Thursday 23 December 2010

Film: Skyline



A group of twenty-something friends awake from a night of partying to a blinding light from outside. When you look at the light you fall under it's spell and are soon on your way to a gruesome demise.
Yes, it's Alien invasion time again as the source of the light is revealed as either the creatures themselves or their Mother Ship.
This film plays kinda like a slasher movie as the cast are bumped off one by one with the Aliens taking the place of Jason/Freddie/Michael.
It starts off good fun and kicks up a gear when David Zayas (Dexter, The Expendables) appears but it's all downhill from there as it becomes rather silly with it's attempts to take a leaf out of District 9's book.
The cool effects and nifty Aliens can't make up for a shoddy story but if you switch off your brain it's just about passable.
Ric's Rating: 52%

4 comments:

  1. When it hits NetFlix, I'll remember to leave my brain at the door.

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  2. You might enjoy it Alex, it isn't the worst film ever it's just all been done much better before.

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  3. Thanks for the heads up, Ric! The trailer makes it look pretty cool. I'll wait for it to hit HBO. Sounds like it won't be a long wait!

    Have a great Christmas!

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  4. Hi Tom, Happy Christmas !
    The Aliens are really cool. I liked that they didn't look human at all, unfortunately it's all style and not much substance.

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