Extraterrestrial

In my family, we have many who belive in aliens and ghosts, so i heard stories that would probably be on the bestseller lists of novels, if they were published. Do i belive there is another life form out there in space ? There probably is, maybe not the grey aliens who land here and do experiments on us, more of a life form that could be found in water, or underneath the surface. Since i am no expert in this area, i can only guess, the experts are probably much better at explaining what is out there. Alien motion pictures are popular, ever since we first got to see classics fróm the 50´s and 60´s. To be honest, i don´t think we had a really good alien film until 1979, when Ridley Scott released Alien. A sci film movie that is still one of the biggest favourites among sci fi fans. I do like the Steven Spielberg classic Encounters Of The Third kind also, maybe one of the greatest alien abduction films ever made. Aliens are presented in many different forms, and formations in the world of movies. You might even remember the 80´s classic Critters ? No matter what kind of aliens you enjoy most, there is something for everyone in this category to find in dvd stores. Aliens abducting humans is a classic ingredient in many motion pictures. One of my personal favourite films in this category is a film from 1993, called Fire In The Sky. Really good acting, and great special effects for a low budget film. If you have not seen it, i suggest you take a look, should be able to find it on amazon or some other dvd stores online. Not that long ago, a sci fi horror film came out under the name Dark Skies, an abduction sci fi horror film, directed by Scott Stewart ( known for his previous films Legion and Priest ). I enjoyed the story of a family being watched by aliens, and found this story to work, even if some details felt very cliché. Extraterrestrial follows in the abduction genre, from director Colin Minihan, only this time we found ourselves in the countryside. Is this a sci fi horror film that will please fans of Encounters Of The Third Kind, or is this another sci fi release that will soon be forgotten ?

April ( Brittany Allen ) and her boyfriend Kyle ( Freddie Stroma ) are going on a weekend trip to Aprils parents summer house in the countryside. But Kyle have not told April, that he invited some of their friends to spend the weekend with them. Not happy about the situation, April agree to let them go along. In the summer cabin, the party begins and everyone is having a great time. Suddenly that night, something big in the sky crashes into a forest area. The whole gang go out to see what is going on. As they arrive to the location, they see an UFO have crashed, and see strange footsteps on the ground. They go to talk to Travis ( Michael Ironside ), a Vietnam war veteran, who lives in this forest. He tries to help the young people, with his information. But when one of the aliens are killed by the cabin visitors, all hell is about to break loose.

I will start by saying, if you were hoping to find something original in Extraterrestrial, you will probably be dissapointed. However, the good news is that this is not a bad sci fi horror film. The best part of Extraterrestrial is that we actually get to see aliens attack people, and this is something that does not happen very often. Another detail is that the CGI effects are pretty good, not all the way, but the aliens look good considering the budget. The acting is perhaps not that great, but the strength of Extraterrestrial is the intensive horror scenes when the humans have to try and survive in the cabin. Legendary actor Michael Ironside is here, and i have to say he still knows how to make a great character. He is without a doubt the best actor here, even if he is older he still got the screen magic. Director Colin Minihan have a feeling of alien abduction horror, and he seems to try and bring this classic genre back to life. Honestly, we have not had that many great releases for many years in this category, some of them were terrible. So let´s get to some problems. The storyline is quite simple, that does not have to be a bad idea, i just wish he could have thrown in some surprises, to make the horror even more intensive. The acting could have been better from some of the young actors. However lead actress Brittany Allen does a pretty good performance, as she tries to survive from the alien visitors. If you have seen Fire In The Sky and loved this classic 90´s film, i recommend you see Extraterrestrial and you will most likely have a good time. This is sci fi horror for all of us who don´t want to hear Anders Timell on radio. If you never been scared before, you will be....just by listening to him.

Rating: DDD