I grew up terrified of Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks. The wide-eyed, gibberish spouting aliens put a fear in me that has never once subsided. They’re so freaky and otherworldly, killing without remorse even though they clearly exist to be made fun of. Having the chance to reverse that conflict and cause chaos as the martian menace that haunted me was weirdly sobering as a kid, and why Destroy All Humans still has a special place in my heart. It’s fun, campy, ridiculous, so aware of what it wants to be.
