A Major Disappointment

The first must-see film of the year.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

They're supposed to be Navy Seals according to the banner from Comcast. There are no Majors in the Navy. The Gold Oak Leaf is the rank for a Luitenant Colonel. Also, the Two vertical bars on the "Captain" are the rank of Luitenant in the Navy, not a Captain. A Captain in the Navy wears a silver eagle, and is the equivalent of a Colonel in the other services. If he were Marines, Army, or Air Force, he would be a "Captain", but not in the Navy.It's pretty simple - all of the services in DOD use the same officer structure, EXCEPT for the Navy. The CG also uses Navy ranks, though it is part of Homeland Security (formerly CG was DOT). If you're going to make a movie, TV show, or mini-series, you can at least check the basics.

Wow. Some of my favorite actors are completely wasted in this movie. They try, some more than others, but they can't save this clunker of a script in the hands of an incompetent director. Oh look, the writer and director are the same person: Jim Wynorski.You can tell that this movie had a reasonable budget, but Jim Wynorski doesn't know what to do with it. All of his shots are uninspired and clunky. Likewise, the editing is amateurish. A first year film student could do better.The CGI effects are clean, but they are not integrated well into the live action scenes. Human actors react to things that don't happen, or are out of sync with the CGI action. For example, while being attacked, someone is thrown to the ground by a CGI robot that never gets anywhere close to the actor.Additionally, the music is really lame. Casio keyboard quality from someone's basement.But the worst element is the script. Everything about it is terrible. The story, the lines and the characters are all pathetic.The only things keeping the movie from being a 1 rating are the actors and the rest of the production staff. The camera work is good, as are the costumes, sets, sound, etc. i.e. it's a well-made crappy movie.

I've never reviewed a movie before without watching the whole thing. This is a special case. I began watching the movie. 3 minute later, crappiness reached critical mass. People screaming at badly animated CGI robots. Pistols with endless clips that magically fire without recoil (In fact, upon looking closer, I realized that the pistols are more magical than I realized at first. They somehow fire without the hammer even moving!) Right about the time the guy in camouflage parked his truck underneath the robot and waited for it to laser him is where I quit watching and started doing my math homework. Did they even try with this movie? Jeez. I feel insulted. Thank God I only wasted $2 renting it. Easiest review I've ever made.CCCCCCRRRRAAAAAPPPPP! I've seen better homemade movies on YouTube.

A Sci-Fi Channel original...actually pretty interesting. Real good F/X. Decent story line. Bad acting. Scientists built them. The military trained them. Two major assault weapons just don't want to follow orders. The two top secret robots need to be deactivated or destroyed, which ever is presentable first. These giant metal spider-like machines rule an uncharted island in the Pacific. Are they smart enough to stay active and remain a military force to be reckoned with? The better scenes of course are the ones with the robots. The finale is tense. Albeit this flick IS worth watching. Credited cast members: Lisa Lo Cicero, Joe Lando, Mike Baldrige, John J. Dalesandro and Alexandra Paul.