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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-06-23 03:43 pm

[ SECRET POST #2364 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2364 ⌋

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[personal profile] transcriptanon 2013-06-23 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Picture is the posters of the movies "Independence Day" and "Mars Attacks" side by side.]

Both these movies were released in 1996. I saw Independence Day first. Everyone had been raving about how great it was, and I just sat there, stunned. I could not believe this was not meant to be a parody. It hit every alien invasion cliché in existence, except water soluble aliens. It did nothing new or interesting. It had the worst presidential casting in history. It was the lamest thing I had ever seen, and I felt like summer blockbuster season was no excuse.

Then I saw Mars Attacks! It hit every alien invasion cliché, except water soluble aliens. The Martians sewed a woman's head onto the body of her chihuahua. It had Jack Nicholson. Gleen Close. Danny DeVito. The weapon that ultimately defeated the aliens was something uniquely human. Fuck, yeah, Slim Whitman. I love this movie to this day. A conscious parody beats an oblivious one any day.

If you ever favor Independence Day above Mars Attacks, I will slightly feel like you're a bad science fiction fan, no matter what else you like.