Console best movie i've ever seen.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

dane-92 You may be wondering just what horrors await you in the movie, "Horrors of the Red Planet. Let me break it down for you:Story...Horrendous. Acting...Horrific. Script...Horrible.I collect classic sci-fi movies, and in order for the collection to be complete, it was necessary to include this flick. There are lots of really sad sci-fi specimens from the 50//60s, and a few that are true gems. But this has to rate as the worst of the worst. It makes "Plan 9 From Outer Space" look like "Citizen Kane."An appearance by respected actor John Carradine only serves to illustrate, by contrast, how horrible the other actors are, and indeed, how far his own career had slumped by 1965.Prospect of sitting through it a second time...horror personified.

Matthew_Capitano Four American astronauts are trying to orbit Mars so they can take pictures of the surface to make a map. Unfortunately, they get dragged down through the atmosphere by a "mysterious force".Director David L. Hewitt's red planet offering isn't bad once the space travelers stop bickering on the ship and step out onto the Martian soil. Armando Busick's art direction and Austin McKinney's cinematography give the film a big boost by depicting the planet's terrain as blue (instead of red), and the sky as orange (instead of blue).... very good. John Carradine participates as the planet's 'Wizard'.An interesting film with fine eerie 'space music' by Frank A. Coe; a fun movie to watch at 3:00 AM with all the lights out.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- 1964 Wizard of Mars- Edgar Rice Bourroughsian idea for a film. Spaceship crew travels to Mars. They find an very ancient civilization. Phantoms and curses from the dead citizens plague the exploration of the city ruins. The supreme dead wizard tries to capture the crew and take control of their spaceship. *Special stars- John Carradine, Roger Gentry, Vic McGee, Jerry Rannow, Eve Bernhardt. Scientific technical adviser: Forest J. Ackermen. *Theme- Teamwork wins the day even against planetary wizards. *Based on- Some people have thought this film's plot was taken from 'Wizard of Oz' due to some minor similarities. *Trivia/location/goofs- One of the last films for eternal 80+ year old film actor, John Carradine. Film's technical adviser was SF expert and writer, Forrest Ackerman. This film borrows heavily it's special effects and miniature sets from other well know features. The wizards city ruins looks like something out of you kid's goldfish fish bowl. The female astronaut is named "Dorothy" and her role is clearly dubed. Look for a 3 minute wizaded 'rant' of John Carradine reprising his 'Preacher' role from "Grapes of Rath'. Listen to the erroneous plot references to martian canals and having 'Up' and 'Down' while traveling in outer non- gravity space. *Emotion- A fun film made even more laughable due to the many 'borrowed' expensive production elements from other SF films of the era. A terrible mash-up of borrowed scene elements, special effects, and electronic camera switcher gimmicks to tell this shallow paper-thin plot. Even the martian face has been 'borrowed' from another space travel film.

mshelton-5 I won this movie at a White Elephant gift exchange. At first I thought that someone had put a "college made" attempt at a film in a actual film jacket..but that wasn't the case. It seemed like days of waiting for something to happen..and then when it did you wished you hadn't wasted your time. Where did they get these actors ?? They were as unanimated as the wooden seats on the space ship. I've actually considered offering movie tickets to any of my friends that could sit through the entire movie..but I doubt that I'd end up giving any away. Someone sure wasted a lot of time on this clunker. I wonder what John C. and the others were thinking when they agreed to get involved in this? As much as I dislike the film I just can't bring myself to throw it away. It's a great conversation piece and a hoot when you show it to the right crowd. Not something that the kids would want to watch..but us older folks..who have seen several low budget sci-fi attempts, find it kind of nostalgic....