Too serious
Added 11/17/2009
The Mars Needs Women plot line builds a lightning quick romance between Mars man Dop, Tommy Kirk and Earth woman Dr. Bowen, Yvonne Craig. A background premise of a 100-1 boy to girl lopsided birth ratio catastrophe (except for the girls of course) occurring back on Mars explains why there are 5 Martians on Earth and also gives the movie its name. There is abduction of potential childbearing women, a man hunt, or Martian hunt depending on how you look at it, outrage over the Martian designs to steel off with Earth women, etc., etc...
It's just too damn serious. I wasn't expecting that at all.
With a Title like "Mars Needs Women", ca-maaannn! Lighten up. I was expecting to see something like 40 or 50 horney Martian guys chasing after 1960s type sexy Earth chicks, accompanied by the quintessential garbage head or two buffooning around and adding to the laughs. Instead I get Yvonne Craig, a righteous dish herself, giving a not too shabby early 1960s lecture on the intricacies of DNA structure. She was also the cutest thing in the movie. Bubbles Cash wasn't too bad either.
I had a friend who used to say about movies "If its stupid and its meant to be stupid, I can live with that. But if its stupid and its meant to be serious, I want to blow it up with a bazooka." That's how Mars Needs Women impresses me. Nonetheless, watch it. You owe yourself the experience.
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The Day the Earth Went About Its Business
Added 7/13/2009
Now, what would really happen if a group of humanoid young men from Mars came to Earth to find female immigrants? Wouldn't about a million hopefuls get in line? The whole affair could run on TV as a reality show called Space Bachelor. Of course, in this movie, it's rather befuddling as to just what fate awaits these women. Are they to be mates of the particular travelers, sex partners of other (maybe many) Martians, or subjects of artificial insemination and experimentation? These fourth-planet guys don't even seem to know whether they are to be snatched indiscriminately or chosen by appearance, assumption of fertility, personality, and/or smarts. They must have initially figured they'd just grab a few gals and go, but somehow the beaming up didn't work. The audience is never told why--whether the subjects disintegrated, got their molecules stewed with those of starlings, or were just beamed aboard dead. So, the boys have to come down and walk the Earth, and--guess what--they end up acting just like Terran males, wasting time watching football, ogling an exotic dancer, and following a flight attendant. One of them happens upon an excellent choice--a young, beautiful, brilliant astro-geneticist (whom the editorial review identifies as a reporter!) But, instead of inviting her to Mars, he dillydallies around, going to a planetarium and other frivolities. And, are the inhabitants of Terra terrified that nubile natives are being seized for probable ravishment on the red planet? Not so much. The cops surmise that any girl who goes missing must be an abductee. But is the National Guard swarming over the streets? Is martial law declared? Are likely prospects for transport huddling in their homes? Naw. Pretty damsels are engaged in such perilous pursuits as sitting on the sidewalk drawing trees--and the attention of a Martian. Not surprisingly, the choices are sixties sexual icons: a stewardess, stripper, beauty queen, and co-ed (i.e. advocate of free love). As either intentional or unintentional parody, this feature is a total flop. It's flat, boring, and unfunny. The director apparently had one objective: beat in time for 80 minutes. Otherwise, the outcome looks as if a camera operator was instructed to follow the noise and film whatever was making it. But one space opera objective WAS achieved: these aliens come off as complete creeps!
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Good B-Sci-fi Movie
Added 4/23/2009
Is Tommy Kirk wasted here? Yes.
Is this poorly filmed and directed? Yes.
Is this a good B sci-fi movie? Yes.
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Almost wish I weren't old enough to post reviews . . .
Added 1/11/2009
As every other reviewer of this says, it is terrible. Terrible. Not scray but horrendous. A waste of film, film-developing chemicals, editing time, and even the time of filming it. It's a wonder film projectors didn't, and DVD players don't, refuse to play it as a matter of self-respect.
But, not to worry: no good actors are wasted in it. And I don't feel any pity for Tommy Kirk: there's no evidence that he was forced to participate in this: he did it voluntarily. In fact, he should be jailed for life for allowing the use of his name to entice moviegoers to spend their hard-earned quarters to see this when it first escaped quarantine.
But none of that should matter: buy it, pop up a HUGE amount of popcorn -- 4-5 times the usual amount -- and FORCE yourself to sit through this. I promise you'll enjoy throwing the popcorn at the screen; just don't throw a whole bowl at a time.
I give this one star because the only other options, which are criminally unacceptable, are to give it two, if one is snidely hostile, three, if one is petulant and nasty, four, if one is a sadomasochistic sociopath, or five, if one is hoping to be assassinated.
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Good to see Tommy Kirk
Added 6/17/2006
It is good to see Tommy Kirk working in a film, but not exactly this film. Pretty sad movie and industry to use the likes of once great teenage actor, Disney's Tommy Kirk, in this type of film. Tommy Kirk is an actor who just got too old for his own image. That is sad. This movie is sad or should I just say bad.
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Too serious
Added 11/17/2009
The Mars Needs Women plot line builds a lightning quick romance between Mars man Dop, Tommy Kirk and Earth woman Dr. Bowen, Yvonne Craig. A background premise of a 100-1 boy to girl lopsided birth ratio catastrophe (except for the girls of course) occurring back on Mars explains why there are 5 Martians on Earth and also gives the movie its name. There is abduction of potential childbearing women, a man hunt, or Martian hunt depending on how you look at it, outrage over the Martian designs to steel off with Earth women, etc., etc...
It's just too damn serious. I wasn't expecting that at all.
With a Title like "Mars Needs Women", ca-maaannn! Lighten up. I was expecting to see something like 40 or 50 horney Martian guys chasing after 1960s type sexy Earth chicks, accompanied by the quintessential garbage head or two buffooning around and adding to the laughs. Instead I get Yvonne Craig, a righteous dish herself, giving a not too shabby early 1960s lecture on the intricacies of DNA structure. She was also the cutest thing in the movie. Bubbles Cash wasn't too bad either.
I had a friend who used to say about movies "If its stupid and its meant to be stupid, I can live with that. But if its stupid and its meant to be serious, I want to blow it up with a bazooka." That's how Mars Needs Women impresses me. Nonetheless, watch it. You owe yourself the experience.
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The Day the Earth Went About Its Business
Added 7/13/2009
Now, what would really happen if a group of humanoid young men from Mars came to Earth to find female immigrants? Wouldn't about a million hopefuls get in line? The whole affair could run on TV as a reality show called Space Bachelor. Of course, in this movie, it's rather befuddling as to just what fate awaits these women. Are they to be mates of the particular travelers, sex partners of other (maybe many) Martians, or subjects of artificial insemination and experimentation? These fourth-planet guys don't even seem to know whether they are to be snatched indiscriminately or chosen by appearance, assumption of fertility, personality, and/or smarts. They must have initially figured they'd just grab a few gals and go, but somehow the beaming up didn't work. The audience is never told why--whether the subjects disintegrated, got their molecules stewed with those of starlings, or were just beamed aboard dead. So, the boys have to come down and walk the Earth, and--guess what--they end up acting just like Terran males, wasting time watching football, ogling an exotic dancer, and following a flight attendant. One of them happens upon an excellent choice--a young, beautiful, brilliant astro-geneticist (whom the editorial review identifies as a reporter!) But, instead of inviting her to Mars, he dillydallies around, going to a planetarium and other frivolities. And, are the inhabitants of Terra terrified that nubile natives are being seized for probable ravishment on the red planet? Not so much. The cops surmise that any girl who goes missing must be an abductee. But is the National Guard swarming over the streets? Is martial law declared? Are likely prospects for transport huddling in their homes? Naw. Pretty damsels are engaged in such perilous pursuits as sitting on the sidewalk drawing trees--and the attention of a Martian. Not surprisingly, the choices are sixties sexual icons: a stewardess, stripper, beauty queen, and co-ed (i.e. advocate of free love). As either intentional or unintentional parody, this feature is a total flop. It's flat, boring, and unfunny. The director apparently had one objective: beat in time for 80 minutes. Otherwise, the outcome looks as if a camera operator was instructed to follow the noise and film whatever was making it. But one space opera objective WAS achieved: these aliens come off as complete creeps!
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Good B-Sci-fi Movie
Added 4/23/2009
Is Tommy Kirk wasted here? Yes.
Is this poorly filmed and directed? Yes.
Is this a good B sci-fi movie? Yes.
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