trail1965 Fun film for all the family. This does not deserve such a low rating and the graphics alone should enable more. Sat with my two young boys, 12 and 9, on a wet Sunday and watched this.... and unlike so many films held my attention, and the boys loved it. My only complaint was the cheesy title... this almst put me off.

Rich Wright I don't know about Mars (apart from the fact they're £1.00 for a pack of 4 at Morrison's at the minute... YUM) but I'll tell you what this sorry excuse for a family film 'needs': A less stupid plot, characters that don't make you want to tear your hair out in frustration, and not as much pandering to the stereotypical 'Disney' audience... Which probably doesn't even exist now.This poor kid... he's extremely rude to his Mom, and before he can apologise, she abducted by aliens to have her brains sucked out so a bunch of robots can be better nannies. Yes, you DID read that right. Rather than alert the authorities, he hitches a ride on the spacecraft, and ends up on the Red Planet itself. Judging by what we see of the civilisation there in this movie, there must be something wrong with our detectors. How could we miss all the buildings, shuttles and martians I ask you? NASA needs to issue a recall on their little toys, methinks.He escapes from the clutches of the enemy upon landing, and is desperate to get his mater back. So, what kind of allies does he make up there, to aid him in his fight? An extremely annoying, obese Earth man, who's been stuck there since he was a kid and is obsessed by 80's culture (that's all he knows). An extremely irritating metal dog who does NOTHING throughout the entire film... Apart from a sight gag where it throws up bolts and screws. Hardy har har. And an extremely obnoxious female Mars inhabitant who wants to rebel against the order of things there... And has learned to speak fluent HIPPY English and values by watching lots of episodes of a long discontinued Earth sitcom. As you do.As this unlovely foursome go on their travels, you may start to notice a pattern emerge. There's a chase scene, followed by conversations laden with exposition, another chase scene, an attempt at a heartwarming moment and/or a failed effort at a joke, then YET ANOTHER c... You guessed it. You also have to tolerate the most tacked-on romance I've seen in recent months, between the alien flower girl and the fat man. There is NO build-up to this great event... They meet each other, he's ready to kill her... But one brief explanation later, his face is as red as a beet, and she's smiling like a Cheshire Cat. Perhaps a little bit of... I dunno.. something I call LOGIC and REASON got thrown out the window because of Disney's desperation to provide a moral about 'love being possible between two diverse cultures'. Bless. If you'll excuse me, I'm about to do an impression of the aforementioned titanium pooch. Only this time... You'll see THE REAL THING.I'll save my best remarks till last... the animation is spectacular. The people LOOK like people,the aliens LOOK like aliens (As far as I know) the sci fi backgrounds are rich with detail and finesse, and the movement is seamless. Shame this wasn't a painting, or it would be hanging up in the Louvre. The rest of the film is more fit for the loo... Being an unpalatable mix of a messy story, unlikable protagonists and a general air of being made by people who are trying to be a lot cooler than they actually are. On the plus side, it's only the SECOND worst film I've seen with the word Mars in the title. That 'honour' still belongs with Mission To Mars. It's a close run thing, though... 4/10

cubmar My plan was to set the film going then leave the kids to it. In actual fact, to my total surprise I really liked this and on occasions I was shushing the kids so I could hear it! My family (kids AND adults) all love the Toy Story series but aren't such fans of Happy Feet and Up... in other words, we like some animated movies but by no means all.The animation in this film is so good that in a number of scenes I found myself asking if it was animated or real. The true test (to me) is that you get carried away into the film forgetting about animation because it is so slick. Toy Story 1/2/3 did it, this did it.The story is somewhat predictable and shallow, but hey, it's a kids movie, that is exactly what it SHOULD be! My 4 year old and 9 year old could equally enjoy the movie, following the story line and knowing what outcome they wanted.There are plenty of laughs too. I found myself chuckling on multiple occasions... usually where the kids didn't :) It's typical Disney ...Fun, laughter, tears and great animation. It's a pleasing film to watch and the behind the scenes segments were a real insight and quite fun.I would certainly recommend this film for a good Sunday afternoon session on a rainy day!

Kaspar Raave Wow, this is my first review. Not much of a review but... It came as a big surprise for me to see such a low rating for this movie. For me it was so profound and nicely done I've seen for a long time, at least in animation genre. I'm not gonna spoil it and just say that if you like adventure type movies you should watch it, its a pearl. And it teaches many aspects of life like how important is the love of your mother and how important is to value your family and this makes it a real good family movie, teaching children importance of this and that.Pretty often I come here to IMDb and read the reviews to decide whether to go and watch the movie or not, but this one? I think you should make an exception and not judge it by these ratings and reviews, just watch it, with your whole family, its fun, its a good laugh, very adventurous and even makes you cry :) Loved it!