, Raymond St. Jacques
[2] Further evidence of a return to form,
following the under-rated Prince
of Darkness. Piper is a surprise as the labourer who puts on cool
sunglasses and discovers the earth has been invaded by aliens. The action
sequences are, as ever from Carpenter, excellent; he will insists pointless
scenes that are nothing more than blatant attempts to give the characters
character, instead of letting their actions speak for them. Candidate for
line of the year : "I have come here to chew bubble-gum and kick ass. And
I'm right out of bubble-gum."
