ABechtel
Joined May 1999
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Great casting can't make up for a so-so storyline. "Crusade" has its moments and is certainly better than the grimly violent and sexist "Temple of Doom." But this entry in the series doesn't have the narrative drive and excitement of the first film.
"Mars Attacks!" is amusing enough but not up to the usual standards of Tim Burton.
The biggest problem is in the movie's opening 30-minute setup (after a fantastically fun title sequence) which is pretty ho-hum. Once the bad guys emerge and cut loose, "Mars Attacks!" is a sly and twisted take on "War of the Worlds" and other alien-invasion stories.
The biggest problem is in the movie's opening 30-minute setup (after a fantastically fun title sequence) which is pretty ho-hum. Once the bad guys emerge and cut loose, "Mars Attacks!" is a sly and twisted take on "War of the Worlds" and other alien-invasion stories.
Jeff Goldblum is perfectly cast as a loser who comes home early from work to find his wife in bed with another man. Confused, he drives "into the night," to find himself and instead finds bizarre adventure and intrigue.
This story was done better a few years later in "Afterhours," but "Into the Night" has a goofy charm that makes it worthwhile. John Landis tries to hard to weave in a cameo by just about every director in Hollywood (and David Bowie to boot). Why bother? The soundtrack, with songs by BB King, is a nice touch.
This story was done better a few years later in "Afterhours," but "Into the Night" has a goofy charm that makes it worthwhile. John Landis tries to hard to weave in a cameo by just about every director in Hollywood (and David Bowie to boot). Why bother? The soundtrack, with songs by BB King, is a nice touch.