Skyline [2010] was actually a pretty good alien invasion movie regardless of what the ratings show. If you’re not aware of the plot the story is about aliens that come to earth and begin taking people. When I read someone comparing Skyline to Cloverfield I was worried. I haven’t seen Clovervfield but I heard it is one of those bouncy cam movies and you never get to see the monster. The comparison is bollocks! First there is no bouncy cam! Second, in Skyline you definitely get to see the aliens. That’s a big deal for me. With a lot of alien invasion movies you either never see the aliens or you only get cut scenes and glimpses of them.
So why do the aliens attack? That’s not actually revealed in the movie. The aliens do remove brains from humans and for a purpose. It’s not said if that is the sole reason for the alien attack or if that’s just the first part of a larger project. The aliens in this movie were cybernetic organisms which I thought was really cool.
The movie does not resolve itself by the end. Could there be a sequel? Perhaps but I don’t think that is planned or necessary. The movie just did not need to continue.
Reasons why alien movies usually fail my approval test:
- They don’t show the aliens or they don’t show them enough.
- The aliens start their attack strong but then the writers force them to act uncharacteristically.
- The aliens are defeated by dumb luck and/or a Windows-compatible virus.
- The aliens master interstellar/intergalactic travel and then invade the earth with subpar technology.
Skyline manages to avoid three out of four of these which is great. #4 might have been a failure in that in this movie the aliens did not have infrared or x-ray vision to see around counters or through blinds covering windows. I can live with that!
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This post was written by admin on February 13, 2012
