Mars Attacks! (1996)
49 %
Reviews Counted: 45 Fresh: 22 Rotten:23 Average Rating: 6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito
Director: Tim Burton
Composer: Danny Elfman
Story: Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norm Saunders
Screenwriter: Jonathan Gems
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Tim Burton
Composer: Danny Elfman
Story: Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norm Saunders
Screenwriter: Jonathan Gems
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Tim Burton
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Burton is at his funniest when the Martians are zapping away like brats playing a video game.
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09/27/07
It has a silly juvenile appeal in its unrelenting and subversive camp satire of the pop culture scene.
01/06/07
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05/20/03
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10/29/02
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It's got attitude, goodness knows; it has stars by the fistful; and it certainly was made with technical skill. What it doesn't have is enough of a story to fill an hour and 46 minutes.
10/15/02
Mars Attacks! is packed with memorable sights and hilariously ridiculous ideas.
09/10/02
When the film's energy kicks in, though, so does Burton's flair for black comedy.
06/19/02
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A bizarre combination of eye candy, warped humor, social satire and comedic ultraviolence.
06/05/02
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