Review of Mars Attacks! (1996) by John L — 20 Jan 2013

Loved it. just the right amount of stupid.

This review of Mars Attacks! (1996) was written by John L on 20 Jan 2013.

Mars Attacks! has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Mars Attacks! (1996) Movie Reviews (725)
Mars Attacks! (1996) Critic Reviews (56)
Mars Attacks! (1996) User Reviews (669)

More Reviews of Mars Attacks!

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Joshua M (939) on 11 Aug 2018

Mars Attacks! is a very silly, goofy and campy movie for better and for worse…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 May 2017

With the exception of Burton's jolting sight gags (I may never recover from the vision of Parker's head grafted on to the body of a chihuahua),…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Steven T (198) on 22 Nov 2018

This star studded dark comedy is a good film although it often drags and sometimes becomes too heavily burdened by the star power…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Marakai (27) on 28 Aug 2020

Tim Burton is often known for his off-beat, gothic approach to storytelling so it came as somewhat of a surprise when he delivered Mars Attacks…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Steven1981 (209) on 22 Mar 2020

Mars Attacks is a 1996 comedy sci-fi fantasy and it has some great actors such as Jack Nicholson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Danny…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By C T (56) on 12 Feb 2018

Tons of A-list actors star in this great parody of the '50s sci-fi movies mixed with the tinges of the refugee crisis plagueing Europe…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Bill M (1,080) on 17 Jul 2017

Possibly Tim Burton's most underrated movie, Mars Attacks has it's fair share of problems, for starters the script is never as funny as you…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Steven A (212) on 23 Aug 2017

An amazing cast of actors came together to have a bit of fun with a parody of sci-fi B movies, and the result is a hilariously silly film…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Vervain (2) on 03 Jan 2019

As a big fan of Tim Burton's work, I went into this film with an open mind in spite of being aware of very mixed reviews surrounding it…

Read Review

Review of Mars Attacks! (1996)

By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

Well, what can I say about this movie? other than that its kinda crazy lol and clearly spoofing 1950s/1960s b-movies…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Total Reality (1997)

By Ded-Meet C (65) on 03 Jan 2009

A must for David Bradley fans not the one on facebook but the real one who is best known for American Ninja Series…

Read Review

Review of Red Faction: Origins (2011)

By Ws W (1,791) on 15 Jan 2016

Like some lousy sci-fi I'd watched before 2000…

Read Review

Review of DNA (1997)

By Dan P (806) on 26 Nov 2007

I didn't think it was possible to make something quite as terrible as this movie, but here it is nonetheless :S…

Read Review

Review of Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)

By Robert Martin (28) for Starburst (899) on 21 Oct 2018

In fairness, there are some well mounted scenes and the odd delightfully gory moment, but the whole thing is let down by a, for the most part,…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mars Attacks!

1996

60%725 Reviews

Gladiator

2000

81%903 Reviews

The Master

2012

75%139 Reviews

Notting Hill

1999

74%696 Reviews

Chronicle

2012

70%1,047 Reviews

Godsend

2004

40%387 Reviews

Indecent Proposal

1993

57%473 Reviews

The Alibi

2006

60%77 Reviews

Zoolander

2001

68%710 Reviews

Pusher

1996

74%208 Reviews