It is 8 minutes past two in the morning EST and I have just turned on the television. I press the "guide" button on the remote and scroll down the list of channels. I stop at 708, Hi-Def TBS. Mars Attacks! What a fancy film! I remember when this movie arrived in the theater on December 13th, 1996. I saw it opening day. How this movie did not become an instant classic is beyond me. It is awesome. Look at some of the people who worked on this movie:
Jack Nicholson - 3 Oscars, 7 Golden Globes (12 Oscar Nominations)
Glenn Close - 2 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globes (5 Oscar Nominations)
Annette Bening - 1 Golden Globe, (3 Oscar Nominations)
Pierce Brosnan - 2 Golden Globe Nominations (Plus he was flippin' James Bond)
Danny DeVito - 1 Emmy Award, 1 Golden Globe (1 Oscar Nomination)
Martin Short - 1 Emmy Award
Sarah Jessica Parker - 4 Golden Globes, 2 Emmy Awards
Michael J. Fox - 4 Golden Globes, 4 Emmy Awards (plus he was the Teen Wolf, the most bad-ass basketball player to ever lace up a pair of Nikes)
Rod Steiger - 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe (3 Oscar Nominations)
Tom Jones - The Famous Singer
Jim Brown - The Famous Football Player
Natalie Portman - 1 Golden Globe (Oscar Nomination)
Sylvia Sidney - 1 Golden Globe (Oscar Nomination)
Jack Black - Comedians do not win awards but he makes people laugh.
Christina Applegate - Gave us Kelly Bundy.
It was also directed by the one and only Tim Burton while the music was scored by the terrific Danny Elfman. It is nothing short of a masterpiece.
14 years ago
Great stuff. I like those Nikes, fur for the winter. FANCY stuff. Although the movie is not a personal favorite of mine, I do agree, the cast is ridiculously good. Just missing Tom Cruise...
ReplyDeleteYeah but don't they all die...in fancy kinds of ways? (I've actually never seen the movie)
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