Review of Invaders from Mars (1986) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 12 Jun 2008
Having made the mad mistake of selecting the project, screenwriters Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby and director Tobe Hooper seem utterly baffled by it; they hesitate between camping it up (and thus destroying a film for which they have an obvious affection) and trying to recapture Menzies's sublimely naive presentation (which, 80s hipsters that they are, they can't sustain for long).
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This review of Invaders from Mars (1986) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 12 June 2008.
Invaders from Mars has generally received mixed reviews.
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