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Admirable film.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The "science" is whimsical.The "plot" is early James Bond.The "effects" are bargain basement.The "dialog" is pedestrian. (The bad guys say things like, "...this planet you call Earth...")The "characters" are stereotype.The "actors" were clearly not enthused.The "sets" are 1958 (or very very early Dr. Who).Through the first 5 minutes I thought it might be tongue-in-cheek; I'd just seen Mars Attacks and thought I'd stumbled on a farce night. I was waiting for a good laugh. But the joke wore off very quickly. Once I realized SOMEBODY had taken this seriously, I was amazed that real, American money had been thrown at this. (I hope it was Canadian...) A complete waste of time.

Don't accuse me of expecting "Chinatown" here, because I already know the Sci-Fi Chanell has limited means. That said, limited means are no reasonable excuse for limited imagination or vision.So, it's the future again and one of the not so friendly corporations that control Earth has sent a mission to Mars (there have been quite a few if those lately) to find an everlasting and inexpensive power source. Naturally they crash land in an almost half-exciting, almost well-executed scene which displays good planning ruined by the usual weak CGI. Soon the crew start to die and we find out that one of the crew is a government spy and that Mars is not a dead planet.Every movie this network makes is either a format genre flick we've seen a million times before or a blatant rip-off of a popular film. At first, "Crimson Force" looks like it's going to be an "Alien" rip-off with shades of "Total Recall". But then the crew enter a "pyramid" (quotes because it has five sides) and get caught up in a power struggle between the ruling classes of Mars's surviving inhabitants. I think we were meant to be reminded of "Dune", but since the sets are so obviously small, the costumes so inexpensive, and the population so sparse, it reminds one more of a sadder incarnation of the 30s "Flash Gordon" serials. The way the second half plays out you'll likely wish they'd just finished ripping off "Alien" and been done with it.To pad the running time (since the Martian plot is not all the complicated as it's written), our pretty-boy hero Ambrose is given flashbacks which explain why he's conflicted about working for the corporation, which in turn are a set-up to a typical made-for-TV character choice. The results aren't exactly deep. Most of the characters come with a whole two dimensions, including C. Thomas Howell's unlikeable Captain, the two "babes", the guys with accents, and the single non-white male.The film was not necessarily a bad idea. But an idea is only the beginning and a lot can (and did) go wrong along the way. Apart from the terrible effects and the constraints of the budget, there's the direction. This was advertised as some kind of epic, so the director tries to emphasize how big everything is (the spaceship, the pyramid, the interiors...), which unfortunately just reveals how small the sets really are. If they'd tried some location shooting for once the viewer might not suffer claustrophobia from watching these "epics".One star for an okay idea, a second for reminding me that I could do it better.

I'm new to IMDb but I'm starting to notice something.It seems some movies are getting a lot of bad reviews trashing them but then a few that praise it. I'm noticing a pattern to this, however. The movies which are receiving some high praise are all unquestionably awful. Movies like Crimson Force are so bad that I can't imagine anyone truly enjoying them! None of my Sci-Fi fan buddies like it.I believe it comes down to having people either paid to write good reviews for such movies or people who worked on such movies writing reviews to praise them. It's the only explanation. Look at the reviews here. Most people hate it but there are a few who think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. No middle ground. That doesn't make sense for sincere reviews.Crimson Force is a frighteningly bad movie. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Conceptually it's moronic and a slap in the face to Sci-Fi fans. Save your time.

Crimson Force was the first new Mars movie in years. It moved better than the very boring Mission to Mars, and had all the fun trappings of a self-aware low-budget sci-fi treat. It was funny, complexly plotted, and satisfying.I'm disagree with the negative comments on this Website. The movie has action, sex, adventure, and a plot that was more complex and interesting than the average sci-fi garbage. This movie had highs and lows in pace, giving me a chance to figure out the intricacies of the various alliances.It made me think and it delivered a message.If you don't like it, you didn't understand it.People need to look beyond the Sci-Fi network budget and pay attention to the story. You will see that this movie was better than their other movies.