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Summary: Much more could have ben done with this given the subject.
Review: Dave Duchony has a dry & droll wit. Julianne Moore is cute in any thing she does. The monsters rapidly evolving were good in their supporting roles. The rest of the cast wasn't as funny as it was stupid. I enjoyed the movie. It could have been better if it didn't lower itself to that vast consumer market: 12 year old boys who still think that fart jokes are funny.
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Summary: GREAT WHEN YOUR CLEANING THE HOUSE...
Review: I WAS VERY BUSY THE DAY THAT I RENTED THIS MOVIE. MY 12 YEAR OLD SON HOWEVER SAT AND WATCHED THE WHOLE MOVIE. SOME PARTS THAT I DID SEE WERE VERY FUNNY. I LOVED IT WHEN THE BUG GETS INTO HIS SUIT AND THEN INTO HIM. WATCHING HIM IN THE HOSPITAL TRYING TO GET IT OUT WAS HYSTERICAL. JULIANNE MOORE AND DAVE DUCHOVNY WERE VERY GOOD IN THIS MOVIE. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT THEY CAN ALSO DO SOME COMEDY. IT'S A GREAT MOVIE FOR PRE-TEENS AND SOME PARTS ARE FUNNY FOR ADULTS TOO.
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Summary: Fun Comedy from Ghostbusters Creator
Review: No Ghostbusters 3? That causes sadness. But getting a movie that is very similiar to the franchise and is directed by the director of the Ghostbusters films causes happiness. Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2) directs Evolution, the story of a group of thrown together people who must destroy a new race of creatures that has evolved from a meteor that crashed into earth before the world is taken over. The story, while flat in some areas, is interesting. The positions of the main characters made the story go along. The actors did a great job. Julianne Moore was cute as the clumsy scientist lady who must choose to either go along with the government and screw up, or go along with the other group and save the world. David Duchovny and Orlando Jones play two college professors who impersonate whatever they can to get to the meteor. Orlando Jones was hilarious, and his flat tone of his one-liners made the one-liners better. Sean William Scott is the discoverer of the meteor. And groups up with the others after finding one of the creatures dead. In my opinion, Scott made the movie. He was the lovable, funny dude of the movie. Much like Rick Moranis was of the Ghostbusters movies. And there's even a cameo from Dan Aykroyd which brightens the movie. I feel as if the DVD cheats out on some stuff they could have given us, but it fairs well. There are some deleted scenes. The only entertaining one was the alternate ending which was all about Orlando Jones. There is are some interesting photo galleries of the creatures created for the film. Those primates were pretty ugly. There's also a featurette and cast and crew biographies. I found it weird that the disc was lacking the theatrical trailer for the film. In the end, Evolution is a fun comedy that rides alongside Ghostbusters. Heck, we even get tons of slime near the end.
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Summary: Expected a great movie
Review: I expected big things from this movie, heck look at the stars in this movie. I love David Duchovny in X-files, I love Orlando Jones (the 7up guy) in all of his roles, I love Seann William Scott in Road Trip, I love Ivan Reitman movies and I just plain love Julianne Moore but that is as far is this mans love goes. I was semi-disappointed in this movie because it is a direct rip off of Ghostbusters. You have the bumbling good guys that eventually save the day; the military are the bad guys that hamper the heroes at every turn, monsters (not ghosts) roaming the country side harassing the townspeople, the scientists running in at the last second to save the day.... And on and on and on, I have seen this before in Ghostbusters. The movie itself has great special effects; interesting story line and David, Orlando, Seann and Julianne make a great comedic team. There are some funny scenes especially with Orlando's sphincter fetish witch kept me laughing throughout the entire movie. If you like Ghostbusters you should like this movie, plenty of special effects, technical jargon and some funny but crude scenes. The extras are pretty good including deleted scenes, a making of feature and don't miss the alternative ending, it's funnier than the movie ending. There has been talk of the picture being bad on the DVD copy of this movie, but I did not see any distortion at all. This DVD also comes in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS which is always a plus! All in all I would consider this for a purchase if I found it at the right price, there is no way I would pay full price for this movie. But hey when in doubt rent it!
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Summary: Good, but not great
Review: I laughed watching this movie. You can't quite shake the FBI image of Duchovny as easily as you can in Playing God, but he is good at playing a college professor at a community college in the sticks. Orlando Jones, the geology instructor at the same college and area representative of the US Geological Survey, is far more suited to comedy that Duchovny, which is why I think it works well. Not perfectly, but well.
A big hunk of rock crashes in the desert, and they get to go out and poke around it and see what it is. Its' more than a rock.
The humor is not cerebral, but if you want high-brow, watch PBS. I do myself, but I was in the mood for other comedy, and I watched this. Twice in 3 days. I enjoyed it. I am not sure I would recommend it, but if someone asked me if it was a good movie, I would say it was pretty good. Definately above average.
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Summary: Bad, bad, bad.
Review: Bad script and mostly bad acting are only marginally redeemed by a droll Duchovny and decent special effects. Might be amusing to pre-teens and fans of butt jokes. Reitman should have been able to do much, much better.
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Summary: PURE SUMMER FUN
Review: Look, you arent going to find any deep dramatic drama or slam bang action, or great artistic merit in this movie. Its a summer popcorn flick. I found it to be very fun and entertaining. The idea doesnt sound that original, yet i cant think of a movie where this has been done before. There is alot of fun slapstick and fish out of the water comedy, that sometimes could fly over your head, but rarely misses. While some of the alien creatures i ended up covering my eyes for, (i wouldnt let any child under 10 see this) they were very well done in their makeup, and made to look halfway comical to set the tone for the movie. There is alot of bathroom humor as well, perfect for the teenager. Christmas is over, and this is a great investment to buy this movie, as i could see myself watching it about 3-4 times and not getting tired of it. Those 2 hours just flew by. It had great eye candy, slapstick and bathroom humor, a good plot, great actors. A great movie all around just to have fun. 8.5/10=5 stars
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Summary: Thank God I Waited for the DVD!
Review: Evolution is probably one of the most painfully bad movies, I have seen in years. A "comedy" with absolutely no wit or humor. I suppose somebody had a story concept, pitched it to the right people and cast it with better than adequate actors....BUT FORGOT TO WRITE THE SCRIPT! Imagine a really long, labored, and unfunny Saturday Night Live sketch and you get the idea. I love Julianne Moore, but what was she thinking?!
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Summary: Pretty good flick!
Review: Evolution was a pleasant surprize to me. It is a fun action, adventure, comedy that is sort of like Ghostbusters meets Jurassic Park on a much smaller scale. David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Seann William Scott do a fine job and are pretty funny throughout the whole movie. Overall, I enjoyed this film. The special effects were great, and the quick pace of the film keeps you watching. Some people may not like the gross out humor in some scenes, but I found it pretty funny. The DVD has plenty of extras including several deleted scenes (some of which should have been in the movie, in my opinion) which make this disc worth buying. If you are looking for a light hearted adventure, similar to Ghostbusters or Galaxy Quest, you will enjoy this movie!!! Buy it!!!
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Summary: Great Googa-Mooga
Review: Don't be fooled. The box on the DVD lists "A Conversation with Ivan Reitman, David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Sean William Scott." This is actualy a commentary track. It is at times very funny. All of the guys are together in a room having a blast watching the movie. Ivan Reitman plays the teacher trying to keep his students in line, when all they want to do is play. The Deleted Scenes are pretty good. The Sarah Silverman scene and the alternate ending are the two best. As for the movie, it trys to hard to be Ghostbusters. At times it succeeds and at other times it falls flat on its face. The mall and the extraction of the bug from Jones are the two best scenes, but the courtroom scene just didn't have the punch of the EPA shutting down the Ghostbuster's containment unit. All in all this is a movie that after watching you will not feel you have wasted your time seeing.
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