Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): mars attacks !
( 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 .
this is director tim burton 's finest film to date .
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 .
however as a whole , mars attacks is much more entertaining than id4 , and i loved id4 .
you really have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy this film .
it is completely wacked - out and unlike anything you 've ever seen .
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 do n't mix .
the plot is simple : martians invade the earth .
but it 's different than any other invasion film .
usually it 's the evil aliens versus the heroic humans .
this time however , it 's the goofy aliens versus the equally goofy humans .
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 .
and about the special effects .
the effects in mars attacks ! are just about the most flawless ones i 've seen to date .
the computer animation of the martians combined with the goofy personalities they are given makes them seem 100 % real .
there are just a couple of scenes that do n't work , mainly those involving sarah jessica parker and pierce brosnan on board an alien ship .
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 .
but there are many big laughs in the film , as i said , if you are in the right mood .
could it have been funnier ?
certainly . was it funny enough ?
yes .
was i entertained ? absolutely .
on a personal note , i 'd like to thank whomever cast rod steiger ( my favorite actor ) in the film as war - crazy general decker .
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 .
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 .
the preview audience i saw the film with really seemed to enjoy him .
Output (English): P