October Challenge Day 11
Well I loved the SHIT out of this!! Let's talk about the petrifying and stellar story of:
First and foremost, this should have had some time in the movie theaters. It's a shame for us all that it didn't.
Secondly, with almost no dialog, this film, most impressively, had my rapt attention!
This is the story of a lonely young woman, socially isolated by some wrong she did in the past, who - one night - wakes up to find a comically typical looking alien in her house.
Now, although this alien is a 1950s style alien, don't mistake its menace. These things are downright Scary! And I mean, scary scary!!
When it first started to get going, I thought to myself that it feels as if someone saw the Season 2, Episode 15 of the Twilight Zone and got inspired... and then I saw Stephen King essentially said the same thing, according to IMDB Triva, and now I have complicated but honored feels about my noticing the same thing he did.
Back to the story:
The woman and alien battle it out with profound tension (there is profound tension throughout the whole film, by the way) and things get so much more worse for her by morning.
This is a fast-paced, non-stop, thrill ride of very scary proportions. I had no idea where it was going, no idea what to expect, and the aliens managed to get more and more frightening.
I don't think I watch a lot of alien films but when I do, I am thankful to have found gems.
Now, I would have liked to see more practical effects over the CGI, but the monsters were still pretty well done all the same.
IMPORTANT: Watch with headphones on - or in a room with a great sound system!
This would make for a great movie watching experience at night, in a fully dark room. Pairs with theater snacks and drinks. Watch with friends and family (recommended, so you can talk about the ending, especially) or alone!
I watched this film on the Roku Channel (in fact, Roku picked it out for me....) or use the Find It! Watch It! Links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you can find this stellar alien invasion!
