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Roving Mars is a decent thrill ride even when it starts feeling like a commercial plug for NASA's failing space program.
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Despite audiences knowing the happy ending from the get-go, [director] Butler manages to inject considerable drama. January 16, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Despite audiences knowing the happy ending from the get-go, [director] Butler manages to inject considerable drama.
Ethan Gilsdorf
One of the most educational and entertaining large-format movies ever. September 15, 2006 | Rating: 5/5
One of the most educational and entertaining large-format movies ever.
Roger Moore
Not having a way to capture images of the machines at work means that too much of Butler's film ... is disappointingly made up of computer simulations. August 18, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Not having a way to capture images of the machines at work means that too much of Butler's film ... is disappointingly made up of computer simulations.
Mark Olsen
Capably accomplishes its mission to Mars by blending solid science with sci-fi eye candy. June 16, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Capably accomplishes its mission to Mars by blending solid science with sci-fi eye candy.
John Monaghan
It's harder still not to root for anthropomorphized Spirit and Opportunity as time and again they perform like whirring, beeping little robots-that-could, far exceeding the expectations of the people who designed and built them. February 4, 2006 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
It's harder still not to root for anthropomorphized Spirit and Opportunity as time and again they perform like whirring, beeping little robots-that-could, far exceeding the expectations of the people who designed and built them.
Bob Townsend
Only a series of pics featuring a set of strange little nodes that look like blueberries planted in a pile of red rocks carry any kind of translatable otherworldly kick. February 1, 2006 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Only a series of pics featuring a set of strange little nodes that look like blueberries planted in a pile of red rocks carry any kind of translatable otherworldly kick.
Gregory Kirschling
The interaction of two amazing NASA roving robots, named "Spirit" and "Opportunity," with the mysterious terrain of Mars is authentically captured by writer/director George Butler on IMAX cameras. April 16, 2009 | Rating: A | Full Review…
The interaction of two amazing NASA roving robots, named "Spirit" and "Opportunity," with the mysterious terrain of Mars is authentically captured by writer/director George Butler on IMAX cameras.
Cole Smithey
...has been designed to appeal primarily to viewers with an inherent interest in all things outer space... January 17, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
...has been designed to appeal primarily to viewers with an inherent interest in all things outer space...
David Nusair
Quote not available. August 7, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
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Jim Lane
Originally made for IMAX screens, George Butler's Roving Mars is a visual marvel %u2013 even if it boils down to a piece of corporate propaganda. May 8, 2008 | Full Review…
Originally made for IMAX screens, George Butler's Roving Mars is a visual marvel %u2013 even if it boils down to a piece of corporate propaganda.
Ryan Cracknell
Quote not available. August 11, 2007 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Andrea Chase
Standard IMAX docu fare: a few talking heads, some lush narration, and a whole heap of impressive visuals. June 25, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Standard IMAX docu fare: a few talking heads, some lush narration, and a whole heap of impressive visuals.
David Cornelius
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