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"Alien Raiders" has proved that, through masterful directions, good actings, a low budget thriller can still deliver high quality entertainment.
The story is simple but interestingly fresh. The editing was skillfully done. The level of suspense was surprisingly high, (aided with clever cinematography) surpassing one's expectation. One could sense that the efforts put into every scene of the film was made so with some kind of rare honesty and genuinity that are so lacking in many of the modern day thriller-movies. Never was there a moment when i feel cheated or wanna say, "Hey this is cheap".
The intensity of this film would also put many of the bigger budget thrillers out there to shame. (If u get hold of a copy of this DVD, do watch it in dark!)
Lastly, in my humble opinion, many of those who were involved in this film are probably going it make big-time in the not too distant future, especially the director.
The story is simple but interestingly fresh. The editing was skillfully done. The level of suspense was surprisingly high, (aided with clever cinematography) surpassing one's expectation. One could sense that the efforts put into every scene of the film was made so with some kind of rare honesty and genuinity that are so lacking in many of the modern day thriller-movies. Never was there a moment when i feel cheated or wanna say, "Hey this is cheap".
The intensity of this film would also put many of the bigger budget thrillers out there to shame. (If u get hold of a copy of this DVD, do watch it in dark!)
Lastly, in my humble opinion, many of those who were involved in this film are probably going it make big-time in the not too distant future, especially the director.
OK i'm gonna be 100% honest with my opinion as usual. Let me try put it this way with a scale upon 10...
Story : Something new but not without some of those seen-before-stuffs [7.5]
Presentation style: Something new [8]
Realism Effects : The fog/mist looks very huge and real, but the creatures are somehow just not real enough for me and... at time you realize easily they are computer generated 3D creatures. [6.5]
Excitement level : during the creatures attacks[8]
Quality of acting : [7.5]
Plot UNpredictability: some times u just know what will happen next[7.5]
Directions : The director could have spare us a lot of the unnecessary talking, argument, discussions, dumb almost STUPID confrontations amongst those panicking victims.[5.5]
Worth the money? : [7]
----------------------------- CONCLUSIONS : If you're a movie-buff who have seen-it-all, you might find this movie interesting, BUT definitely not that horrifying. There are a lot of parts from this movies that are exciting, BUT again, not really up to the level to scare any experienced movie-goer. (At certain stages i actually wish i could fall asleep, but the noise/din/commotions prevented me from doing so.) You might wanna wait till you can rent this movie. [6.5]
If you're someone who seldom watch horrors and are easily frighten, and are looking for some excitement this time, then you might wanna catch it. [8]
If you're planning on a date, some how this movie is [8.5] good dating movie, trust me.
For family, this movie is a definite NO NO. certain ideas in this story are actually quite disturbing, and certain scenes are definitely NOT for a child. Even though your child might not be too frighten by the gore, you would have hard time to explain certain actions by some of the characters in the story. [4]
As a movie buff myself, (If not for the victims' panicking/confrontation overkill, i would have given an 8) to be honest i give this movie an overall of [7].
Story : Something new but not without some of those seen-before-stuffs [7.5]
Presentation style: Something new [8]
Realism Effects : The fog/mist looks very huge and real, but the creatures are somehow just not real enough for me and... at time you realize easily they are computer generated 3D creatures. [6.5]
Excitement level : during the creatures attacks[8]
Quality of acting : [7.5]
Plot UNpredictability: some times u just know what will happen next[7.5]
Directions : The director could have spare us a lot of the unnecessary talking, argument, discussions, dumb almost STUPID confrontations amongst those panicking victims.[5.5]
Worth the money? : [7]
----------------------------- CONCLUSIONS : If you're a movie-buff who have seen-it-all, you might find this movie interesting, BUT definitely not that horrifying. There are a lot of parts from this movies that are exciting, BUT again, not really up to the level to scare any experienced movie-goer. (At certain stages i actually wish i could fall asleep, but the noise/din/commotions prevented me from doing so.) You might wanna wait till you can rent this movie. [6.5]
If you're someone who seldom watch horrors and are easily frighten, and are looking for some excitement this time, then you might wanna catch it. [8]
If you're planning on a date, some how this movie is [8.5] good dating movie, trust me.
For family, this movie is a definite NO NO. certain ideas in this story are actually quite disturbing, and certain scenes are definitely NOT for a child. Even though your child might not be too frighten by the gore, you would have hard time to explain certain actions by some of the characters in the story. [4]
As a movie buff myself, (If not for the victims' panicking/confrontation overkill, i would have given an 8) to be honest i give this movie an overall of [7].
i'm not a man of many words, all i can say is, this movie must be not getting enough budget or a good director. The intense suspense in the original novel by Michael Crichton is not delivered in this movie.
If you got disappointed by this movie, please please ever don't pass up the chance to read the book. it is a true masterpiece. If you hadn't read the book yet, GO READ IT before watching this movie. trust me.
The acting in this movie is really bad, but i would blame it on the bad direction. A lot of intriguing plots from the novel are missing in the movie too, again i'm sure due to lack of budget.
I hope they remake this movie in the future with better CGI technology and better plannings to make most the crucial plots come alive. But most importantly, to rightly DELIVER the suspense that truly grabs the reader by his throat.
If you got disappointed by this movie, please please ever don't pass up the chance to read the book. it is a true masterpiece. If you hadn't read the book yet, GO READ IT before watching this movie. trust me.
The acting in this movie is really bad, but i would blame it on the bad direction. A lot of intriguing plots from the novel are missing in the movie too, again i'm sure due to lack of budget.
I hope they remake this movie in the future with better CGI technology and better plannings to make most the crucial plots come alive. But most importantly, to rightly DELIVER the suspense that truly grabs the reader by his throat.