I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

. . . (to use Warner Bros.' animated short MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA's favorite word) attacks on Big Religion as THE MASTER, THE ANTI-CHR!ST, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHR!ST, BEN HUR (2016), LEFT BEHIND, THE RAPTURE, RED STATE, DOGMA, FRAILITY, and ELMER GANTRY, this site will have a page for THE BOOK OF MORMON the minute it's committed to screen, just as it already does for SOUTH PARK and SEP+EMBER DAWN. However, there's no need for you to sit through a two-hour-plus feature flick to learn all the high points, ins-and-outs, and latest dope about the group to which one-time Massachusetts Gov. Mitt "I-Invented-Obama-Care" Romney belongs. MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA has it all, from the Magic Underwear to the Personal Planets. Several million years of Mormon History is covered here in less than seven minutes, well within the attention span of any Centurion (or is it Centennarian?) Sect President. It feels just like you're in the Salt Lake City Temple Square Visitor Center, but you can watch MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA in the comfort of your Own Personal Planet.

Not sure why this one isn't getting more love. It's a fun and interesting Looney Tunes short from Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, and Abe Levitow that doesn't feature any of the regular Looney Tunes characters. Instead, it's the story of a Martian who's bored with the seemingly idyllic Martian way of life. So he travels to Earth (the US state of Georgia specifically) where he is met with terror from the Earthlings, who scream "Monster!" and run away. This leads to several thoughtful and humorous bits until the alien figures out that humans see him as a monster because he's different. In typical Chuck Jones fashion, it's a funny short that also has something to say. Thankfully, it's not heavy-handed in the least nor does it ever feel like a "message cartoon." It makes its point subtly and creatively. The animation is terrific. At a time when WB cartoons were looking and sounding increasingly cheap, this one is stylish and colorful in a way that just pops off the screen. There are a couple of parts that will definitely remind you of Jones' later Grinch work. It's just a great cartoon all around and I'm not sure why it isn't rated higher. Perhaps it's one of those cartoons you have to see when you're in the right mood.

While I am a fan of Chuck Jones and most of his cartoons, Martian Through Georgia doesn't see him at his best. That's not to say it's bad, the animation is eye-popping in colour and detail with character designs that are really quite unique. The standout was in the beginning, the expressionistic look was perfect for life on Mars. The music is vibrantly orchestrated and has a lot of character too, it does give energy to Martian Through Georgia that I don't think were there in the gags. The cartoon also begins very strongly, and Mel Blanc's voice acting is solid as rocks. Sadly, the story and humour never really catches fire. The story is certainly interesting enough in its idea, I just think that the Martian's adventures on Earth takes too much of the running time(they were interesting to see but not particularly fun, memorable or exciting), while the pacing lacked snap and excitement. And some of it feels confused and as though the cartoon is trying to do too much. Martian Through Georgia doesn't really have much that is funny let alone hilarious and the narration is not just annoying but doesn't always make sense either. The Martian is a likable titular character, just not a particularly compelling one. The ending also felt abrupt. To conclude, a cartoon that interests and one that is neither great or awful, just kind of a mixed bag. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow's 'Martian Through Georgia' (co-directed by Maurice Noble) seems to be a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. The excessive directorial input seems to be down to a thoroughly perplexing script by Carl Kohler and Jones himself, which places too much stock in a constant, intrusive narration which is necessary to explain exactly what is going on but is irritating nevertheless. A dark little tale of a depressed Martian who travels to Earth in search of rejuvenation but discovers only rejection and abhorrence, 'Martian Through Georgia' never locates the charm it seems to falsely believe it is in possession of. Over-stylised in every way, 'Martian Through Georgia' is undoubtedly an interesting failure but a failure nonetheless, indicative of Jones's struggle to keep Warner cartoons interesting and relevant during their waning 60s era.