Sebastian Caine, de ingenieuze leider van een team wetenschappers, wil een middel om onzichtbaar te worden beslist op zichzelf testen en wordt inderdaad onzichtbaar. Dan blijkt het tegenmiddel om hem weer zichtbaar te maken niet te werken en zit hij gevangen in zijn onzichtbare lichaam. Terwijl zijn collega's hard op zoek gaan naar het juiste tegenmiddel, ontdekt Caine de ongekende macht die hij n... read more
For Paul Verhoeven, it was his 3rd critical flop in a row and the end of his career in the US. Honestly, even though it seems to be considered as one of his weaktest movies, I don't think it is that bad actually. Indeed, it is a very dark version of this famous story with some awesome special effects, even for today's standards. The whole thing was pretty violent and (very) sleazy, as usual with V... read more
Description:Washington D.C. scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is under contract with the U.S. government to formulate a serum which will render human beings invisible. When his test serum makes a laboratory gorilla disappear and then successfully brings her back, Caine decides that it is time for him to be the next guinea pig. He and his teWashington D.C. scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is under contract with the U.S. government to formulate a serum which will render human beings invisible. When his test serum makes a laboratory gorilla disappear and then successfully brings her back, Caine decides that it is time for him to be the next guinea pig. He and his team are ecstatic when the serum work. When the antidote fails to work as it did on the gorilla, however, Caine finds himself in the initially enviable, but ultimately horrifying predicament of being permanently undetectable to the human eye. Faced with the opportunity to perpetrate any crime he desires without fear of apprehension, Caine gives in to his basest desires. But when he learns that his that his ex-girlfriend and assistant, Linda McKay (Elisabeth Shue), is involved with their fellow co-worker Matt Kensington (Josh Brolin), Caine goes over the deep end, and is willing to kill anyone who tries to stand in his way, including his trusted fellow researchers. Director Paul Verhoeven (BASIC INSTINCT) puts a contemporary spin on the classic INVISIBLE MAN tale, turning it into a funhouse-style stalk-and-slash film with some of the most impressive visual effects the screen has seen.
A team of scientists is assigned to a secret government research project to experiment with the possibility of invisibility. When they find that one of their formulas works on animals, Dr. Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) violates the rules of the project and tries it on himself. It works: he becomes invisible, but soon after that the team find that the formula is irreversible. He suspects his colleagues, Linda McCay (Elisabeth Shue) and Matt Kensington (Josh Brolin) of sabotaging him: making him invisible forever, and he decides to seek revenge on them.From the director of BASIC INSTINCT and TOTAL RECALL, Paul Verhoeven, comes this new suspense-filled thriller, full of special effects and technical tricks. ... (more)(less)
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The Ups: Great effects. It really try to think about what a pervert man would do if he was invisible. Kevin Bacon is believable as sleazy scientist.
The Downs: Logic bursts. How the hell would anybody return back to his closed rooms when he could run around in town naked and have fun? Did the invisible serum also make him immortal? Too many neutral and boring studio corridors. What is that I hear? The Hollywood death rattle of Paul Verhoeven. "
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“For Paul Verhoeven, it was his 3rd critical flop in a row and the end of his career in the US. Honestly, even though it seems to be considered as one of his weaktest movies, I don't think it is that bad actually. Indeed, it is a very dark version of this famous story with some awesome special effects, even for today's standards. The whole thing was pretty violent and (very) sleazy, as usual with Verhoeven, and at some moments, it felt like some pretty neat introcution to some super villain. Unfortunately, I must admit, the dialogs were terribly cheesy, even though the cast was decent (Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue, Joshn Brolin), the acting was pretty average and, above all, the story was pretty weak, especially during the ending which seemed to come out from some very average slasher flick.” read more
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Cast : Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Greg Grunberg, Rhona Mitra
What was it about?
Scientists discover how to make people invisible, but their test subject becomes an insane killer who stalks them.
My two cents:
For Paul Verhoeven, it was his 3rd critical flop in a row and the end of his career in the US. Honestly, I don't think it is that bad. Indeed, it is a very dark version of this famous story with some awesome special effects. The whole thing is pretty violent "
"Date: August 21, 2012
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane
RT rating: 27%"
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