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| Reviewed by: Chris Burton 04 Feb 2008 Invasion, The
| |  A movie that gets delayed for a couple of years generally has some substantial problems. Basically, its a bad omen. The Nicole Kidman film Invasion had some problems. It was filmed, then re-filmed, then tweaked with again and again. Needless to say, Invasion didn't deliver at the box office. But it really isn't that bad. Not to say its good or anything. Its a remake of the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which I've never seen. I would love to be able to offer an informed critique of this version versus the original. But I can't. I'm so sorry. Life is not worth living.
A mysterious epidemic is sweeping the world, but it takes one Washington DC psychiatrist, Carol Bennell (Kidman to discover that the disease is extraterrestrial in origin. When her son becomes infected, she and a colleague, Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig) must work together to find a cure, before the entire world is lost.
The story of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I've heard- served as a parable for its times. The Cold War was in full swing, and everyone was afraid of the threat of communism. They wanted to destroy our way of life and they were infiltrating our society. Sound familiar? Invasion could have addressed the issues of the post-9/11 world in a much more clever and intelligent way, but it chose heavy-handedness over subtlety. Unfortunate.
However, Invasion does work as a slightly creepy thriller. I do wish it wasn't so PG-13, but Hollywood can't bring themselves to make an R picture. Most of the actors do a pretty good job, especially Kidman and Craig. The problem lies with the script. The dialogue often seems very forced and retread.
The HD-DVD is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen and encoded at 1080p/ AVC MPEG-4. This is a reference disk, hands down. Absolutely every scene is pristine and perfect. The colors, the black detail- everything is mind blowing. The action scenes do look amazing in high definition. There is no chroma noise, no film grain- there are no problems.
Audio is Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, and it felt just like it did in the movie theater (so I've heard, don't imply that I saw it in the theater). The bass is heavy, the music kicks. Dialogue is never garbled, and always clear even with all of the background sounds. This is a very immersive transfer. |
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