Robinson Crusoe on Mars - Criterion Collection

Buy This Item Robinson Crusoe on Mars - Criterion Collection by Criterion Collection  Available from Amazon  $31.99  on 11-28-2008     Special-effects wunderkind and genre master Byron Haskin (The War of the Worlds, The Outer Limits) won a place in the hearts of fantasy-film lovers everywhere with this gorgeously designed journey into the unknown. When his spaceship crash-lands on the barren wastelands of Mars, U.S. astronaut Commander "Kit" Draper (Paul Mantee) must fight for survival, with a pet monkey seemingly his only companion. But is he alone? Shot in vast Techniscope and blazing Technicolor, Robinson Crusoe on Mars is an imaginative and beloved techni-marvel of classic science fiction. Reader Reviews Not as well known or beloved as George Pal and Byron Haskin's WAR OF THE WORLDS and THE TIME MACHINE, this humble film nevertheless displays the adventurous use of color, unusual setting, and unexpected event that characterizes those two more popular films. It links to both films as well--the natural resources of Mars are mined by invaders who use flying search-machines reminiscent of those in WAR OF THE WORLDS; and the key tools of those invaders are slaves, oppressed and victimized by the invaders' reign of terror, much as the Eloi were the victims of the mining Morlocks in THE TIME MACHINE. More understated than naive, this pared-down science fiction adventure is a delightful watch in a gorgeous transfer.

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