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The dialogue was stilted and unbelievable and the plot made little logical sense from one scene to the next. The historical inaccuracies were bad enough but were largely irrelevant in the long run. It almost seemed that they added a couple of scenes and a line or two of dialogue as an afterthought in order to tie it to the actual Davey Crockett. The acting was inconsistent but no amount of skillful acting could have saved this dog of a movie. How it's gotten 6 stars is a mystery to me.

I'm an old man who remembers fondly the Disney movie from my youth. I realize now how juvenile in some ways it was; but, at least, it made sense for the intended audience. This one makes no sense for anyone with a functional brain cell. It was just horrible!

Yes, it is true that we have seen this movie a thousand times before but, yet, it is certainly not a bad movie by any means. The special effects are good and believable at the same time. I enjoy any movie which speculates on the origin of humankind and this version is as plausible as any--actually more plausible than the version in the Bible. Of course, that's only my opinion and I certainly am not trying to offend anyone. As some have pointed out the plot is similar to "2001: A Space Odyssey" without all the cryptic messages. "Mission to Mars" spells it all out for you which is not always such a bad thing. The plot could have been better thought out and and done with fewer sci-fi cliche's but as science fiction it is far, far superior to "Independence Day" which piled up much more positive reviews. In short, it certainly was a lot better than what I had expected based on the reviews I'd read.