Alien Arrival

best movie

Better than average on-a-budget sci-fi movie. They did a lot with a little. I didn't always know what was going on, but the dialog and action at no point were just taking up time. But most enjoyable was the lead actor, Dan Mor - what a hunk! Lots of shirtlessness and skin tight shirts, so there was always something pleasant to look at.

Arrowhead is the name of a spacecraft inspired by the Twilight Zone episode 'I Shot An Arrow Into the Air.' Kye Cortland (Dan Mor) has gathered data from an Arrowhead for General Hatch (Mark Redpath) of the resistance/rebels/enemy/terrorists. Things go awry and Kye becomes stranded on a moon with Tarren Hollis (Aleisha Rose) a government biologist. The atmosphere is toxic and somehow Kye becomes immune to the effects through symbiosis, which has some other strange effects as we discover as the film progresses. The ending of the film ties things together and makes the film palatable for hard core science fiction fans. Being filmed in South Australia (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome location) made it look like another world especially with a planet in the background looking a bit large. Special effects were decent, considering the budget, as was the overall plot. However the film lacked characters to grab and hold my interest. Kye, by default was our protagonist. We knew little about him. He was a drab and boring character. The dialogue was bland as was the acting. I liked the fact they used a 3D printer to make the masks. Sleep pods made out of compost bins, plastic gutters, and vacuum cleaner hoses. They were very resourceful. Good job. Next time they can create characters. Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. Talk about undressing.

I loved how it started. I was pretty pumped as the initial setup promised something epic. Then, honestly, i don't know what the hell happened. The entire storyline flew off the rails as soon as the protagonist was on the Arrowhead. And it just got worse from there. I would start to grasp what i thought was some coherence. Then, poof, gone. The acting was decent, the efx were quite good for its budget, the setting very cool. But the story, especially considering the promise, was a huge let down. Not to say that some of the ideas weren't good. The Raaf 'character' was interesting, if inconsistent in his programming...the whole 'time dilation' thing wasn't completely original but i still liked it...the symbiosis between the people and creatures was also kinda neat. But that last part, like a lot of the rest of the movie, was never fully explained. It was just kind of used when it was convenient to the plot. But worst of all even though there was enough ideas (again, some of them good) in this for 5 movies, this thing actually got boring. How is that possible? It was 10-15 minutes too long in the last third. So i usually ask myself to rate a movie based on if i would watch it again. Some movies that leave me confused or like i missed something make me want to see them again to see if i could fill in some of the blanks. This isn't one of them.

This film kept me interested all the way through by not spoon-feeding me the plot. I didn't know what was going on and it wasn't irritating me with bad performances or dialogue and so I just kept and kept and kept watching. Almost a minimalist script for long stretches with honestly no bad lines in it all the way through. One of those totally random clicks on youtube that paid off big time. This was much more European and artistic in its framing than what comes out of Hollywood. Almost an art film ... almost. Highest compliments. I loved it for the reason some hate it -- It is unconventional. I have noted the name of the writer-director and will be following his career from now on. Very refreshing.

Someone should have put out some moth balls because the script had way too many holes in it. Also, appears they were going for the record for goofs listed for one movie on IMDb. As for characters, what does it say when Reef the computer is the best by far. I get the time part of the story. I did not understand the moon and/or creature(s) story line regarding the reanimating, cloning or maybe just pooping out the dead. I just wanted him to stay dead so the movie would end. An extra star for doing well with a budget of under a million dollars. However, they're gonna need another million because I will need to be paid that to watch this movie again.

It's a low budget film and much is what you would expect. Cliches and bad to decent writing. There isn't a ton of dialogue though so it isn't a big sore spot. Acting is okay to good. Effects are okay except the monster scenes. Where the movie shines is the world it creates. It's a convoluted and messy story but enjoyable by the end. After the film I had to look up if this was an original story. It seemed like the setup for a comic book or something. Couldn't find anything so I was impressed.

This movie was a pleasant surprise. At first it seemed a bit slow and boring, but after a while I was dying to know what was happening to the main character. I would recommend this movie to everyone that can appreciate a decent sci-fi movie without getting bothered too much by the plot holes in the science and the poor special effects. The story is actually pretty interesting if you can sit through the boring part. I'm hoping for both a sequel and a prequel that are better funded. Story: good Immersion: good Acting: decent Special effects: poor

O boy, o boy, what a waste of time. When I read a review on IMDb and when I read the story summary I was quite happy and I really expected a good movie but this is totally crap. The act is mediocre, you can even say it's bad. The story is full of holes like Swiss cheese, the place of recording is indeed a disastrous choice. I really want to say something good about this movie but I can not find anything good. Very bad movie and I'm sorry about the time spent. I have the feeling that the idea could be much better used and that's the only thing I like about this movie, the idea. I'm really sorry that this was badly recorded because if the idea was only a little better elaborated and the action was a little more dynamic this could have been a really good movie. I'm suggesting to bypass this movie.

Can't say much about this without getting into spoilers. But: * Decent acting * Decent directing * Slacker plot with a lot of unanswered questions Not a terrible film, but a notch below mediocre. Nice plot twist that's somewhat unexpected, but most of the film is very slow moving, unexplained, with a generous dose of goofy thrown in. If not for the decent acting and characters (including the AI), this would have been a total schlock loss. The actors and directing keep it from getting less than 4 stars... but even they can't save a plot and story line that was lame from the beginning. Simply needed more development and a bit more ingenuity. As it is, it just doesn't work.