Mars Attacks DVD

Advantages: Looks great
Disadvantages: Ultimately shallow

...Earth. The story underpinning Mars Attacks is pretty thin to say the least but perhaps there are reasons for that. I'm not however going to say that what it has story wise is bad though - as it isn't. The age old questions of what a first encounter with alien life forms would be like, what Martians are like, and how the people of Earth would respond to such things can be handled in several ways. There's the slushy, drippy approach used by Star ...
...of the...err...sometime in the past, Mars Attacks pays homage to the drive in movie generation and does so at the expense of scientific 'fact'. But in all actuality, who actually wants scientific fact? Mars Attacks sets out to entertain us and that's what it does. The garish colours, cartoon-esque characters and visuals are all hugely reminiscent of the B movie twaddle that flooded the movie market in the 50's and 60's and anyone who's seen such ... Read review

Advantages: Tim Burton's comedy alien film
Disadvantages: none

This is a film of which I have fond memories, it was the first 12 rated film I ever saw in the cinema and I was taken to see it on my 12th birthday - to this day I dont know why as I never expressed an interest in it but never the less I went and found that I loved the film. The film itself follows in the traditions of all good B movies, larger than life stereotyped characters, bright colours and ridiculous looking aliens! It opens with a herd ...
...on fire the effect of which is lost on the small screen. The opening credits are shown over pictures of the Martian craft approaching and surrounding the Earth. Your first view of the Martians is when they take over a TV transmission, the martian is analysed by the scientist (Pierce Brosnan) and like all good B movies it is assumed that the Martians are intelligent. But they aren't in fact they are the Martian equivalent of the British football fan ... Read review

Advantages: Varied characters, Tom Jones finale, just great fun
Disadvantages: If you expect a classic Tim Burton film, you may be disappointed

*********** INTRO *********** If you are like me and are an avid fan of Tim Burton's classics such as Edward Scissorhands (which i have also reviewed), and you are currently looking for another of his films to add to your favourites, this may not be the one. Even though i still love it, it is definitely not what you would expect from Tim Burton....is it weird? yes ...is it dark? I wouldn't say so, and that is why I think this is not typical spooky/dark/sinister ...
...green men from a neighbouring planet send a message to Earth, and us trusting Earthlings believe this to be the start of a beautiful friendship. Unfortunately, friendship does not seem to be what the aliens are thinking of...in fact they're thinking more along the line of killing everyone and taking over the World. But, oblivious to this, the President of America (Jack Nicholas) goes to meet these aliens, with a huge audience standing by, wanting ... Read review

Advantages: FUNNY ALIEN MOVIE
Disadvantages: -

A UFO crashed lands and little green men with goggle eyes and gigantic, oversized heads greet the nation by saying ‘Ak, Ak, Ak’. Forget about peace and understanding, they want to delete the human race, so they proceed to shoot their laser beam guns and turn everyone into dust or some kind of weird creature. There’s an amazing cast line up to this movie. Jack Nicholson is not only the President of the U.S. but also as a sleazy ...
...Brosnan as a scientific adviser, Annette Bening as a New Age freak obsessed with meeting the Martians. Danny DeVito as a lawyer who tries to reason with them, Jim Brown as a former heavyweight boxer who tries to takes them on. Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael J. Fox as news reporters, and other star appearances from Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sydney, Tom Jones, Pam Grier and Martin Short. An example of the kind of antics that the aliens enjoy, is experimenting ... Read review

Advantages: for all the family
Disadvantages: a bit bloody in parts

This film was fantastic,my kind of film.It is stretched to the limits of stupidness>even though it is a comedy it really makes you think that their is something out there and we are very vulnerable if anything did decide to give us a visit.The animation of the aliens were great.The special effects when the humans were in the space ship really made me laugh.This film is for everyone especially if you enjoy a good laugh,there are parts were it is quite ... Read review

Advantages: Old but brilliant film and fab DVD extras
Disadvantages: Not noticed much any more

...My DVD player is featured and used on my PC itself. I find this really really good, useful and helpful and I find it works like any other DVD player would too but I do have one moan. As you probably all know you can have Region 1 and region 2 DVD's, my PC can only play region 2 DVD's, though it is possible to play both but then I run the risk of damaging my PC. Thats why I'm so impressed with this DVD (Mars Attacks) it's a region 2 DVD and has loads of impressive EXTRAS and is great quality too, during the film and the extras! THE ACTORS/ACTRESSES There is a great line-up of brilliant actors and actresses in this film, the film includes: Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito There many many more famous and well known stars in this movie, including the one and only Tom Jones who plays a normal role... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: The price and the special effects, Plus the fact its an amazing film
Disadvantages: The sound quality, Picture quality and so forth

...*Image previews Did I enjoy it? : I actually did lol the film is a superb action thriller/Comedy and will smith is a brilliant actor Story: The story line is excellent for a space thriller 9/10 Characters/Performance: Will smith plays an excellent role as capatain steve hiller and Bill Pullman is amazing as President Thomas J. Whitmore Special effects: 10/10 The super nova explosion at the end is truly awe inspiring Soundtrack: to be honest, the soundtrack on the VHS was more believeable. The DVD version just doesnt live up to standards How does it compare to similar films?: This film is a true original and due to the special effects and frequent comedy references, I would say its better than similar films such as Mars Attacks. Value for money: Very inexpensive these days. I saw it the other day in Asda for £4.99 Overall... Read review

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Advantages: some laugh out loud moments
Disadvantages: something is missing ..

...in the movie sequel Hannibal. In Evolution , She plays Government scientist Allison in this film and starts off going head to head with Ira Kane and Harry Block but ends up teaming up with them to help banish the aliens off the planet. Also stars in this film is Dan Akroyd who has appeared in many of Reitmans films including Ghostbusters 1 and 2. His acting in this film is slightly over the top and isn't much to write home about. Its certainly not one of his best performances thats for sure. ********** Movie Reviews ************** " If you like your film fun , fast furious and full of fizz this is for you " 9/10 daily star. Evolution is action packed science fiction that delivers plenty of laughs. If you enjoyed MIB or MARS ATTACKS! you'll have a rollicking time *** -The Daily Mail price... Read review

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