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Roving Mars

  • 2006
  • G
  • 40m
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Through the eyes of two state-of-the-art rovers, and with NASA scientists at your side, you'll see Mars in a way no one ever has before-direct from the surface of the amazing red planet.Through the eyes of two state-of-the-art rovers, and with NASA scientists at your side, you'll see Mars in a way no one ever has before-direct from the surface of the amazing red planet.Through the eyes of two state-of-the-art rovers, and with NASA scientists at your side, you'll see Mars in a way no one ever has before-direct from the surface of the amazing red planet.

  • Director
    • George Butler
  • Writers
    • George Butler
    • Robert Andrus
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Steve Squyres
    • Rob Manning
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    • Director
      • George Butler
    • Writers
      • George Butler
      • Robert Andrus
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Steve Squyres
      • Rob Manning
    • 13User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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      Introduction by: [voiceover] Space exploration began with dreaming. Thousands of years of humans staring into the heavens and wondering, how did this begin? What else is out there? The earliest answers were given in myth and poetry. Now they are sought by space age technology. And while each mission increases our knowledge, it also leads our imagination further and further. How did life begin? Did it happen more than once in the universe? The answer may lie on Mars.

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      Written by Jon Thor Birgisson (as Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson), Georg Holm (as Georg "Goggi" Hólm), Kjartan Sveinsson (as Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson) and Orri P. Dyrason (as Orri Páll Dýrason)

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    6/10
    NASA hasn't looked this good since Apollo 13
    This incredible, true science story was made and released on Imax, but I saw it on DVD. It is straightforward and, while interesting, it has limited entertainment value for those with little interest in the Mars Rover project. It is short and I felt that more could have been included and an effort could have been made to use more of a 'storytelling' approach. As well, writer/director/narrator George Butler could have used celebrities or strong personalities among the mission team, to create more interest. his choice, however, was to create a simple documentary, which is fine for space race fans, but of limited interest to others.

    The feature tells the story of NASA's Mars Rover mission, which saw the construction of two incredibly complex robotic vehicles (The total technology involved in the rovers exceeds the brain capacity of any one person - best useless fact of the film) named 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' and sent them to the surface of Mars, where they landed successfully in the summer of 2003. There is extensive footage of the surface of Mars, where both carefully accurate CGI and actual Rover footage, is used to give the viewer a nice visit to another world. Amazingly, the planned mission of 90 days has now gone on for over four years and continues to this day. They don't tell you that in the film. I became curious and looked it up for you guys.

    This documentary is an excellent choice for educators and for those with an interest in the space program. Many others, who are less academically curious will not enjoy it and should steer clear. If it is your cup of tea, then check out the special features, as well. They share a lot more interesting information.

    This work was first posted on realmoviereview.com
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mission to Mars
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Lockheed Martin
      • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,407,978
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $412,337
      • Jan 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,978,976
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.44 : 1

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