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- 2014
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 41 m
- 2014
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Still reeling from her parents divorce, April (Brittany Allen) is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. Lead by her boyfriend, the grou...
Directed By: Colin Minihan
Written By: Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers
- 2014
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 41 m
- 2014
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 41 m
Extraterrestrial
38
4.7
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Summary Still reeling from her parents divorce, April (Brittany Allen) is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. Lead by her boyfriend, the grou...
Directed By: Colin Minihan
Written By: Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
38
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
33% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Extraterrestrial never settles into a groove, and therefore never becomes more than a collection of effectively icky scenes.
There’s absolutely nothing new or innovative to be found here, but sometimes it can be almost comforting to watch a movie do an unironic tour of the classics.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.7
16% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
52% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
32% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.7
16% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
52% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
32% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
It's a little disappointing overall, but Extraterrestrial still brings the heat thanks to its amazing special effects that really "stick" you in the characters situation.
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Did you enjoy the following films? Independence day, cloverfield, close encounters, signs, fire in the sky, skyline, x files, cabin in the woods, oh and did I say cloverfield where the lead characters suddenly turn into rob and beth?
Despite the blatant rip offs of the above and despite some cheesy scenes, wooden acting, there was enough action, tension building, interspersed with some genuinely touching moments that for me made this an overall enjoyable watch.
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Even the downer ending plays like an unconscious nod to the over-familiarity of the material, with one character declaring that it’s “the same thing we do every time.”
Depicting a close encounter of the decidedly low-budget kind, Extraterrestrial boasts an undeniable technical competence but can't shake off its inevitable been there, done that quality.
Extraterrestrial doesn’t amount to much beyond a mish-mash of movies we’ve seen before.
Yes, it’s gross, and no, it’s not remotely original.
Joyless and repetitive, Extraterrestrial is like getting cornered by a madman. You keep wondering, why is this movie shouting at me?
Fünf infantile Flachpfeifen machen Party im Wald und werden von Akte-X-Aliens blutig von der Erde gerupft – mehr Plot steckt wirklich nicht im geradlinigen Alien-Invasion-Horrorfilm der Vicious Brothers (Grave Encounters). Auch sonst verläuft in Extraterrestrial mit zweifelnden Cops, kiffenden Paranoikern und verstümmeltem Vieh alles streng nach Schema F – sodass trotz Dauerfinsternis und pompösem Trompeten-Score nur selten Spannung aufkommt. Dafür winkt ein wirklich schicker Look: Viele Szenen sind in knalliges Wärmestrahler-Rot getaucht, während flirrende Lichtstrahlen wie bei Skully und Mulder durch die wabernde Luft wandern. Zudem spielen Colin Minihan und Stuart Ortiz ganz klar bewusst mit gängigen Alien-Klischees – und machen selbst vor Analsonden nicht halt.
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Every cabin horror clichés known to men and beyond, now with unidentifiable unrelatable characters, also alien. Extraterrestrial must have found every 90s slasher flicks and stereotypical abduction stories and then decided to mix them together without a shred of originality. No cliche is safe, from people staring at something off-screen to slow yet inevitable jump scares. However, the worst aspect is the characters, who are immensely unlikeable stupid collage kids with addiction tendency and vocabulary consisting of juvenile swearing.
As it is written in template of horror films, a bunch of volatile young adults go to a cabin in the wood. There they will have a fateful encounter with, an entity which the title cleverly conceals, aliens. These characters are by far some of the worst on-screen personas in horror, or any genre. The actors have no charisma or acting prowess to develop their roles, nor does the shallow script allow them to. They act and talk in arrogant irritating manners, usually resorting to profanities to poorly express themselves.
There isn't thrill to be had here. Every set-up is painfully predictable. Those dark corners, with especially flickering lights, chances are something will come from there. Pace is also slow, which is unwisely spent on people muttering gibberish or blankly stare at random stuffs. It also has the audacity to switch to found footage perspective at some points, people would not appreciate having closer look on the obnoxious character and have them spew bad language at them. Man, pork that seat.
The best thing it may offer is the visual, when it's not shaking uncontrollably, it's admittedly pretty good. It has cool color palette and the ambiance works well for the setting. The bloody practical effect has created sinister and believable look. However, audio are unimaginative, it spams too much of grim techno noises and Inception whooping sound. Plot is littered by oddities, it doesn't try to go beyond the formulaic development and instead just create weak narrative that doesn't clarify anything.
The film isn't even cynically humorous, it's brashly cringe inducing at best. With little to no appeal, Extraterrestrial doesn't warrant any visit.
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How bad can a cheesy movie about extraterrestrials be? Turns out, it can be very bad. There is some enjoyment here mainly in the form of tension and jump scares, but it's mostly a combination of disappointment, bad effects, stupid characters, non-sensical plot, and hilariously ridiculous scenes. In short, it's a really stupid movie
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Production Company
Abduction Films,
Manis Film,
Vicarious Entertainment,
Twin Engine Films,
Pink Buffalo Films,
Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC,
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Release Date Nov 21, 2014
Duration 1 h 41 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline They do not come in peace
Awards
Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
iHorror Awards
• 1 Nomination
