Like probably many of the people who come upon this flick the first you notice is the crappy title. It's very SciFi Channelish. But you also hear more and more people talk about how it rises above it's name and delivers a solid lil scifi/horror flick. And you can count me to that bunch of people. I heard it was an okay flick, but it's actually better than that.
The flick revolves around these Alien Raiders who have pin-pointed the exact location where some of these aliens might be. Busting in like gang-busters and taking hostages is their game and doing tests on the hostages is their game. You fail the test, you're an alien, you're dead. The raiders are having some trouble distinguishing alien from human, and sh!t begins hitting the fan.
I see all these reviews saying it's the worst flick ever and blah blah blah. It's very obvious those people don't watch many movies and they don't appreciate a low-budget picture as well. Alien Raiders more than excels at what it's trying to do. It creates tension, a solid atmosphere and keeps us entertained throughout with a pretty cool story.
The film does have issues with some weak writing. Especially dialogue between the hostages. The picture also is much too dark. Sure it creates the atmosphere and builds up the fear factor. But it was just too damn dark. I couldn't see the violence or gore, and I couldn't even see the aliens. And from a pic I've seen, they looked pretty cool. A little like the black dude turned vampire in From Dusk Till Dawn but still pretty cool. Also probably the biggest issue for me was the predictability and ending. I'm not going to ruin it for you, but I just didn't care for it. The movie should have played out another 15 minutes or so with that type of ending. Unless...sequel?
Alien Raiders is definitely a hidden little gem of a horror/scifi flick. Films like Altered and Brain Dead (2007), and this flick are films that fly under the radar and get belted by viewers who don't appreciate low-budget cinema. If you do appreciate it don't be swayed by the crappy title or the awful reviews. Alien Raiders is easily worth 80 minutes of your time.
The flick revolves around these Alien Raiders who have pin-pointed the exact location where some of these aliens might be. Busting in like gang-busters and taking hostages is their game and doing tests on the hostages is their game. You fail the test, you're an alien, you're dead. The raiders are having some trouble distinguishing alien from human, and sh!t begins hitting the fan.
I see all these reviews saying it's the worst flick ever and blah blah blah. It's very obvious those people don't watch many movies and they don't appreciate a low-budget picture as well. Alien Raiders more than excels at what it's trying to do. It creates tension, a solid atmosphere and keeps us entertained throughout with a pretty cool story.
The film does have issues with some weak writing. Especially dialogue between the hostages. The picture also is much too dark. Sure it creates the atmosphere and builds up the fear factor. But it was just too damn dark. I couldn't see the violence or gore, and I couldn't even see the aliens. And from a pic I've seen, they looked pretty cool. A little like the black dude turned vampire in From Dusk Till Dawn but still pretty cool. Also probably the biggest issue for me was the predictability and ending. I'm not going to ruin it for you, but I just didn't care for it. The movie should have played out another 15 minutes or so with that type of ending. Unless...sequel?
Alien Raiders is definitely a hidden little gem of a horror/scifi flick. Films like Altered and Brain Dead (2007), and this flick are films that fly under the radar and get belted by viewers who don't appreciate low-budget cinema. If you do appreciate it don't be swayed by the crappy title or the awful reviews. Alien Raiders is easily worth 80 minutes of your time.