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Terra Formars

2016 · 109 min

A chaotic, gory sci-fi romp with frantic monster battles and bizarre insect transformations that feels like a wild, uneven thrill ride.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Genres: Action, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Hideaki Ito, Emi Takei, Tomohisa Yamashita

Tagline: We're the ones who will survive.
Overview: With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.

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Directed by: Takashi Miike
Genres: Action, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Hideaki Ito, Emi Takei, Tomohisa Yamashita

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
betrayal
identity
exploration
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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