Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

This week, I watched Tim Burton's 1996 film Mars Attacks! I chose to watch this film because I had already seen a lot of Burton's films and this seemed interesting because it seemed very different from the rest of his work, both visually and story-wise. This movie was very expensive and really is not that funny. The movie attempts to parody 50's alien invasion movies but ends up falling flat. In order to be funny, having a good parody idea is not enough; good writing is needed. Without the comedy, this movie ends up looking like a more expensive version of these tacky old movies without the authenticity and fun of these movies of old. In addition, the violence and special effects end up looking gratuitous. In the film, the humans are zapped by the aliens and light up like they are under an X-ray. This is funny the first time but happens over and over again until it is annoying. In addition, when the humans find a weapon to kill the aliens, we see the aliens' heads explode over and over again in their masks. This movie was not very funny and kind of annoying.
3/10