For the first time in about 13 years, I sat down to see this movie which I had not seen since elementary school. Unfortunately, the 25 cents I spent on a VHS copy at the local thrift shop was wasted. well, maybe not, that 25 cents will go to feed some poor guy.
My favorite martian is based upon the TV series from the early 60's, starring Christopher Lloyd as uncle martin, and Jeff Daniels as Tim O'Hara. Tim O'Hara is a news reporter who is paired up with the station manager's daughter, a spoilt brat. One night, Tim witnesses a UFO crash and brings the only evidence home - a shrunken UFO. The UFO's driver sneaks into his car invisibly, and makes Tim's life a living hell for a little while.
Now admittedly, there are some good jokes and one-liners lying around in this movie, but they're few and far between, and they only get a chuckle out of me personally. and if you know the writers (Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver, who both worked on Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs) They definitely could've done a lot better.
My favorite person throughout the whole thing was Wallace Shawn, who plays coleye, a scientist who is as weird as his voice. You might recognize the voice from the Toy story movies, as Rex.
This movie failed where it's appeal was aimed. They were trying to appeal to the adults that watched the series back in the 60's but were also trying to appeal to kids with the blatant toilet humor, but remember the old proverb - if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
4/10
My favorite martian is based upon the TV series from the early 60's, starring Christopher Lloyd as uncle martin, and Jeff Daniels as Tim O'Hara. Tim O'Hara is a news reporter who is paired up with the station manager's daughter, a spoilt brat. One night, Tim witnesses a UFO crash and brings the only evidence home - a shrunken UFO. The UFO's driver sneaks into his car invisibly, and makes Tim's life a living hell for a little while.
Now admittedly, there are some good jokes and one-liners lying around in this movie, but they're few and far between, and they only get a chuckle out of me personally. and if you know the writers (Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver, who both worked on Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs) They definitely could've done a lot better.
My favorite person throughout the whole thing was Wallace Shawn, who plays coleye, a scientist who is as weird as his voice. You might recognize the voice from the Toy story movies, as Rex.
This movie failed where it's appeal was aimed. They were trying to appeal to the adults that watched the series back in the 60's but were also trying to appeal to kids with the blatant toilet humor, but remember the old proverb - if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
4/10