Alien Lockdown (2004) (TV)

Director:

Tim Cox

Writers:

Kenneth M. Badish (story)
Boaz Davidson (story)

Release Date:

25 February 2008 (Hungary)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

It's time to prey.

Plot:

After an experiment to make the ultimate weapon goes wrong, a team of commandos is sent into a genetic research lab and end up getting stalked by a creature that looks a lot like the Predator

Plot Keywords:

Blood Spatter | Hypodermic Needle | Helicopter | Elevator | Fall From Height

Cast

James Marshall	...	Charlie Dryfus
Michelle Goh	...	Talon
John Savage	...	Dr. Woodman
Martin Kove	...	Anslow
Stanislav Dimitrov	...	Creature
Nathan Perez	...	Meyer
T.M. Van Ostrand	...	Green
Atanas Srebrev	...	Temple
David Kallaway	...	Kerns
Stanimir Stamatov	...	Hoog
Raicho Vasilev	...	Monie
Veronika Sitih	...	Female Soldier
Krassimir Manov	...	Soldier #1 (as Krasimir Pashov)
Boiko Boyanov	...	Soldier #2 (as Boyko Boyanov)
Dobrin Dosev	...	Soldier #3

Also Known As:

Creature (USA) (working title)
PredatorMan (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and gore.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (Certificate #39977) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Active Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References Aliens (1986)

Dull, derivative, dud... Like you ought to know beforehand.

Okay, admittedly I wasn't paying too much attention and there probably is a perfectly logical explanation, but there's something about "Alien Lockdown" that I absolutely don't understand. During the opening sequences there's a dull narration about a meteor crashing on earth millions of years ago and bringing forward an emerald-type of talisman that makes whoever owns it invincible… or something. Then, all of a sudden, we're back in present time (or even in the future?) and the story revolves on mad scientist building the ultimate soldier in a secret laboratory in the Rocky Mountains. What's the connection with the ancient emerald? Where does the alien tissue come from? Most important question of all: who the hell cares? Naturally, the project goes wrong and a military expedition is sent in to exterminate the monster. Yawn! "Alien Lockdown" is a frustratingly terrible type of horror/Sci-Fi movie. You honestly wonder why they continue to produce movies like this, as the formula has nothing interesting or original to offer anymore. It's just the umpteenth uninspired and dreadful clone of "Alien" and there's really nothing positive to write about. The characters are walking, talking stereotypes, the scenery and locations look second-hand and the atmosphere is non-existent. And the action sequences, well … You know what they are like: soldiers endlessly wandering around dark corridors with flashlights, then suddenly there's the flashing image of a hideous monster and the next moment the flashlight lies abandoned on the floor. John Savage terribly overacts as the mad scientist, as if he's protesting against all the worthless crap he's starring in lately. Your glorious days of "The Deer Hunter" and "The Onion Field" are long gone, John… Michelle Goh acts pretentious and wannabe tough, like she's the first female action heroine ever. She probably doesn't realize they only chose her because Lucy Liu is too expensive. Bah, enough time and words wasted on this dud of a film. Just stay away from it!