Sentinel

The spirit of the Sci-Fi channel is alive and well with this actually quite amusing yarn. Our planet has been invaded by a malevolent alien species but there might yet be some hope. Under the direction of the President (Michael Paré) three scientists hiding out on the moon are to go back through time and see if they can't circumvent the dastardly activities of the eponymous beastie. "Damon" (Jason R. Moore), "Robin" (Ellie Patrikios) and "Jarrod" (Neil Cole) are the intrepid gang upon whom the survival of our population depends. Oh well, that's us doomed then - these three actors are truly appalling as the story risibly unfolds like an early edition of "Dr. Who" that was involved in a car accident with "Stargate-SG1". To be fair, some of the visuals are not terrible and the beastie itself bears a slight resemblance to the "Predator", but the writing is woeful and the director has clearly concluded that it might be a scintilla more box-office if he keeps the cast (and their accents) as international as possible. Personally, I think that might just have served to annoy way more nations that it needed to as it plods along in an embarrassing fashion that gets you very quickly on the side of the guy in the rubber suit. If you thought "Wing Commander" (1999) was bad - well just you wait...

"Sentinel 2024" is a train wreck from start to finish. What was marketed as a groundbreaking sci-fi epic is nothing more than a tedious, uninspired mess. The plot is a convoluted jumble of half-baked ideas and lazy writing. Instead of weaving a compelling narrative, the movie stumbles through a series of disjointed scenes that make little sense and leave the audience confused and bored.

The characters are so poorly written that it's hard to care about any of them. The protagonist is wooden and devoid of any charisma, making it impossible to root for their success. The supporting cast is equally terrible, with performances that range from over-the-top to utterly lifeless. It's as if the actors themselves were aware of how dreadful the script was and gave up trying.

Visually, the movie is an eyesore. The special effects look like they were pulled straight out of a low-budget TV show from the early 2000s. Instead of creating a believable futuristic world, the CGI is laughably bad and often distracts from whatever semblance of story there is.

The pacing is a disaster. The film drags endlessly with pointless scenes that add nothing to the plot, and by the time it reaches its climax (if you can call it that), any interest you might have had is long gone. The ending is rushed and unsatisfying, capping off an already miserable experience.

The dialogue is excruciatingly bad. Characters spout lines that are meant to be profound or witty but come off as cringe-inducing and nonsensical. The attempts at humor fall flat, and any attempts at drama are undermined by the sheer incompetence of the script.

"Sentinel 2024" is an unmitigated disaster. It's hard to imagine how anyone involved thought this would be a good movie. Do yourself a favor and avoid this film at all costs. It's not just a bad movie; it's an insult to the sci-fi genre and to anyone who had the misfortune of watching it.

I don't even know where to begin reviewing this dreck. There's really no story here, just a bunch of illogical, poorly written, poorly acted disjointed scenes filled with gibberish dialog. If I didn't know better, I would wager this was written by some sixth graders as a joint class assignment. This film was literally all over the place. It's like it couldn't even decide what genre of filmmaking to which it wanted to belong. It's part sci-fi, part zombie apocalypse, part horror, part drama, part action flick and part comedy (although the comical parts I sure weren't written to be funny) and sadly, it FAILS miserably in every category. I really tried to give it a chance but after suffering through almost exactly half of this train wreck I just had to turn it off.

Just the other day I saw a movie that was so bad, I gave it one star. At the time, I never would have guessed I'd see another terrible movie so soon. It's like the gods of cinema are punishing me for not turning off the TV and getting out of the house more often.

This was complete trash. Poor acting, writing, direction, sets, score, cinematography... You name it, and this film failed. Even Michael Pare couldn't raise this above 1 star, and he typically adds at least a little something to the many B-movies he's made. (Though this isn't even a B-movie, it's a Z-movie. No, it's a ZZZZZZ-movie.)

I won't go into specifics, but believe me, even if I did, I wouldn't have to mark this as "spoilers" because there is absolutely nothing I this film that I could spoil more than was already spoiled by the folks behind this trash.

Do NOT waste your time, please!!! I say this as a friend. True, I don't know you, but I'll temporarily become your friend just so I can warn you to stay away.

Well... I am 50 minutes into watching this 'movie' and thought I would just write my take on this movie.... because typing this is more entertaining!!!! DO NOT listen to the couple reviews that say this is a good movie, because it is NOT.

Like others have said, 'is this movie a school project'?? While watching it, the plot is kinda non existent, it jumps from scene to scene and its just soooo corny. Some of the time, they are just standing in front of a green screen and its so amateurish. Other times they are just using empty basements or other facilities and its just so bad.

If you wanna spend 90 minutes to see what a BAD movie looks like, go for it.... but don't say I didn't warn you.... there are just so many other movies to spend your time on.