I could forgive the cheesy plot and the bad acting. I might even be able to forgive the colossal dullness of the script, which focuses a lot of time on the aliens' attempt to secure a hotel room, watch football games, and hypnotize women by staring at them while spooky music plays. What I can't forgive is that Yvonne Craig doesn't appear until the hour mark, and she only shares 9-10 minutes of screen time with Tommy Kirk. Their scenes together were the only good ones, especially the one at the planetarium. Why on Earth (or Mars) would you come up with such a sexually titillating (for 1968) title, then show the most beautiful woman in the picture for only about 20 minutes? Craig doesn't even get to deliver a memorable last line even though a question about the aliens is put to her directly! It's pretty pathetic when you can't make a good B-picture out of Martians and sex. What a waste.
Review of Mars Needs Women
