"Alien Raiders" is as straight-forward and aware as its name, not a very memorable, original or cult-potential horror flick, but what it does - it does good. Like a typical Syfy horror, just with more added heart, humor and effort. Old set of rules, but with fun along the way.
It's Christmastime in the small town of Buck Lake, Arizona, and a group of soldiers without a known cause enters the town's only supermarket at closing time, taking hostages and looking for something. As we soon understand, they are the ones who protect us from aliens, and the last of them evil organisms is among the people in the supermarket... And so, with jokes, drama and action along the way, It all threads down into the expected.
The story is simple, the lore behind the mercenaries and aliens are mostly left blank. Don't know how, but there are aliens inhabiting humans around, and someone does need to stop them, right? "Alien Raiders" reminded me of "Feast", which is a similar movie plot-wise, perhaps with more dark comedy and a lot more of what "Alien Raiders" lacked a little - gore. The FX really got shown only towards the end. Visually though, it is quite fine from start to end, and never feels less than a B flick.
This film knows what it is inside-out, and so, even though on cliché terms, it's a well-rounded adventure, where the cast and just about everyone seem to enjoy what's at play. Simple kind of horror entertainment. My rating: 5/10.
It's Christmastime in the small town of Buck Lake, Arizona, and a group of soldiers without a known cause enters the town's only supermarket at closing time, taking hostages and looking for something. As we soon understand, they are the ones who protect us from aliens, and the last of them evil organisms is among the people in the supermarket... And so, with jokes, drama and action along the way, It all threads down into the expected.
The story is simple, the lore behind the mercenaries and aliens are mostly left blank. Don't know how, but there are aliens inhabiting humans around, and someone does need to stop them, right? "Alien Raiders" reminded me of "Feast", which is a similar movie plot-wise, perhaps with more dark comedy and a lot more of what "Alien Raiders" lacked a little - gore. The FX really got shown only towards the end. Visually though, it is quite fine from start to end, and never feels less than a B flick.
This film knows what it is inside-out, and so, even though on cliché terms, it's a well-rounded adventure, where the cast and just about everyone seem to enjoy what's at play. Simple kind of horror entertainment. My rating: 5/10.