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