Saw ths on my night off back on 31 August and don't recall seeing anyone else comment on it. This is the remake starring the ever beautiful Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig (Bond, James Bond), Jeremy Northam (The Net and Mimic), Jeffrey Wright (The Lady In The Water and The Manchurian Candidtate) and has a cameo by Veronica Cartwright who had a role in the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers.






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All the basic elements from the first movie are there - some sort of alien lifeform comes to Earth and start taking over people. However, unlike the original 1956 movie w/Kevin McCarthy or the 1978 version, they don't completely replicate their target. Instead, they enter in to the host body and act like a parasite. Basically, they re-write the DNA of the host, overwriting part of the brain and basically taking over. No pods in this one, which was a little disappointing.

Still, I don't think it was that bad of a movie. I won't bore with all the details other than to say that it opens with the fiery crash of the space shuttle Patriot. Northam's character is some sort of big wig w/the CDC, Craig is a doctor at a hospital in the DC area, Wright is a lab doc (immunologist?) at the same hospital that Craig's character works at, Kidman is a psychiatrist and Cartwright one of Kidman's patients.

The ending left me rather disappointed. I thought the movie had all this great drama, some excellent acting and very kewel action scenes. Then the ending was sorta...

Enh.

The gist: They develop a vaccine and it kills off the invading parasitcal life form. Everyone who was infected "wakes up" as if they've been asleep, having no memory of what had happened when the alien lifeform had them under it's control. While somewhat interesting, it was overall rather disappointing, IMNSHO. Good beginning, nice buildup, LOTS of tension and then... blah....

I'd give it 7 stars out of 10. Not a bad movie, but not something to pop in and watch over and over. I definitely don't feel like I wasted any portion of my life watching this one.

It has already left the theaters around here. Sounds like no loss, by the plot and its 'happy hollywood ending'.

Donald Sutherland shrieking into the camera scared the crap outta me, and I was 10. Top that, Hollywood Recycling!

Donald Sutherland shrieking into the camera scared the crap outta me, and I was 10. The very thought of Donald Sutherland shrieking scares me, and I'm 39! :eek: :D

Qapla'

SSB

It has already left the theaters around here. Sounds like no loss, by the plot and its 'happy hollywood ending'.
Actually, I felt the acting, writing and action were pretty darned good and recommend it - but only if it's on like HBO, Skinemax, Showtime, etc... I'm not saying to rush out and rent/buy it, but maybe borrow a friends copy or watch it on cable/satellite. I've liked Nicole Kidman's acting style for quite some time and felt that she, along w/the rest of the cast, were much better and more believable than half the drek being churned out of Hollywood these days.

Donald Sutherland shrieking into the camera scared the crap outta me, and I was 10. Top that, Hollywood Recycling!
If you think about it honestly, the Sutherland Invasion of the Body Snatchers was Hollywood Recycling, too. ;)

But yes, that freaked me out when I saw it as a kid, too. :)

Despite the presense of Nicole Kidman, "Invasion" is going straight to DVD here in Australia.

Glenn :)

Guess it didn't do so well in The States then, eh? Oh, well.

I think I blinked and there were no more ads or even a mention of the movie here.