I knew Alien Warfare was going to be bad, but how bad? Well it certainly wasn't so unbearable that I wanted to pull hairs out of my head, and it wasn't so bad that it exceeded movie criticism like some of the best bad movies like The Room, Miami Connection and Samurai Cop.
This is a movie clearly trying to imitate Aliens and Predator, two of the best movies from the sci-fi action genre. It starts with a bloody action scene where we are introduced to the U.S. Navy Seal heroes as they fail a mission. They are then set to tackle a top secret mission after scientists disappear from a research centre. One thing leads to another and we discover the soldiers are dealing with Alien Warfare!
There's moments of humour thrown in, one of the more notable bits involves a soldier's obsession with protein shakes, it can come across as a little gimmicky but I won't lie I did have a few chuckles. While most of the characters are shallow, the actors are attempting to try to give natural performances which I appreciate. The make up work for the aliens is also pretty neat, the design is a very generic alien look but I appreciate they made them practical rather than CG.
I have to say, for a movie with a 2.4/10 (as of posting this review) I have seen A LOT worse! Yes I know that's like saying that dog's mess isn't as bad as that one, but I honestly think this movie does have redeeming values unlike say a Neil Breen movie, Birdemic or the worst movie of all time Manos: the Hand of Fate! I want to give the filmmakers credit because I can see they did try and yes the CG looks like it's from a sci-fi channel movie circa 2003, the alien armour looks like a Doctor Who costume circa 1975 and the plot has as much depth as a straight to video flick circa 1987. What I'm trying to say is yes it's schlocky, but by no means god awful... It's a very good flick to put on late at night and have a few laughs!
This is a movie clearly trying to imitate Aliens and Predator, two of the best movies from the sci-fi action genre. It starts with a bloody action scene where we are introduced to the U.S. Navy Seal heroes as they fail a mission. They are then set to tackle a top secret mission after scientists disappear from a research centre. One thing leads to another and we discover the soldiers are dealing with Alien Warfare!
There's moments of humour thrown in, one of the more notable bits involves a soldier's obsession with protein shakes, it can come across as a little gimmicky but I won't lie I did have a few chuckles. While most of the characters are shallow, the actors are attempting to try to give natural performances which I appreciate. The make up work for the aliens is also pretty neat, the design is a very generic alien look but I appreciate they made them practical rather than CG.
I have to say, for a movie with a 2.4/10 (as of posting this review) I have seen A LOT worse! Yes I know that's like saying that dog's mess isn't as bad as that one, but I honestly think this movie does have redeeming values unlike say a Neil Breen movie, Birdemic or the worst movie of all time Manos: the Hand of Fate! I want to give the filmmakers credit because I can see they did try and yes the CG looks like it's from a sci-fi channel movie circa 2003, the alien armour looks like a Doctor Who costume circa 1975 and the plot has as much depth as a straight to video flick circa 1987. What I'm trying to say is yes it's schlocky, but by no means god awful... It's a very good flick to put on late at night and have a few laughs!