas O'Bannion (Gerald Mohr- MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING), Prof. Gettell (Les Tremayne- THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE MONOLITH MONSTERS), and CWO Sam Jacobs (Jack Kruschen- SATAN'S CHEERLEADERS) touches down. It seems that Mars is a busy place, filled w/ monsters and a sinister martian intelligence. It's also bright pink in color, like a planet made of Pepto Bismal! Within minutes of landing, the visitors encounter man-eating foliage! In addition, there's a titanic cheeeze puppet, known lovingly as the BAT-RAT-SPIDER-CRAB. A gargantuan amoeba / glob rounds out the roster! HIGHLIGHTS: O'Bannion's open-shirted, hairy-chested, laid-back, uber-macho approach to space travel! Sam's ultrasonic weapon, known as Cleopatra! Les Tremayne's pipe! The extremely memorable BAT-RAT-SPIDER-CRAB! The big amoeba's spinning eyeball! EXTRA CREDIT: For the amazing, jazzy music during the end credits! Oh yeah!...

mark.waltz So says the female scientist aboard a risky flight to Mars of all places, 58 years later still pretty unknown in spite of all the things that have been discovered. I wish other scientists had that sentiment and left the fantasy of what is there to the movies, of which this is one of the better ones. It's not just the ethical sentiment that I share with the pretty redhead; it's just a darn good movie that instantly grabs you, setting the mood with all the right elements!The story starts with the launching, and switches to the return of the rocket. As fast as it is back, the audience is back on the ship, and thanks to pretty Nora Hayden (the reddest of redheads), we learn what transpired. There's mystery, romance, humor, science, adventure and obviously danger, tightly mixed together in a very fast moving 85 minutes. It's a living nightmare for Hayden who must relive what she witnessed, and there's no fun loving, fast killing little green men going around to destroy the earth. Even with the humor, this is not a comedy, and not even unintentionally funny, although a few times I managed to suppress a few giggles, especially English speaking message from whatever inhabits the unseen elements of the angry red planet. With Gerald Mohr as the dashing captain, Jack Kruschen as the comic book loving crew member and Les Tremayne as the brilliant professor on board, Hayden is surrounded by a too notch cast. The planet does indeed turn red when the earthlings explore it, a great effect they perfectly adds to the mood. Yes, the set often looks like a painted background, and there's an abundance of scary looking monsters and a futuristic city that looks like architecture of today. But I really got spooked by a flesh eating giant plant, a giant six legged creature that appears to be part arachnid/part rodent, and a giant sea creature the size of a steam-liner. They come out of nowhere, and it's better not to see stills of the film to build up suspense. The dreamlike memories of what Hayden experienced gives this psychological brilliance in telling the story. Along with only a handful of others, this has to be one of the best written science fiction films, reminding me that on occasion, they could really be profound. Of course, some of the moments may seem silly to some, but they really got me surprised by the constant suspense. I've seen many of these films that left me either angry or red, but this is practically brilliant in every way.

zee Warning, Mars is red. I mean RED. Between that and the piercing whistle laser, this is a migraine-inducing film.Standard B film sf plot of its era. Astronauts (old guy, chick, leader, and comic relief) go to Mars, there are monsters, they barely make it home. The best thing I can say about it is that they didn't suffer the cliché "meteor storm," just one meteor. About 50 minutes of actual story (lame as it is), padded by a totally superfluous framing device involving military talking heads.Oh, and guys, two pickup lines to never use: 1) I'd like to take you into a dark alley and 2) When I use your name, you'll know it.

bkoganbing I well remember The Angry Red Planet from when I was a lad as it appeared on double bills as a second feature to some class A film from MGM. Although it certainly has not stood the test of time as the Mars rover has indicated, the film still has a nice fun and imaginative quality to it.The film is done in flashback as a lost spaceship to Mars is found apparently dead in space. One of the survivors after some shock therapy tells the story of the expedition.There were four on the crew Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Jack Kruschen, and Les Tremayne. The place is a forbidding red tinted world accomplished on screen through a red tint filter. The crew meets up with some really strange life forms and they do get a glimpse of what looks like the Emerald city on Oz if it were red instead of green.I really loved the giant Bat/Rat Spider, one of the lower forms of life on Mars. There was also a giant amoeba and a carnivorous plant for your thrills and enjoyment.The end is really something as a recording is played where the Martians tell the people of Earth to stay away from their planet, they don't want them messing up the neighborhood as earthlings are primitive and warlike. I'm betting space exploration was put off several generations.I rather enjoyed The Angry Red Planet and I think most viewers will.