Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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With its old-timey special effects, multiple plots and silly humor, it scampers through its 102 minutes untethered to the demands of strict logic, continuity or character development. This film is just out to have a good time. Often, it succeeds. [27 Apr 1990, p.D]
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The special effects are quite impressive for a low-budget production, although the classiest thing about it is the voice of Welles, whose verbal dramatization of the Martian invasion still chills. [27 Apr 1990, p.20]