To me, this movie is perfection.

Better Late Then Never

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

THIRST is an all-too-familiar low budget enterprise shot in the Utah desert. A group of kids are on their way to a tough boot camp, but instead they come across a meteorite site which has brought with it a CGI alien that appears to be a mixture of different creatures. Mucho low-rent action then takes place as the kids are bumped off one by one by the beast while they attempt to figure out a way to kill it. Aside from a small role for THE WALKING DEAD's Karl Makinen, who is reliably good, this is pretty poor, with unoriginal plotting and uninteresting special effects. Films like this only really work when they're bursting with suspense and you won't find much of that here.

A group of city kids are given a "second chance" by camping in a hungry alien predator landing location. Young Roth Young (John Redlinger) is crushing on a girl who thinks he is a perv so we know he saves her life and she comes around.The alien was a bionic mantis? He tracks down the kids and emits EMFs or something so they know when she is coming. Could have been worse.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

Save your money, unless you can watch this movie for free. Even then, you may waste your time watching it. I'm ashamed to say I watched it all the way through. I wasted valuable personal time. It is one of the poorest motion pictures I've ever watched. I'd actually have to say it is the worst. Yes, it is that bad! The only reason I gave it a score of two (2 out of 10) is out of respect to the fact that this film was completed and distributed for viewing. That took effort. And it is that effort that I salute, but nothing more.No matter how hard I try, I cannot imagine a crew of adults producing and completing this piece of cinematography. It's awful, across-the-board, across all aspects of movie industry cinematography. The acting is especially poor. People do not act and react, in reality, as they did in this movie. Hello Director...The Alien - a five year old would have better imagination. The only "Alien" to ever look like that would have to come from the planet "Earth". The effects were on the level of an early 60's Godzilla film.I'm just upset by the fact that this film was completed. Because that meant it would have to be distributed, in an attempt to generate income for the sole purpose of paying for the cost of making this film. I cannot think of a single Drive-In that would show this film, as it is that bad.

I'm left scratching my head wondering why some people seem to have a hate on for this film.Thirst is not going to win any awards but, that said, its an enjoyable, fun, sci fi action romp. The casting for this film is on target, the pacing improves as the film progresses and for a relatively low budget film, the special effects are pretty decent. There's also a subtle nod to Aliens II towards the closing scenes, for those paying attention. I was never bored watching this flick. Its a great one for a wet Saturday or Sunday indoors with chips, dip and few beers. Seriously, ignore the detractors and give it a go. Seven out of ten from me.