Very well executed

Did you people see the same film I saw?

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Altered is a horror film by director Eduardo Sanchez (known for Blair Witch Project). Often, straight to DVD "creature features" such as this could turn out terrible, with awful special effects, abysmal acting, and a horrible script. Luckily, that is not the case with Altered. The entire film has a tense and unsettling tone that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. The practical effects were great,and some of the graphic/gore scenes were extremely disturbing. The acting was very good and dialogue between the characters felt natural and realistic, not forced and expositional. The story relies heavily on events that happened before the film and were never shown, however it does a good job of slowly revealing things at a natural pace and not spoon- feeding the audience information to drive the plot forward. My biggest flaw with the movie is the fact that there are some annoying horror cliché moments, the most prominent example being the scene when the power went out for NO reason other than to make the scene more intense. There were also a few predictable moments. There were times where I was thinking "Now this is going to happen" and it did. But to be fair, there were plenty of unexpected moments as well, so that sort of makes up for it. Overall, Altered is a very tense, well-paced, and well-made horror movie that is definitely worth watching.

I have seen this once before, years ago, I really enjoyed on my first watch but on my second watch I felt a bit different. I didn't enjoyed as much as my last watch but this time I bloody LOVED IT! I loved the effects in this movie, they were outstanding, I really enjoyed the story was nice and dark and there were some rally good tense scenes in this movie, that never falls flat.I liked how Alien looked looked and really enjoyed some of Gore effect in this movie. I wasn't big fan of last scene of movie, it didn't really fit in with the rest of the movie. The acting was decent from cast but some poor acting in a few scenes. Great movie! 8 out of 10

Altered is a sci-fi revenge film done by the same team that made The Blair Witch Project. Like Blair Witch this film is not for everyone. Some will like the film while others will hate the film. I am one of those people who liked this film for the most part. The movie has a very depressing atmosphere, but I think it fit the story. I liked most of the characters and felt their plight, though there are two that I did not care for. The effects I think are very well done for the low budget that this had.Fifteen years ago a group of men were abducted by aliens and altered. One of them died from the alterations. Now the aliens are back again and these men are out for revenge. The film starts out with them capturing an alien and bringing it back to the lead guy named Wyatt. They cannot kill it because more come then. The alien escapes and it is then a fight to stay alive.Like the Blair Witch Project, this film gets a lot of hate. Many people do not even know about this film. I think this film is pretty decent though nothing great. I like most of the characters and definitely had sympathy for them. Even if you do not like the characters in the movie you can at least sympathize with them. Even the characters I did not like I felt sympathy for. I especially like the main character, Wyatt, because he is the most calm and collected in such a dire situation and is a good leader. I also like the characters Duke and Otis. They were also level-headed most of the time and can also be funny. I also liked the sheriff character that appeared near the middle of the film. He was not there long, but was in the film long enough for me to like him.I did not like the girlfriend of Wyatt. In the beginning I thought she was really annoying. I get what she is going through, but I still thought she was annoying at first. She gets better by the end but I still do not really care for her character. I do not like the character Cody either. Again I sympathize for what he is going through. His brother was killed by the aliens, he was imprisoned for a long time before the start of the film, and by the end of the film he dies in a horrific way. However, I still found him to be an annoying prick throughout the first half of the movie and he did a lot of stupid things. The other at least could still be level headed during the situation.I thought the effects for this film were great. The budget for this film was only eight million, but they used it effectively. There is no CGI. The effects are all practical. The alien looks great. It looks kind of like the alien from Signs but even better looking. Also in the film there is a character that is bitten by the alien and his body gradually deteriorates throughout the movie. When you see him with his body deteriorated and fragile, it looks great. That effect looked amazing.Another issue I have is the ending. It seemed a little out-of-place when compared with the rest of the film. It is kind of left up in the air, but I felt that the film ended too happily, but maybe that is just me. I am not usually a fan of downer endings, but the tone of this film makes a happy ending seem out-of-place.Overall, Altered is a fun alien film, horror film, and action film. It has decent characters (for the most part), great effects, and some good action in parts. If you are a fan of any of those genres of films then check this out. It is not a masterpiece but it is not supposed to be.

My cable providing is showing this movie for free. I know why. It is an also ran movie. Typical B movie fare that in the 70s I would have watched on a double bill with a good movie. If you gave the late great Don Dohler 8 million dollars this is what he would have come up with. Classy in a bad way.4 friends went out on a party night and to party was to get high. They loaded up on beer and cocaine and they started their fights with a roar. They could not have known that tonight was going to be the beginning of their longest tour. That is a song of the revolution by night by Blue Oyster Cult. The guys meet an alien 15 before, then they kidnap one 15 years later. They decide to take revenge and bust a cap up the alien's botty but it does the dirty on them again. It really is such a naughty alien. For me they should have given it a severe Ccastigation and then let it go back to being Prime Minister of the UK.It has to be said it is better than the blair witch project. The creature effects are okay but the movie really shines when see the mutations.