IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
To colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae and cockroaches. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second spacecraft is s... Read allTo colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae and cockroaches. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second spacecraft is sent to investigate.To colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae and cockroaches. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second spacecraft is sent to investigate.
- Director
- Writers
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Featured reviews
Some reviewers have taken this movie far too seriously and read far too much into the it.
So imagine an 80's kids cartoon does The Breakfast Club with the plot of Aliens, all with a modern take. That's basically it. Plus being as it's Japanese you get crazy fight scenes with insects, bonkers daft and nothing to trouble the brain.
So imagine an 80's kids cartoon does The Breakfast Club with the plot of Aliens, all with a modern take. That's basically it. Plus being as it's Japanese you get crazy fight scenes with insects, bonkers daft and nothing to trouble the brain.
I checked this out after reading the synopsis. I was hoping this would have some cool sci-fi ideas or something, but this is Sci-Fi like Dragonball Z is Sci-Fi. It's fun and imaginative at times, but it's absolute nonsense.
The basic premise is that we terraformed mars with moss and cockroaches, but the roaches evolved into massive humanoid beings whose only evolutionary purpose seems to be punching people's heads off. Luckily the humans have serums they inject themselves with that imbue them with the advantages of certain insects, but how a child might think of it where it's like very specific superpowers.
It's entertaining in a silly kind of way, but it's incredibly stupid.
The basic premise is that we terraformed mars with moss and cockroaches, but the roaches evolved into massive humanoid beings whose only evolutionary purpose seems to be punching people's heads off. Luckily the humans have serums they inject themselves with that imbue them with the advantages of certain insects, but how a child might think of it where it's like very specific superpowers.
It's entertaining in a silly kind of way, but it's incredibly stupid.
When u think Japanese stories wouldnt get any weirder but u are just so wrong everytime. Any point of the movie u just sorta keep asking why youre still watching this but ... i honestly dont know and dont have an answer to that.
Why would people wanna imagine this sort of a thing? Is even more baffling question. Im confused
Why would people wanna imagine this sort of a thing? Is even more baffling question. Im confused
It's a really silly,funy movie. Special effects are great and story line is typical manga style.
This is one of those movies where you disengage your brain and grab a case of beer.
This is one of those movies where you disengage your brain and grab a case of beer.
So yeah it's a Miike movie, but it also feels almost normal. Kind of formulaic in a way. Something you can sort of predict and see where it's going. Which is a weird thing to say about a Miike movie. But here we are (again). It's still fun, if you let yourself into it and just enjoy it for what it is (Miike light?).
So just don't expect this to go far out (even though it is mainly in space or beyond) and just take the weird character mix. This is almost like a film like "Man with the Iron Fist". The one RZA made, which is kind of a dream some Teenagers might have had. You know, throw in some ridiculous characters, let them do their thing. It's way funnier than the one RZA made of course, but still not masterpiece and certainly not something Miike fans might have been hoping for ...
So just don't expect this to go far out (even though it is mainly in space or beyond) and just take the weird character mix. This is almost like a film like "Man with the Iron Fist". The one RZA made, which is kind of a dream some Teenagers might have had. You know, throw in some ridiculous characters, let them do their thing. It's way funnier than the one RZA made of course, but still not masterpiece and certainly not something Miike fans might have been hoping for ...
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie is based on a very popular manga in Japan. One of the possible reasons for its popularity might be that in Japan many children grow up being "fans" of insects in the same way that some kids are "fans" of dinosaurs. A lot of Japanese kids have a deep knowledge about different kinds of bugs.
- GoofsThe film features real-time conversations between the Earth and the expedition on Mars. This is not possible as it takes roughly 5-20 minutes for a radio signal to transit between the Earth and Mars.
- ConnectionsVersion of Terra Formars (2014)
- How long is Terra Formars?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $5,546,898
- Runtime
- 1h 48m(108 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content