The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Blistering performances.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Well worth re-visiting in full HD if you have the chance. This film is a great work of art. It works like an unofficial sequel to War of the Worlds. Enemy Mine stole much from this film. Such a delight! Shot originally in Death Valley, the skies were a stark blue so they were able to change the color to a pinkish red in the edit room. They got a lot right with the science in this one

I recently watched this to see if it was better than The Martian, because the title suggested that it would be similar. But it's not a quality picture at all. I would go as far as to say that it is just plain awful. It is not as great as the rating suggests; doesn't even come close.Let's start with the fact that it just sucks, even for a sixties sci-fi movie. The main reasons are clear: it has low production value, it makes tons of scientific mistakes that would make children laugh - and it is just acted incredibly poorly. The very fact that the space-Crusoe can breathe on Mars says it all. It's just ridiculous. It is the exact opposite of splendid old-timer sci-fi movies like A Space Odyssey...Besides, I can't even begin to criticize the animal cruelty that went into this production. The monkey is clearly suffering in that space suit, and it is depressing to watch that suffering. This movie is a prime example of selfish people exploiting animals to make a buck on some crappy movie that people will never love. I do not consider the suffering of innocent animals a treat. Go screw yourselves, even if you were from another time!!!It's clear by now: I hated everything about this movie. Go see The Martian instead.

I absolutely adore this movie because it made me laugh so very hard. It just has that ever so dated technology that cracks me up. If I ever get stranded on a planet other than earth I hope I find the following: an atmosphere that allows me to continually open up my space helmet, the ability to breath right out of the compressed oxygen tank without blowing my lungs up, a bunch of rocks that exude oxygen, and last but not least an aquatic plant that proliferates sausages! The movie gets better as it goes along as far as the scientific epiphanies go. Lucky is the earthling who gets stranded on Mars only to have it all. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie. It's priceless! P.S.- This treasure would have gotten at least one more star had Adam West not died so early on. I would have loved to have seen Batman enjoying the native sausage plant life.

I enjoyed this film immensely when it came out. I was about 10 years old when I saw it in the theater and it stayed in my mind for decades. Like most sci-fi of the era, the film is certainly dated. The science was inaccurate even at the time. The small-and-adorable animal side-kick seems a bit silly but was standard fare for the period (a duck in "Journey to the Center of the Earth", a poodle in "Lost World". a seal in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"), I presume to add a little levity and something for the kids to watch during the boring parts.All that being said, however, this is and enjoyable, seriously done and well-performed piece of entertainment. The starkness of the landscape and the portrayal of lonely, hopeless abandonment is superbly handled. The developing bromance between the human scientist-astronaut and his primitive humanoid companion was credible and added warmth to a cold, inhospitable environment.I taped this off of TV onto a long-lost VHS tape about 25 years ago. Now I see that it is available on DVD and will give it some serious consideration.