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Dec 13, 1996 · “Mars Attacks!” is not so much a comedy as a replica of tacky old saucer movies--not so much a parody as the real thing. The action also takes place in Las Vegas, where Nicholson, in an unsuccessful and unnecessary dual role, plays a casino owner with a boozy wife (Annette Bening).
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale...
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- Tim Burton
- PG-13
- Jack Nicholson
As a comedy, Burton's film is wonderful. A star-studded cast of famous faces send themselves up shamelessly, all of those tacky alien invasion pictures of the 1950s are referenced and paid homage too, and on top of all this, we have loads of excellent CGI effects to contend with.
The science-fiction comedy Mars Attacks! is a contrived B-movie pastiche with some spicy ingredients alien to other Tim Burton films: attitude, cynicism, misanthropy. Full Review | Dec 7, 2018
Review. When Martians make contact with earth opinion is split into two camps between seeking peace or preparing for defence. When the inital meeting is turned into a massacre by a misunderstanding surrounding the dove of peace, the camp seeking war seem to have the stronger case.
- Tim Burton
- 2 min
Alien-invasion satire for older tweens and up. Read Common Sense Media's Mars Attacks! review, age rating, and parents guide.
Dec 2, 1996 · A goofy cultural artifact, Tim Burton’s “Mars Attacks!” is a cult sci-fi comedy miscast as an elaborate, all-star studio extravaganza. Continually inventive, parodistic sendup of alien ...
