Dream House

I'm not going to scew ya'll the same way the trailer did by giving away almost every plot-twist, so focus on my summary and don't watch the trailer.  Will Atenton follows the ridiculous trend of quiting his high-paying job so he can settle down, write an explicit Romance novel (not really), and spend more time with his family.  WHO CARES ABOUT FAMILY!! jk.  After pulling a Chevy Chase from "Funny Farm" he learns about a killer who murdered the family that lived in the house before his, and apparently he's going to return!! Spooky-Scary!!

I think of this movie the same way I think about a delicious Little Ceaser's Pizza in the fridge that was left over from the rave the night before.  I love to eat it because it's delicious and it makes me believe that this is what God and all his Angels would be eating, but then I notice my love-handles getting bigger and I turn into Eddie Murphy in practically all his movies.  The movie did a good job in how it handled all the twists during the middle part of the movie, and that's a relief because all Horror movies (now) leave the predictable twist at the end.  The sad part is none of the movie was partculary scary, and the ending was sort of Anti-Climatic.  Can't say everything about 007, and C thought his abs were as beautiful as ever...

2 out of 5

Invasion

Overview:  ALIENS ARE ATTACKING!!! WHY WON’T THOSE PROBERS LEAVE US ALONE?!  Yes, this time they are back, again… wow this is starting to sound like a broken Slim Whitman record… Get it? “Mars Attacks” reference anyone? No? No you shove it.  Based on the book “Body Snatchers”, “Invasion” starts when aliens are falling from the sky, and what they desire most is to posses the bodies of humans and make them emotionless… Just like what MTV has been trying to do for years.  “Invasion” follows the story of Carol, her son Oliver, and her James Bond lover (Daniel Craig) as they try to avoid and escape the massive army of alienated people (nice).

The Good:  When I first saw the trailer for this movie I was about as excited as Charlie when he found that golden ticket.  Nothing beats an eerie alien/horror flick, and I already loved the other “Body Snatcher” film adaptations so there was obviously nothing to lose.  Even though it’s based off the same book, it’s very different from it’s other brothers and sisters, because they spend less time focusing on how to kill the aliens, and more time on Nicole Kidman’s family and how they’ll survive… that, and this movie had a better ending then the other ones.  I’m really surprised I liked this movie when I rented it a while ago, because I’ll I’ve ever heard from other people is how much it sucked, well I’m here to tell you that it’s not that bad, as a matter of fact, parts of it are better than the Donald Sutherland version because it has a cooler ending; I’m not going to lie though, seeing Donald Sutherland screaming like a choking dolphin in the other movie’s ending was a dream come true.

The Bad:  Even though I sort of liked the movie, it didn’t do very well for a reason.  Leaving Nicole Kidman and James Bond’s acting aside, several of the other characters I couldn’t take seriously, instead I felt like I was watching a crappy Michael Bay movie… and that’s when my eyes started bleeding.  There were some major flaws with some of the acting, and the plot sometimes got screwed up, but I guess I’m one of those “half glass full” kind of guys that accepts something for what it is, and then loves it to death like a puppie.

The Ugly:  I thought this movie was actually pretty good, but I know there are several people out there who would disagree with me.  If you are a fan of the other “Body Snatcher” movies, then this movie will definitely tickle your tummy-wummy, because it gives you a different perspective on what happened both during and after the Invasion.

2 ½ out of 5