This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This is an unbelievable awful movie, with absolutely no sense or logic.I was even ashame of seeing it. Most definitely one of the worst movies I ever came across. How?!? How come it's possible such a lousy idea and why after reading the script they did the movie, instead of actually firing all the writers and people involved in it? That's a complete mystery for me, and I bet for all the viewers.I never saw a North Korean movie, but I bet it would not be worse. To be honest, my dog could do better, and I don't even have a dog.Any review of this title, can't contain any spoilers, because this title, has absolutely no screenplay, story or plot.At some point a guy has a bazooka in his car just because...Stupid but incredible remarkable!My only conclusion, is that probably no one, was getting paid in that movie Which if it's true, that's the only thing that was right in this film.Thank's anyway, I guess...But please don't keep practicing.Nelson Matos

Hideous science fiction regarding a city's attack by alien invaders with lousy acting, painfully groan-inducing dialogue("I'm gonna send them a greeting courtesy of the human race" or "Not to worry. With the information I have stored we can create a weapon to kick some serious scaly butt."), below par (..not very)special computer effects, and a group of characters you could care less about. Basically a Grade-Z rehash of Independence Day with a large circular mothership which enters the sky of Earth releasing smaller attack vessels which blast or kidnap human beings. The plot centers on deputies, carrying two convicts, who pick up a professor, his granddaughter, and assistant accidentally wrecking their van when an alien vessel nearly smashes into them. They find a cave, hoping for shelter until morning, discovering that within it's belly contains the aliens harvesting their captured humans, embodying them in cocoons. It becomes a fight for survival as the humans attempt to escape through the bowels of the cave, searching for a way out, while the aliens follow behind, with evil intent. Meanwhile Sheriff Nate Bridges(Charles Napier, given star treatment despite being in the film for maybe 7 minutes tops)attempts to salvage a devastating situation culminating as alien vessels attack his city without an end in sight. It will take ingenuity and courage in order to uncover a means to combat their alien enemies.Hoke Howell(..a Fred Olen Ray regular)has a rare serious, straight role as Dr Chambers, the revered scientist who has tried to contact others regarding the possible threat of an alien race. Marc Robinson, as the convict who must become hero as the lives of their group hang in the balance, is stuck with an endless supply of corny one-liners("We're not in Kansas anymore" or "There goes the neighborhood") as he downs men in rubber suits with a shot gun that barely ever needs re-loading. Murky, downright ugly photography(..the film takes place mostly at night, or in the damned cave)and laughably unconvincing aliens(..right out of Invaders from Mars;they had an excuse, director Peter Maris doesn't). The filmmakers were ambitious in scope..but the budget wasn't enough to compliment their ambitions. Not worth your time, unless you are a masochist who enjoys agony.The aliens are both little green men with massive foreheads and giant creatures with sharp teeth(..and lights that blink). When the monsters are killed, they vaporize. Even by 1996 standards, the special effects were weak. A major problem I had was that director Paris spends way too much time with the deputies and foul convict, exchanging profane insults with another..I wanted the aliens to blast these irritating characters. Included in their own sub-plot, two scientists, students under Professor Chambers, watch in horror, tapping away at keys, peering into their computer monitors as the alien ships tear away at buildings and vehicles below with lasers..their work room has a large window overlooking the city. The attacks aren't as grand or impressive as they ought to be.

This is NOT that bad of a sci-fi flick. Certain aspects of it are OK. Charles Napier is a good actor, but comes across as a bit over the top in this role. Hoke Howell is OK in his role. The rest? So so at best. Although I do give Jodi Seronick extra points for at least being able to act when she screams or cries and for being a fox. Now, as for whats left ... Plot? Its there, kind of. Earth is invaded. Continuity? Well, there was that horrendous storm that they all had to contend with during the first part of the movie that I never really saw any good evidence of. Special effects? They run from being pretty good and reminiscent, I think, of the last season of the original "Battlestar Galactica" and the TV mini series "V", to being REALLY bad. Certain shots of the galaxy look more like an out of focus photo of popcorn and juju beans laying on the theatre floor. And there is that one explosion involving an alien fighter/saucer in which the use of Fourth of July fireworks, literally, is evident. Dialog and scripting? OK for the most part, terrible in spots. Example: Max, when asked how he found them, replies that he jumped in the car to look for them. Cool. The next time I'm looking for someone and I don't know where they are I'll know exactly what to do. Jimmy Hoffa will be so proud. Sound track? Again, so so. Plausability? OMG! Examples: Max, when asked where the bazooka in the back of his vehicle came from, says he found it on the side of the road and picked it up in case of an emergency. AND he downloads alien info onto his laptop from an alien contraption that must've been in some way compatible in less than a minute! Maybe Mircosoft has outlets in spots I'm unaware of. Anyway, with all it's bad points I still found enough bright spots in it, principally the special effects and the passable action sequences, for the thing to be mildly entertaining.

I love movies where I can honestly say that I would have done a better job directing. Seriously. I'm not Mr. "Oh, I can do better than that" usually. But I think my dog could have directed this movie better, and I don't have a dog. Doesn't make sense, does it? Neither does the director's strategy for making this movie.This is one of those movies that must have a budget of about $10,000 and you wonder "where did the money go"? I can only assume that the explosions in the film were an accident, since nothing else in the movie works, especially the plot. I also think that the actors in the movie were not only not trained in the art of acting, but deliberately taught wrong as a joke.In this movie, you expect a hard-core sex scene to come on at any moment, not because of any sexual tension that has built up, but because the movie looks like it was shot by the same people who brought you anal whores volume seven. They should have paid the actresses an extra $50/day to score some crack and act while high. At least that would have been interesting.To sum up, only see this movie while drunk with friends. Recommend this movies to none but your worst enemies, and see a good movie directly after this to avoid having the badness of this movie contaminate you.