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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 WORLDS-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), to singer Tom Jones (as himself).
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Full Frame - 1.33
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
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Great off-beat comedy. Silly and fun. All star cast and it's amazing to see how some of the actors started out and have evolved.
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This wonderful movie parodies a lot of serious sci-fi books and movies, but I won't spoil it with the details. If you love science-fiction, buy this movie at this low price and get ready to laugh!
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Anonymous from Philadelphia, Feb 2, 1900
Funny beyond description, Jack Nicholson as the President is a screem.
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Anonymous from Mt. Carmel/Pa/USA, Feb 2, 1900
This movie is funny and unique...destined to become a cult classic if it isn't one already. The animation was very cool, and allowed the fil makers to show that over-the-top gore can be very funny.
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