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mars attacks !
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( 1996 ) - c : jack nicholson , glenn close , annette bening , martin short , danny devito , rod steiger , pierce brosnan , sarah jessica parker , michael j . fox , jim brown , pam grier , joe don baker , natalie portman , christina applegate , lisa marie , tom jones .
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this is director tim burton's finest film to date .
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many will compare this tale of martians who invade earth to independence day , but even though the stories are similar , they really are two distinctly different films .
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however as a whole , mars attacks is much more entertaining than id4 , and i loved id4 .
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you really have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy this film .
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it is completely wacked-out and unlike anything you've ever seen .
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once the silly tone of the film is set , it's easy to just sit back and throw logic out the window because logic and comedy just don't mix .
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the plot is simple : martians invade the earth .
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but it's different than any other invasion film .
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usually it's the evil aliens versus the heroic humans .
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this time however , it's the goofy aliens versus the equally goofy humans .
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the martians , who are all computer generated , are just about the funniest things i've seen in a long time .
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they look funny , they move funny , and their " language " is hilarious .
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and about the special effects .
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the effects in mars attacks !
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are just about the most flawless ones i've seen to date .
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the computer animation of the martians combined with the goofy personalities they are given makes them seem 100% real .
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there are just a couple of scenes that don't work , mainly those involving sarah jessica parker and pierce brosnan on board an alien ship .
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also , glenn close overacts tremendously in her ( thankfully ) very limited screen time , so much so that i actually applauded silently when her character meets her demise .
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but there are many big laughs in the film , as i said , if you are in the right mood .
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could it have been funnier ?
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certainly .
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was it funny enough ?
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yes .
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was i entertained ?
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absolutely .
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on a personal note , i'd like to thank whomever cast rod steiger ( my favorite actor ) in the film as war-crazy general decker .
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finally , after many very small parts in direct to video garbage and minor tv roles , steiger is back on the big screen in a real movie that many people will see .
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while he's not given the type of role that you can give a real " performance " in , he does the job well and has some good lines of dialogue .
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the preview audience i saw the film with really seemed to enjoy him .
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