the audience applauded

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

This is the greatest movie ever made. After this one, filmmakers should have just given up. It has everything. Explosions, gunfire, and Chuck Norris!The bad guys hatch a scheme to invade the USA. But there's one thing they didn't bargain for. That's right! They didn't bargain for Chuck Norris! It's got some great action, did I mention explosions? And lots of Chuck Norris kicking the crap out of bad guys. It's a great movie for the whole family.

Another day in '80s America, another Soviet takeover. Except this time, it's primarily one crazed Russian with self esteem issues. And it isn't the Wolverines protecting our sacred freedom when no one else can, it's Chuck Norris. Chuck had a hand in writing "Invasion U.S.A.", so the man's brass balls are unquestionable. But really this is all about patriotism, and it oozes from the man's very pores. But "Red Dawn" deserves credit for getting the invasion underway in the opening minutes, whereas this movie takes its sweet time getting to the really juicy violence: lighting suburbia on fire with RPGs. It's got Cannon cheapness written all over it, and there's fun to be had in that. But a movie that features Chuck Norris saving America with micro Uzis in a 4x4 shouldn't be boring.4/10

From September 11th 2001 to the Boston Bombing. From mass slaughter of school children to ruthless drug cartels trying to move North into the US and Canada right down to homegrown terrorists seeking some "vengeance" for a cause because their angry at the government, this film is more relevant today than it likely ever was.From the countless movies I've watched in my life I've learned one very important thing. Hollywood used to try and encourage people to fight for their country. To Protect their families friends and neighbors. They encouraged people to believe that, as the saying goes, it's better to die for something than to die for nothing. Hence, the boatload of "one man army" movies like Invasion USA or Commando from 1985. Hell even Red Dawn 1984 hit on the same concept. Over the past few years Hollywood seems more interested in making movies about people getting drunk and peeing in sinks or sparkly anorexic teenage vampires. Sorry if that seems crude, but I've had about all I can take out of today's "film industry". It lacks purpose, direction and above all quality.As for these older movies, It's clear the idea wasn't just to sell tickets but more importantly to send a message. Screw with North America and we'll hit you so hard your great grandparents will feel it. We fight for our freedom and not only would we fight for it, we would put our lives on the line for it. We would protect the innocent and fight the bad guys to the death if need be. Invasion USA is no different and that's why it's one of my favorite action movies.It's well directed, well written and is extremely thrilling. Like with most action films of the time, forget the lousy CGI. The film makers needed to blow something up, they blew it up. Somebody had to dive off a building, they jumped. They needed to flip a car, they flipped it. Invasion USA is a classic action film at heart and never disappoints in that regard. It has all the action movie goodies a film fan could want and then some. I suppose a quick summation of the movie is important so here goes. Matt Hunter, a former special ops vet has retired and lives in the Everglades. He's had enough of the fight and just wants to live in peace. Meanwhile a large terrorist Organization has begun a quiet but extremely violent attack on the United States. The leader of that group is the "arch nemesis" of Hunter. He and Hunter once faced off and the terrorist leader barely escaped alive. That terrorist is now determined to kill Matt Hunter at all costs because he knows that if there's one man who can stop the invasion of America, Hunter is that man.The thing about Chuck Norris that I like so very much is that he almost looks like your everyday guy. Yet blink and he'll kick you ass so fast and so hard it'll take you about a week to wake up. I love his deep voice, his deliberate way of speaking his ability to make you believe he really could and would save your ass if you were In trouble. In real life he's a good honest man and he brings that into virtually every character he's ever played.As for the plot of the movie, as I said. It may have been far fetched to think that terrorists, Russians or even drug cartels would try to invade North America in 1985, but After the events of the past decade and a half, I think it much more likely now. Maybe it's time Hollywood brings back the one man army mentality, in the end it might just be the thing that saves us all. Not to mention its a hell of a lot more fun to watch than most of the lousy movies Hollywood is cranking out now.Here's one final note. Watch the movie and watch for a scene involving a school bus and a bomb. The way Norris handles the situation is just fantastic, he delivers one of the best one liners I've ever heard but yet hits the nail right on the head.

Commies invade Florida led by ol' coke nose himself, Richard Lynch. Little do the Reds know, bearded former CIA agent Chuck Norris is here to defend the USA! Norris punches, kicks, shoots, and explodes his way through the enemy forces. He singlehandedly wards off an invasion of the United States. If that doesn't redefine badass, I don't know what does. Many classic scenes and lines. Loaded with testosterone. Super violent in the best Cannon tradition. Norris is excellent in what might be my favorite movie of his. Richard Lynch is a pretty scary individual that I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. Billy Drago has a memorable scene. I don't think it's a huge spoiler to say he dies but HOW he dies you will have to watch to find out. You won't see it coming, trust me. Essential viewing for fans of Norris, Cannon, and action movie buffs.