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Mars attacks

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202pages. poche. Broché.

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First published January 1, 1996

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6,651 reviews186 followers
March 20, 2023
This is a novelization of a movie that was based on a series of 1950s science fiction bubble gum cards... so, if you're in the market for subtlety and nuance and other such high-brow intellectual qualities, this is not the droid for which you're looking. If, however, you're looking for a nicely written summary of the film with a little more back-story on some of the situations and characters, then here you go. The book was written by the same man who wrote the screenplay, and I thought both were a lot of nostalgic fun. (I remember going into a video rental store a year or so after the film was released and finding a copy of it in their clearance bin for next-to-nothing. When I took it to the check-out, the clerk tried to talk me out of buying it and kept warning me that if I did buy it that all sales were final no matter how bad the movie was. I assured him that I had seen the film and enjoyed it, after which he looked at me with loathing and distrust and kept me under close surveillance until I left.)
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707 reviews20 followers
January 8, 2021
Tästä teoksesta huomaa, että se perustuu elokuvaan. Tarina etenee nopeasti ja jokainen luku tuntuu kuin kohtaukselta elokuvassa, vaikka tietyt elokuvamaiset nyanssit siitä puuttuvatkin. Hahmoja on paljon ja on selkeää, kuka heistä on ns. tykin ruokaa ja kuka taas säästyy. Kukaan hahmoista ei myöskään ole erityisen persoonallinen tai mieleenpainuva, se tosin voi johtua kirjan lyhyydestä ja siitä, että tarinaan on yritetty ympätä mahdollisimman paljon tavaraa. Kirja oli kuitenkin ihan viihdyttävä luettava, sen vuoksi annan sille 3 tähteä.

Elokuvasta en muista kuin hämärästi pari kohtausta ja sen marsilaisten kummallisen räkänaurun, ehkä se pitäisi katsoa uudelleen, joskus.
53 reviews7 followers
August 21, 2014
It is literally as if your friend watched the movie and explained it to you. Still rather funny and easy to read nonetheless.
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28 reviews
July 10, 2019
Enjoyable enough, but not a patch on the movie.
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235 reviews10 followers
March 28, 2020
The dark humor doesn’t come off well here as it does in the film. On top of that, there’s some character backstory, most notably Byron’s (played by Jim Brown), that just doesn’t need to be in this.
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312 reviews2 followers
February 20, 2022
Was a fun expansion upon a movie I already love with humorous details that expanded upon moments in the film. I could see it in my head.
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115 reviews
June 23, 2024
Ack ack, ack ack ack.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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17 reviews
December 14, 2014
Definitivamente no es ni será una obra cumbre de la literatura americana, y es lógico considerando que está basada en una película.

Tiene momentos muy graciosos, como cuando los ancianos de la casa de retiro ven la masacre del poder legislativo y creen que están viendo una película cómica, o cuando el padre de Richie dice que "!No se van a llevar nuestra tele!" respecto a la inminente invasión marciana. También es de destacar que el héroe no fue el típico héroe americano, si no un adolescente rechazado por su familia y su abuela medio loca.

Cosas que no me gustaron fue que hay un exceso de personajes que no aportan prácticamente nada (ni siquiera puedo entender cuál sería su rol en la película) y que la narrativa es bastante... Plana.

Es un buen libro para pasar el rato, y de muy fácil lectura. Aunque no sé si me dejó ganas de ver la película.
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3 reviews
November 13, 2008
I can honestly say that this is the only occasion that I have come across where the movie is vastly better than the book. I still enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who likes the movie, but otherwise, don't waste your time.
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September 12, 2016
Oli tämän ihan viihdyttävä, vaikkakin silloin tällöin tällöin tuntui, että kirjottaja olisi halunnut kirjoittaa Linnunradan Käsikirja liftareille kaltaista hassuutta. Huutomerkkejä oli liikaa ja loppu tuli tökäshtäen.
Toisaalta, en myöskään leffasta erityisemmin pitänyt.
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278 reviews
September 5, 2009
Stupid funny. A really easy read and lots of laughs.
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