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This has got to be one of the most hated recent movies. People call it the worst and make fun of it, so of course I wasn't expecting this movie to be a masterpiece or any good really. However I have to be fair; I was pleasantly surprised by it and actually enjoyed watching it.

Really, as far as aliens versus humans, low-budget, action/science-fictions flicks go, this one is pretty good. And trust me, I have seen a lot of these type of movies, of which most did so much more wrong and poorly than this movie ever did. It was was pretty good for what it is and it definitely serves its purpose just fine.

With its budget, acting and writing quality, you could call this a modern B-movie but one of the aspects about B-movies often is that they are quite enjoyable movies to watch, as is the case with this movie. Of course I recognize all of the bad aspects of this movie and all of its plot holes and weaknesses but quite frankly it never took away any of the fun I had with watching this movie.

It's a movie that really 'borrows' heavily from other, better known genre movies, most notably "Alien" and "The Thing". But I'm even willing to forgive the movie for doing so, since it works within the context of the movie.

The movie does feature some pretty good creature design. All of the aliens are pretty cool and monstrously dangerous looking ones. Definitely not something cheap looking, like a guy in a rubber suit (while if of course still is a guy in a rubber suit but that is besides the point).

Pretty good and enjoyable for what it is.

6/10

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Granted access to Area 51, a group of journalists attempting to explore the site's restricted areas are suddenly forced to help the resident patrols help them track down the escaped alien held at facility when it gets loose and terrorizes the base.

Overall this one here wasn't all that bad and definitely had some fun to it. When this one gets going with the creature on the loose running throughout the military base is when it really gets the most out of this one with the fact of really generating the absolutely enjoyable stalking and hunting scenes throughout the mid-point in here. There's a big sense of familiarity with them using the motion- tracker devices and the crawling around corners pointing guns off into the distance while the curved spiny tail of the creature pokes through the chest of the intended victim, yet the high-energy action and creepy situations this enters into during these sequences more than makes up for some of those minor issues throughout this part as the film. There's some even more fun to be had from the big action confrontations here along the way with the group going after the deformed creature throughout the upper stages of the base where it really begins picking off the remaining soldiers which allows some great gore and action into the mix along with the rather enjoyable fun of the creature's make-up and costume. While these here give this one a fun time, this one does suffer somewhat when it gets to the rather bland sci-fi leanings in the first half. The scenes of the group going around the base with blasé history lessons that don't mean anything to anyone really makes this struggle to get going, and by also showing the different gadgets and special tools throughout here that showcase the extraterrestrial powers of the creatures here this sci-fi tone in here makes for a rather disjointed time. The aliens battling each other as well isn't all that impressive with them just holding their hands out which looks silly and stupid. Along with the minor familiarity in several scenes, these here hold this one down.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

This is only for those who enjoy terror trash, because even for fans there is a limit, the first half sustainable, perhaps due to curiosity, and due to the presentation of E.ts, in the second half there was a drastic drop, both in development and in quality ... Well Regular...