Roving Mars

Name: Roving Mars
Genre: Documentary, Short
Released: January 27, 2006
Duration: 40 min
Rating: 58

2006

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 27, 2006 | G

Summary: The mysterious Red Planet, Mars, has inspired countless science fiction dreams and nightmares. Now, for the first time, experience the reality of the Marc surface as seen through the eyes of two intrepid, death-defying explorers -- Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars Rovers -- in the spectacular new giant screen adventure Roving Mars. (WaltThe mysterious Red Planet, Mars, has inspired countless science fiction dreams and nightmares. Now, for the first time, experience the reality of the Marc surface as seen through the eyes of two intrepid, death-defying explorers -- Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars Rovers -- in the spectacular new giant screen adventure Roving Mars. (Walt Disney Pictures)… Expand

Director: George Butler

Genre(s): Documentary, Short

Rating: G

Runtime: 40 min

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Mike Clark

The movie is more compelling than exciting with one exception: the kind of rocket blast-off sequence for which IMAX screens were seemingly invented. Read full review

Kyle Smith

A splendidly photographed IMAX 2-D film, takes us breathlessly through the process of designing Spirit and Opportunity, the two plucky Mars rovers that have been sending images 300 million miles since they hit the Red Planet in 2003. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

A briskly moving, deeply engaging 40-minute documentary. Read full review

Gregory Kirschling

The mission is an impressive coup for NASA - these scientists are smart! - but it doesn't quite slam-dunk as a fully satisfying IMAX experience. Read full review

Michael Esposito

The sad thing is, even for NASA/space fans, a snooze isn't out of the question despite the film's scant 40-minute running time. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Roving Mars is bound to inspire hordes of young science geeks to dream about sending in their resumes. The rest of us may not feel so excited. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Sometimes comes on like a NASA commercial; those logos loom gigantic on the IMAX screen. More troublingly, the film fails to explain how computer animations were combined with actual imagery from the missions.

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HanselH.

Mar 9, 2006

Good photos, good music(Philip Glass), good documentary. Worth every penny. Glad it's on IMAX. If you like space and science, this is for you.

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