Extraterrestrial

I believe the BEST reviews I have read about this. So please forgive my low star rating.I couldn't finish it because of MY SHORT-COMINGS, suddenly my life got too busy, and I think I am just not the demographic for this film.IN other words, I suspect this film is a WORTHY 5 STAR rating for College and pre-College age young adults.Here is what I can say; it is well made.... the story is plausible, if crashed UFO's are real. And by the way, I am not just a believer in the ET phenom, but an experiencer. There's no point in trying to convince others there is something to the sightings and stories, that is not my point. My point is that, as an introduction to the topic, this movie seems to have as much of a re-enacted truth as a "fairy tale/horror flick/ thriller" so far. I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH OF THOSE PATHS IT WILL BE TRAVELING, SINCE I STOPPED VIEWING ABOUT 1/3 INTO IT...that's really a god sign for a movie; unpredictable and keeps you guessing where it is headed.... ; Therefore I wonder about the promo and title of it, since it seems marketed directly as an ET movie, sadly a mysterious title and less promo in that direction would eliminate the predictability quotient....So, it drew me as a UFO buff/experiencer.... but I think that limits the impact, turns the movie away from being just a story and into comic book fantasy idea for most people while echoing reality for a person like me/ it makes sense to some others as a paraphrased fiction story based on reports we have all seen over the years - and therefore from that frame of reference can only be watched if YOU BELIEVE the reports of the abductees are REAL. I wish I were communicating this idea better. What I am saying is with a more mysterious title, and marketed as a thriller, change the graphic in the promo - the audience would be far wider and the film less predictable. It helps the film be experienced authentically.Keep in mind I was determined to finish this movie, but I have some songs on the multi-tracker and I am "under the gun" of another landlord AGAIN... so I have to finish these albums and a few paintings for upcoming shows...I don't have the time to give this movie a full viewing and I am being totally honest this is the ONLY reason for the incomplete review. Notice I am qualifying my low star rating as the following idea " probably a hit/great movie for the college age demographic".Lastly, what this movie reminds me of is how a masterpiece movie can be seen through several filters over a lifetime as I age.In other words, some of my favorite movies were first experienced/viewed while I was in art school I barely had my own opinion back then.... later on I saw them from the angle of a parent, then later seeing the same "master-piece" "from the viewpoint of a senior citizen....There are less than 40 movies over a lifetime that hold up from every angle of view... yes they are all on the "top 100 list"...yet, I see movies through Amazon Prime WEEKLY that touch me deeply in the heart, or surprise me/etc I wish I could find a way to create a list of THOSE... some have had me weeping tears and healing my heart...that's how far a good movie can go, but may never be on a list or get 5 star reviews... so the range of viewing angle is extremely wide over a lifetime for each of us... In my case, for example; I campaigned for Nixon, as a social science project as a senior in high school! Back then, I admit it, I thought I had ideas and opinions, but in actuality I had no idea what I actually believed, hadn't hitch-hiked across country, survived a deeply broken heart, my parents ere still alive.... As I got older, by the way, I did several cross country motorcycle trips since then solo, with no safety net...and on a couple of those I experienced "missing time".... so the subject of this movie is close to home...yet I didn't finish watching it.Back to topic; a younger demographic watching this film would be very moved by it...and there's nothing wrong with that! And I am guessing a high percentage of that demographic gives it high stars! Nothing wrong with that either!Tiny insight on my current angle of perception/what brings me here; I am enjoying my Prime Membership and I am trying out Independent Movie Channel on a 7 day free trial, this is how I came to find this movie...I feel it's very important to contribute to the quality of other people's lives and experiences, so I ALWAYS POST AN HONEST MOVIE REVIEW. And this is one!!!!! And there you have it, the reason I am reviewing a movie I haven't completed.... in hopes that one person who is ready for a movie like this can watch it without having the scenes spoiled. A movie review is NEVER an explanation of a movie or a review of the plot. I see famous reviewers describing scene for scene over-views etc... and I NEVER READ THOSE... I ALWAYS GO INTO A MOVIE BLIND... IF it stops holding up as a story in some way, I do not continue watching it...This one is a toss up.... I may come back to it when I have more time....the production quality, acting and plot concepts all hold up... for me it seems a little like ET/Spielberg, but I cannot say that, since I haven't finished it. I am wondering if the outcome is going in several divergent directions. That's a good prognosis, because ultimately I love movies that i cannot guess or anticipate... I love the surprise of a good film.... to be honest, this is one of those I cannot predict.... so I know I will come back to it someday and finish it.

There are some interesting things about this movie. Sure, it's a B movie, but I have seen a lot worse. Michael Ironside adds a little star power to it too. With events regarding strange violent mutilation of livestock and deaths of people, as well as alien abduction/experimentation, it actually covers a lot of ground in the alien genre. It has some nice sweeping cinematographic shots at times, a well as really good acting overall. There was obviously a fairly big budget for props and sets, so it's not like it was filmed in someone's back yard or anything. Overall, it held my interest and it was surprising at times, and it was a lot better than I thought it would be,

This is sort of like a Fire in the Sky Part 2, but where the humans fight back. I felt the more gruesome elements weren't necessary, but thankfully there weren't too many of those types of scenes. It was more of an alien movie than a horror film, which is exactly what I wanted to watch. Brittany Allen was a great choice for the lead. At the end of the movie I thought she was going to become a Sigourney Weaver type character, which I think she could have totally pulled off. But they didn't go in that direction. Also, I would have done the ending of the movie differently. It would have been cool if the aliens dropped the humans off on a remote earth-like planet, for them to populate. It would have been another one of the aliens' experiments. That would have left it open to an Extraterrestrial 2, and potentially create a whole new franchise. Brittany Allen could return in the second film to lead a rebellion against the aliens. How kick ass would that be. In any event, I still give it 5 stars because of its alien awesomeness.

I don't care about all of the negative rewiews and I had watched it before, so when I found it on Prime Video I decided to purchase it. I think it's a good alien movie even though it is a "B" movie. Sometimes movies made on a low buget can be very good and this one delivers great entertainment. So you'll just have to watch it and decide for yourself if you like it. Nevertheless I highly recommend this movie! Spoiler Alert: after I viewed the ending of the video I found out it had a extremely sad ending, so if you don't like sad endings I recommend you skip this film.

It was my birthday and i thought i'd treat myself to this. It's good, if a little over acted in places. Nice twist at the end and a little weird to. "Teens" go to a house NOT to party but for one of them to take pictures of the house because her parents are divorcing and she needs pictures because someone can't get up there to take them. OK they also party (they are teens, what did you expect?) Then if you have watched ANY other 'teens end up in a cabin type place in the woods miles from anywhere' your bound to know what happens next. Whether it's a big homicidal maniac, an escaped prisoner or intergalactic aliens ready to probe someone good (oh yes they do some awesome INTENSE probing) then you won't be disappointed.

College student April goes to her family's remote holiday home with some friends to take photos and collect some belongings for her divorcing parents. Soon after they arrive an object crashes to earth and on investigation the group find a UFO and strange tracks leading away from the wreckage. On their return to the cabin they find the creatures have also made their way there and their intentions are not friendly.Generally a fairly typical close encounter film which goes the extra mile in the end and delivers some extra insight about the aliens and their agenda. Not a huge budget production but it obviously had enough money for decent actors, some care in the delivery of the story and better-than-average special effects. Unfortunately much of the film is a bit unimaginative and it's only the second half that delivers the goods. It certainly won't impress everyone but I enjoyed the second half and the ending, which you may not expect.The Blu-ray presentation is generally pleasing with good clarity and definition and great colours in the outdoor scenes. The dts-HD MA is well balanced and offers great ambient sounds in the outdoor scenes although when things get busy the dialogue can be a bit difficult to make out.

This fast paced sci-fi horror just about won me over in the end, fans of this sort of thing who are in a forgiving mood may get some fun out of it.The set up is the same one we've seen many many times - vaguely annoying American youths rock up at a remote cabin in the woods. Then things go bad (you couldn't possibly have expected anything else). It takes a slightly different turn to the norm though as its a UFO crash landing in the woods that kicks us into gear.What follows is a fairly ridiculous alien romp with the amount of blood and carnage you might expect. There's a few sparks of imagination, the odd good jump of the LOUD noise variety and it plays out with a bit of tongue in cheek humour (at least I assume/hope the filmmakers are in on the gag).It's written and directed by The Vicious Brothers, the boys behind the Grave Encounters flicks so if you've seen those then you'll have a good idea of what you're getting into. Fans of Michael Ironside will likely get a kick out of his cameo as a gnarly Vietnam vet also.It's far from perfect in many ways (like trying to figure out how aliens who've mastered interplanetary travel, levitation, mind control etc still have such problems with wooden cabins and locked doors) but sometimes it's more fun to just go with it.

Extraterrestrial is not a great film, but there's no harm in giving it a go if you can get it for cheap. The front cover claims the film is scary, the back cover claims the film is gory, but unfortunately the film isn't much of either. We follow five rather unlikable adults in their mid-twenties who go to a cabin in the woods, witness a UFO crash, coudn't care less when their dog dies, then try to avoid the goofy looking aliens that were on the crashed UFO. The film tries to force a cringy and mundane romantic subplot from the first, to the last scene, and the two likable side characters were two of the first to go. It also sometimes switches to found footage style camera shots in the first half which im sure almost nobody will enjoy.The film does however do a a few good things. It had good sound design, and used the music well to convey characters emotions and make some scenes intense. It also showed us a scene where the aliens experiment on someone. This was definitely interesting, but was just one brief scene, I would have liked to see much more of these experiments. Overall, it's not really a film i'd recommend.

I seem to have developed a penchant for buying awful films and this was no exception. On the cover it describes the film as "Horror-Sci Fi", it is not. This dross is completely laughable and the characters are really quite awful. One of the "friends" by the name of Seth proves the English saying that "empty vessels make the most noise". Whoever wrote the dialogue for this "actor" must have hated him so much he decided to destroy his career, what there was of it. I won't go on because this rubbish isn't worth the effort but please take my advice, keep your money, don't buy this tripe.