WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Mars Attacks!
Genre:Science Fiction

Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 4.5
Sound Rating: 5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): 14480
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Retail Price): $34.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 106
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Theatrical Release): 1996
(LD Release Date): 7/9/97
(THX® Digitally Mastered):

Credits Information
(Director): Tim Burton
(Screenplay/Written By): Jonathan Gems
(Story): NA
(Music): Danny Elfman
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Wynn Thomas
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(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Chris Lebenzon
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(Executive Producers): NA
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Tim Burton & Larry Franco

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.38:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
(Theatrical Sound): DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital): No
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
(Additional Languages):

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Based on the property of the Topps Company, a “cast of thousands“ is featured in the zany Tim Burton science fiction comedy Mars Attacks! Citizens of Earth face their doom as little green men with huge heads and insta-fry ray guns fly in from outer space to terrorize the planet. Everyone from the United States President (Jack Nicholson) to residents of a small Kansas town to gamblers on the Las Vegas strip is glued to their televisions in the hope of witnessing the event of the Millennium. Now watch as Earth fights back with out-of-this-world, but state-of-the-art special effects. Take that Martians

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LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
(Aggressive System Surround): Yes
(Intense 25Hz Bass): Yes
(Deep Bass Challenging): Yes
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
(Holosonic Soundfield): Yes
(Aggressive Split Surround): Yes
(Center Back Surround Imaging): No
(Directionalized Dialogue): No
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