Review of Robinson Crusoe on Mars

First I have to confess my reasons for recently watching this movie on UK TV. I was taken to see it as a nine year old boy by my sixteen year old brother in 1964. My brother passed away a few years ago and I felt compelled to relive the experience when the chance came up. I found the whole movie rather slow and of course very dated. Although I am a hunting, shooting, fishing person I found the treatment of the monkey rather distressing. It was clearly distressed, frightened, and perhaps even in pain some of the time. I was much relieved when its space suit was removed. One poster has commented of the alien oddly being able to speak English but this was not the case. The slow learning of our language by him is clearly shown. The alien space ships were jerky and cartoon like even for the 60s. All in all very little happened in two hours and ten seconds after spotting their rescue ship the credits were rolling. Not a great movie but great memories of watching it 54 years ago. R.I.P. Jimmy.