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Thank God I rented it instead of paying money to the movie theater. There is nothing about this movie that was worth watching. From the Story line to the acting to the special effects it was all cheesy. I love good sci-fi but this was not unfortunately. The box said it was a follow-up to Battlefield LA but they weren't even slightly the same. This movie suffered from budget problems obviously as most of the scenes must have been in an abandoned building of some kind. The acting, for the most part, was not any better than any high school production. The special effects weren't all that special and looked very amateurish.

I used to think that "Tomorrow When The War Began" was the crappiest film ever. But now there is a new contender. In fact it's no contest.

Who the hell... How the hell... What the hell... made this rubbish?

I'm trying to imagine the pitch to investors in this movie and I can only believe it was by the smoothest, slickest conman ever, to the most naive, gullible idiot ever. A match made in hell ... for the rest of us.

I'm speechless while writing. Think of the advert that annoys you most and then make that advert 90 minutes long. Tadah! Here it is!

Must rest now. My brain has been severely damaged. Must press zero ... on the ... rating button... before I pass... out...

(OK - enough ellipses already!)

I didn't go into watching this movie with high expectations .. just hope. And sadly .. my hope was dashed to the ground. At least the boot didn't grind the hope into the ground.

The story line is not bad. Nothing new but a new way of combining various facets of the sci-fi universe the movie has made for our entertainment. (Yes .. boys and girls .. every idea in this movie has been used in print or TV or movies at least 50 years ago.) However .. the acting was leaden .. the special effects I could have done better on my desktop computer (ok .. I admit some of it wasn't bad) .. the dialogue ranged from okay to horrible (mainly just bad).

One good thing .. was the soundtrack and foley effects which weren't bad at all. One other good thing .. was the story progression. (Sorry that some people seemed to get confused over a relatively straight forward denouement of "the secret" behind the invasion.) That .. at least .. was the "something" that actually kept my attention enough to rate this turkey a 4.

Boys and girls .. this story was laid out like a detective story. Clues and information sprinkled along the way leading to the penultimate clarity of understanding. (P.S. That's also why the "troops" wore full head covers and botched up speech .. to keep you from figuring out a major part of "the secret" too soon.)

Never have figured out why shoestring budget sci-fi movies make a hand weapon that looks like it should weigh 50 lbs but is no different than an AK-47. (Suddenly remembers the tiny cricket from MIB and laughs to himself.)

The saddest part of all .. is that sci-fi does incorporate every type of story .. with sci-fi twists. But in the movies .. it seems the only sci-fi you get is the "action packed" drama. (Bug hunts) And that makes this movie a bit on the remarkable side. The detective sci-fi storyline is not commonly used in movies. (YOU are the detective.)

If you enjoy a movie that doesn't need to keep you on the edge of your seat or reaching for your weapon of choice to join the fight .. but instead like to be given things that make you scratch your head and wonder "what does that have to do with anything" .. you might enjoy this. Well .. if you can get past all the other bad parts .. then maybe.

This movie gave me the shits, and if you saw it you'd know what I'm talking about. I can't believe they wasted over $800,000 on this. That money could have been better spent helping out the indigent. I got suckered into watching this because of some flashy CGI, but once I got it running on my television, I wasn't 25 minutes into the movie where I shut the TV off and went back to my computer. I figure, if a movie can't hold my interest in the first 15 minutes, then it isn't worth watching the next 60 minutes or whatever. And this is coming from a guy who's watched every Godzilla movie ever made. So if I'm saying this is a bad movie, then you know it's bad.

I admit I wasn't expecting much despite some decent ideas. This is the second awful movie in a row that I watched, the other being Super Tanker, and both are in the top 15 list of bottom-of-the-barrel movies. The whole film looks slipshod, with some of the most amateurish special effects I have ever seen, and a soundtrack that was so obtrusive at times that it gave me a headache at the end. The script is not just forgettable, it is very cheesy and just atrociously written in general, even 6 year olds have written better, and while the ideas were good the story itself was tired and very dully paced, there was never anything exciting or thought-provoking and if there was anything that aimed to hit hard sorry but the only thing that disturbed me was how badly made Alien Armageddon was. The characters are not just stereotypical and some of the most one-dimensional and most irritating of any movie, and in all honesty I would rather sit through the worst high school production than see acting this atrocious and unprepared again. All in all, one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time, maybe I am taking Alien Armageddon too seriously but I do love movies when they're good and this movie doesn't live up to my criteria of good. 0-1/10 Bethany Cox

The special effects are not that brilliant, and neither is the acting. It had an interesting story although at times it was very confusing and convoluted and difficult to follow. It did have some good scenes however, I do think the film would have worked better had it been shorter and not so much screen time wasted in one room. (Budget constraints I guess) When things are being explained in the movie the explanation is not sufficient enough to quite hold it together.

I can't say I'd ever watch it again, but I'm not going to say it was a total waste of time. Alien Armegeddon is one of those films were there is a lot going on, and lot more gone on, but you don't see much. It would have made a better, say 6 episode series.

For a Sci-Fi movie, then "Alien Armageddon" wasn't particularly impressive. However, I will say that I have seen worse movies than this one.

The story is about a race known as the Nephilim (very original, eh?) who come to Earth and invade the planet to harvest resources from this planet (again, very original). But humanity does not just roll over and surrender, a small group of resistance fighters take up arms to fight back the invading alien force.

Well, the storyline is fairly generic and right off the "let's make a Sci-Fi movie storyboard", as there is nothing new here whatsoever. It is all stuff that has been done countless times in other Sci-Fi movies. So don't get your hopes up.

As for the characters in the movie, well you don't really bother much to form any kind of association or bond with any of them, as they are fairly two-dimensional and lacking characteristics.

Effects-wise, then "Alien Armageddon" wasn't great. Sure, there was an effort put into it and they tried. I will give them as much as saying that the armors of the Nephilim was actually looking good, and the make-up effects on the hybrid (which looked a lot like a zombie) was actually quite cool. But the explosions and destructions of cities and such was lacking proper CGI effects to be believable. And for some reason people's heads kept exploding in a burst of liquid (without any meat or bones) whenever they got hit by the Nephilim weapons, yet, their weapons didn't leave marks on vehicles when they struck them. Odd. Very odd. There were some nice enough effects on some of the creatures, but nothing impressive.

As for the resistance, it was said that they had an army waiting, but you never got to see this army, only a handful of people at the most. So it wasn't really as if you bought into the whole concept and the fact that humanity was actually struggling against a superior race from beyond the stars.

In overall, then "Alien Armageddon" was below average and mediocrity. It was entertaining at times, but at other times it just took forever to get nowhere. So it wasn't an all together enjoyable experience.

Anyone who says this C rated movie is any good is promoting this movie. Very low budget and digital effects. Poor plot, script. I think I made this movie up in my head when I was 8 but it was better then. Not as smart as a Woody Allen movie but definitely as bad don't waste your money it will probably be on one of those crappy movie t.v. stations in a month.

Well it says I have to write ten lines to submit a review so I could have written the script for this movie on here.

I want my four dollars back for this movie.

Seen this movie in many different versions of the same plot.

Anti-climatic: don't know where this movie peaks.

I have to say, it is better than the SyFy movie of the week fare. I thought this was another film rip-off, but it seemed pretty original in concept.

The acting is quite good compared to most low budget movies. Ben Cain and Katharine McEwan impress me the most, but all are solid. Rochelle Vallese is mesmerizing to watch. Interesting how his character face changes during the film.

The ending was a real shock, and very brave of the film-makers to attempt.

cannot say too much. I have seen Humanity's End, the director's other film and these 2 films book end each other. They take place in the same universe but are 1000 years apart.

Watch with an open mind. Don't think the budget was too large.

Don't expect a blockbuster.

While not at all what I was expecting, this movie made for an entertaining night. The plot is original and the cinematic style is unique. While the special effects are far below what we've come to expect in today's movie industry, they add a good deal of charm to the film.

The concept is original, which is a greatly appreciated quality in the days of comic book movie after comic book movie, and remake after remake.

This movie has commonly been placed by companies such as RedBox in the Action category. However, I believe it falls more under the SciFi/Psy-Thriller category as the story focused more on the micro-interaction of several small character groups, rather than explosions and gunfights.

I give it a 7/10 for entertainment value. This is an excellent choice for a fun low-budget movie night.

As a final note purely for the benefit of those who worked on this film: This story concept really made my gears turn with ideas. Loved it.

When I was at home with nothing to do on a Saturday, I decided to give this movie a try. I never watch a movie without watching the trailer, but I guess thats not enough. The creators of this movie did something very smart; They put all the action packed scenes in the trailer with some pumped up music, and made it look like it was "worth the money". So I paid, and within the first 10 minutes of the movie I knew I had made a huge mistake. So the movie has a bunch of actors in it you have probably never heard of, and I was "ok" with that knowing from past experience you cant judge a movie by its actors. So the first thing I noticed about the movie within the first 10 minutes that the actors were not completely bad but it just didn't seem like the actors were putting much effort into the movie and some of the actors just seemed like they didn't know what they were doing. I had a smirk on my face but proceeded to keep watching the movie. After about 20 minutes I noticed something that really got me upset; The special effects were terrible. I kind of laughed at the fact that I could probably make a movie with better effects than this one.

After about 20-30 minutes into the movie I noticed that the lighting was bad, the set was bad, and the actors were just terrible. It reminded me of some of the short films I sometimes make with my friends. I just shut off the television by that point and got on my computer to see some of the IMDb reviews. This is how I discovered IMDb, and from that day k on I checked the IMDb reviews before watching a movie since the reviews on this site are very accurate. As much as I am tempted to rate this movie a 1, im rating it a 2 for the following reasons: The producers were smart enough to trick the people into thinking this movie was worth it with the trailers and plot, and if it weren't for this movie, I wouldn't know what IMDb is. The fact of the matter is, don't waste your money on this movie, you will regret it.

Well, I liked it when the aliens "cancelled" George Noory's show...

NOt much else.

This film was okay in the Special effects department, given a budget of less than six figures.

Of course, there were a few interesting bits, like the women who were turned into "Hens" producing food. But mostly, the movie was incoherent nonsense, with scenes in the prison taking up way too much of its running time. Especially scenes involving body functions.

But most of the ideas were tired and other people did them better. Symbiot worms that took people over? The Trill, the Hidden, the Puppet Masters. Aliens who succumb to a disease? That's original- when H.G Welles did it 100 years ago! So if you don't have original ideas, you should at least have interesting characters.

Characters were introduced and then vanish for no good reason, other than I suspect someone promised them they could be in this movie. Saddest of all was Virginia Hey (The ROad Warrior, Farscape) clearly too old to be doing these kinds of roles anymore.

Final insult- the cover art. Yup, if you compare the cover art for this turkey that Red Box used, you will notice a strange similarity to "Cowboys and Aliens" cover art. Well, I guess someone was fooled somewhere.

Imagine if you shot a movie about aliens without leaving a public restroom. This is that movie.

Set design is bland, consists of either a concrete room or a desert road. CGI is corny, watch a person's head photshopped away to be replaced by blood spatter clip art. UFOs kind of look like adult novelty products, and the terrifying alien technology we face? Machine guns. Cast is completely made up of unknowns who are cast into uninteresting character roles such as "suicidal pilot with uncomfortably acidic feces" who do nothing but soak up screen time until their unrealistic deaths.

If you are considering this movie, I recommend Battle: Los Angeles, which this movie started out with a very similar title to. That movie opens with a strong show of special effects and the slightly less than unheard of Aaron Eckhart. Battle: Los Angeles will also not ever subject you to 5 minutes of watching someone vomit and defecate into a bucket while begging for death. This low budget "thriller" will not only show you that scene, it may even make you mimic it.

My quest for finding the worst film someone could possibly make and then have the gall to subject others to is done. Because my friends, "ALIEN Armageddon" easily destroys all challengers to this magnificent throne, almost in the garish opening credits alone!

You, you are sitting there thinking this can't be worse than that time uncle Berny tried to make a film in the old woodshed before they tore it down. You, you are thinking that there is always a bright spot, a silver lining to help you escape the refuse, but alas there is none.

"ALIEN Armageddon" comes at you with gusto, unaware of how tawdry and trite the effects are. This movie takes itself completely seriously, as do all the actors (bless their souls) and presents you with a terrible main plot line and just throws things at it. Within some of the scenes it is possible to wonder, "was this shot even for this movie in the first place?" The cuts between the "scenic" desert and prison (hgfasghhj) are just... there are no words. I... I can't even continue.

They not only made this movie. But felt confident enough to subject others to it. I don't understand this world anymore.

For anyone wondering if any film can be as bad as the reviews say, the answer is a loud YES - in fact it's worse.

I was given a copy of this, and am so glad that I didn't pay for it. As it stands, it's space on my hard drive that i will reclaim very soon.

The only way to endure this... stuff is to skip 9 seconds in 10. At one stage, I saw what I thought to be a half-decent zombie, but it was only the director trying to evade capture.

The actors weren't trying, and should not do so again. In fact the whole crew should try and find something they are good at, because it certainly isn't film-making.

I do feel that there must be something to be said for this thing, and it's this - ideal present for someone you neither like, nor respect.

The lowest-rated film I've yet found on IMDb, and justly so. Avoid.

Sure it didn't have the biggest budget. But it wasn't that bad. See for yourself instead of judging by reviews of people warped by multimillion dollar budget films. The story being based around the Nephilim, and the Book of Enoch was a nice touch. Plus Katherine (Jodie) is a babe! I would definitely place it in the "Horror Film" section due to the nature of a majority of the scenes. The effects are similar to that of what you would see from After Effects, and not your traditional Hollywood blockbusters. It's not as terrible as everyone says if you aren't trying to compare it to some Michael Bay film.

All people care about anymore is gigantic graphics. Don't allow yourself to be persuaded by a bunch of people that live in a country that considers "The Real House Wives of (Where ever)", "The Jersey Shore", and "Honey Boo Boo" to be entertainment worthy of more than a Pilot Episode.

George Noory cameo....need I say more? :D

To be completely honest, My review on this film will only be based on the first 20 minutes, and even that was very hard to get through. As a writer, I can appreciate the story the writer wanted to tell but there were too many problems with the movie. From the poor acting to the even poorer dialogue, I was left with the desire to run away from my computer screaming. Even the opening sequence, which i will say was entertaining as I do love chaos and scenes with the world being reborn, seemed to be there more for the director than for the sake of the movie.

Sure, the movie might be fabulous after this, which I obviously doubt, but I will not waste another minute on this movie to find out.

I cant begin to describe how bad this is. I'll try but I don't think I convey it with any more passion than I have. In saying that, its WORSE than I can possibly describe.

It wasn't just bad, it was offensively bad. I actually feel angry! I want to find the person who made this and ask: Why , oh god, WHY!?!?!!! Im surprised no actor/actress walked out on this movie or threatened to sue if any footage of them was put into this movie.

Id made no sense, AT ALL, the acting was bad but the script was horrific. And yes, seemingly made in a couple of public restrooms with a few fluorescent lights.

If you are recovering from alcoholism do not see this movie. It will make you want to drink, fast and in vast amounts, in an attempt to forget it, as this ... is what I'm going to go do now.