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Production Year: 2001 - Comedy - Director: Ivan Reitman - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Michael Bower, Dan Aykroyd, David Duchovny more

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Director Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES, DAVE) turns from ghosts to aliens in this comedy starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Julianne Moore. When a meteor crashes...
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have to settle for fellow ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd
in a broad supporting role) and the comedy has
devolved into a gross-fest including deep-rectal
extraction of alien insects, fire-hose enemas into
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better than a anal probe ...
A review by super_stevo on Evolution (DVD)
January 19th, 2003


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Good 
Special Effects Outstanding 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: some laugh out loud moments
Disadvantages: something is missing  .  .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

I was just sat in my room doing nothing remotely interesting and I see this dvd I haven't watched in a while so I just decided to bung it on for of it. So now I thought well I might as well write about it .


** Come To Wipe that silly smile off Your planet ****

From the director of Ghostbusters - Ivan Reitman brings us Evolution.Since the beginning of time when mankind has first appeared in the big wide world , he has pondered one of the biggest questions ... are we alone ??

This film is a comic view at the chaos caused when a meteorite hits the earth and single celled organisms undergo 5 million years of evolution in a single month.

College teachers Ira Kane (Ducovny) and Harry Block (Jones) are inadvertently called to a site of a meteorite crash where they discover single celled alien life forms they think its the happiest time of their lives and going to make them rich and famous.

But when the alien cells begin to evolve at a alarming rate things start to get out of hand as they turn into monstrous creatures that can adapt to the earths atmosphere and threatens the race on this earth.

So its a battle of good versus evil . When the military try to sort out things but make things a lot worse it is up to Ira Kane and his scientific team pitch in together to destroy the alien scum which is about to wipe out the planet.

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directed by Ivan Reitman
running time 98 minutes approx
rating PG - Parental guidance
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** cast and crew members **

Ivan reitman (producer)

He has been responsible for many successful and enduring comedies for the last two decades and help launch a career for a number or popular stars.

Films directed and produced :- meatballs , stripes , ghostbusters (1984),ghostbusters 2 (1989) , twins , kindergarten cop , junior , legal eagles , Fathers day , six days/ 7 nights , national lampoons - animal house , road trip , space jam , beethoven , beethoven 2 , Private parts, " the late shift".


* Phil tippet ( Visual effects Supervisor)*

He is a two time Academy award winner for his work on the blockbusters "Return Of The Jedi" and "Jurassic Park".He has also been Oscar nominated for the visual effects in Starship Troopers , Dragonheart , Willow and Dragonslayer.

David duchovny- Best known for his role as FBI Agent mulder in X-files.

** Orlando Jones **

Born in Mobile , Alabama and raised in Greenville , South Carolina , Jones began his career as a writer for the NBC sitcom " A different world.

He then went onto Fox Television to write for " Roc Live" and the following year he become a producer for Fox's half hour sitcom " The Sinbad Show".
He made his movie feature debut in the film "sour grapes".

As well as his acting career he still continues to write and produce.

His movie credits include :-
Say It Isn't So, Bedazzled , The Time machine (2002), Liberty Heights, Office Space , Double Take (2001) , The replacements.

** Sean William Scott **

Probably most famous for his role as Steve Stiffler in american pie and american pie 2. He has worked with reitman before in the hit Road trip. He has also played the voice of the possum in the film Doctor Dolittle 2.
He has also appeared in Dude Wheres my car? and a dramatic role in the film Stark Raving Mad.

** Julianne moore **

She starred as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in the movie sequel Hannibal.

In Evolution , She plays Government scientist Allison in this film and starts off going head to head with Ira Kane and Harry Block but ends up teaming up with them to help banish the aliens off the planet.

Also stars in this film is Dan Akroyd who has appeared in many of Reitmans films including Ghostbusters 1 and 2.
His acting in this film is slightly over the top and isn't much to write home about. Its certainly not one of his best performances thats for sure.

********** Movie Reviews **************

" If you like your film fun , fast furious and full of fizz this is for you " 9/10 daily star.

Evolution is action packed science fiction that delivers plenty of laughs. If you enjoyed MIB or MARS ATTACKS! you'll have a rollicking time *** -The Daily Mail

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price and availability

I bought this dvd when it was first released in the shops 10/12/2001 . After looking at advertisements in the papers and hearing film reviews , I thought I might as well try this film out.

I bought it for 17.00 GBP but I have seen it in HMV and ASDA WALMART for 10.00 GBP. So basically the same with anything its best to shop around for the best prices.
It is available in all good retail shops and some supermarkets.
Also if you are into online shopping you can look around for the cheapest prices .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Points ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This film has some great special effects and is full of fun gaggs for all the family . The graphics on the DVD are pretty sharp and the sound is great.
It is produced by a big name and stars some famous stars who make this film work well and give great all round perfomances.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bad points ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This film has some great potential and for me I feel it was lacking just that final kick to make it a complete movie. The plot was there but the end product was slightly weak.
It tries to be something like Ghostbusters but it doesn't have the same kind of feel to it and seems to be way off the target with that one.

Most of the aliens were a bit too corny and certainly a bit over the top.

And also not many dvd extra features which is fairly dissapointing.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DVD EXTRAS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HBO First Look - " The Evolution Of Evolution "

This is behind the scenes of filming evolution
narrated by Orlando Jones. This lasts for around 20 minutes and promises to go deeper than anyone has before and get into the stars lives and cover every single detail.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to deliver as much as what was promised and therfore slightly dissapointing.

*** Filmographies ***

This gives the profiles of David Duchovny , Orlando Jones , Sean William Scott ,Julianne Moore and Ivan Reitman.

* Language and subtitles menu

Well this is what you get with most dvds.The feature where you can chose the language and also use subtitles if needed.

*** Scene Selections ***

You can skip to any scene you want by using this feature which is a lot easier than fast forwarding or rewinding movies on VHS.

** theatrical and teaser trailers **These are just quick trailers to give you a quick glimpse of the film.
  • Ghostbusters cross Promotional Trailer
  • Filmmakers

* Production notesThese are just film notes and just basically a ramble from the producer which is quite boring!


********* Final Thoughts ***************************

Reitman's film is pacy and witty with great effects and a lot of laughs. Its got great dollops of Jurassic Park and MIB and repeated variations of the great primal scene where ET slurps on John Hurts face.

But at first viewing I wasn't too impressed after all the newspaper and film reviews hyping it up. But after seeing it a couple more times I started to enjoy it a bit more.

I did laugh at this and thought it was a fun and comic kind of film to watch.

This is definately a film for a quiet saturday night in with the family for you all to enjoy.

I give this one 4 out of 5 and say its one for all the family. Enjoy !!


* associated websites *

http://www.cthe.co.uk
http://www.evolution-themovie.co.uk/evolution.html

Thanks for the read

Stevo !!
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Advantages: Occasionally funny
Disadvantages: Doesn't do anything new and can be tedious at times

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Advantages: great special effects, good acting, funny jokes
Disadvantages: Obvious product placement!

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Advantages: high-action and funny
Disadvantages: some poor special effects

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Advantages: A fairly funny script, easy to enjoy
Disadvantages: a few minor flaws but nothing that really stands out

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Product details

Actor(s): David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Michael Bower, Dan Aykroyd

Director(s): Ivan Reitman

Genre: Comedy

Classification: Parental Guidance

Production Year: 2001

Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Plot: In the Arizona desert a meteor falls, it contains millions of single-celled organisms which are released and begin to multiply...

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): UCA; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS

Release date: 10/01/2005

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: C 823 190 1

Barcode: 5050582319019

Production Designer: J. Michael Riva

Screenwriter: Don Jakoby, David Diamond, David Weissman

Cinematographer: Michael Chapman

Director of Photography: Michael Chapman

Composer: John Powell

Editor: Sheldon Kahn, Wendy Greene Bricmont

Producer: Joe Medjuck, Jeff Apple, Paul Deason, Sheldon Kahn, David Rodgers, Don Jakoby, Michael Chapman

Languages

Main Language: English

Subtitle Language: English, Hindi

Dubbed Language: French, German, Italian, Spanish

Hearing Impaired Language: English

DVD Description

Director Ivan Reitman (GHOSTBUSTERS, STRIPES, DAVE) turns from ghosts to aliens in this comedy starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Julianne Moore. When a meteor crashes into the Arizona desert, local community college professors Ira Kane (Duchovny) and Harry Block (Jones) are shocked to discover that it has introduced rapidly evolving aliens to Earth. Although the professors try to keep their discovery a secret, the U.S. military takes over the investigation, sealing off the fantastic creatures and the environment that the aliens have established. But when aliens start popping up on nearby golf courses and in the local mall, it's up to Kane and Block to save the world. With a little help from Allison Reed (Julianne Moore), a clumsy scientist with the Center for Disease Control, and Wayne Green (Seann William Scott), a dim-witted country club pool manager and fireman-wannabe, the two professors devise a plan using an unlikely weapon to kill the alien population before it wipes out the human race. Fittingly, former Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd appears as the governor of Arizona.

Technical information

Special Features: Making Of Featurette, Production Notes, Filmographies, Trailers

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen, 1.85 Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Stereo English French German Italian Spanish

Professional reviews

Review: "...Plenty entertaining....The movie is visually witty and even marvelous when it comes to depicting the spectacular creatures..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.53, 15/06/2001)

"...A good-natured spirit....Duchovny and Jones play off each other nicely..." (Hollywood Reporter, p.10-101, 08/06/2001)

"...Mr. Duchovny and Mr. Jones make an amusing pair..." (New York Times, p.E13, 08/06/2001)

"...Amiable and entertaining....It's quite an achievement to create not only a one-off monster but an entire ecosystem..." (Sight and Sound, p.43, 01/08/2001)

"...A fitfully funny sci-fi comedy..." (USA Today, p.9E, 08/06/2001)

"...A consistently amusing action romp....[With] exceedingly vivid and credible visual effects that blend seamlessly with the action..." (Variety, p.17-23, 11/06/2001)

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