Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

thejcowboy22 I first watched this movie about human survival, yet somewhat palatable as you witness the difficulty of Commander Christopher Draper (Paul Mantee) and his pet Monkey Mona survive the Martian landscape for a food and water. Let me start over by explaining Draper's uncustomary circumstance. Two astronauts, (The other being Dan McCready played by Adam West), and a monkey named Mona are on a collision course with a large meteoriod. Commander Draper and McCready have to abort their ship and enter two separate life pods to avoid an oncoming sphere. Forced down to Mars in a life pods which crash land, Draper and Mona survived but McCready wasn't so lucky. The real problem starts when the air, food and water run out. You follow Draper in his struggles. The cinematography was used with specific camera angles as if you were with Draper all the time. The movie made me feel like I was there along for the adventure. Despite all those obstacles the biggest challenge was solitude, isolation. This movie worked for me on all counts. I wasn't bored even with this limited cast as your waiting for something to happen at anytime. Adequate supporting role by Victor Lunden as Friday. This film sparked my curiosity for the stars.

Ian (Flash Review)I've always heard the name Robinson Crusoe so I thought I'd see what his movies are like. It had a classic and low budget Star Trek feel to most of it. I guess that was intentional? Astronaut Crusoe and his co-pilot get pulled into Mars's gravitational pull while avoiding a large asteroid and crash land on Mars. The first third of the movie is like The Martian with Matt Damon as he tries to authentically survive by managing supplies of oxygen, food, etc… Later, while out exploring he comes across an intergalactic space battle with alien spaceships and their human-looking slaves. The battle is super-cheesy with many spaceships footage reused over and over again. He rescues one slave and they both fight for survival as well as from the aliens. Crusoe is super chill (maybe too much) and confident throughout the wild experiences. The sets and effects reeked of 60's flavors and quality. It was an amusing Sci-Fi B-movie and I won't be in a hurry to catch more of Crusoe's adventures.

gavin6942 Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.I have to say, watching this now (2016), I can't help but be struck by the similarity to "The Martian". There are major differences, of course, but you cannot help but wonder if this film in some small way influenced that one. Or, you know, maybe it is just a coincidence.This is a pretty good science fiction film. Unlike "The Martian", it seems to solve the oxygen problem a bit too easily and with a more or less supernatural answer. But I like the blend of space and Robinson Crusoe. Very clever. I believe this film might even have been picked up by the Criterion Collection; that seems like a strange choice for them, but would only boost this film's respect.

utgard14 An astronaut (Paul Mantee) is stranded on Mars with only a monkey for company. He must learn to survive on the seemingly barren planet. Just when it looks like he's got things figured out, aliens show up. Fanciful, old school sci-fi adaptation of the Daniel Defoe story of Robinson Crusoe. While most of the science in this is balderdash, it does a great job at making you believe it's plausible. Paul Mantee is a one-man show for most of the runtime and gives a good performance. Adam West has a small part as another astronaut. Great visuals and a solid script help make a simple story work so well. This is one of those movies that just sneaks up on you. You read about it and think it's going to be one of the many disposable sci-fi junkers from the '50s or '60s but then you watch it and can't help but be impressed. An underrated classic.