Touching.

Stands the test of time.

And can still teach us a lesson on how to appreciate life, and not exploit everything we lay our hands on.

Rock Hudson went out on a limb to make something this SciFiy at that stage in his career, yet he pulls it off with conviction and sincerity, which shouldn’t be too hard for the guy who did “Seconds”.

By the way, for anyone who didn’t know, The Martian Chronicles is actually a compilation of several Ray Bradbury short stories, (we read the book in high school) merged together to form a single movie.

The point of the story is still touching, timeless, and at times, heart breaking.

It was, and remains one of the classic all-time science fiction masterpieces.

Yes, the special effects are not the greatest, especially for a movie that came out 2 years after Star Wars.

In fact the very first Martian home looks more realistic than Nasa.

We just watched it again after many years on DVD, and I must say, I think I fell a little bit in love with the Martians.

What a beautiful civilization.

The scene where the Earthling and the Martian are discussing who is a ghost from the past and who is from the future is... well, I can only imagine what the Carnival looked like and I wish I were there.