After viewing photos of Mars from an observatory a scientist by the name of "Chris Cronyn" (Peter Graves) is convinced that there is intelligent life on it. To test his theory he sends radio messages using a special device called a "hydrogen valve" which was built by an evil Nazi scientist named "Dr. Franz Calder" (Herbert Berghof) who is now working for the Russians in a hidden laboratory somewhere in the Andes. However, when Chris is proved right and contact is indeed established the information he receives from the Martians ends up having a not too favorable impact upon the people of Earth. Now, as far as the overall movie is concerned I also had a not too favorable opinion of it as the attempt to combine science-fiction with religion didn't turn out too well. That's not to say that these two subjects cannot mutually coexist as some Christian movies are able to pull it off every now and then. But those types of movies are typically geared to a specific target audience which will appreciate the attempt. In this case the movie was intended for a general audience and the final product turned out to be a pretty bad movie. Definitely below average.
Review of Red Planet Mars
