Evolution

Rating:
Summary: Alien on Laughing Gas
Review: I've heard some pronounce the word "evolution" as if it were "evil-lution", and here's a movie that makes it evil indeed -- most delightfully so. Don't look for "hard science" here; the "science" is as spoofy as anything else about the film. But this is about the most fun I've seen in a science fiction / comedy movie in a long time. What a fortuitous film for several of its performers. David Duchovny needed to show that there's life after X-Files, and he does so with flying colors. Julianne Moore needed to bounce back from her doomed attempt to make HANNIBAL work -- an all to easy to scapegoat role. Both she and Jodie Foster are capable actresses, but just weren't born to play the same character. Julianne Moore needed a recovery from being left in that unfair lurch (after all who's to say that Jodie Foster could have done any better if she'd been the one to go second in that role). And in EVOLUTION, Julianne delivers along with the rest of the cast. Even Sean William Scott, so unenviably typecast as an idiot, gets to put something of a variant twist on that persona and get the last laugh this time. Too many movies today try to juggle action, human drama and (sometimes) comedy, and as often as not those disparate elements stumble over one another rather than meshing. But here's a delightful relief from all that. Even if comedy reigns supreme in EVOLUTION, the characters are memorable and likeable, and interesting plot twists leave it by no means short on action as well in this seamless whole.

Rating:
Summary: A rather pleasant surprise.
Review: This rambunxious super-slide of comic adventure surely excells what the average audience would expect from a lower-budget comedy such as this. Superstars David Duchovony, Julianne Moore, and Dan Aykroyd star in this uproarious film, alongside Sean William Scott and Orlando Jones.

This slam-bam, gritty spoof from Director Ivan Reitman (Twins, Ghostbusters, Six Days-Seven Nights) pits a fire-fighter trainee (Sean W. Scott) in the center of a million-year discovery. After a meteor from outer-space crashlands on (Scott's) car in an open field, College scientific professors David Duchovony and Orlando Jones investigate and soon discover that the rock is evolving. From a bleeding rock, to mulitcellular organisms, to plant moss, to species, to worms, to bugs, to dragons, to primates, this evolving mutant species could wipe out human existence within three months of its arrival. Now Duchovony, Jones, Scott, and Moore must come together to find a repellent to wipe out the aliens before the human race is extinct.

This plump and absolutely fun comedy is presented with great performances to back it up. Sure, the film is goofy, but packs the laughs. The film is a sure treat for everyone. There isn't much detail to go into. It was better than expected.

QUOTE: "Uproarious, hilarious, and fun are the three words I choose to describe this spoof. It's rather dumb, but it is brutally and terminally funny. The performances add a lot to it, while the visual effects aren't real convincing. But I'll take it for what it is, and have fun with it. Reitman's new Alienbusters film turned out to be a sure shining crystal stone, rather than a tombstone."

Rating:
Summary: Heard it was bad, but I didn't know how bad ...
Review: Terribly paced and edited; terrible script; VERY lame jokes throughout; great CGI creatures. Wasn't Orlando Jones on SNL or something? Couldn't he have helped add some humor - or at least refuse to spout the incredibly lame lines given him?

The cinematography could use some work too, especially in framing some of the scenes.

David D. sometimes a little too wooden; the movie then tries and fails to interject some bravado - it just looks fake.

Intellectual? Are you kidding me? Fun? Only if you enjoy squirming to amazingly lame dialogue and plot. If you do, more power to ya.

Rating:
Summary: Exceeded my expectations.
Review: This is a pretty good film even though the week story line has been done numerous times in many variations. Overall it has good acting, good special effects and I found the characters to be very likeable. Get it for a good laugh.

Rating:
Summary: Intellectual gross jokes.
Review: Duchovny skewers his own image, Orland Jones rolls his eyes and howls...a giant space alien gets a shampoo enema.
What's not to love?

Not the best comedy but better than most.

Rating:
Summary: Ghostbusters rip-off without script, wit or charm
Review: Obviously, the makers of this movie tried to replicate the movie Ghostbusters, which was a funny, witty movie, supported by a great cast with remarkable chemistry. This movie has none of the above.

Speaking about evolution, this movie seems to prove that comedies are evolving to become cruder, dumber, unfunny, employ low-browed humor and appeal to the lowest common denominator. This is a backward evolution. But as you will see from some of the reviews here, even this charlatan production can find some fans these days (or else it's the movies producers who are sneaking in favorable reviews to Amazon's website...)

David Duchovny and Julianne Moore (a fine actress) will want to erase this movie from their resume. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the pathetic jokes, the miserable punch lines and the whole movie which seemed to have been produced by senseless people who have no idea about comedy, but are certainly experts in vulgarity.

Rating:
Summary: OK if it's your first time
Review: Plainly re-hashing too many movies, you can almost see the whole crew getting sick of it towards the end, as we all were. I don't think there's any point in it, except to make a bit of money, which no-one can actually object to; but nobody laughed much at the cinema where I saw it, except maybe at David Duchovny's arse.

Rating:
Summary: really 3 1/2
Review: This movie was not great, but it was good.The cast includes David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Sean William Scott, Orlando Jones, and Dan Akyroyd.The movie is about a comet that lands on earth and has alien parasites on it that evelove much faster than we did as humans.The movie has some scenes that are great, and some scenes that are stretched out.The highlight of the movie was defiantly Sean William Scott.He was very funny.The ending was good and included an infomercial for head and shoulders. Though the ending was good, the movie was not great. If you have time on your hands i suggest you see this, but otherwise unless you really have a desire, dont see it.

Rating:
Summary: An familiar but well made comedy fantasy film.
Review: When a Fireman trainee (Seann William Scott), A Professor (David Duchonvy) and A Geologist (Orlando Jones) has discover a meteor crashes on earth and it bears one-called organism which have the capacity to Evolve at an extremely high rate. With the help of a clusmy gouverment scientist (Julianne Moore) investigate the site and they must deal with what happens when and if the cells get out.

DVD`s has an fine anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) transfer and also an fine Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound with two different english audio tracks:DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround. The Extras are:An running commentary track by Director-Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) and Actors:David Duchovny (The X-Files), Orlando Jones (The Replacements) and Seann William Scott (Dude, Where my Car?). Also an subtitle commentary track by the same director and actors. 15 minutes worth of Deleted Scenes and Including the Original Ending and more extras. It`s a familiar film but Die-Hard Fans of Ghostbusters and Men in Black will love this one. Grade:A-.

Rating:
Summary: Alienbusters!
Review: Director Ivan Reitman delivers another special-effects laden "humorfest," this time involving creatures from another world.

Perhaps they thought this film was funny. It was about as good as I had expected it to be, which wasn't much. When the "best" scenes in the trailer aren't funny, worry. Seann William Scott's character is actually funnier than the trailer gives him credit for; he's come a long (well, not too long, I actually liked him better in Final Destination) way since American Pie.

The funniest character is played by Orlando Jones, who, unfortunately is made the victim of a drawn-out (and recurring) anal probe joke. David Duchovny really looks like he doesn't want to be here, and delivers his humorous lines as if he is doubting anyone will find them funny. Julianne Moore is the token female, ostensibly around so the male characters can fantasize about her.

This film had all the proper ingredients for a blockbuster science-fiction comedy except two: a funny script and a heart.