Released on December 13, 1996 and based on the eponymous trading card series, Mars Attacks! delivered exactly ... However, in Burton’s movie, they’re mostly lambs to the slaughter with the ...

Cosmic horror was built ... for the colonized Mars. It's an unnerving oxymoron to watch these positive people board the luxury spaceship while their planet rots, yet the movie's cynical tone ...

Although "Mars Attacks!" is not strictly a horror film, it presents itself as ... and deliberately embraces ridicule and absurdity. The movie uses special effects and animation that, while not ...