Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
1.5/4
Mundane Slasher Lacks Everything Promised
Unknown - wrote on 05/18/2015
'Extraterrestrial' is nothing more than your most average slasher movie. It's yet another brainless exercise in going through the same motions for the hundred thousandth time. I know a good majority of these types of films exist and still work as serviceable pieces of low grade entertainment. I'm partial to this sub-genre, but even I get bored with it half the time. This is a prime example of that boredom. The only positives here are that it's short, super fast, and the cinematography/lighting effects are impressive. That's it. Every other single moment of this film feels like a lazy repetitious rehash of extremely tired formula. There's zero attempt at scares, the aliens look generic and aren't even close to being menacing or scary, and there's absolutely nothing new or clever …
Rating of
2/4
A fast-paced and fun-filled film.
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 02/11/2015
"It's a basic simple agreement with one cardinal rule: Do not engage.
And you, you engaged.
What do you mean?
Sweetheart, you shot one of them. Broke the treaty. Now they're out for blood."
What happens if you put a bullet in the body of a typical alien ? Yes, you get a kind of pissed E.T. that wants revenge because you have breached a contract. Believe it or not, but after the incident in Roswell, the US government made a pact with the Martians (or whatever other planet they come from). In that way our globe is kept from total destruction. In exchange, these Dr. Josef Mengele-lookalike creatures may abduct from time to time some earthlings so they can use them as guinea pigs during certain experiments. Ultimately it's a kind of "Dark Skies meets Friday the 13th." A typical …
