| Mars Attacks! | 
 enlarge | Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening, Glenn Close
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 4493
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 106
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD14480D
ISBN: 0790731452
UPC: 085391448020
EAN: 9780790731452
ASIN: 0790731452
Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1996
Release Date: June 1, 2004
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It's enlightening to view Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! as his twisted satire of the blockbuster film Independence Day, which was released earlier the same year, although the movies were in production simultaneously. Burton's eye-popping, schlock tribute to 1950s UFO movies actually plays better on video than it did in theaters. The idea of invading aliens ray gunning the big-name movie stars in the cast is a cleverly subversive one, and the bulb-headed, funny-sounding animated Martians are pretty nifty, but it all seemed to be spread thin on the big screen. On video, however, the movie's kooky humor seems a bit more concentrated. The Earth actors (most of whom get zapped or kidnapped for alien science experiments) include Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rod Steiger, Michael J. Fox, Lukas Haas, Jim Brown, Tom Jones, and Pam Grier. --Jim Emerson
Product Description
In this sci fi epic martian spaceships are approaching earth. Should the president bomb them or embrace them? from the opening scene in a town called lockjaw where a blazing fire sprints the road to the apocalyptic finale youll never know what to expect sophomoric funniness black humor or a genuine fright. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 12/07/2004 Starring: Jack Nicholson Annette Bening Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Tim Burton
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 One of the best Sci-Fi movies ever!! November 17, 2008
As far as I am concerned, this is one of the best sci-fi movies of all time! The Martians surround Earth with flying saucers, and begin to "cleanse" the planet of it's villans. They have "Come In Peace", or at least that's what they say. After a brief encounter with the Earthlings, (and by the way, Martians don't like birds), they start disintegrating the military, Earth's leaders and anyone else that get's in their way. One of my favorite scenes is when the Martian ambasador addresses Congress and, without any hesitation, disolves the legislative branch. You can barely hold back the tears of joy, and shout "way to go"! The whole thing comes to an end when a few "common folks" finally defeat the invaders and send them back into space, but not before Washington DC, Las Vegas, and most of the free world is in a shambles. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.A must see flick!!
mars attacks October 21, 2008
this movie is always funny and we get a kick out of watching it. It was sent in a timely manner and arrived on time. It is good too to do business with Amazon and the people that they have registered too. I have had no problems with any of my orders. J. A. Harris
Mars Attacks! August 29, 2008
At first I thought it was dumb, then I thought it was awsome!
This has many actors in it and many funny parts.
Including: Many are incinerated. Martians kill congress and the president. S.J.P. loses her body and so does Pierce Brosnan. Rod Steiger is shrunk and then squashed. Danny DeVito offers a martian a watch. Jim Brown gets into a boxing match with Martians. Christina Applegate is incinerated while having sex. Michael J. Fox is incinerated and S.J.P. is left holding his hand, which is later used in the Martian's experiments. Jack Black is incinerated while surrending to a Martian. (SUCKER!) Brian Haley's UZI is incinerated. The dog is incinerated. A bird in incinerated.
Mars Attack August 29, 2008
i have seen this movie at least four times before i bought the dvd. it is a great movie. lots of laughs. great all around entertainment. the right actors are correctly chosen for their corresponding parts.
 "Funny Lookin Little Critters Ain't They?" August 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yeah, I get that Tim Burton's star studded MARS ATTACKS! is a spoof of 1950's sci-fi movies but I still don't find this to be a very amusing film. And I know it is all comic book violence/black comedy but there is still way too high of a body count (both Martian and Earthling) for me. Do I personally find it amusing when a trailer dwelling Kansas couple watches their soldier son get vaporized on live television? Er No. Or when a group of Cub Scouts are crushed by the Washington Monument? No again. I even have to say no to the enjoyment value of members of Congress being assassinated with ray guns while the president is killed in a manner reminiscent of the chest bursting scene in ALIEN. Those are just some samples of the Earthling casualties. And when the Martians' heads begin to explode after hearing a certain type of music they leave quite an unpleasant gooey green substance in their wake. Suffice it to say that this one is not for the kiddies. Since this "comedy" lacks clever dialogue or amusing situations I can't recommend it for the adults either.
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