Comments on: The Invasion http://illinformedgadfly.com/?p=264 Movie Reviews by Ben Nuckols Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Angel http://illinformedgadfly.com/?p=264#comment-20774 Angel Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:12:52 +0000 http://illinformedgadfly.com/?p=264#comment-20774 Perhaps it's due to the fact that living in India, I am exposed only to Bollywood movies (whose dialogue, in Hindi, I can't understand) and mega-budget Hollywood films (all of which suggest a total lack of creativity in that they have a 3 or 4 at the end of their titles), but I really enjoyed this movie. I did notice your "geographical confusion" having spent 6 years in the DC/Baltimore area, I was quite confused as to where these scenes were supposedly taking place. But other than that, I thought the kid was cute, and I have always had a soft spot for Nicole Kidman. I enjoyed the flick. When I visit, you'll have to show me a "good movie" to get my senses back on track :) Perhaps it’s due to the fact that living in India, I am exposed only to Bollywood movies (whose dialogue, in Hindi, I can’t understand) and mega-budget Hollywood films (all of which suggest a total lack of creativity in that they have a 3 or 4 at the end of their titles), but I really enjoyed this movie.

I did notice your “geographical confusion” having spent 6 years in the DC/Baltimore area, I was quite confused as to where these scenes were supposedly taking place. But other than that, I thought the kid was cute, and I have always had a soft spot for Nicole Kidman. I enjoyed the flick. When I visit, you’ll have to show me a “good movie” to get my senses back on track :)

]]> By: James http://illinformedgadfly.com/?p=264#comment-20312 James Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:06:14 +0000 http://illinformedgadfly.com/?p=264#comment-20312 I agree. What a shame that a great deal of genuine talent and a reasonably good premise all resulted in such a train wreck. Althugh I do have to say that the moment when she threw that Asian kid head-first into a bed frame was about the funniest thing I've seen at the movies all year, too bad the film wasn't meant to be a comedy. I just watched the '78 version. It's certainly better than this, but not enormously so, it's still very uneven and far from a masterpiece. I think it's the idea, more than anything, that's strong. There's still a definitive film to be made, and frankly, the new version treats much of the setup better than the '78. The idea of being able to walk among them, as long as you don't show emotion, is highly cinematic, and is only barely touched on in the last act of the '78 film. The remake was really smart to make that the whole second act. Again, pity it turned out so abysmally, it was on the right track at the beginning. I agree. What a shame that a great deal of genuine talent and a reasonably good premise all resulted in such a train wreck. Althugh I do have to say that the moment when she threw that Asian kid head-first into a bed frame was about the funniest thing I’ve seen at the movies all year, too bad the film wasn’t meant to be a comedy.

I just watched the ‘78 version. It’s certainly better than this, but not enormously so, it’s still very uneven and far from a masterpiece. I think it’s the idea, more than anything, that’s strong. There’s still a definitive film to be made, and frankly, the new version treats much of the setup better than the ‘78.

The idea of being able to walk among them, as long as you don’t show emotion, is highly cinematic, and is only barely touched on in the last act of the ‘78 film. The remake was really smart to make that the whole second act. Again, pity it turned out so abysmally, it was on the right track at the beginning.

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