*Edited to add that the trailer for Infinite looks kind of neat also.
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Worth watching. Plenty of action. Reminds me a bit of Predator or Alien. Maybe not the greatest of all time but given what has been produced of late, it’s better than a lot of it.
Posts: 17944 | Location: SE Michigan | Registered: February 10, 2007
Just finished watching it. Pretty good. Good for two hours of not quite Military Sci Fi escapism.
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Posts: 7674 | Location: KCMO | Registered: August 31, 2002
I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Could have done with seeing a few more mag changes. The amount of rounds on target needed to put down one of those critters reminded me of a similar scenario with the bugs in Starship Troopers.
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Posts: 1154 | Location: Petal, MS | Registered: January 21, 2012
It was a lot of different sci-fi films trying to be good all at once. Had its moments, but too many "oh c'mon " scenes and major plot holes for me to want to watch it again.
They did spend a couple bucks on effects though, I'll give them that.
From a xenobiological perspective, the White Spikes (which has to rank highly on the "Dumb Alien Names" list) don't look like a species that could have mastered interstellar travel.
So I'm waiting for a plot twist.
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Posts: 16253 | Location: Harrison, AR | Registered: February 05, 2004
I give them credit for at least making a movie that's somewhat original and not some remake or reboot.
That said there are times where the CGI was impressive and other times where it was amateur at best. The same goes for the directing. Some scenes look like it was shot by high school film students on a shoestring budget.
Overall I give it a 6/10. Slightly above average, perhaps worth a watch if you have nothing better to do but this isn't a movie I'd rewatch in its entirety.
" scenes and major plot holes for me to want to watch it again. 
