Red Planet (2000)
Directed by Antony Hoffman
Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
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What critics compared Red Planet to
For example, compare the likes of "Mission to Mars," "Red Planet" or "Ghosts of Mars" to space movies set elsewhere such as "Gravity," "The Right Stuff" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and the difference in artistic quality is off the charts.
Certain parts of this story are almost identical to some story elements in “Red Planet” (2000).
There are hints of the 1960s films “Marooned” and “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” and more recent fare such as “Red Planet” in Andrew Weir’s self-published (originally) novel about an astronaut left for dead by the rest of his crew when a fierce sandstorm threatens to destroy their means of returning to Earth.
Before “Gravity,” studio executives might have thought twice before greenlighting such a big-budget space drama (surely such Mars-set disappointments as “Red Planet,” “John Carter” and “Mission to Mars” must have given them pause), and while a good portion of “The Martian’s” audience will surely be hoping for a repeat of Sandra Bullock’s white-knuckle experience, Scott has a different agenda altogether.
This is a B-movie not an epic, more Red Planet (look it up) than Gravity.