a sci fi / comedy starring jack nicholson , pierce brosnan , annette benning , glenn close , martin short and other stars .
a warner bros picture the martians have landed in this hillarous tim burton movie .
before entering the cinema , i was initially a little bit nervous about what this film would be like .
many people were saying that this film was silly rubbish , and there was no point to it all .
how wrong they were .
i left this film feeling much happier than i was before i entered the cinema .
the story is about martians attacking earth .
using ray guns ( hooray ! )
they generally cause havoc around the u . s and other countries .
nicholson plays the president who must try to stop invasion , and also taking advice from his loopy officials .
but , basically , its a load of set pieces showing the martians destroying earth .
the way people are killed by the ray guns is great , they is a hillarous ( and mildly disturbing scene ) involving a martian lady , a mad general who just wants to nuke the aliens away , ( and ends up getting squashed by an aliens foot ) and a gory finale involving lots of alien heads exploding .
but , most of all , this film is fun .
the martians are full of character , the performances are spot on , and the all star cast help make the film more enjoyable
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the film is a million times better
then the dire independance day , and is a real tribute to the tacky ' 50s invasion movies .
they are is a great score by danny elfman , and lots of laughs .
this has to be the best invasion i 've seen for a long time .
hillarous a real tribute great i left this film feeling much happier full of character , the performances are spot on , and the all star cast help make the film more enjoyable hillarous a million times better a great score this film is fun lots of laughs . this has to be the best invasion i 've seen for a long time