Evolution
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Actor: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted LevineBrand: MCA
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-26
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Anamorphic; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Evolution
Movie Review: "Evolution" evolves into a great time at the movies
Summary: 5 Stars
Ivan Reitman, the creative director who brought us "Ghostbusters", has struck gold again with his newest comedy "Evolution". The film starts out with a meteor crashing into the desert in Arizona and two community college professors get a call to go and check out the site where the meteor crashed and investigate it. The two professors, Ira Kane and Harry Block(David Duchovny and Orlando Jones), break off a piece of the meteor and out comes some kind of blue liquid. As the scientists gather samples and study them, they realize that the liquid is made of organisms that can evolve at a rapid rate. Thus begins the story of "Evolution" which is one of the best comedies I've seen in a long time. The film takes a somewhat serious situation about aliens taking over the planet and making it into a very creative and smart piece of filmmaking. The film works as a great comedy providing many laugh-out-loud scenes throughout. Also, the film provides a few scenes that will probably make you jump out of your seat. the film also contains some really good chemistry between thae characters, especially between Duchovny and Jones who became very good friends during production. Julianne Moore, who plays a government scientist provides many laughs based on how clumsy her character is. Seann William Scott(American Pie)plays a goofy wannabe firefighter who is the first one at the site when the meteor crashes into the earth and joins Duchovny and Jones in the quest to fight the aliens. The movie is as creative and original as any comedy that has come out this year or within the past few years which is really saying something because there has not been a really great comedy like this to come out of Hollywood in a long time. The screenwriters David Diamond, David Weissman and Don Jakoby did a great job in giving the characters funny and sharp lines and also creating some very funny situations. Director Ivan Reitman also deserves major credit for creating a film that is both funny and a bit suspenseful at the same time and also very original and enjoyable. In addition, the special effects in the film are really spectacular. The man who worked on bringing the dinosaurs from "Jurassic Park" to life, Phil Tippett, did a remarkable job on creating some really original and realistic aliens for the film. In conclusion, "Evolution" contains everything that is a good idea for a winning comedy: a good story, good characters and acting, some really unique and cool special effects as well as some really funny scenes. Anyone who wants to have a fun time at the movies should definitely check this one out.
Summary of Evolution
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 08/24/04
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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Based on the evidence in Evolution, one thing is perfectly clear: special effects have evolved, but director Ivan Reitman has reverted to primitive pandering. Equally obvious is the fact that Evolution is a de facto rip-off of Reitman's 1984 classic Ghostbusters, but this time there's no Bill Murray to deliver the best punch lines (we have to settle for fellow ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd in a broad supporting role), and the comedy has devolved into a grossfest including deep-rectal extraction of alien insects, fire-hose enemas into a giant alien sphincter, and a full-moon display of David Duchovny's naked posterior. Whereas Ghostbusters was a shrewd, irreverent mainstream comedy that combined gooey spectral ectoplasm with something resembling genuine wit, Evolution is a crude, juvenile romp in which all things slimy are elevated to comedic supremacy.
Granted, that's not always a bad thing. As latter-day ghostbuster equivalents, Duchovny, Orlando Jones, and Seann William Scott make a fine comedic trio, and Julianne Moore is equally amusing as a clumsy scientist and Duchovny's obligatory love interest. Despite the meddling of clueless military buffoons, they join forces to eradicate a wild variety of rapidly evolving alien creatures that arrived on Earth via meteor impact, and the extraterrestrial beasties (courtesy of effects wizard Phil Tippet and crew) are outrageously designed and marvelously convincing. For anyone who prefers lowbrow humor, Evolution will prove as entertaining as Ghostbusters (or at least Galaxy Quest), while others may lament Reitman's shameless embrace of crudeness. One thing's for certain: after seeing this movie, you'll gain a whole new appreciation for Head & Shoulders shampoo. --Jeff Shannon
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