Review of Mars Attacks! (1996) by Alexander C — 05 Dec 2012

WAH WAH - That means awesme in Alien Language.

This review of Mars Attacks! (1996) was written by Alexander C on 05 December 2012.

Mars Attacks! has generally received mixed reviews.

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I first watched Mars Attacks! along with my brother. I was too much scared after watching it…

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