Alien apocalypse
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Alien apocalypse |
| Original title | Alien apocalypse |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Josh Becker |
| script | Josh Becker Robert G. Tapert |
| production |
Jeff Franklin Bob Perkis |
| music | Joseph LoDuca |
| camera | David Worth |
| cut | Shawn Paper |
| occupation | |
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Alien Apocalypse is an American science fiction film directed by Josh Becker . The television film released in 2005 was produced for the SyFy Channel .
action
The "Probe Mission" returns to earth after 40 years. The four astronauts are shocked to discover that the earth is now ruled by anthropomorphic termites . These aliens have rounded up humanity in prison camps and use them as slaves for wood processing and clearing. Any attempt to escape will result in the loss of a finger. Supervision is carried out by a few people who collaborate with the aliens. Too weak slaves serve as food for the termites.
Shortly after arriving, the four are captured. Captain Chuck Burkes and a woman are executed by the aliens, Kelly and the osteopath Ivan Hood are put in a labor camp. However, they manage to escape with the resister Jeff, with Ivan killing one of the aliens. Shortly thereafter, however, Kelly is captured again and returns to the camp. Ivan and Jeff come to Freedom Valley, a small town made up of resisters waiting to be rescued by President Demsky. Ivan agrees to look for the president. On the way there, they meet free people again and again, whom Ivan can help with his medical skills. Soon everyone just called him “the healer”. In fact, they come to an old bunker where the last statesmen on earth are hiding. However, everyone has lost hope, the president is resigned and only paints pictures. In a fiery speech Ivan tries to convince the president of a rebellion, but then leads the group of resistance members himself.
When they arrived at the labor camp, the small group actually managed to free the prisoners and destroy the termite mound. Shortly afterwards, however, they are defeated by a tank. When Ivan is about to be executed, however, the President of the United States appears with some loyal followers and saves the group. Together they organize a resistance led by Hood that begins to rid America of termites.
background
Josh Becker had the idea for Alien Apocalypse back in 1988. The script was written in 1990, but it wasn't until 2004 that he found a potential sponsor on the US cable broadcaster SyFy Channel. In 2004 the film was shot in Sofia , Bulgaria and then aired in 2005. A DVD for the film was then released. Becker chose his childhood friend Bruce Campbell and Renée O'Connor , whom he met while directing some of the episodes of Xena, as the leading actors . Originally, Xena actress Lucy Lawless was intended as the lead actress, but she declined.
In German-speaking countries, the film was first broadcast on March 3, 2007 on SyFy, a German-speaking pay-TV offshoot of the American Sci Fi channel. A DVD version was released on June 1, 2006 by VCL Film + Medien .
criticism
Alien Apocalypse is considered a trash film with a patchy plot, poor CGI effects and implausible actors. The plot is reminiscent of the movie Planet of the Apes . Bruce Campbell is the only actor to be praised, who acts consistently self-deprecatingly in the style of the films of the Tanz der Teufel series.
Web links
- Alien Apocalypse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Screen displays. (No longer available online.) Josh Becker official website, archived from the original on December 14, 2009 ; Retrieved December 19, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ overview page. Online film database , accessed December 19, 2009 .
- ^ Alien Apocalypse (2005) Movie Review. (No longer available online.) BexondHollywood.com, March 27, 2005, archived from the original on November 7, 2007 ; Retrieved December 19, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chris Carle: TV Review: The apocalypse of made-for-TV movies. IGN, March 27, 2005, accessed December 19, 2009 .
