It sucked. It sucked badly. It was horrible. I STRONGLY disliked it.

In fact, it has caused me to make a new rule:

Tim Burton Can't Do Sci-Fi. I mean, look at Mars Attacks! (Or don't - it will save your sanity.) His other stuff is really good. But any time he ventures into science fiction, It Just Sucks.

The one good thing about the film was the costuming. Really good looking. Everything else (Mark Whalburg looks dazed 'n confused, plot was somewhat lacking in direction, heavy-handed social commentary, jokes that fell flat on their face) just sucked.

Okay, I have to admit that the martians were hilarious. To me, that was about it - the rest of the film just didn't do it for me. Other than those two, though, I haven't seen a Tim Burton film that didn't appeal to me. Hell, even Sleepy Hollow, which a lot of people didn't like locally, was a great deal of fun for me.