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The film takes place during Christmastime on Mars, as the colonization of the Red Planet is underway. But, when an oxygen generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis and his team fea... read more read more...r for the worst. Syrtis hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile, a compassionate alien superbeing arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Wayne Coyne, George Salisbury, Bradley Beesley

Release Date: September 12, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008

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  • bottcorecords1
    November 9, 2011
    bottcorecords1
    This could've used some editing. And some acting. There are some great (budget) visuals, and disturbing, creepy atmosphere, but nothing else worth mentioning. It's the type of film one should watch high in order to enjoy it to it's fullest. Unfortunately, I was stone sober and th... read moreis movie was pretty much a challenge to sit through.
  • tsigur
    January 4, 2009
    tsigur
    I love the Flaming Lips and I am a huge fan of Wayne Coyne in general. That's what got me to watch this movie and actually made me finish watching this movie out of pure respect. There are some really funny cursing moments in the film which is why I give it a couple of stars. Oth... read moreerwise, the whole culminates with a scene that includes a marching band whose heads are made of vaginas (I am not shitting you) who are crushing a crying baby. Look, I appreciate art and all that and there is probably a ton of stuff that I don't get because you have to listen to The Soft Bulletin backwards or something, but either way, if you enjoy half the shit that goes on the stage at his concerts and don't mind black and white, be my guest. Fred Armisan is fucking hilarious, though.
  • fb874055034
    June 5, 2010
    fb874055034
    haha, oh the Flaming Lips, we love you.
  • patrickdol
    May 18, 2009
    patrickdol
    It really has that cheesy 50s-60s sci-fi film feel, with all the purposefully cheap sets, and (possibly purposeful) bad acting. You also have that snail's pace that is common of the sub-genre, but within the slow movement you actually have some serious mood being built. The film ... read moreis shrouded in a heavy, creepy, and dreamlike feel that really sucks you in.
    It's no Kubrick, but it's still one heck of an experiment.
  • kenscheck
    December 23, 2011
    kenscheck
    Wayne Coyne, the front man and leader of the alternative rock group The Flaming Lips, directs and stars (along with his fellow bandmates and other friends) in this experimental, sci-fi/fantasy, 50s Sc-Fi Homage, semi-Christmas tale. On Christmas Eve on a base on Mars, many of th... read moree Crew are starting to lose their grasp on reality...as equipment is failing and the first baby on Mars is on the verge of being born...its a stressful time when the Alien Super Being arrives to help things just a little. It is an interesting movie, sometimes it is better than other times...but if you are a fan of the band or experimental stuff like David Lynch, you may find something charming about this DIY movie made over the course of 8 years.

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Joan Anderman
October 31, 2008
Joan Anderman, Boston Globe

Warmth and humor, Flaming Lips calling cards, are nowhere to be found. Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
September 22, 2008
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

This mostly black-and-white, dreamlike yuletide fable does possess its own dorky DIY charm. Full Review

Andy Webster
September 12, 2008
Andy Webster, New York Times

Many rock bands have a moment when they flirt with cinema, but the best efforts are...endearingly ragged projects, destined for cult status. For the Oklahoma group the Flaming Lips, that movie is Chri... Full Review

Aaron Hillis
September 10, 2008
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

It's mainly pregnant with pauses that too frequently suck all the fun/oxygen out of each scene, like some art-film parody. Full Review

September 12, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Tenley Woodman
September 12, 2008
Tenley Woodman, Boston Herald

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