The Invasion | List Price: $19.98
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Brand: Warner Brothers
Binding: DVD
Release Date: 2008-01-29
Video Vomit [Posted on 2008-10-19]
The scariest moment in this film
is when our zero utters the statement
"I am a post-modern feminist".
It was at that point that my finger went to
the stop button on the DVD remote.
I held out for a while,
hoping that there would be a reason for me
to continue to watch the film to its conclusion,
but finding none, I pulled the trigger.
Don't tell me how it ends.
I don't care.
The plot is a good one.
Space aliens, in this case,
microbial invaders, possessing human bodies
with their will and intelligence.
It has been done on film more than once
and well.
The only reason for this film to exist
is as propaganda for space alien viruses
to convince them that it is alright to possess
human beings because they are just space trash
stuck to the planet earth due to gravity.
I particularly enjoyed the image of
normal family life being a result
of possession by alien invaders.
Flush this one down the toilet
and check out either version of
"Invasion Of The Body Snatchers".
The Invasion-Good remake updated for the times [Posted on 2008-10-19]
The Invasion was a very enjoyable four star remake of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This particular Blue-Ray DVD appeared to be an exceptional video transfer on my large screen HDTV. The Invasion did not feature too many special effects but did open with some nice CGI animations of the space shuttle burning up during re-entry. Other very excellent computer animations of space-borne microbes and some exciting stunt and action shots did appear during the course of the film, but it was definitely not a special effects movie and aimed its greatest efforts at telling a fine story.
It told a good solid sci-fi tale open to many interpretations. I have watched all three productions, however, much as I liked the original felt this was somehow the best. Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig were both excellent. Nicole was beautiful and appears to grow more so with each passing year. Daniel (James Bond) Craig was very likeable and charming in his role and also helped make this film a hit with me.
The Pod-less People... [Posted on 2008-10-24]
No pods in this latest take on INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS called simply, THE INVASION. This time out an extraterrestrial virus has hitched a ride on a returning space-shuttle. Oh no! The shuttle crashes, releasing the viral terror from beyond space! Soon, most of the populace is walking around like mindless cultists from Saturn! Nicole Kidman is one of only a few people who realize that things just aren't right. With the help of Daniel Craig, Ms. Kidman attempts to rid the world of the spreading zombification plague. THE INVASION has plenty of suspense, even though it seems like the heroes figure things out a bit too early and easily. Nicole Kidman is wonderful as usual. The only real gripe I have is the speedy, rather contrived resolution. It felt tacked-on and cheap. However, I watched this movie immediately after watching M. Night Shyamalan's latest mega-dud, THE HAPPENING. Compared to that pile of donkey-doo, THE INVASION is a flawless masterpiece! But, I digress...
sj-az [Posted on 2008-10-30]
DVD didn't work. Seller didn't respond to emails. Amazon intervened and made things right for me.
From J. Kaye's Book Blog [Posted on 2008-11-24]
This was a careful blend of a past event - cash of the space shuttle and the movie, The Body Snatchers. What an awesome film. I basically knew the plot and didn't care. It was an edge of your seat event. I had no idea who was going to live and who'd die until the very end. Rock on awesome!
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