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Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman goes the sci-fi route with this wild comedy. David Duchovny is a geology professor who teams with biology teacher Orlando Jones to investigate a meteorite that crashed in the Arizona desert. They discover the rock is exuding a blue fluid that quickly evolves into icky alien organisms which threaten the future of the world. Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, and Ted Levine also star. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; interviews; deleted scenes; storyboards; featurette; more.Based on the evidence in
Evolution, one thing is perfectly clear: special effects have evolved, but director Iv! an 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 scie! ntist and Duchovny's obligatory love interest. Despite the med! dling 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
