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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Dreamworks Video
Salesrank: 4924
Released: December 26, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Outrageous and hilarious. Youll laugh out loud and enjoy the fun action and out-of-this-world special effects as these unlikely heroes battle the most unecpected group of aliens youll ever see. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: David Duchovny Seann William Scott Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Ivan Reitman
Description of Evolution:
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
Evolution Reviews:
Very light entertainment 
2009-12-13 - "Evolution" is a comedy starring David Duchovny, Dan Aykroyd, Seann William Scott and Julianne Moore (an otherwise serious actress). The man behind the movie is Ivan Reitman, which may explain why some of the monsters in "Evolution" look suspiciously similar to the ghosts in "Ghostbusters", another Reitman classic.
"Evolution" is very light entertainment. Every other joke contains juvenile references to sex, fecal matter or nude behinds. As usual, the main character has a funny African-American sidekick. Also as usual, there is a smart female scientist involved, plus a whole lot of really stupid army officers and...of course, a state governor! Frankly, we've seen this before. The high school students are also stereotyped, including the stupid blonde girl and the two fat dorks (who naturally turn out to be heroes).
Is this funny? I think it depends on what mood you're in when watching it. The movie isn't badly produced, and the actors are all top of the class. But yes, if you want more substance or don't get the parody part, you might want to scream!
The plot is fairly straight forward. A meteorite collides with Earth. Or is it Arizona? The slime of the meteorite quickly evolves into monstrous fish, flying dinosaurs and blue (!) ape-men with a penchant for skull bashing. The dinosaur flies into a shopping mould and creates the usual panic. The military are called in and attempt to stop the monsters with napalm, which naturally gets the exact opposite effect. Eventually, the world is saved when the two fat bozos reveal that the monsters can be defeated by spraying them with Head & Shoulders shampoo!
OK, that was a new angle. I think.
In my opinion, "Evolution" isn't the best movie, or even comedy-parody, around. But as light Friday night entertainment, I guess it's alright.
Evolution 
2009-12-10 - This movie is a hilariously satirical look at science and our collective fear of alien invasion. It has relatively intelligent dialogue and good tongue-in-cheek delivery. David Duchovny has an excellent flair for comedy and a talent for comedic timing. I watched the film alone and actually laughed out loud, which I seldom do even when I watch a movie with someone. I would rather have seen Tea Leoni or Gillian Anderson play the female lead. They are much prettier than Julianne Moore.
Kids 
2009-11-13 - My sons loved the movie. They especially liked the fact it took place in Arizona.
very happy
2009-09-09 - i got the movie vhs quickly very good movie i'm very happy with it. thank you.
Quick delivery! Great movie!!!
2009-08-29 - This movie is a classic! We've quoted from this movie for years and decided we needed to own it at last! We laughed just as hard this latest time as we did the first time. The movie arrived within a matter of days, too - which was REALLY nice!
