The Invasion 2007 6 out of 10

The Invasion 2007   6 out of 10

 We should really stop sending space ships into outer space because they always end up bringing something back that doesn't like us.  It is like these alien viruses are just sitting out in space waiting to hitch hike their way to earth so that they can try and take over the world.   The Invasion is a decent updated version of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers story.  It stars  Nicole Kidman as a psychiatrist that uncovers an alien plot to take over the world.  The alien virus spreads from person to person like some zombie plague.  The only way to fool the aliens once they have taken over their human hosts is to show no emotion.   A pair of the sunglasses from my favorite version of this re thread story  They Live would have really come in handy for the characters in this story.  The movie itself is a decent watch, but there is nothing here that you haven't already seen in previous telling of this story and the resolution at the end of the movie was just way easy.

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The Golden Compass 2007 6 out of 10

The Golden Compass  2007

After Harry Potter every movie studio wanted to find its very own Potter like cash cow.  The Golden Compass was meant to be the first of a 3 movie series based  on Phillip Pullman's  His Dark Materials  book series.   It is an interesting film that focuses on the first book in this series  which features a story based around the adventures of a orphan living in a parallel universe where the world is ruled by  the Magisterium.  The people of this world all have demons  (animal spirits that follow them around).    The story follows her adventures using a  magic golden compass that helps her see the truth to find and save her friends that have been kidnapped.   It features talking animals,  Polar Bears with armour and magic.   The Digital polar bears were the most interesting part of the movie and the battle to see which polar bear would be king the best action sequence in the film.   The film although interesting didn't successfully connect with audiences so the 2nd and 3rd books in the series were never made.  The fact that this was to be the first of 3 films   leaves the audience with  what seems like an unfinished story.  Characters  so up out of nowhere (like the band of witches that show up out of nowhere)   and disappear from the story  (like Daniel Craig's character). 

The film features  Nicole Kidman,  Daniel Craig and Sam Elliot.