The Arrival (1996) Review
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*I really liked this movie as a kid.*
*I am still convinced Gordon Freeman was modeled after the main character.*
I am on a drug, it’s called GORDON FREEMAN!
I loved that movie. Saw it today after more than 20 years. It's interesting at least. I enjoy the first hour a lot.
I'm not the only one who saw him as Gordon Freeman it would see
Charlie Sheen gave a surprisingly good performance as SETI astronomer and Ron Silver was always top notch as a villain. I miss these kind of movies with respectable budget at the time (25 million dollars) and solid cast and storyline. Director David Twohy of course went and made Pitch Black and created Riddick franchise later, but The Arrival and his 2002 supernatural submarine thriller Below are definitely worth watching.
Charlie Sheen can act when he tries and isn't on tigers blood etc
I also enjoyed Sheen's performance in this, probably my favorite.
Yes, low cost with good return thanks to good script, actors and effects.
Not everything must cost 200 million dollars and earn a billion otherwise is a failure.
It's not surprising, he used to be a good actor
I appreciate your reviews of retro movies so much, mate. Many of them (if not all) are my personal favourites too. It feels good to see them get some praise after all these years. I’m happy that I’m not alone in liking these hidden treasures
You will never the pain youve caused by calling a movie made in 1996 "retro".
@@martymcnasty6306 Yeah at least it needs to be 80s or older, to be called retro.😁
I dont. Him and others spend 1500 hours lamblasting marvel and when a good show comes out they dont make a peep.
Fantastic Sci-Fi alien conspiracy movie for the mid 90's... I had heard this movie was an inspiration to a video game series like Half-Life and that Gordon Freeman's look was based on Charlie Sheen's look in this movie
Yes I was just going to remark that too - it´s Gordon Freeman :D
"Do you want to see the ruins, my friend"
tlot tlot tlot tlok, heeee?
It's nice to see someone take a more pleasant tone towards a movie they enjoy, instead of just negativity for bad movies.😄😄😄
Loved The Arrival. Back in the mid nineties I was working in a night club. Got to chatting with one of the girls who worked their who promptly talked me into having an "acid night" at her place. And this was the first movie she put on. It was clearly straight to video, but even the straight to video stuff back then was decent. Sheen made another movie a couple of years before that, was was also straight to video kinda deal. Above the law I think it was called. It was also great stuff. Man, I really miss the 90s when even the low budget stuff was awesome. You could walk into your local video rental and find a classic that youd never heard of before. Like "Cube". That movie just came out of nowhere and me and my buddies all loved it. The 90s was just wall to wall awesome for entertainment.
Awesome purple dot experience hopefully.
I thought I saw it in a theatre though. ..
This one was originally released in theaters. The sequel was direct to video.
@@happydogg312 This is true!
I absolutely love this little-known gem of a film. I miss the late, great actor Ron Silver. He was great in this, but my favorite role of his is still as Alan Dershowitz in "Reversal of Fortune.". Absolute masterpiece.
He was that morphing into his younger self villain from Timecop
I remember a sci-fi novel where Earth was infiltrated by aliens, who Earth was also fighting in space. The infiltrators could be discovered by X-ray, a blood sample, or a genius thing: A handshake, because they could never quite imitate the firmness in the human hand. I thought that was such a good detail to include. The military and other important personnel develop the habit of always shaking hands.
That's slightly similar to the aliens infiltrators in the series " The Invaders", where the main protagonist could identify them due to their odd handshake (caused by an error in their disguises).
I completely forgot about this movie. I didn't even realise I had seen it but as you were doing your review I started to recognise the film and then the backwards knees part gave me a flashback to watching this on TV with my mum in the late 90s.
Thanks for doing this review, it brought back a good memory and a nice feeling of nostalgia. R.I.P mum.
Man, watching this channel is just one long trip down memory lane for me. I'd completely forgotten this movie even existed, and I'm surprised it did so poorly since the mid-90s was peak X-files and so peak-conspiracy.
I think the reason it did poorly was because it came out just before "Independence Day" and was quickly overshadowed and forgotten once that movie came out.
@@mysticwolf75I remember a bit of a pattern back then, of anointed summer blockbusters having a similar but lower-budget movie coming out close to the same time. Armageddon/Deep Impact was another such pairing.
@@thisspaceforrent5737 This is true.
Fond memories of this movie from my childhood. The backward leg aliens freaked me out as a kid.
Same my bro, that movie meant a lot for me as a child. Considering I was scared to death of aliens, and all of the chupacabra's stuff. I really thought the chupacabra was biting my aunt cows, and haunting me from the windows from her country house. Damn.... I imagined aliens everywhere when I was a child.
Oh man...Hell yeah! I watched this at the theaters on opening weekend back in the day...Sheen was at his PEAK! 🙌🏾
I did, too. Overlooked gem, overshadowed by _Independence Day_ that year. I like _The Arrival_ a lot.
Hell yeah! I love this movie! My brother and I watched this again recently and it still holds up so well.
I still fondly remember seeing this in the theater. It was a great movie for it's time, and an upgrade from lower budget 80's in the same scifi vein. Great review
Thank you David for including this movie in your series. I loved this film when it came out and found it has been referenced in others films over the years. Keep up your series.
The Arrival 1996 is a beyond underrated and underappreciated gem.
I loved this movie! I’m one of the few who saw it in theaters. The biggest problem that this movie faced was that it came out around the same time as Independence Day.
Needless to say it was overshadowed.
This movie's plot is more believable than the global warming narrative.
Lost me at nasa
😂😂😂
True that, yo. I mean - the globe is warming and parts of it cooling - but we ain't got anything to do with it. We are still at the end of an ice age.
I'm still convinced carbon reduction is an alien plan
Don't talk shit with "narrative". The earth's not flat either btw.
I believe this was directed by David Twowy, the same guy who did the Pitch Black movies. Fun dude. Would love to see the guy come back to do more SF films.❤❤❤
I've seen this movie twice, the first time was randomly on terrestrial TV about 15 years ago and then watched it again about 5 years ago on streaming. I sometimes disagree with certain aspects of what you say but for this we are in total agreement. Slightly iffy special effects, but well paced, great storytelling, characters who felt really and not a hollywood version of a character. It was a very intimate film in terms of the characters. I expected you to make a special comment on Charlie Sheen's performance. There was a lot of depth to this more serious performance, for someone who was and is so well known for comedy, he gave this role his all.
I recall enjoying this greatly when it came out on VHS. It was one of the rare occasions I looked forward to a sequel, but was unaware - arguably to my advantage - one had been made.
I remember seeing this at the movies a couple of times…
But I always thought that there was a good reason for why they couldn’t get around freely
(SPOILER ALERT!!!)
They needed the skin suite to preserve their heat. And that’s why Charlie Sheens character nearly overheated when he was wearing it…
Unless I missed something 👍🍻
This movie is a "guilty pleasure of mine". I watch it once in awhile when I'm in the mood for mindless entertainment.
This movie also introduced me to Terry Polo, whom I eventually concluded was pretty much my idea of the (physically) perfect woman. And I very much liked the idea that she turned out to be a good girlfriend to Zane, after the movie setting her up as either a biatch or antagonist.
So... I'm appreciating these reviews more than you might know.
With the current climate of super dull movies and shows, I'm grabbing all of these and saving them on my personal server for archiving and watching later.
Also forcing my next gen (I'm X and she is millennial) girlfriend to watch good movies.
Thanks!
Loved this film back in the day. Watch it alongside that other massive Charlie Sheen 90s vehicle, Terminal Velocity. "Pack your bags, we're going on a guilt trip."
Great review - I liked it. Talking of 90's Sci-Fi, I'm currently watching the 90's version of The Outer Limits. I was wondering if you've seen this series (which went on for 8 seasons). I really enjoyed a lot of the stories (particularly in the earlier years). It also featured a lot of sci-fi genre actors in the various stories. It would great to get your perspective on this one! Anyway, many thanks 🙂
Good timing this review. The blu-ray was just released here in Australia. Also a double feature dvd with this and "The Wraith"
I've watched so many movies and shows because of the videos on this channel.
I've also been introduced to films from the comments-section of this channel, too.
_"Would you like to see the roons my friend?"_
My friends and I used to slowly lean in and whisper that to eachother at inappropriate times that called for silence.
Loved the movie. I try to rewatch it every few years.
Loved this movie as a kid. I was crazy about Area 51, UFO’s and Shady Government Conspiracies. This movie’s so 90’s in the most beautiful ways.
I saw this movie, but wouldn't have remembered it otherwise. Thank-you for dusting off some memory neurons in my brain.
I saw this movie once as a kid and could never remember what it was called until this video. The backwards knee thing freaked me out as a child and that alone got the movie to stick with me even though I forgot the movie's name.
The twist of Kiki being an alien was amazing & no watching with us caught on until the betrayal happened.
Had to stop watching your review so I could go find the film and watch it before continuing. I actually quite enjoyed it! The CGI is definitely outdated, but the story is solid. Not sure how I missed this one back in the day! 😄
That was the healthiest version of Charlie.
Charlie Sheen would've made a perfect Gordon Freeman back then.
Looks like a cool movie! I can buy that they need to heat up the planet. If the aliens disguised as humans are advance agents they could be modified to endure a variety of temperatures. And alien reproduction could require more specific temperatures. There's a bird in real life that makes a nest so thick that the bird can control the temperature to within a few degrees. So for them to come to the planet they might want more control of the environment.
Yeah, that's how I've always felt about it as well. If the aliens are, say, in the midst of a population boom and they need to offload a _load_ of population onto a planet in a "short" span of time - say, 20-40 years - it makes sense. Ditto for them just turning the planet into some kind of processing station where they're here to mine the planet's natural mineral resources, so they just turn it into a hot rock. Yeah, a great film for speculation for sure, particularly considering the era it came out, where "conspiracy" was a form of entertainment instead of being real life like it is these days.
Another great video from Dave, I've never seen this movie, I shall keep an eye out for it.
Dave should watch the 1987 movie The Hidden. Not seen it in decades but I remember it being good.
A cult classic IMO
Absolutely!
The keke twist was great.
This movie is a classic!!
I watched this movie as a kid and got nightmares, was scared to go to sleep and bathing for too long. The whole idea of hostile extraterrestrial infiltrators among us using skinsuits was scary too.
Loved this film. Saw it in the theater. Came out around the same time as Independence Day. Always felt this was the more thought provoking of the two. Charlie Sheen was excellent as Zane.
That Wolf-359 joke made me laugh.
in the 90s, there was a lot of TV shows and movies about aliens and sometime even conspiracies. Shows like the X-Files, Lone Gunmen and Millennium. Movies like contact, Men in black, Fire in the sky the Arrival, and Species are looked back on as a period where we could be suspicious about not being alone in the universe and suspicious about the government.
Interesting bit of tangential trivia: the yautja in the movie 'Predator' was originally supposed to have knees that bent backwards, like this.
The Arrival is one of my favorite films of all time. The sequel... not as much.
The moment you said 'heat wave,' I was hit by a... well, a wave of memories. Whole movie rushed back to me all at once! My father played an extra in the movie if I recall correctly.
Wow! I love that you took time to review this movie. I really liked it and actually have it on DVD (somewhere). Now you need to review Trancers and at least one of the sequels.
Cracking wee film. I loved it when I saw it back in the day. As an aside, best Charlie Sheen line ever is from Terminal Velocity......"Pack the bags......we're going on a guilt trip"! Brilliant.
Had this movie on VHS, and I must have watched it dozens of times👍🏽
What a blast from the past! I immediately remembered that movie for the backwards knees. Ouch.
I will have to check it out. Cheers, Dave!
Damn, I rember seeing this movie once years ago and thinking it was so-so, but hearing you describe it in just three minutes is more intriguing than any recent tv/movie plot!
Good review - you said the word that finally explained why I enjoyed this film so much: pacing. Because let's be honest, while watching this, few people will think "this is a good quality film" but many will say "this is unreasonably fun". Once it gets rolling, it feels like it could fly apart at any moment, but somehow it holds together.
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't pick out the kid as an alien on the first watch either. So obvious in retrospect.
I completely forgot that I've even seen this movie until you showed the guy/alien bending his knees like that. It was a fun movie, I actually quite enjoyed it back then.
I noticed that Leon Rippy who played L.Q. 'Sonny' Clemmons in Star Trek: The Next Generation S1.E25 "The Neutral Zone" was in the movie. It's one of my favorite season one episodes.
I'm very much enjoying these reviews.
If you want a little-known movie suggestion, how about High Frequency? It was released in 1988. It's actually an Italian movie entitled Qualcuno in ascolto, but it was released in the U.S. as High Frequency. I saw it when I was young and I was somewhat confused by how it ended, but I found it intriguing enough to watch more than once. I haven't seen it in years, but it came to mind when watching this review... not that the plots are anything alike.
Man, I’d had this on my list for so long. But then I watched a trailer for it, and decided it didn’t look worth my time. Now that I know you enjoyed it, maybe I’ll give it a chance if I ever do come across a copy of it.
I really love this movie. I watch it about every year, I find it an easy movie to sit back and watch. Maybe it's the way it's filmed and paced. Thanks for doing a review on it, and happy you enjoyed it as well.
I remember watching that movie way back then. But thanks to your review I've learnt that it was directed by none other than David Twohy from the Vin Diesel's Riddick franchise.
I liked "The Arrival", but it was definitely overshadowed by the release of "Independence Day" shortly after. The direct to video sequel, "Arrival 2", was definitely not as good and much lower budget - it came across to me as a potential pilot for a TV series that never happened. They used the same vortex ball thing, but the effect was really cheesy compared to the first movie. Also, I distinctly remember a scene where they drive a vehicle through a plate glass window, and you can see it start to shatter well before they drive through it, which means someone screwed up the timing of the special effect and they probably couldn't afford another one, so they had to use it. Funny thing, the sequel was rated R (the first one was PG-13), and the ONLY reason I could see for it being rated R was they very briefly showed full frontal nudity of a woman (who turns out to be an alien).
Love the coffin shaped box for the scorpions 😂
My friends and I rented this movie in college after its release. We had heard of it, but didn't know much about it. We had low expectations, but were really surprised to find it enjoyable. The sci fi and paranoia cocktail weaved by this movie works well and you really root for the main character. Yes, the effects are sketchy by today's standards, but the story is solid. Dan, I appreciate you reviewing these diamond in the rough films from the past.
That should say Dave🙄
What an underrated gem.
Definitely a hidden gem of charlie Sheens past work. I forgot of it's existence honestly. Thank you for bringing it back to light
The "heating the Earth" might not just have to do with overall temperature, but weather as well. Despite some parts of the Earth probably being suitable, there is the whole seasons thing, and you know, winter, arctic air and such.
Backwards hinge knees are supposed to be a sign of the fact that we're the product of just random evolution because if you were to design human legs it would be like the legs of the aliens in the movie. Apparently considerably more efficient and robust.
I'd forgotten about this one, I remember feeling frustrated for the main character as everything went wrong for him, Thank's Dave 👍🇬🇧
Totally enjoyed this film back in the day.
Looks like my cup of tea. The ropey CGI doesn't look too bad to me (but then I grew up on *very* ropey BBC special effects!). Will look out for The Arrival. Thanks for the recommendation once again.
I've haven't seen this in 20 odd years and the two things I remember are the bathtub scene and the backwards legs, turns out they were from about a five minute stretch, probably a case of catching bits of the film over and over
Cool! You should review similar 90s films VIRUS
Enjoyed it after seeing it's first airing on HBO back in the day. David Twohy went on to do Pitch Black and the Riddick movies.
When I was in high school, I LOVED this movie. I rented it from my local video store (remember those?) a bunch of times just to rewatch it. I was a big fan of Charlie Sheen, and a huge fan of Ron Silver, and I loved the conspiracy and cover-up and the (rightful) paranoia.
This was such a cool, but underrated, movie. I really enjoyed it! I'm glad you reviewed it and gave it some love.
I'll give this one a watch. Suggestion for review: Enemy Mine.
I've always thought Sheens look in the film would make a GREAT Gordan Freeman. One of my favorite films. The type of pacing this movie has is sorely needed in todays movie.
I remember one Sunday morning in 1996 I saw Siskel and Ebert review this positively so i went to see it that day. It's great! And the corporate media totally ignored it (probably because, well, they're evil), so it flopped. I watched it for a second time a few months ago and it's just as good. Thanks for reviewing.
(I couldn't make it through the sequel, which is ridiculously bad.)
"Would you like to see the ruins, my friend?"
I love The Arrival! I've watched it hundreds of times since I first saw it in 1996. It was made back when storytelling was the primary objective of movies, not pushing "the message".
There is one thing that makes this movie highly unusual. That is, it has no happy end, although Hollywood has a rule that Hollywood movies about alien invasions must have a happy end. But this one ends with a threat actually, and the same for Arrival II spin-off movie.
Half way through your video, and I'm gonna watch this one . So gonna have to come back to finish.
The Arrival is much better than Arrival. True story.
I remember this being a fun film. Sort of like Contact meets They Live.
Great reminder Dave - I remember this well. A very solid movie indeed!
Ridicule me as you wish, but that movie was part of inspiration for going into telecommunications and radio engineering. Sheen's character making VLBI from sattelite dishes - bsically, Allen Telescope Arrary - was frakin' awesome and cool. Though in city it would have awful lot of jamming. Myself wearing similar stache&beard is total coincidence :D
Virtually anything by David Twohy like the Arrival is creative and imaginative. (the Riddick movies for example). And intriguing plot, that the Aliens wanted to use Global Warming, and just "speed up" the destruction happening already. ( Ignore the Aliens III draft script by Twohy. That had way too much and documented studio interference, to blame him for. ) The Arrival was free on UA-cam sometime last year, so reminded me how good it is. While Terri Polo was fine, it was really Charlie Sheen's sometimes brilliant jerk ingenuity that sells the film's premise.
I remember this came out, and I liked it. Not seen it since though. I was a huge fan of Sheen, and watched every movie with him I could find :-)
I think we found our live action Gordon Freeman
Just released on bluray here in Australia. On my list to buy.
There was a sequel too.
My siblings and I still joke about the Arrival legs to this day.
The aliens have to wear thick, hot, skin suits to live on Earth. They prefer not to do that I guess.
Fun fact, the Sat dish which was the setting for the end of the film was a miniature. The enormously talented Gary Young was one of the many artists who worked on that model.
I remember watching this on Pay-per-view at my friend's house.
I really love this movie. One of those surprises you get once in a while. It's much better than it has any right to be. Extremely fun and entertaining. Peak Charlie Sheen.
I wasn't going to click on this video because I thought you were talking about the other one that I have no desire to see. I'm glad I looked at the title and thumbnail more closely.
I love cheap movies people mistake cheap with bad and to be fair they can be right. But a cheap movie where you can see that it tries to do as much as it can with what it has is great there are too many big budget movies that do nothing with everything. Keep bringing these hidden gems to light
I was pleasantly surprised when I watched this film back in the 90's.