ALIEN RAIDERS was a a real pleasant
surprise. The DVD box cover art looks like it could be a
schlocky made for TV movie. But ALIEN RAIDERS is a finely
acted, well directed little Sci-Fi horror gem set in a
supermarket. The story crosses a couple different genres
with good success.
As a supermarket is closing for the
night a group of people take over the place. What appears to
be a normal crime hostage situation is spun into an entirely
different matter. I don't think I should say more to spoil
it for you.
What I liked the most about ALIEN
RAIDERS was the excellent cast and director's focus on the
characters. The movie has some action and some gore FX but
that comes secondary to the people who reside in the film.
This cast is absolutely
professional and first rate. I like how the people selected
were a real mix of shapes, sizes, looks and race. Carlos
Bernard (24) is fantastic as Aaron Ritter, the leader of the group
who over takes the supermarket. He takes his time with
purpose to delivering his dialogue and has a very distinct
way of speaking.
Matthew St. Patrick (SIX FEET
UNDER) does a fine job as the understated Cop Seth Steadman.
Doe eyed Courtney Ford comes across as very seasoned and mature as
Sterling. Samantha Streets reminds me of another actress I
can't quite place. She has a real soft quality.
Walt Lloyd does a wonderful job
with the cinematography, setting a nice mood and capturing the
store location.
After watching the Hidden
Terror: The Making of Alien Raiders I learned Director Ben
Rock got his start as a special make-up FX artist. This
surprised me as he did a great job of focusing on the actors
rather than just effects. In Blood, Sweat and Fears: The
Special Effects of Alien Raiders Director Ben Rock admits if
he had more time and money this film would have had twice as much
gore because he came up as make-up artist. In Rock's opinion
there is no such thing as too gratuitous gore in a film. Tap
#9 Sterling Explains Alien you get a a real close shot on the
doe eyed actress Courtney Ford as she performs a scene which
describes her character and her work as a scientist. Tape
#12 Spooky's Job the sleepy eyed character who can look into
the person to identify an alien, talks about his special talent.
We get to see the soft faced actress Samantha Streets in WHITNEY
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I highly endorse and encourage you
to see ALIEN RAIDERS. It has more heart, subtly and better
acting that eighty percent of the films out there of it's kind.
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