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Summary: HILARIOUS
Review: This is the funniest movie I ever saw!! Don't listen to people who say it's bad, it's pure insanity at its greatest. ...I'm a 12 year old girl, and I loved it! But then again, what else can you expect from a Tim Burton movie...
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Summary: One of the Worst Films of All Time
Review: I really hated this movie. It was intended to be a spoof of 1950's horror films. But as other reviewers have pointed out, these movies are funny on their own-spoofing is redundant. This movie fails on so many levels its hard to know where to begin. Yes, Jack Nicholson's line about "still having two branches of government working for you" is funny. It is featured in the trailer and is the only thing funny in the movie. The rest of the film is a mean-spirited, humorless, ugly mess. Comedy high points include: 1) a group of children who run screaming as the aliens wield the Washington monument over their heads, eventually crushing them with it (Ha! Ha!). 2)The president's Golden Retriever barks at the foot of his bed and is then graphically incinerated by the aliens (hilarious!), and 3) a family watches their son burned alive on television and then the father says "ah, that didn't just happen." (Following the film-maker's Hollywood logic, we know we can laugh at this family, because they have Southern accents and a conservative, pro-military viewpoint, and are therefore stupid and not worthy of our sympathy.) These are just a few of the many things I hated about this film. There are those who will say it was a spoof or satire and therefore "it was supposed to be dumb." I would suggest that it is a dismal failure as either. If you want a good satire, watch "Dr. Strangelove." If you want a good spoof/farce, watch "Airplane" or "The Naked Gun." I can't think of any reason why you would want to watch this film. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth long after you've viewed it.
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Summary: we come in peace!
Review: it's tim burton, baby! you gotta see it! sure it's silly and cheesy, but it's also funny as hell. with a star studded cast including sarah jessica parker, jack nicholson (dual role as the president & a greaseball casino tycoon), annette benning, pam grier, danny devito, natalie portman, michael j. fox, christina applegate, tom jones (to name a few-there's more, much more!)
mars attacks is great!
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Summary: Wonderful spoof
Review: It's secondarily about Martians invading Earth and kicking butt, but primarily about the twisted, but absolutely hilarious, satire erupting from Burton's brain. If you've ever wanted to see a bunch of big-name stars get disintegrated or subjected to the most bizarre scientific experiments possible, then this is the film for you. It's also a homage to many of the SF films of the '50's--the saucers are straight out of _Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,_ the aliens appear to be cribbed from _Invasion of the Saucer Men,_ and the plot is from _War of the Worlds._ Although in this version, it's not bacteria that kill off the Martians, but a hideous singer much beloved by blue-haired grandmothers.
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Summary: Definitely worth seeing, own it if you are into it
Review: Mars Attacks is all about subtlety, as are many of Burton's movies. There are the obvious points, but the real pleasure comes from the self-realization.The move points out time and time again that humans are so full of themselves we think we can predict everything. Case in point: in War of the World it was "bacteria" that killed off the aliens. How fortunate. Tim Burton shows us that it's equally possible, and 100 times funnier, to think that horrible Earth music can be just as deadly. Those jabs appear every minute of the movie, and you have to pick them up to find it funny. Those looking for a more heavy-handed dose of humor may be disappointed. I got all the jokes, picked up all the satire and loved the movie.
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Summary: Bubble Gum Card Stuff
Review: This movie appeared to have great potential but it seemed to lose momentum as it progressed and it never really got that far off the ground. What is supposed to be funny is really not all that funny and as a result the laughs become forced. Visually it definitely has Tim Burton's twisted vision of a Martian Attack but as a spoof it somehow lacks energy for its inspiration. Danny Elfman composed a very good score giving it a 1950's science fiction feel for that genre. Elfman's score is a comment on just how goofy some of those films look today. This film has a very good cast with its members given varying degrees of importance and screen time. Coming off best are Jack Nicholson, Pam Grier, Jim Brown, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones and Joe Don Baker. This is really not a bad film. I suppose I just expected something greater with such an abundance of talent.
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Summary: Funny, plain and simple!
Review: Cmon people...a buncha crazy looking, wacked out 50's style aliens with fishbowls for space helmets take over the planet?? LOL What could possibly not be funny about that?! This movie is camieo GALORE, kind of a chance to see all your favorite big-time stars acting like complete and utter morons...its great!! For all the people who don't get this 50's Sci-Fi spoof, pull your head out of your @$$ and lighten up! This movie ain't no Independence Day and it sure aint another Close Encounters, so if you go into it expecting that (Not only are you a complete idiot) but you are bound to be let down, so keep that in mind if you plant to buy!
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Summary: Classic Tim Burton that crosses many boundaries
Review: Like much of Tim Burton's work, this movie does not fit neatly into the little categories at the video store. Its too campy to be taken seriously by those looking for serious Sci-Fi, too much horror and death for those looking for comedy. It is a great, great spoof for those of us who do not need our movies to be easily classified. Its full of stars and there are laughs mixed in with the horror. Even the horror is done in a funny way.
The effect with the dogs head on Sarah's body is hilarious. Burton really pushes the limits of satire. He's a genius.
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Summary: An entertaining parody...
Review: Boy, a lot of people just didn't get this movie. I thought it was quite funny. Not only was it a parody of classic sci fi movies, it poked fun at government and at our obsession with UFO's and aliens in a campy and entertaining way.(You gotta love a movie where half of congress gets fried by bulbous headed space critters!) OF COURSE it's not a masterpiece! I don't think that's what Burton was going for. This movie is pure, all out silliness and fun. People who can't laugh at this can't laugh at themselves.
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Summary: Someone owes a wife 3 Chick flicks...yadda yadda yadda!
Review: It's funny that the public would snub a movie like Mars Attacks at the theatre and denounce it for it's absurdity but praise trash like Titanic, The Sixth Sense etc. (insert garbage here) can secure their place in film history. What a tragedy. Pure tripe is presented to us and we graciously accept it and eat it as if it was fine dining. This movie wasn't meant to make you want to root for any of the characters. You weren't supposed to cheer for the kids, the adults, the president or Tom Jones. There is no hero, nor is there supposed to be. Truth be told, the aliens are the ones to cheer for because they're just a bunch of jerks taking advantage of the ridiculous people of earth. If anything, the movie shows just how stupid people can be, looking for meaning in everything and striving to find something or someone to hold up on a pedestal. It hints at our habit of always wanting to show our own greatness by pretending to realize the greatness of others. Mostly though, there is absolutely no message or moral and there isn't supposed to be one. The fact of the matter is that this movie is just good fun. It is a movie that you can sit down and watch with a wife, family, friend, and or girlfriend, and have a lot of laughs and a good time.
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