Evolution (DVD)

If Charles Darwin had seen this film, he'd probably have bashed his head against the wall in frustration and given up writing The Origin of the Species. Science might never have been the same, but on the other hand, he would probably have had a lot more fun. Evolution is one of those films that the world "fun" was made for. It's not a deep film, it's not a complicated film and it's probably not a film you're ever going to watch more than a couple of times. That doesn't make it rubbish though: just fun. The basic plot sees a metor land outside the small town of Glen Canyon, where it's discovered by local science teachers Ira Kane and Harry ...  Read the complete review

David Duchovny is Our Hero, disgraced scientist and buddy to acme black-guy-who-gurns and makes references to color (Orlando Jones.) Julianne Moore is the love interest. There's a nice cameo turn from Dan Aykroyd. And they have to save the world. Deja vu? Wait. Best of all, after an age of trying, it looks like CGI has finally found a way to blend itself into the background without looking like a Harryhausen effect. And therein lies the saving grace of the movie: The monsters. The CGI is flawless. And I don't say that very often. The design of the beasts is fantastic, and they're executed in such a seamless fashion that it's hard to believe that the numerous slimy, ...  Read the complete review

Evolution - a theory and now a film! It's directed by Ivan Reitman, who gave us the classic "Ghostbusters" and not so classic but still very good "Ghostbusters 2". Here, he helms another supernatural comedy, and even manages to bring aboard Dan Aykroyd in a small cameo role. When a meteorite falls to earth near the small town of Glen Canyon, two college professors, Dr. Ira Kane (David Duchovny) and Prof. Harry Phineas Block (Orlando Jones), are given the job of examining it. While they are doing just that, they find organisms of an extraterrestrial origin. And not just that, they are evolving at a incredible rate, even while Ira is ...  Read the complete review

Director Ivan Reitman has been toying with the idea of making the third installment of the smash hit Ghostbusters movies throughout the 90s but has been blocked at every turn by lack of commitment from its stars and a failure to find a decent script for the affair. Its a shame because that movie still remains his most famous acheivement and one of the most enduring movies of the 80s but now msot of us are resigned to the fact that its not going to happen. Still, with the release of Evolution, his first genre movie since Ghostbusters, it was hoped by many that he may be able to rekindle the same kind of successes in an entirely different movie. It certainly has all the ...  Read the complete review

This is an excellent film that I am sure we will watch over and over again. The basic story line is that a meteor has crashed onto Earth and ended up in a cave complex. On the meteor were some single cell creatures that very quickly start to evolve and adapt to the Earth’s atmosphere and climate. Soon the creatures will develop so much that within two months they will over run the whole of the United States of America and probably mark the end of mankind. Two lecturers from the local community college (Glencanyon) investigate the meteor landing, as Harry Bloc (played by Orlando Jones) is the local representative of the United States Geological ...  Read the complete review