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1996

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This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction films as The Day the Earth .. Read more

Starring	Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan
Director	Tim Burton
Genres	Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- The film begins brilliantly, with a stampede of flaming cows, but is then content to recycle, at great expense, the style of 50s sci-fi films while its cast parody their more serious roles; despite its occasional antic charm, it is not as enjoyable as it
- 29717
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:37
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  - 4
  Mars Attacks is one of the best films i have ever seen
  
  Tim Burton's Mars Attacks is wonderful.
  
  it is definately pure Tim Burton. he took elements of his other movies and there scenes and crammed the ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Peter David Bromley
  - Newcastle Upon Tyne
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 17:16
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  - 1
  Mars Attacks! (1996
  
  This film tries to be funny by parodying other well known sci-fi films, but is just awful. The jokes are at best crude - at worst not even funny, but mostly ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 09:19
- - 3
  - 0
  “…Ack Ack! Don’t Run! We Are Your Friends! Ack Ack!”
  
  I hadn't looked at my DVD of Tim Burton's ridiculously over-the-top homage to Fifties Sci-Fi movies in years – and I was stunned at two things when... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Baz
  - 75 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 00:26
- - 0
  - 0
  very odd but very good
  
  very funny retro film. very odd story line, lots of well known actors and actresses that you wouldnt think would do a film like this, but the mix of oddness, C.... read more »
  
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- - Xenomorph
  - 21 reviews
  - Havant
  - 27 Jul 2011 at 14:44
- - 1
  - 0
  Top notch fun
  
  Great cast...great look..great music...
  
  Great Fun!!
  
  What more can be said, suspend your disbelief and wallow in the overwhelming kitsch.
  
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- - MrRik
  - 6 reviews
  - 07 May 2011 at 11:51
- - 0
  - 2
  Same as the old days
  
  It was apalling, It may be meant to be a mockery of the 50's style sci-fi films btu im my opinion was exactly the same and just as bad!
  
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- - Matoskah
  - 6 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 06 Apr 2011 at 21:32
- - 1
  - 0
  A fair film with some good laughs.
  
  Mars Attacks! is a fun film that isn't really meant to be taken seriously. The film is filled with some big names of the stage and screen and I think ... read more »
  
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- 961630
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  - North Ayrshire
  - 07 Feb 2011 at 01:27
- - 0
  - 2
  Good in it's time
  
  I remember going to the cinema to see this and at the time I thought it was great. Now that I have been lucky enough to see some great films & some amazing ... read more »
  
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- - MiniG
  - 60 reviews
  - Erskine
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 23:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Attack of the Martian funnies.
  
  Very funny and original film thatspoofs the Sci Fi pictures of the fifties. I've seen it before but still find it funny in places. recommended.
  
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- - Perdurabo
  - 58 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 04 Nov 2010 at 12:34
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  - 0
  First rate sci-fi
  
  You got a star studded cast , a top class script and the best cgi of its time .
  
  The idea is martians comeing to attack earth and doing it in a comedy... read more »
  
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- - muggs
  - 175 reviews
  - Lincoln , England
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 14:32
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  - 0
  Far fetched humour
  
  Very quirky sense of humour with top line artists involved. Very funny and exremely silly. A good film to wind you down.
  
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- - dally
  - 230 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 22 May 2010 at 09:56
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- - 19
  - 4
  Mars Attacks is one of the best films i have ever seen
  
  Tim Burton's Mars Attacks is wonderful.
  
  it is definately pure Tim Burton. he took elements of his other movies and there scenes and crammed the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 5177
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Peter David Bromley
  - Newcastle Upon Tyne
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 17:16
- - 4
  - 0
  A must see - This will...
  
  A must see - This will leave you crying from laughter. I have seen this film loads of times and I am sure I will rent it again. Watch it with friends to get ... read more »
  
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  - HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
  - 23 May 2004 at 15:34
- - 4
  - 1
  Stars Attack!
  
  It may be worth seeing this film for the novely star factor alone. Sarah Jessica Parker (of "Sex and the City"), Pierce Brosnon, Danny Devito, ... read more »
  
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- - snowy2481
  - west glam
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 00:43
- - 3
  - 0
  This is a classic ...
  
  This is a classic movie, that I've seen a few times. Very funny. The DVD itself doesn't contain much more than the film, mainly just text info on the ... read more »
  
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- - sonic1#1
  - LEEDS
  - 21 Nov 2003 at 14:08
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  - 0
  Tim Burton never fails...
  
  Tim Burton never fails to impress me, i have loved his recent films and they have inspired me to look back at his previous films, and they are consistantly ... read more »
  
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- - Sam#36
  - TANSLEY
  - 12 Mar 2004 at 19:13
- - 3
  - 0
  “…Ack Ack! Don’t Run! We Are Your Friends! Ack Ack!”
  
  I hadn't looked at my DVD of Tim Burton's ridiculously over-the-top homage to Fifties Sci-Fi movies in years – and I was stunned at two things when... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1033315
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Baz
  - 75 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 00:26
- - 2
  - 0
  Not Burton's best but still good
  
  As a huge Tim Burton fan I couldn't wait to see this film in the cinema, but came away feeling disappointed. The jokes are a bit hit-and-miss and the story... read more »
  
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- - MadBozzieFTS
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Jan 2006 at 14:51
- - 1
  - 0
  Arguably the best ...
  
  Arguably the best movie ever made. Compulsive viewing for those who like to see Hollywood stars bite the dust. Reputations mean nothing to those mighty men from... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - CAMBRIDGE
  - 09 Nov 2004 at 19:23
- - 1
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  A fair film with some good laughs.
  
  Mars Attacks! is a fun film that isn't really meant to be taken seriously. The film is filled with some big names of the stage and screen and I think ... read more »
  
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- 961630
- - a customer
  - North Ayrshire
  - 07 Feb 2011 at 01:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Top notch fun
  
  Great cast...great look..great music...
  
  Great Fun!!
  
  What more can be said, suspend your disbelief and wallow in the overwhelming kitsch.
  
  Report this review
- 989935
- - MrRik
  - 6 reviews
  - 07 May 2011 at 11:51

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Critics' reviews
- The film begins brilliantly, with a stampede of flaming cows, but is then content to recycle, at great expense, the style of 50s sci-fi films while its cast parody their more serious roles; despite its occasional antic charm, it is not as enjoyable as it
- 29717
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:37
- "...[A] continually inventive, parodistic sendup of alien invasion movies....The technically brilliant picture possesses a quirkily, somewhat facetious insider tone..."
- 6727
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Earth's in peril, yet again, and the US President must call the shots. This time, though, we're rooting for the space... read more on Time Out
- 42796
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...[A] giddily satiric epic....Escalates into full Burtonian madness..." -- Rating: B+
- 6726
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ...

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  This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ...