Ed Wood's "Plan 9 from Outer Space” was as dull uneventful and as worthless as any picture he had made, yet somehow it has established itself as the creator of the Sci-Fi spoof. Many films have followed it is footsteps but all have been labeled cheesy, uneventful, worthless and some of the worst films of all time. That is until a visionary director named Tim Burton put his spin on Ed Woods trademark trait for making bad movies, his film, a homage to" Plan 9 from Outer Space" and Ed Wood himself is as big as the galaxy and as audacious as any film can get.
Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!" Is big bold, audacious and rude Burton has constructed an extremely unique and outrageously funny Sci-Fi black comedy that defies all beliefs and completely redefines the spoof genre. What makes this film such a treat is the fact that it's cast has fun with the corny material and the fish out of water type of story, but "Mars Attacks!" is not all fun and games it can get pretty serious if only for a few minutes at a time. It's the type of film that you must put your logic aside to truly enjoy or else you will find yourself having a very boring time trying to get the far out jokes and out of place story and technology. "Mars Attacks!" can entertain you but you have to embrace it on it's own level instead of yours and once you do strap yourself in for one of the wildest and craziest rides you will ever take.
The All star cast including Jack Nicholson(In dual roles), Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox(In his last big screen film), Joe Don Baker, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Paul Winfield, Natalie Portman and Annette Bening all give good performances. Including standout performances from Jack Nicholson as the president and an idiotic con man, Jim Brown as a Family man and former boxer, Tom Jones as Tom Jones, Annette Bening as a recovering alcoholic and ditsy dame, Pierce Brosnan as Donald Kessler the pipe smoking, alien respecting professor and many, many more. They do not let you down [The Cast], they give you everything they’ve got and then some. There smart, edgy, funny and outrageous there the perfect comedy cast in a film that is far from perfect.
"Mars Attacks!" is not a film that everyone can enjoy it is a film that is for those who like quirky and strange films and can embrace this film as it is and if your forgiving it will deliver the crazy experience that you would expect from Tim Burton.
