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Mars Attacks!

3 Ratings: 4.7

Action & Adventure and Science Fiction & Fantasy movie directed by Tim Burton

It's enlightening to view Tim Burton'sMars Attacks!as his twisted satire of the blockbuster filmIndependence Day, which was released earlier the same year, although the movies were in production simultaneously. Burton's eye-popping, schlock tribute to … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Cast: Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Glenn Close, Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker

Director: Tim Burton

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy

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a fantastic send-up

Jan 4, 2002

by Byron_Kolln
posted in Movie Hype

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A wonderful pastiche on the campy and cheesy B-grade sci-fi movies of the 50's and 60's, MARS ATTACKS! features a pin-sharp script and a star-studded cast.

Heading the lineup are Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening and Pierce Brosnan, but there is also the game support of Danny DeVito, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Rod Steiger, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Lisa Marie, Tom Jones and the veteran Sylvia Sidney.

The whole plot is, of course, Mars attacking Earth after a seemingly bungled translation job. The President and First Lady (played by Nicholson and Close with aplomb) and their young daughter Taffy (Natalie Portman) are taken seige in the White House when the aliens nuke the entire House of Congress.

The key to the alien's downfall belongs to the senile yet lovable old Grandma Norris (Sylvia Sidney). I won't spoil the surprise for those who have yet to see this hilarious film.

A fantastic DVD transfer is given here, with a fair few extra features.

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