Extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestrial

2014Movie101 minEnglish

Five friends set out to a cabin in the woods for a fun weekend getaway that is, until extraterrestrial visitors turn it into a fight for their lives. The group is pulled from their reverie when a flickering object crashes deep in the woods. As they investigate, the friends stumble across an alien spacecraft, and its inhabitants have not arrived in peace.

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IMDb5.3/10
Director: The Vicious Brothers (Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz)Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of friends on a weekend trip to a remote cabin in the woods discover that they are not alone. Strange lights and unexplained phenomena soon escalate into a terrifying encounter with extraterrestrial beings. As the aliens' intentions become clear, the friends must fight for their survival against a technologically superior foe, with the cabin becoming a battleground for an invasion.

Critical Reception

Extraterrestrial received a mixed to negative reception from critics and audiences. While some appreciated its B-movie horror aesthetic and creature design, many found the plot predictable and derivative of other alien invasion films. The acting and pacing also drew criticism, leaving it largely unseen by mainstream audiences but finding a niche among dedicated horror fans.

What Reviewers Say

  • Some praise for its creature effects and atmospheric tension.
  • Criticized for its unoriginal plot and uninspired character development.
  • Found to be a serviceable, albeit forgettable, addition to the alien invasion subgenre.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce, but those available suggest a divided opinion, with some finding it a fun, low-budget sci-fi horror flick, while others found it to be slow and cliché.

Fun Fact

The film was directed by the same duo known as The Vicious Brothers, who also directed the found-footage horror film 'Grave Encounters 2'.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

**_Cabin-in-the-woods mixed with Alien invasion/abduction_** Five college-aged youths spend the weekend at a retreat home in the sticks of Washington when extraordinary and terrifying things start happening, linked to beings… not of this...