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Summary: Who ya gonna call? Not these guys!
Review: What do you get when you have Ivan Reitman directing, Dan Aykroyd starring, and the plot being about three guys trying to stop strange occurences and the end of the world?If you thought of GHOSTBUSTERS, you aren't the 1st. EVOLUTION is a poor-man's version of GHOSTBUSTERS. It has everything that GHOSTBUSTERS had (neat special effects; a large cast; Ivan Reitman) except for the humor. Without Bill Murray around, GHOSTBUSTERS probably would not have worked as well, and this 'film' is proof of that... Duchovny should have stayed with the X-Files a bit longer, so that someone else could have been cast as his character. He didn't deserve this movie... The special effects are neat, but they are there only for the *WOW* factor, and that is where it fails, too. The effects aren't all that great... Oh well, as long as GHOSTBUSTERS is still around, we'll be fine...
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Summary: Evolution...Ghostbusters meets X-Files!!
Review: Every review of EVOLTION indicated that this movie was a remake (ripoff?) of Ivan Reitman's own, earlier, classier, and funnier GHOSTBUSTERS which had more memorable characters and script/lines. ( Heck, Howard Hawks' cloned RIO BRAVO two more times with John Wayne in all three movies!). The plot revolves around two college professors who must investigate and stop alien life form(s) that have crash landed on earth. The aliens then multiply by adapting to the Earth's conditions and evolve into a superior species. Thus, taking over the earth. The scientists recruit a wannabe firefighter and a doctor from the CDC along the way. At the same time, the military finds out their discovery and want to destroy the aliens their way. Through CGI special effects, the alien creatures are seamless, but the element of surprise and originality are lacking. Though EVOLUTION is not a full remake/ripoff, there are a lot ideas and scenes lifted from GHOSTBUSTERS. Cases in point. There's a scene in the beginning of the movie where Orlando Jones' professor character is making the moves on a female student and is interrupted by David Duchovny's character to "go to lunch" (to investigate a possible meteor strike nearby). In GHOSTBUSTERS, in a scene near the beginning of the film, Bill Murray's character is making the moves on a female student/test subject and interrupted by Dan Aykroyd's character to investigate a possible ghost-sighting at the library. Then, in EVOLUTION when the alien threat is about to explode from inside a cave from government intervention, everyone runs out of a cave scared out of their wits. In GHOSTBUSTERS, when the poltergeist threat is about to explode from their containment unit from the EPA intervention, everyone runs out of the basement scared out of their wits. Lastly, in EVOLUTION, when the alien threat is destroyed, everyone is doused with alien guts and "Head and Shoulders". In GHOSTBUSTERS, when the Gozer the Gozerian ghost threat (Stay Puft Marshmellowman) is destroyed, everyone is doused with ectoplasmic marshmellow. The comparisons go on and on. GHOSTBUSTERS is truly the superior film. The effects are dated, but very imaginative and had more surprises. The script and story had more wit and irreverence. A great example of course is the fact that,in EVOLUTION, the military were the "bad guys" hindering the scientists. This has been overdone in so many sci-fi films. In GHOSTBUSTERS, the bad guy was from the EPA. That was funnier. That's not to say EVOLUTION is a bad film. If GHOSTBUSTERS is the blueprint, why should it be a bad movie. The cast is top notch and it's great to see David Duchovny and Julianne Moore in lighter roles. It's strange to see Duchovny with another redheaded leading lady, however, Julianne Moore did play Agent Scully in an X-FILES parody sketch on SNL (degrees of separation?). If one is to see EVOLUTION without being reminded of GHOSTBUSTERS, then it is an entertaining comedy sci-fi. Likeable performances from costars Orlando Jones (MAD TV), Seann William Scott (AMERICAN PIE, DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR), and GHOSTBUSTER original Dan Ayckroyd.
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Summary: Duchovny left "The X-Files" for this?
Review: I must've viewed a different flick than many of the other reviewers here. "Evolution", for me, ranks as one of the worst spoofs that I have ever seen. It has dopey dialogue, a poorly developed script, and a lousy score (which might've made it tolerable to listen to). A "comedy" like this one is, definitely, "not pretty". The characters are so stereotypical: Duchovny is the rebel scientist; Julianne Moore, the love interest that appears sexually frustrated; Orlando Jones, the sidekick; Ted Levine, the militaristic Army general who wants to "nuke" the alien invaders; Seann William Scott, the "doofus"; Ethan Suplee and Michael Bower as the pudgy comic oafs that help save the day; and Dan Ackroyd as the frantic Arizona governor. Yeah, a movie like this does not dwell on character development, but this one doesn't even have respect for the ones that it has. Case in point: Jones's "Harry Block" appears to be an academic equal to Duchovny's "Ira Kane" at the film's start. But, he gradually assumes the stature of a "jive-talking, break-dancing, streetwise" second banana that so many actors of color are relegated to playing. The film also shows a lack of respect for its audience in the logic department. In one scene, an enraged (although, probably confused) dragon-bird creature invades a shopping mall. Patrons are seen standing and gawking or apparently going on with their buying instead of high-tailing it to the nearest exit. Y'think if I saw a 15-foot flying chameleon, I'd stand there taking a "Kodak moment"? I don't think so! Darwin is probably turning over in his grave over this travesty.
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Summary: Just to good
Review: All right, if you can bypass the fact that the movie bombed at the box office, this a movie everyone can enjoy. After watching the x-files for so long I became a fan of David Duchovny but always wished he had a few more humorous parts. This movie deffinately has that. The plot is nothing new, aliens come to earth, mankind must find a way to beat them or we will become extinct, yadda yadda yadda. The plot is by no means the best, its the acting and one liners from Sean Scott, Orlando Jones, and David Duchovny. They all work really well together on screen. The movie makes me laugh everytime i see it. A must see.
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Summary: pretty funny movie
Review: this movie is pretty funny. some of the humor is gross, but i found it funny. ive had this movie since it came out. i watch it sometimes. this is a good movie overall.
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Summary: I Just Watched This Movie
Review: This movie is a comedy and not an "action" flick. I laughed all the way through. There was an odd looking alien (they all are) in a closet of some woman, and when she and her friends saw it they thought it was a dog! I was laughing my guts out! If you like comedy and/or one of the actors (I don't like any of them) then you'll enjoy this movie. If you hate Molder from the X-Files then you'll probably hate this movie. I recommend it to all comedy lovers.
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Summary: Evolution
Review: Funny how Duchovny leaves X-Files and yet finds himself surrounded by aliens. Guess the man can't get away from Mulder. Just thought I'd share that thought with you. Especially since I don't want to give too much away. The cast of this movie works well together. Especially Duchovny and Jones. They just seem like they've been best friends forever. Anyway, this is a stupid movie. It's supposed to be. It is entertainingly stupid. It isn't meant to be serious or elegantly funny. It is meant to be campy, and it achieves this effect. So, if you aren't into stupid, campy movies, you probably want to stay away from this one. If you love stupid, campy movies, this may be one you want to check it.
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Summary: Wow, Evolution Sucks
Review: This movie is so not funny it's frightening. I think I may have giggled a total of about two times throughout the entire hour and forty minutes of show time. Has Hollywood truly still not matured to the point where a comedy can come out that doesn't rely on bathroom humor and racial jokes? Jeeze Duchovny, how could you stoop to this level...
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Summary: My daughter now loves Head & Shoulders
Review: Let's admit it, it's not the best sci-fi movie in the filmdom industry. It's a little bit corny but it offered decent entertainment & generated geniuine laughter (at least from us). None of the actors tried to outshine the others & they appeared to truly enjoy their participation & performance. The love interest was quite unnecessary but the presence of the clumsy female scientist added a few more laughs every time she fell or dropped or bumped her head. At the end of all the alien busting & major enema operation, we learned one great lesson. Nah, it's not about us humans evolving from a single plant cell. We all learned that from school. It's about Head & Shoulders and how it can kill dandruff & keep your hair shiny :-) Great endorsement huh?
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Summary: Evolution a BIG hit
Review: Hello this is the best movie I've ever seen its funny and hillarious. It all starts off in our atmosphere as a meteorite enter our atmosphere it lands in GlenCanyon,Arizona scientist Ira Kane,Harry Block find the meteorite and they take samples of it and it starts to bleed then all sorts of monsters come out later now I say go see this movie Laterz yal PEACE OUT
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