Mars Land

Mars Land

Martian Land was The Asylum’s answer to Ridley Scott’s The Mars (2015) and was screened just four days after The Martian opened up to general audiences in the United States. Contrary to their efforts in most of the other movies, here The Asylum do not try and retell the same survival story as the other film, where Matt Damon was a lone astronaut marooned on the Red Planet. Instead we have what could be The Martian a few decades on shortly after Mars has been colonized.

There is a slight resemblance in the plot lines- in the beginning of The Martian, Matt Damon is struck by a sand storm; on the other hand, in Martian Land Earth faces an enormous and cataclysmic sandstorm. The most evident explanation is when Lane Townsend and Alan Pietruszewski are stuck in their vehicle and say, “I don’t think, we’re going to be able to science our way out of this one.” which is referential to the trailer of The Martian because of its quotable stature.

The boast that The Asylum has is a take off in one or other of the formulaic disaster movies: 2012: Ice Age (2011), 100° Below 0 (2013), Airplane vs volcano (2014) or Asteroid Vs Earth (2014) etc. this movie gets all the criteria; an apocalyptic event, a brilliant scientist with an untested idea that could actually work, a time span required to put the idea into action and fools in the military who think they can put the idea on hold and do something else without realizing the enormous danger it poses.

The Martian was quite commendable for making its science as realistic as possible, leaving you with the impression that it did all the homework necessary. In regard to the representation of Mars, one would think that Martian Land’s writer had put in a half-hearted attempt at detailing the research: to cut corners; they created a set with standard sand shop locations for the shooting but went to places where plants surround the dunes all because Mars does not promote vegetation.

The Asylum did a good effort and went for buildings that were accessible in terms of budget. Most of the films produced by The Asylum company are more focused on making money. Here most of the indoors of the domed cities were shot with just normal streets that you can find on the earth. Somewhat better are other scenes later in the show, which make effective use of industrial plants and a tunnel system dug into desert rock.

Martian Land has a clearer objective than The Asylum’s in at least half of the attempts. The narrative utilizes some classic tropes a son’s contempt for his father and the father’s efforts to win the boy back and earn his love, triumphant struggles against overwhelming odds, selfless heroism and manages to do these better than most Asylum films do.

The special effects should score somewhat better than the cheap cracking CGI we are used to in the Asylum products. The cast are generally competent, except for Jennifer Doogie of Asylum, who is primarily a model and fashion stylist before acting, and who acts like a pet of one of the producer who put her in the movie without any intention of looking for an acting talent.

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