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just my opinion *spoilers*


I can see the film was clearly low budget, however
Clerks was shot for US$27,575 and made 3 million in theatres plus a cult and mainstream following, where as i believe this was made for 100k?

a few issues i had was:

1) Nurses eyes flutter and move after the fight in the storage room.
2) clear editing continuity issues throughout the whole film(blood on face/not on face)
3) a certain annoying friend character, that either was a really good actor at being a bad actress or just a bad actress
4) as already stated by other posters, BAD uniforms, besides being really poor quality they all looked fresh from the drycleaners and showed no sign of being lived in.
5) The cover giving the impression of a storyline containing the "greys"
6) The poor dialoge
7) the editing in general and the camera shots.
8) substandard gore and very poor make up effects.

i could go on but i wont

Overall i was dissapointed with this film, paying $7 to rent it under false impressions due to the cover that i would be watching a story involving
"the greys"
I can clearly see this was done to dupe the customer into picking it up to rent or to buy it, tagging on to the scifi/ufo buff nieche and the general interest in people of aliens and greys and by putting a picture of that little slug creature being pulled by string wouldnt sell a single copy.

Ive fallen for the cool cover many times it seems, this now adding to "dr chopper", "mr Jingles", Hellbreeder to name a few

i know its easy for someone to critisise someones elses work, however as i have never made a film i will have to give some deserved respect, that the film was finished is an acomplishment i have never achieved,the actors wore tight shorts shorts, tight shirts with pokies and sometimes no shirts at all. well done, the idea was good, though not original, it was good.


don't point that beard at me, it might go off... Groucho marx

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