Review of Mars Attacks! (1996) by Alex C — 23 Mar 2013

Just plain funny. Nothing clever just funny.

This review of Mars Attacks! (1996) was written by Alex C on 23 Mar 2013.

Mars Attacks! has generally received mixed reviews.

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