Invasion U.S.A. (1985) ***1/2
Joseph Zito's Invasion U.S.A. (1985) is one ridiculously over the top action flick—100% a Cannon film that only the producing team of Golan and Globus could have spawned.
Chuck Norris is Hunter, a reckless antihero with no backstory who dresses in all denim, doesn't know the meaning of shirt buttons and lives in the everglades, where he drives a mean air boat, ropes gators, and has an armadillo friend. Hunter will go the distance, including driving his pickup truck through malls, knifing a sucka, and blasting baddies with twin Uzis. Richard Lynch stars as his nemesis, Rostov, an unhinged Russian terrorist with endless rocket launcher ammo and a signature move of shooting dudes in the dick. Rostov has no qualms about mowing down innocent bystanders—be they Cuban immigrants or Christmas-decorating suburbanites—and no problem stealing anything he needs—be it LCVPs, helicopters, police cars, etc.
In this Invasion, the plot is thin, but basically when Rostov invades the U.S.A. pandemonium and martial law ensue, Hunter comes out of retirement (?) to finish him off (“It’s time to die." is his catch phrase), and the entire second half of the film becomes virtually a nonstop battle with impressive stunts, car chases, and more guns 'n 'splosions than your average ‘80s actioner. Jay Chattaway provides a thrilling and dynamic score. Invasion will hit you with so many rights, you’ll be begging for a left.
Chuck Norris is Hunter, a reckless antihero with no backstory who dresses in all denim, doesn't know the meaning of shirt buttons and lives in the everglades, where he drives a mean air boat, ropes gators, and has an armadillo friend. Hunter will go the distance, including driving his pickup truck through malls, knifing a sucka, and blasting baddies with twin Uzis. Richard Lynch stars as his nemesis, Rostov, an unhinged Russian terrorist with endless rocket launcher ammo and a signature move of shooting dudes in the dick. Rostov has no qualms about mowing down innocent bystanders—be they Cuban immigrants or Christmas-decorating suburbanites—and no problem stealing anything he needs—be it LCVPs, helicopters, police cars, etc.
In this Invasion, the plot is thin, but basically when Rostov invades the U.S.A. pandemonium and martial law ensue, Hunter comes out of retirement (?) to finish him off (“It’s time to die." is his catch phrase), and the entire second half of the film becomes virtually a nonstop battle with impressive stunts, car chases, and more guns 'n 'splosions than your average ‘80s actioner. Jay Chattaway provides a thrilling and dynamic score. Invasion will hit you with so many rights, you’ll be begging for a left.
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