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THE 5TH WAVE

with Joyce & Don Fowler
Posted 1/29/16

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(Teen Apocalypse flick)

It’s up to the teenagers to save Earth again. This time a huge spaceship is hovering over Ohio, where the “others” are cutting off the power grid and all …

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See it at the Movies

THE 5TH WAVE

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(Teen Apocalypse flick)

It’s up to the teenagers to save Earth again. This time a huge spaceship is hovering over Ohio, where the “others” are cutting off the power grid and all electronic devices. (Egad, no smart phones!)

That’s Wave 1. Wave 2 is water flooding the area. Wave 3 is birds spreading fatal viruses. Wave 4 has the others inhabiting human bodies. Wave 5 will eliminate the last human on Earth so the others can inhabit our planet without having to deal with dumb humans.

To the rescue comes Cassie (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Evan (Alex Roe), whose parents have been eliminated along with most other adults. The kids have been herded into a kiddie boot camp by a suspicious General (Liev Schreiber) to fight the invaders. Cassie wants only to reach the base to save her little brother.

There’s more gunplay than you’ll find in most westerns, and a few twists and turns that throw suspicion on the general and his army, all leading up to a very stupid ending.

Even the kids will see through this turkey, which unfortunately leaves the door wide open for a sequel.

Rated PG-13, with lots of violence and profanity.

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