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* {{Sellout}}: The Critic begins the episode analyzing Burton's transition from one of the most unique directors to one of the most commercial and then one of the artsiest, while showing posters for ''Film/BigFish'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' and ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' to illustrate his point.
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* {{Sellout}}: The Critic begins the episode analyzing Burton's transition from one of the most unique directors to one of the most commercial and then one of the artsiest, while showing posters for ''Film/BigFish'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' and ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' ''Film/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' to illustrate his point.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Amidst the boring sequences of a White House press conference, the Critic tries not to laugh at the scene where a journalist asks if the Martians have two sexes.
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* AwesomeMusic: [[InUniverse The Critic]] considers the opening title music to be one of Music/DannyElfman's "catchiest yet somehow threatening" themes.
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* {{Sellout}}: The Critic begins the episode analyzing Burton's transition from one of the most unique directors to one of the most commercial and then one of the artsiest, while showing posters for ''Film/BigFish'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' and ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' to illustrate his point.
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* AllStarCast: [[InUniverse The Critic]] is baffled by the film's abundance of big-name celebrities, many of which play bit roles who are [[WeHardlyKnewYe instantly killed off]] throughout the alien invasion.
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* FollowTheLeader: [[InvokedTrope The Critic]] notes how some people at the time thought this film is following on the heels of the success of ''Film/IndependenceDay'' and thought this was a satire.
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* FollowTheLeader: [[InvokedTrope The Critic]] notes how some people at the time thought this film is was following on the heels of the success of ''Film/IndependenceDay'' and thought this was a satire.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In what was supposed to be the boring scenes of a White House press conference, the Critic tries not to laugh at the scene where a journalist asks if the Martians have two sexes, while being played by the notoriously androgynous Tilda Swinton.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In what was supposed to be Amidst the boring scenes sequences of a White House press conference, the Critic tries not to laugh at the scene where a journalist asks if the Martians have two sexes, while being played (played by the notoriously androgynous Tilda Swinton.Creator/TildaSwinton) asks if the Martians have two sexes.
-->'''Critic:''' "Must not laugh... Must not justify pointlessness..."
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** When Grandma Florence discovers that the Martians's heads explode when listening to Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call", the Critic contrasts it to a near-identical scene from ''Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'', where the monsters are also killed by playing a specific song, except said film is in his opinion SoBadItsGood, whereas this one is crossing the line between parody and ripoff.
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'''Release date:''' January 2, 2018
'''Film:''' ''Film/MarsAttacks''
'''Tagline:''' It's known as one of Creator/TimBurton's biggest blunders, but it's also getting a bit of a following. Is it worth it?
!We remembered these tropes so you don't have to:
* ActorAllusion: Three InUniverse cases:
** The Critic thinks Creator/AnnetteBening's performance as Barbara Land would be more powerful if the film just let her imitate her other role as [[Film/AmericanBeauty Carolyn Burnham]] screaming and slapping herself.
** Seeing Creator/SarahJessicaParker's performance as Natalie Lake, the Critic quips she's in a weird mood because her ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' survey says she's Samantha Jones (when in fact she plays Carrie Bradshaw).
** The Critic thinks the obnoxious gambler played by Creator/DannyDeVito is actually [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia Frank Reynolds]] who walked into the set and refused to leave until he gets a role.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In what was supposed to be the boring scenes of a White House press conference, the Critic tries not to laugh at the scene where a journalist asks if the Martians have two sexes.
* AllStarCast: [[InUniverse The Critic]] is baffled by the film's abundance of big-name celebrities, many of which play bit roles who are [[WeHardlyKnewYe instantly killed off]] throughout the alien invasion.
* {{Anvilicious}}: [[InUniverse The Critic]] especially takes issue with the film's forcible attempts at social commentary.
* FollowTheLeader: [[InvokedTrope The Critic]] notes how some people at the time thought this film is following on the heels of the success of ''Film/IndependenceDay'' and thought this was a satire.
* {{Glurge}}: The Critic's opinion on a supposedly emotional scene of Byron forcing Cindy to flee while he puts up a LastStand against a group of Martians.
* InsistentTerminology: The Critic keeps calling the characters by their actors' names because of the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, as well as its AllStarCast.
* ParodyCommercial: Exemplifying how child-unfriendly ''Film/BatmanReturns'' is, the Critic mockingly plays up a clip of Mr. Penguin biting off Josh's nose as a UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial, complete with the {{tagline}} "I'm lovin' it". He also applies the comparison to the film's establishing scene of a herd of cows on fire running down the road.
* {{Sellout}}: The Critic begins the episode analyzing Burton's transition from one of the most unique directors to one of the most commercial and then one of the artsiest, while showing posters for ''Film/BigFish'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' to illustrate his point.
* ShoutOut:
** While expanding on Burton's past reputation for creativity, the Critic puts up posters of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Film/EdWood'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
** To illustrate how much of a flop ''Mars Attacks!'' was (critically and commercially), the Critic shows [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYR2YJhRwTU a clip]] from the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward 1998 Academy Award]] featuring host Billy Crystal's opening medley, approaching Creator/JackNicholson (who would go on to win the Best Actor award that year as Melvin Udall in ''Film/AsGoodAsItGets'') and singing "Sit back and relax, forget about ''Mars Attacks!''" (where he played both President Dale and Art Land).
** The Critic compares Taffy Dale's obsession with black to that of [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Lydia Deetz]].
** While explaining why he's okay with the film failing to explain one of the aliens' cryptic threats, the Critic compares it to not trying to explain the logic (or lack thereof) of ''Film/TheRoom''.
** Music/TomJones revealing that he can fly an airplane is played up as one of Creator/{{NBC}}'s "The More You Know" [=PSAs=].
** Commenting on the pointlessness of celebrity cameos, the Critic contrasts such scenes with Creator/ChristopherWalken's short but meaningful appearance as the voice of [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 King Louie]].
* SoOkayItsAverage: [[InvokedTrope The Critic's]] verdict on this film.
* TakeThat:
** The lack of subtitles over the Martians' dialogue is compared to the same lack of subtitles over Chewbacca's family in ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
** When Grandma Florence laughs at the television coverage of the Martians shooting up the Congress, the Critic snarks that it's still not as funny as the current state of the real-life United States Congress at the time this episode came out (i.e., in a state of political deadlock resulting in little productivity).
** When Grandma Florence discovers that the Martians's heads explode when listening to Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call", the Critic contrasts it to a near-identical scene from ''Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'', where the monsters are also killed by playing a specific song, except said film is in his opinion SoBadItsGood, whereas this one is crossing the line between parody and ripoff.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Two InUniverse cases.
** The Critic is dismayed at how the film overran the comedic potential of the scene where a Martian infiltrates the White House disguised as a human woman.
** He also expresses dismay at the film failing to live up the hyped-up casting of Music/TomJones as himself.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: The Critic takes censure to how a majority of the film's AllStarCast simply exist to be immediately killed off without further exploring their backgrounds.
* WhatWereYouThinking: The Critic exemplifies the public reaction to Burton making ''Mars Attacks!'' with this line.
'''Film:''' ''Film/MarsAttacks''
'''Tagline:''' It's known as one of Creator/TimBurton's biggest blunders, but it's also getting a bit of a following. Is it worth it?
!We remembered these tropes so you don't have to:
* ActorAllusion: Three InUniverse cases:
** The Critic thinks Creator/AnnetteBening's performance as Barbara Land would be more powerful if the film just let her imitate her other role as [[Film/AmericanBeauty Carolyn Burnham]] screaming and slapping herself.
** Seeing Creator/SarahJessicaParker's performance as Natalie Lake, the Critic quips she's in a weird mood because her ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' survey says she's Samantha Jones (when in fact she plays Carrie Bradshaw).
** The Critic thinks the obnoxious gambler played by Creator/DannyDeVito is actually [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia Frank Reynolds]] who walked into the set and refused to leave until he gets a role.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In what was supposed to be the boring scenes of a White House press conference, the Critic tries not to laugh at the scene where a journalist asks if the Martians have two sexes.
* AllStarCast: [[InUniverse The Critic]] is baffled by the film's abundance of big-name celebrities, many of which play bit roles who are [[WeHardlyKnewYe instantly killed off]] throughout the alien invasion.
* {{Anvilicious}}: [[InUniverse The Critic]] especially takes issue with the film's forcible attempts at social commentary.
* FollowTheLeader: [[InvokedTrope The Critic]] notes how some people at the time thought this film is following on the heels of the success of ''Film/IndependenceDay'' and thought this was a satire.
* {{Glurge}}: The Critic's opinion on a supposedly emotional scene of Byron forcing Cindy to flee while he puts up a LastStand against a group of Martians.
* InsistentTerminology: The Critic keeps calling the characters by their actors' names because of the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, as well as its AllStarCast.
* ParodyCommercial: Exemplifying how child-unfriendly ''Film/BatmanReturns'' is, the Critic mockingly plays up a clip of Mr. Penguin biting off Josh's nose as a UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial, complete with the {{tagline}} "I'm lovin' it". He also applies the comparison to the film's establishing scene of a herd of cows on fire running down the road.
* {{Sellout}}: The Critic begins the episode analyzing Burton's transition from one of the most unique directors to one of the most commercial and then one of the artsiest, while showing posters for ''Film/BigFish'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'' to illustrate his point.
* ShoutOut:
** While expanding on Burton's past reputation for creativity, the Critic puts up posters of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Film/EdWood'', ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
** To illustrate how much of a flop ''Mars Attacks!'' was (critically and commercially), the Critic shows [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYR2YJhRwTU a clip]] from the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward 1998 Academy Award]] featuring host Billy Crystal's opening medley, approaching Creator/JackNicholson (who would go on to win the Best Actor award that year as Melvin Udall in ''Film/AsGoodAsItGets'') and singing "Sit back and relax, forget about ''Mars Attacks!''" (where he played both President Dale and Art Land).
** The Critic compares Taffy Dale's obsession with black to that of [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Lydia Deetz]].
** While explaining why he's okay with the film failing to explain one of the aliens' cryptic threats, the Critic compares it to not trying to explain the logic (or lack thereof) of ''Film/TheRoom''.
** Music/TomJones revealing that he can fly an airplane is played up as one of Creator/{{NBC}}'s "The More You Know" [=PSAs=].
** Commenting on the pointlessness of celebrity cameos, the Critic contrasts such scenes with Creator/ChristopherWalken's short but meaningful appearance as the voice of [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 King Louie]].
* SoOkayItsAverage: [[InvokedTrope The Critic's]] verdict on this film.
* TakeThat:
** The lack of subtitles over the Martians' dialogue is compared to the same lack of subtitles over Chewbacca's family in ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
** When Grandma Florence laughs at the television coverage of the Martians shooting up the Congress, the Critic snarks that it's still not as funny as the current state of the real-life United States Congress at the time this episode came out (i.e., in a state of political deadlock resulting in little productivity).
** When Grandma Florence discovers that the Martians's heads explode when listening to Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call", the Critic contrasts it to a near-identical scene from ''Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'', where the monsters are also killed by playing a specific song, except said film is in his opinion SoBadItsGood, whereas this one is crossing the line between parody and ripoff.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Two InUniverse cases.
** The Critic is dismayed at how the film overran the comedic potential of the scene where a Martian infiltrates the White House disguised as a human woman.
** He also expresses dismay at the film failing to live up the hyped-up casting of Music/TomJones as himself.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: The Critic takes censure to how a majority of the film's AllStarCast simply exist to be immediately killed off without further exploring their backgrounds.
* WhatWereYouThinking: The Critic exemplifies the public reaction to Burton making ''Mars Attacks!'' with this line.
