Film1996106 min

Mars Attacks!

Name: Mars Attacks!
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: 1996
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito

Taste attributes: comedyfantasyscience fictiondisastermonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Nice planet. We'll take it!"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, stylish sci-fi film: unsentimental and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.

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