Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
For a supposed action film there's not an awful lot going on in the first hour other than a get to know you with the cast, a pretty impressive one at that. However the second half almost makes up for it, especially the wild jump Nic Cage does in his Shelby Mustang to escape his pursuers.
A cool soundtrack - Janes Addiction, Apollo 440, The Cult, DMX, Johnny Cash - ensues there's always something to listen to as we go.
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Tim Burton's love letter to all the sci-fi movies he grew up watching in his youth. Another where it takes a while for the fun to begin but once it does and the Martians arrive it's beautiful mayhem until the end.
If i thought Gone in 60 Seconds had a good cast, it's nothing compared to this, and i mean nothing, as Burton brings together one of the greatest ensemble casts of all time.
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