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Before the mid-1950s, science fiction was mostly confined to kid-stuff serials such as Buck Rogers; the things they portrayed were considered pure fantasy, pie in the sky. By 1950, however, things had changed. World War II had brought the German V-2 rocket (the template for many a '50s sci-fi rocket ship), television, and of course, the bomb. Sabrejets and MiGs were doing battle over Korea, and science fiction had become fact. Rocketship X-M (the X-M standing for Expedition: Moon), though primitive and cheap, has a place in film history as being the movie that initiated the '50s science fiction boom. A crew of four men and one woman embark for the moon, but when all are knocked unconscious, the rocket goes into a drift and they wind up on Mars instead. On the pinkish Mars, they encounter a race of extremely ticked-off cavemen who don't want them there and kill off three of their number. Certainly the effects are quaint (the astronauts and ground control communicate via surplus WWII radio equipment), the story a little ridiculous, and the acting stiff--but this was the first serious science fiction movie and was the inspiration for countless films that followed. --Jerry Renshaw
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The 50th Anniversary Edition of Kurt Neumann's science fiction classic. Four men and a girl blast into space on mankind's first expedition to the Moon. But due to a cataclysmic event in space, their ship is sent hurling out of control towards the planet Mars. Suspenseful terror as the crew fights for their life on a war-ravaged world with radiation-riddled nightmare creatures! The climax makes this one of the most powerful and unforgettable science fiction movies ever made. "Rocketship X-M" was deftly brought to the screen by famed writer/director Kurt Neumann. Long considered the definitive space exploration film of the 50's, a genuine classic with a power that has spanned the decades. Includes Trailer.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
the first episode ever.,
By the happy designer (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rocketship X-M (DVD)
Perhaps most irritating is the Lloyd Bridges line to the token female astronaut when she comments sarcastically about women simply staying home and raising babies: "Isn't that enough?" I think the most remarkable thing about this terrible film is its stereotypes. Yes, the film was made many years ago, and I don't mean to say that these were not present in great films of the era or fault the filmmakers for this, I'm simply saying that it's an interesting cultural nugget. The man from Texas is deeply offended when someone says that Texas looks like a mere speck from space (come on, I'm from Texas, but it would). The woman who chooses career - and a male-dominated scientific career at that - over home and family is portrayed as cold (and overly emotional when her correct calculations are discarded) until she finally realizes that she simply needs a man to hold her. Further, how silly is it that there is an intensely planned trip to the moon and then oops! We're on Mars instead. You "can pretty much sense the string" elevating the objects that are supposed to be floating when gravity starts to go on the fritz (see "Things which are Funny Floating"). However, a much more tolerable version of this film was indeed done by that guy and his two robots. It was the first episode (#201) in the cable era of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and well worth it if you can find a copy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A collectors piece,
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This review is from: Rocketship X-M (DVD)
Wonderful film, typical of the genre. Less otimistic than the George Pal efforts, but effective for its capture of human fears facing the unknown.The DVD edition is a great release, substantially cleaning up the images from the VHS release. In fact, the first scene on Mars (showing the rocket and the astronauts egressing) appears to be a different cut than used in the VHS edition. Finally, the "sepia color" effect of the scenes on Mars are effectively used. Once again, Death Valley really makes a great backdrop for Mars (as it also did for "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" some 15 years later).
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A Blast from the Past.,
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This review is from: Rocketship X-M (DVD)
Rocket Ship XM, this is a real blast from the past that I last saw when first released in 50's England. The sepia tinting of the Martian sequence gives an authentic feel to the Martian landscape. A great Sci-Fi flick of it's day, the only disapointment with the DVD is the replacement of the mish-mash of Rockets used for the launch, by vague rocket trails that look very NASA.
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