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

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

This movie was really good, the budget was much higher than I expected it for a 1974 soviet production.The story was good, it wasn't really special but for people who like sci-fi this is a big piece of enjoyment.The acting was good as well although it was a little strange to me that the protagonists were children.They had some good ideas and realized them nicely for that time. It was fun to watch, especially the strange robots and their behavior. Of course there were logic-missing moments but it was OK, it didn't destroy the atmosphere or anything. The higher ranked robots really creeped me out because of their looks. The effects were not that good but enjoyable. The confrontation with the planets intelligence was really funny and me laugh some times. And it's a movie on a higher intellectual level or it at least tries to be which made it something special, something to appreciate. I already watched some soviet, polish and czech sci-fi movies and I think this one was probably the best, so give it a try.