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One of the best sci fi / alien films around.


Why is this film so unheard of, its one of the best films of its genre but so underrated its unbeleiveable

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You must have been in this movie, or filmed it yourself in order to be so biased...because this movie was just total crap, I think ive seen high school films that were better, and on less of a budget too!

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Knowing the fact that this is not a Blockbuster that costs millions and millions, for a cheap film this one is very good!! Better than many "modern hollywood flicks"

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That is the funniest thing I have heard of on here in a long time. The movie was definitely a B-Movie. If it didn't come out at the theaters back in 1996, I can see why, its not that great. I just watched it on Channel 50 in memphis at 6pm (just went off).

It has a few intersting parts, but overall its not good lol. The acting was not good, the lines they had was very bad and some words were cliche. The fake bravado of the military was poor.

When I came to look at the comments, I just laughed when Monster.... said its one of the best films. I think it would probably be at the bottom of ratings, but since it looks like many haven't seen this movie, there hasn't been many people who have voted, which proves the movie is NOT a hit lol. (A hit lol, now that would be something.)

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Guess you should see the movie to make this point.

While I'm typing this, it runs on a German TV-channel. I really can't believe what I see. Stupid effects, 80's computer, bad acting.

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i thought it was decent.

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People posting on here generally seem to hate this movie, but if you really start digging into the vast amount of "Alien" rip-offs over the past 30 years, this is actually one of the better ones. The acting is average (nothing you and your friends are going to laugh about,) the special effects are pretty decent considering the budget, and the script actually tries to involve you. Now your average movie viewer who just saw "Alien" for the first time is going to be mortified, and rightfully so, but I say nice try. My rating: C

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I liked the concept of the film until it got to the point where you realized it was yet another take on Aliens. From what I heard the film company literally ran out of money which is why the ending is so lame even by B grade films standards. As flawed as it is it is better than many of the alien/sci fi films out there.

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Its one of the most unheard of films I have ever heard of!

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Ok so i actually got this on dvd because i hadn't seen it since i was a teen when it was on sci fi channel. After seeing it again, hmmm well... didn't seem anywhere near as good as i remembered it to be lol..

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The production value isn't great but it is a very good script. Also, it's not just a rehash of the same old movie aliens. The way the aliens look and act is unusual if not original.

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I also enjoy this film very much, but i'm having a hard time finding it on dvd, Lifeform, can anyone help with finding it.

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I watched it on YouTube, myself. If Ryan Phillippe hadn't been in it (probably because he was just getting started in his movie-acting career), I probably would have never seen it or even heard of it.

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