| MOVIE |
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You know, not many people liked this movie when it came out, but I consider it
one of Tim Burton's best films and it certainly fits into his movie style.
The story is
based on a series of trading cards released a few years ago now. Aliens from Mars have
picked our planet out to live on and they want us out.
At first we believe that they were
coming in peace, thanks to the advice Pierce Brosnan gives the President, who is played
brilliantly by Jack Nicholson, he also plays the role of a Las Vegas slime as well!
The
movie itself trundles along at fair pace and can get very strange and surreal and although
some people will hate it, it is a very fun cartoonish romp and the special effects are
outstanding.
Granted the movie didn't do too well at the cinema, it's the kind of movie
that has gained a cult audience.
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| VIDEO |
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Mars Attacks! scrubs up pretty well. The film does have the occasional artifact show up, but generally
the picture is good and shows of the cartoonish quality of the movie.
Mars Attacks is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided,
single-layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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As usual the sound on this disc is encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 and is a
brilliant mix. The surround and subwoofer channels are used very frequently and really add
to the quality of the disc. The other sound channel on the disc is Danny Elfman's music
only soundtrack and shows off his talent for making a different type of sounding
soundtrack with own distinctive style. Great Stuff. Almost reference stuff.
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| EXTRAS |
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There are a couple of interesting extra's included on this disc, but not much.
Firstly there is some production notes, a Theatrical trailer, scene selections and some
great animated menus, but other than that it's a pretty empty extra's box.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| This one is a good disc, if your into this type of movie go and get it right now
it's great and even if your not, think long and hard and then go and get it, because it's a worthy purchase, worth every cent. |
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REVIEW
EQUIPMENT
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Display:
48" Sony RPTV.
DVD Player: Panasonic A350 Player using S-Video Cables.
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D508
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Speakers: Accusound speaker
system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 25 May 2000 18:58:30 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
102
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
29/12/1998 |
| Catalog
Number: |
14480 |
| List
Price: |
$29.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
| Chapters: |
38 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
|
2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
|
5.1
Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
5.1
Music Track |
| Languages:
|
English |
| Subtitles: |
None |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
Yes |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
Yes |
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| INTERNET
MOVIE DATABASE INFO |
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| OFFICIAL
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