By Dave Montalbano

www.AdventuresofCinemaDave.com

Mars needs Moms is frantic action mixed with corny homespun values about respecting motherhood. It opens with Martians observing Earthly domestic life. They run across a mother (Joan Cusack) disciplining her teenage son, Milo (Seth Green), who says something mean and makes his mother cry. Moments later, Martians abduct her, taking her to Mars.

Milo gives chase, accidentally goes to Mars and spends the rest of the movie trying to rescue Mommy from Martians. Along the way, he meets Gribble (Dan Fogler), a 30-year-old overgrown child claiming to be from the Reagan administration’s Secretnaut Program, and Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), a Martian artist who confronts conformity in her Martian Government. One sees the absurdity of the Martian Culture, which lacks emotional connection, and the battle between order and chaos that is played in every household in America.

The film opens this weekend at the Museum of Discovery IMAX Theater. For a few dollars more, one can explore the astronomy exhibit which emphasizes Mars.

For those seeking a more Earthly experience closer to home, Celtic Weekend, March 12-13 is the final weekend for the Florida Renaissance Festival at Quiet Waters Park. Last weekend featured the epic Wenches Weekend with Bodacious Bodices, which served as a rendezvous point for some Class of 1981 Deerfield Beach High School graduates.