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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)

A science fiction directed by Nicholas Webster.
Martian children are acting strangely after viewing Earth television so the Martian leaders go to Earth in order to bring back Santa Claus.
I don't know whether it's funny or scary, but it's definitely stupid. The most disturbing scene involved Santa and the Earth children pretending to laugh in an unconvincing manner. This definitely hearkens back to the laughing scene in Final Fantasy X above Luca. Another disturbing scene *spoiler* involved Santa and all the children (of Earth and Mars) "attacking" one of the martian leaders with their toys. The insincerity is what predominates the film in a matter similar to that of an old and low-budget kung-fu flick. Like an old fuvie, this film features a comic relief character who gets more deeply involved in the plot than he means to. The antagonist definitely reminds me of Richard Pryor with his thick handlebar mustache. I'm rating this poor.