But I will say this: the marketing campaign for 'Red Planet' advertises this as your typical good guys versus evil aliens action fest. It allows suspense to be created from the series of crises that spring up on the astronauts and that's a benefit. 'Mission to Mars', despite having top stars,master craftsman Brian DePalma directing and phenomenal special effects, was a little too pat and resorted to cliches (Not that I blame DePalma he did the best he could with the script he had and the film wasn't bad at all) I didn't know anything about the plot and I think that helps with a film like 'Red Planet'. It was the second film released in 2000 to have Mars as its backdrop, the first being 'Mission to Mars'. 'Red Planet' is a film that has solid special effects, but also a strong story and good characterizations. While that's not a bad idea (I have enjoyed several films in that vein such as 'Independence Day'), films can become too dependent on that and that's when the fun drains away. Most sci-fi films today put the special effects first before characterizations. Movies like 'Red Planet' remind me why I enjoy science fiction so much.

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