A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
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- 4 nominations
Lewis Macleod
- Infected Voices
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Mark Clark
- B Eanet
- (uncredited)
Paul Warren
- Infected Marko
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaRomola Garai, who has appeared in more than a few period pieces, stated that "wearing a space suit is exactly the same as wearing a corset. It's equally uncomfortable".
- GoofsWhen the chief is on the table dying of the plague, they say he has no pulse just before they give him a shot of antibiotic. That means no blood flow which means the antibiotic would not flow through the body.
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[last lines]
Charles Brunel: You'll never get/go home
- ConnectionsFeatured in Starfilm (2017)
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A Competent Excercise in the Familiar
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS is a surprisingly well-made film about things we've already seen before. And that's the charm that makes it worth watching. To begin with, the film is brisk (1 1/2 hours) and doesn't waste much time in telling its story. Even the few moments of quiet contemplation of life/death don't overstay their welcome. The characters don't make stupid decisions, but they do make them with little motivation.
The film is essentially a cross between 28 DAYS LATER and THE THING, but the film is aware of its influences and doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. If anything, it strips them down to the foundation and goes with a simple explanation that feels more believable than 28 DAYS LATER. The film takes the technology seriously without turning it into a spectacle. It kind of reminds me of RED PLANET in that sense, but it doesn't depend on CGI spectacle to lend undeserved importance. The film very simply suggests that the characters be taken as real people who are reacting to the situation in front of them, just on a different planet where the rules of survival are equally alien.
TLDOM is worth watching because of the skill and confidence of the people making it. Perhaps the only thing holding it back from the attention it deserves is that in spite of that skill, it doesn't have anything different to say.
The film is essentially a cross between 28 DAYS LATER and THE THING, but the film is aware of its influences and doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. If anything, it strips them down to the foundation and goes with a simple explanation that feels more believable than 28 DAYS LATER. The film takes the technology seriously without turning it into a spectacle. It kind of reminds me of RED PLANET in that sense, but it doesn't depend on CGI spectacle to lend undeserved importance. The film very simply suggests that the characters be taken as real people who are reacting to the situation in front of them, just on a different planet where the rules of survival are equally alien.
TLDOM is worth watching because of the skill and confidence of the people making it. Perhaps the only thing holding it back from the attention it deserves is that in spite of that skill, it doesn't have anything different to say.
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- The Animator
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- Budget
- £7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,084
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,608
- Dec 8, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $187,191
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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