A first rank cast apparently "gets" what goes on in this movie. I don't. Usually when people say "you get it or you don't," I get it. I love comedy that comes in by side doors. I've always seen the wackier side of things.
Perhaps because I was unfamiliar with the "Mars Attacks" trading cards and because I don't give a hang about alien invasion yarns, including by that fascist eugenics-supporter H. G. Wells, I simply don't care for this, either. And that mars (no pun) my appreciation for the humor.
But I refuse to admit any fault in myself in not "getting" this flick. Then again, it was my first brush with Tim Burton since "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," which I enjoyed. Perhaps in the mran time he's been able to indulge himself too much.
Frankly, I found long swathes of this gross.
Still, individual performances tickled my fancy. Michael J Fox was always good before his unfortunate disappearance. Pierce Brosnan fits into his part like a glove. His pipe is the best thing in the movie. But for the most part, however good the cast member, he, she or it doesn't find my funny bone. And I stuck with it to the bitter end.
If you like it, fine. But I'm never judgmental about people who don't "get" freaked-out comedies I love. Don't judge me for not liking this.
Perhaps because I was unfamiliar with the "Mars Attacks" trading cards and because I don't give a hang about alien invasion yarns, including by that fascist eugenics-supporter H. G. Wells, I simply don't care for this, either. And that mars (no pun) my appreciation for the humor.
But I refuse to admit any fault in myself in not "getting" this flick. Then again, it was my first brush with Tim Burton since "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," which I enjoyed. Perhaps in the mran time he's been able to indulge himself too much.
Frankly, I found long swathes of this gross.
Still, individual performances tickled my fancy. Michael J Fox was always good before his unfortunate disappearance. Pierce Brosnan fits into his part like a glove. His pipe is the best thing in the movie. But for the most part, however good the cast member, he, she or it doesn't find my funny bone. And I stuck with it to the bitter end.
If you like it, fine. But I'm never judgmental about people who don't "get" freaked-out comedies I love. Don't judge me for not liking this.