MARS ATTACKS! (1996) ** I mean this is why there's no point in having good actors or a really big budget in this kind of flick. The historic all-star cast is capable of being deserving of accolades, but there just aren't many. Sarah Jessica Parker and (of course) dual-roled Jack Nicholson (at one point he asks his other self what he means on tv) are the all-stars of the all-stars. She regularly loses her way into brilliance, and has the most memorable scene where the aliens attach her head to the body of a chihuahua. The irony is that she doesn't look much more bizarre than she usually does. The earth is a varied enough place that there's something suitable for the destruction of everyone, and while the Martians are advanced enough to groove to Tom Jones, country yodeling is too base for their taste. The props are the best, especially the little translation machine with a revolving radar dish on the top. I mean, it's cool to have virtually every character be a familiar face, but that also means that you've seen them all (except for Sarah Jessica) better.
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