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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 8, 2001
Pros: None that I can really think of
Cons: poor plot, terrible special effects
Summary: Last evening my family and I loaded in the car and headed for the drive in movie. For $5 a car load, we went to see Tomb Raider and Evolution. I must say, I am glad for a family of 5 that we only spent $5 on the two, both were terrible but this review ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 21, 2003
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Cons: .
Summary: When director Ivan Reitman announced that he was going to be working on another effects laden comedy I got excited, afterall, his Ghostbusters films are among my favorite comedies, yes even number 2, and I was hoping that he would be able to bring ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2003
Pros: Good special effects, funny characters
Cons: 32-bit effects, but only 2-bit thinking
Summary: Meet a movie with a story that's a potential gold mine. A meteor carrying alien single-cell organisms falls on Earth. An accelerated evolution ensues. The alien bacteria evolve into higher species (plants, worms, reptiles, mammals, etc) in mere days, as ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2003
Pros: Great comedy for the whole family!
Cons: None
Summary: A meteor with Aliens in it landed on Earth. A want a be
fireman named Wayne played by Seann William Scott was the
first to see the meteor. Two college teachers Ira played by David Duchovny and Harry played by Orlando Jones hard about the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2002
Pros: I didn't pay full price in a movie theater to see it!
Cons: Everything else!
Summary: I rented "Evolution" on DVD and it was just awful! I remember seeing the previews on television when it came out in the theaters and I thought about going to see it and I am so glad that I didn't! Everything about this movie is pathetic - the plot, the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2002
Pros: Well it's not Ghostbusters...
Cons: Anyone with grade 10 science can find faults in the movie.
Summary: Well I know everyone out there was waiting for my next review (yeah right....but that's another story for another day....), so I decided to post a new one. Doing what I do best, I'm going to give a fair review of a really goofy movie. Ok warning: This ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2002
Pros: My kind of humour! Actors are working hard.
Cons: They overdo the effects sometimes. Mostly like Ghostbusters and Men in Black.
Summary: With people who have a sense of humour like me, you might want to give this movie a watch. Not only because the special effects are quite good but because you need to see Orlando Jones.
I first saw this movie in theatres when it came out and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2002
Pros: aliens you've never seen before
Cons: movie was brought to an abrupt end
Summary: When I first heard of evolution I thought it would be another one of those low budget, low credibility alien flicks. Boy was I wrong.
The first thing that made me realize that it could be different was the cast. David Duchocony, Orlando Jones, Sean ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2002
Pros: Has some funny moments, good special effects.
Cons: Not theater worthy, predictable.
Summary: David Duchovny has been trying hard to make it as a movie actor. This movie won't help much.
Evolution is a sci-fi comedy about a meteor than lands on Earth loaded with one-cell bateria that evolve much faster than they should. Duchovny and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2002
Pros: The light tone is pure Men in Black fun.
Cons: The screenplay and pacing occasionally lag.
Summary: Evolution may not bring much new to the table - director Ivan Reitman rehashes the same mix of comedy and fantasy that made his Ghostbusters (1984) such a hit, The X-Files' David Duchovny once again plays an intellectual battling aliens - but that ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2002
Pros: Goofy, but funny.You will laugh if you have a sense of humor!!
Cons: A little GROSS and CRUDE.Not for children under 13.
Summary: This opinion reveals some plot details.Hey this is a funny movie. If you like Animal House,Ghostbusters,Kindergarten Cop and Private Parts you will enjoy this movie. This movie is rated PG-13 because of the CRUDE and SEXUAL HUMOR. Lots of HUMOR,GROSS ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 27, 2002
Pros: Alien butt-kicking with a whole new twist
Cons: somewhat predictable story line.
Summary: My son rented this video, and said we might like to watch it, too. It was humorous in spots, and maybe the little sexual innuendos were unnecessary, but over all, it was not a bad movie. There was enough action to hold interest, and even though it was ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2002
Pros: Julianne Moore's potential
Cons: Poor acting, poor script and cheesy special effects.
Summary: I wasn’t expecting much from Evolution and sure enough, I didn’t get much. Director Ivan Reitman seems to be trying to generate the same magic he created with Ghostbusters, but unfortunately he falls way short. Evolution drags on with little humor, a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2002
Pros: Has some funny jokes, great special effects, actually smart at times
Cons: Brings up my deja vu issues, really stupid most of the time, immaturity reigns supreme
Summary: This isn't a bad movie. It's not as terrible as the previews and trailers made it look, it's just horribly lackluster and mediocre. Sure, the special effects are quite impressive, but that doesn't make up for how simple and predictable this movie is. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 13, 2002
Pros: Scenes where Orlando Jones is featured, monsters
Cons: Its really bad
Summary: This was one horrible movie. My wife rented it mainly because of David Duchovny of X-files fame. It looked like it had some potential based on the plot.
A meteor hits the earth carrying ultra-fast evolving creatures that go through about 3 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2002
Pros: some decent comedic acting and very funny spots
Cons: an over-reliance on toilet humor and it does drag in spots
Summary: When I first saw a preview for Evolution about this time last year, I thought I would be going to see it in the theater without a doubt. I didn't, only because something changed in me over the summer, and I resigned myself to renting it when it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2002
Pros: Funny performances.
Cons: Follows the Men In Black/Ghostbusters formula a little too closely.
Summary: Ivan Reitman's comedy Evolution is one movie that on the surface would appear not to work. Consider all the elements:
1: It's a comedy about aliens, coming 4 years after the comedies about aliens genre had more or less run its course with Men ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 3, 2002
Pros: CGI, funny quirky moments, Orlando Jones.
Cons: Lame script, Vauge at parts. very Ghostbusters reminicent.
Summary: Was it really that long ago that audiences gazed upon men using proton packs to dispose of Ghosts in New York City? Well Ivan Reitman thought so when making this movie. Evoltion was released on the 17th anniversery of the release of Ghostbusters.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2001
Pros: the cast and creatures
Cons: bland humor, lazy script and will be forgotten very quickly
Summary: When a meteor slams into the Arizona desert, Ira Kane (David Duchovny) and Harry Block (Orlando Jones) are sent to examine the rock. After collecting some goo that oozed from the rock, the men discover that its teaming with one-celled organisms with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2001
Pros: One really good scene; Orlando Jones
Cons: The rest isn't really funny; rest of cast is underused
Summary: I wonder exactly how the writing sessions for Evolution went. Did they receive the premise, get together, and come up with a bunch of things they thought would be funny and attempt to throw it all together? The key words there are “thought would ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 15, 2001
Pros: A mellow chemistry between the actors entertains...
Cons: ...in between the predictable CGI displays.
Summary: As far as 'popcorn flicks' go, you could certainly do a lot worse. The flick moves along quickly and the entire cast gives it their all, but the project is hampered by its massive effects. We KNOW Hollywood can create slimy aliens ad nauseum, but who ... read more
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