The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

........................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL Don't you just hate those "friends" who belly laugh harder than anyone in the theater, and then, making conversation after the movie, you ask them, "Wow, you really enjoyed that, didn't you?" and they snap back, "What, are you nuts? That was the worst flick I've seen in years!" Well, that's definitely NOT me. Despite priding myself on usually disliking a lot of the JUNK churned out by Hollywood, after seeing the FACULTY, and looking into the depths of my soul, I must admit, begrudgingly, it is a rather entertaining movie! Fast-paced, shrewdly pressing all the viewer's buttons, in the right order, it does exactly what its producers want it to: Take you on a cinematic ride! Still, I'd like to issue TWO Brief Warnings: 1) If You're a Salma Hayek FAN.....Don't Blink! (You just might miss her altogether!) T.O.S.T. = About 4 or 5 minutes! 2) DON'T See IT a Second Time! It's like driving a car with no air in your tires! Believe me, I've tried it...Just doesn't work! ...Certainly, the first time, though, you should have some good fun! 6*...ENJOY/DISFRUUTELA! (Even if it's ONLY ONCE!) Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!

I really, really hated this film. No, I didn't just hate it. I utterly despised it. It has a promising start but it turned out to be beyond dreadful. The script by Kevin Williamson is abominable. The film is essentially an incredibly poor rehash of the 1956 and 1978 versions of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Thing" (1982). I will say that it is not shy about acknowledging its debt to these earlier and infinitely better films or the literary works on which they were based. I freely admit that it has never bothered me when a film is not entirely original or even downright derivative if it uses the relevant plot devices in a clever way, something which this manages to avoid doing in practically every scene. It's actually more than a little impressive that way.Generally speaking, it is not a good idea to remind the audience of good films when they are watching your very bad one. I imagine that it was supposed to be a satire of the aforementioned films and other alien invasion stories but it completely failed on that score as well so at least it is consistent in its awfulness. On the bright side, Robert Rodriquez's direction, while not exactly stellar, is better than the writing, though it could hardly be much worse. There are also some nice visuals but so bloody what? What annoyed me about the film more than almost anything was that it could have been an excellent film as the idea of aliens taking over schoolteachers has such potential. I think there was at least one teacher at every school that the students joked was an alien so the satire on school life could - I stress "could" - have been very effective. Instead, we get what is essentially an awful feature length episode of "Goosebumps" or "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" with drug use and the occasional use of the "f" word thrown in for good measure. Yay. Speaking of which, the scene in which the characters use the drugs to determine who is an alien, based on the classic blood test scene from "The Thing" (1982), is probably the worst scene. It was just awful, hysterical nonsense. I just wanted them all to shut up, frankly. It was a microcosm of the entire film in that respect.One of the few things that I actually liked about the film was some of the acting, particularly from Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie and Robert Patrick who steals the show even though he has very little screen time. Laura Harris is as bad as I expected her to be from having watched her in the hilariously awful early 1990s Canadian teen drama "Fifteen" in which she was by far the worst of a generally very bad bunch of actors. The other actors are pretty much forgettable.Overall, this is a thoroughly horrendous horror film. Discounting "The Room" which was so bad, it's good, "Carry On Emmannuelle" is the only film that I watched in 2015 that I thought was worse than this catastrophe. From now on, I would not be surprised if I flinched whenever I heard or read the word "faculty." I only finished it because I promised myself a few months ago that I would always watch films all the way through, irrespective of how bad they were. Christ, I love writing scathing reviews.

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences.This is very much a film of the 1990s, especially the second half. That same teen horror subgenre that "Scream" mastered and "Disturbing Behavior" did well. Get a mix of teen idols, add a soundtrack, and boom, you have a film. This is no exception, with some of the biggest names of the time on the screen (now, about fifteen years later, it is interesting to see who is big and who is forgotten).As far as being a "body snatcher" movie, it is pretty good. It is obviously aware of its past, as it overtly makes reference. But it also tries to steer clear of being a copy. Some references to past films are over the top, such as naming a character Edward Furlong. Really? Although not one of Robert Rodriguez's best films, it is still a nice trip down nostalgia lane. And it is probably not his worst (it may be time to stop with the "Spy Kids" and "Machete" sequels).

Invasion of the Body Snatchers comes to high school in this sci-fi horror flick directed by Robert Rodriguez with a script from Kevin Williamson. The faculty at an Ohio high school are taken over by aliens and it's up to a motley crew of subverted teenage stereotypes to stop them. The 'teenage' cast is great with Josh Hartnett a standout (despite his embarrassing haircut). The actors playing the faculty members are all good and seem to be having a fun time in every scene. Most of them are recognizable names like Famke Janssen and Robert Patrick but a lesser-known one that deserves some praise is character actor Daniel von Bargen, who sadly died earlier this year. In addition to Body Snatchers, we get homages and references to many other films, including The Breakfast Club, The Thing, and Terminator 2. Solid direction from Rodriguez and a funny, self-aware script from Williamson. Both men were in their creative prime here. Good soundtrack also helps. It's a fun movie that has only gotten better over time.