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1996
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Director TIM BURTON unleashes MARS ATTACKS!, a vicious, affectionate, brightly-colored homage to 1950s alien invasion movies. When a shiny silver flying saucer lands in the Nevada desert, a group of skull-faced Martians exit the gleaming craft. Although they claim to be peaceful, they promptly "vaporize" a gathering of unfortunate Earthlings, kicking off a bizarre high-tech war with wild special effects. This studiously campy sci-fi spoof, based on a series of Topps bubble-gum cards, gleefully parodies not only schlock B-horror movies, but also overblown blockbusters such as INDEPENDENCE DAY. This subversive film is helped along by an all-star cast including JACK NICHOLSON in dual roles as both a clueless U.S. President (with First Lady GLENN CLOSE) and a Las Vegas sleazebag. The film follows the wacky WAR OF THE WORLD--like proceedings from the points of view of numerous colorful characters, from the inane U.S. Press Secretary (MARTIN SHORT) to a trailer-park family (LUKAS HAAS and SYLVIA SIDNEY), singer TOM JONES (as himself).Copyright 1996 Warner Brothers. All rights reserved.
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1996 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved
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Reviewed by: mjrusso on 4/15/2006 3:53:31 PM
I've seen boring movies. I've seen stupid movies. I've seen movies with no plot, no action, no acting. But never in my life have I seen an ANNOYING movie until I had watched this one. Listening to these stupid aliens yack really ticked me off after a while.
Reviewed by: mjrusso on 4/15/2006 3:53:31 PM
I've seen boring movies. I've seen stupid movies. I've seen movies with no plot, no action, no acting. But never in my life have I seen an ANNOYING movie until I had watched this one. Listening to these stupid aliens yack really ticked me off after a while.
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Reviewed by: mjrusso on 4/15/2006 3:53:31 PM
I've seen boring movies. I've seen stupid movies. I've seen movies with no plot, no action, no acting. But never in my life have I seen an ANNOYING movie until I had watched this one. Listening to these stupid aliens yack really ticked me off after a while.
(Read More Customer Reviews...)Reviewed by: lee3way on 3/17/2006 7:36:03 AM
I was rolling on the floor from start to finish of this mildly insane movie. What gives it some serious consideration is the fact that so many leading dramatic actors were in it. This is one movie everyone should have in their collection.
Reviewed by: timbraf on 3/12/2006 9:33:31 PM
This is a conditional 4-star rating.--Like all of Tim Burton's work, it is brilliantly crafted---And like all of Tim Burton's work, it is dark, and immersed in his unique, fantastical vision--A macabre, edgy un-realism that either draws you in with it's strange cinematic themes, or just totally creeps you out.---I liked this movie, but about half of Burton's stuff I can't watch.--Don't ever feel guilty about turning off a Burton film that critics say is brilliant--There will always be many others who agree with you.
Reviewed by: crtant3 on 2/11/2006 7:15:42 PM
Yet another subpar film from the Tim Burton. A real let down when I saw it in teh theatres.
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