I picked this one up with little expectation of it being a great movie. I was correct.
Contains spoilers.
However it's actually not bad. The basic plot is fairly simple although they did more of a set up then usual for it.
The movie starts with a CGI sequence of a F-117 being flown over the ocean. It encounters a quasi invisible UFO and ends up colliding with it after the plane's electronics go off line. The pilot ejects and the plane and UFO crash on an island in the Celebes. He finds wreckage of the UFO after he lands by chute and catches a glimpse of an alien being killed by another alien, possibly an animal on board. The second alien then kills the pilot and the plot is set up.
Fast forward 10 months and a group is going to the island to investigate a mysterious illness that appears to be related to some type of bite.
The rest is fairly routine but the acting is better than average for the two main stars. Well, better than average for these types of movies.
There is a fair amount of CGI work, more than I would have expected on this budget. The special effects are better than usual as well although we still have the occasional plot hole you can drive a semi through.
All in all not a bad flick for a Saturday afternoon when you don't want to spend time thinking.
Contains spoilers.
However it's actually not bad. The basic plot is fairly simple although they did more of a set up then usual for it.
The movie starts with a CGI sequence of a F-117 being flown over the ocean. It encounters a quasi invisible UFO and ends up colliding with it after the plane's electronics go off line. The pilot ejects and the plane and UFO crash on an island in the Celebes. He finds wreckage of the UFO after he lands by chute and catches a glimpse of an alien being killed by another alien, possibly an animal on board. The second alien then kills the pilot and the plot is set up.
Fast forward 10 months and a group is going to the island to investigate a mysterious illness that appears to be related to some type of bite.
The rest is fairly routine but the acting is better than average for the two main stars. Well, better than average for these types of movies.
There is a fair amount of CGI work, more than I would have expected on this budget. The special effects are better than usual as well although we still have the occasional plot hole you can drive a semi through.
All in all not a bad flick for a Saturday afternoon when you don't want to spend time thinking.