Director Michael (Logan's Run) Anderson seems to have fallen asleep while directing this mammoth turkey, which is a shame. Screenwriter Richard Mathesson removed 'Usher II" and inserted a couple of really bad cocktail lounge sequences in which Rock Hudson and buddies (in bell bottoms via 1978) have a drink for the road. Occasionally, there is some strange imagery that reminds one a bit of the book, such as the Martians in their glittering masks and the dark, empty Martian towns at night. Otherwise, wait for the upcoming Spielberg remake. END