Memorable, crazy movie

Admirable film.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

....but I actually kinda liked this show?? When I told my sister this for the first time, she honestly thought I was delusional and got upset. She hated the series, until I explained why I liked it. If there's one thing to take from Butt Ugly Martians its the voice acting. Oddly enough, they got a pretty solid voice cast who you can tell had fun on the show and did their jobs WELL. I would say the main drawback for everyone who hated this series would have to have been the poor animation, and of course the ridiculous title (try to recall that this was made during the time that truly 'ugly' and 'gross' things were kinda IN?? (see: osmosis jones movie) It didn't last long but it did happen).And yeah, the animation is terrible. It is probably so bad that most people just can't even watch it (and yeah I can't blame you in that regard. The old 3D models even make the martians look SCARY!). Before anyone says 'that's how 3D animation looked at the time' I'll have to direct you to Beast Wars and Reboot which looked far better than this series AND were made BEFORE it.It's strange that the animation wasn't so great, because this studio went on to make the 2002 He-man series which had really nice animation (among other series/movies with decent animation as well!). Sometimes I wonder if Butt-Ugly Martians were animated/drawn in the way that the 2002 He-man series was, it may have been seen as a beloved classic. But I digress.The show is a bunch of cheesy (and weirdly nostalgic) fun. Things don't always make sense sadly. For instance, sometimes the martians would be in BROAD DAYLIGHT even though they're supposed to be hiding from humans, or would erase people's memories even when said person would genuinely not tell their secret. However, these complaints you can direct even at old beloved 80s cartoons which also have tons of continuity/plot problems. So yeah it has its share of inconsistencies, but I just don't feel it deserves to be considered one of the worst of television. The characters Damage and Stoat Muldoon are, for example, very fun to watch (Damage being like a sort of Starscream character and Muldoon as a well-meaning scifi nerd/hero). How can you go wrong with Robert Stack as Muldoon and the AWESOME Rob Paulson as 2T? For those who want to revisit the series, you should try to just concentrate on the voice work and the jokes; that way it can be a more pleasant experience for you. Look at it like an 80s cartoon in some ways, not perfect but enjoyable. IDK what is the deal with some reviews bringing 'invader zim' into this?? Did this series replace that one?? I don't really know. Nonetheless, I think Butt Ugly Martians is far from perfect, but I don't think its the worst series out there either.

Well, what is there to say about a show that stars a group of ugly-a** Martians who come to Earth to destroy it, only to end up liking it, and to compensate for their newfound lack-of-interest in destroying Earth, they send fake progress reports back to their home planet? Simply stupid is all you can really say. The animation for this show is so laughably bad, that I'm not sure it can even be called a cartoon. The plot is about as idiotic as it can get. When will the executives at Nickelodeon learn that they can't fool us into believing that this is real entertainment? At this rate, probably never. no stars

I heard this show was WILDLY popular over in Britain, although I never even HEARD of it until I saw it on the TV guide. I heard it was awful but decided I would watch it and see if it was any good. It was on at a time when I wasn't able to watch, so I decided to videotape it, using an old tape. I'm glad I did. This show was bad for three main reasons. (**Please note: this may contain mild spoilers of what happens in the show.) Read on...1. The theme song. In most action-adventure cartoons, the theme gives some information about the show. This incredibly short (30-second-long) theme gave absolutely NO information as to: a) How the Martians got to Earth in the first place; b) what they are supposed to be doing there; or c) why they are CALLED the Butt-Ugly Martians, and why they hang around with a trio of teens that don't seem to know what they're doing, either. Also, the song itself was confusing: the Martians sing, "We are the Martians, the Butt-Ugly Martians!" but later in the song they chant, "B! K-M! B! K-M!" WHY?! Shouldn't it be B-U-M?! It doesn't even seem like their initials! Do they have a different name in Britain or Canada? Maybe another viewer can help me out with this one.2. The plot. What plot? Unfortunately, this show reminded me too much of many brain-dead shows that made their debuts in the early 90's. Usually, there is an underlying theme, or some kind of constant problem that sometimes surfaces. This show apparently had NONE that I could figure out, at least at the start. The plot was generally disjointed and confusing. We have absolutely NO information what they're doing until the middle of the show when they transform! That's when they FINALLY decide that they'll tell us they have special powers that they should use to take over Earth, and that they're PROTECTING Earth instead. In fact, I got most of the information ahead of time in the little preview (coming up next on "Butt-Ugly Martians..."). Are the Martians supposed to be taking over Earth? Who's the weird Emperor? What the HECK IS GOING ON?!?!3. The characters. They are not well-developed and the viewer, as mentioned before, has no idea what is going on or who the characters are until they address each other by name. You can't check what their names are at the ending credits; there are no names matched up with the cast. As said before, they should have given some info in the theme song, instead of leaving us in the dark.All in all, this show is not well-put together, not well-developed, and truly a waste of half an hour. I would not recommend this show to anyone. Spend your time watching something else, if you're going to watch TV at all.

I actually thought this was a very good TV show and although I'm not in the actual age range for it, I loved it. The aliens were cute and the stories were good, and actually I thought alot did happen in the 1/2 hour. A very good show and of course the fact that Charlie Schlatter did a voice over was good. Can't wait to see more of the martians!!!