Overrated and overhyped

How sad is this?

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

This has the charm and spirit that you look for in these generic 90s straight-to-video genre movies. Its a very lazy and illogical mix of John Carpenter's The Thing, Evil Dead and From Dusk Til Dawn (or maybe its just a clever ripoff of Predator), probably shot in a week's time with almost no money. But JR keeps it heavy on action, plot and humor. The action is laughable, the plot is full of holes and the humor is cringeworthy, but the sincerity is impressive. The best moments are the groan-inducing attempts at romantic dialogue and teary acting. Its wonderful camp! Because it is both amateurish and ironic, this film is like Don Dohler meets John Waters.

The acting is amateurish, the special effects are sub-par, and the editing is inconsistent, but (surprisingly) the overall movie is actually watchable. This is one of the few Bookwalter movies that has a genuine story and plot. Plus, it has a couple plot twists that you don't see coming.I'm not saying that you want to run out and rent this movie, but it is definitely superior to Galaxy of the Dinosaurs, The Dead Next Door, The Sandman, and Humanoids From Atlantis. In fact, if you feel somehow compelled to watch a Bookwalter film (for example, you lose a bar bet) then this is the one to watch.And it's true...Ted does look like "a young Grandpa Munster with long black hair." Two extra stars were awarded to this movie simply for having a semi-interesting plot.

I don't know what the reviewer above was thinking with "solid performances", the acting for the most part is garbage, the cinematography isn't great (but not terrible), music is sort of crap most of the time, but it's obvious there was barely a budget for this movie so you can't blame them for that.Now that being said, this is actually an entertaining movie, as stated previously, not much is done well mostly I'm sure due to lack of budget. So if you are used to these types of movies, grab this movie and give it one view, you most likely will not be disappointed if you're used to the low/no budget films.I really hope this doesn't violate spoiler policy 'cause I want everyone to read this that is interested in this movie and I don't consider this a spoiler, but this movie unlike many may suspect doesn't end all happy and is pulled off well I think, very effective. It's really nice to have a change of pace now and then without this happy ending crap.

Nice sci-fi action with welcome doses of humor and solid performances all around. Gun-toting drug runners cross paths with camping college students in the deep woods, with an alien organism thrown into the mix. Double and triple crosses, lots of gunplay and alien body-snatching in this fun outing.