Konterr Brilliant and touching

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Michael_Elliott Invasion U.S.A. (1985)** 1/2 (out of 4) Absolutely insane madness about nut Mikhail Rostov (Richard Lynch) who plans to attack America by killing anyone in sight with hopes that the American people will turn against one another. His plans are going great until Matt Hunter (Chuck Norris) decides to ruin it.INVASION U.S.A. was panned by critics when it was originally released. They attacked the film for being mindless, stupid and just an excuse for non-stop violence. At the same time, those reasons for hating it are exactly why so many fans have flocked to the movie over the years and has made it one of the most popular from Cannon. In fact, I'd argue that from their entire catalog only DEATH WISH 3 is more insane and over-the-top.So, if you listen to the critics then everything they've said is true. The screenplay for this thing is downright stupid and whoever came up with the idea for this story must have been on some sort of drugs or alcohol. There's really not an inch of logic to be found anywhere in this film because you could have hours worth of debate on how so much doesn't add up. With that said, if you actually come to a Chuck Norris movie from Cannon expecting logic then you obviously don't know what you're doing.INVASION U.S.A. is without question one of the wildest, most insane and over-the-top action movies that you're ever going to see. There's really not too much of a plot but instead we just get one violent scene after another. There are countless scenes that happen for no reason than to show us violence. It's really amazing that Cannon was able to do all of these explosions because their budget must have been a lot higher than what they were used to. There are so many things getting shot up and blown up that you can't help but just kick back and have fun with it.I'm really not sure how many people get killed in this movie but it has to feature one of the largest body counts in history. Of course, Norris doesn't really have to give a performance here but instead he just has to look and act cool while blowing people away. Lynch is also a lot of fun in his role as the nut. Melissa Prophet plays the photographer but in my opinion this role should have been cut out since it really doesn't add anything. INVASION U.S.A. is about as crazy as you're going to get so kick back and enjoy.

Fluke_Skywalker There's a 20-minute stretch in 'Invasion U.S.A.' where Chuck Norris' Matt Hunter character keeps showing up out of the blue to thwart various Commie terror attacks that his character would have had no clue were about to take place. We all know the real Chuck Norris is omniscient, but who knew that his characters were as well? 'Invasion U.S.A.' is high on dead bodies, and low on logic and common sense, but it's a fairly well made film from the technical side, and seeing Norris operate at the peak of his hairy-chested machismo is always a treat.Best Chuckism; "If you come back in here, I'm gonna hit you with so many rights you're gonna be beggin' for a left.".

FlashCallahan Rostov, an all black wearing tyrant, is planning to unleash a reign of terror on the U.S., but before he does he decides to go after Matt Hunter, a former CIA agent, who lives in Florida, who once had Rostov's life in his hands but took him alive, and now Rostov is plagued by nightmares of Hunter. Rostov goes after him but misses, so Hunter, who has already been approached by his former employers to go after Rostov, decides to go after him. But he is only one man and Rostov has hundreds of men ripping the country apart, so how will he stop it......Of all the Cannon movies that were released in the eighties, this one is the most eventful. Yes, there is Electric Boogaloo, Bloodsport, and the Death Wish Sequels, but no other garnered Norris the reputation he has today.To sum the movie up, it's Norris in all denim, versus the earths biggest terrorists whom have a penchant for ridiculous hats.They blow up his house, he destroys his window.They blow up a store, he crashes through the stores main doors with the most macho clothing accessory of all time........ Matching Uzis on an attractive belt.If you are find of the Cannon group, then this is a must, their films where a wonder of creation in the eighties, high concept.............low budget.It's so much fun to watch. Lynch, in one scene, has what appears to be a never reload rocket launcher, and blows up a Christmas tree, and come the final scene, he literally screams himself into an explosion.And then it finishes, with a still of Norris staring angrily due to the fact that he has a speck of blood on his shirt.It's Friday night viewing for sure, complete rubbish, but so good while it lasts.Gotta love the hats.

DamianThorn 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.