Worth seeing but plot has some holes : Spoilers ahead

Rating: 7/10 (17 August 2004)

I love movies like this. A semi-classic monster movie. Unlike the 1950's, however, we expect a plot with some sense of coherence (if not down right realism). This plot had a few 'weak points'.
1. Alien gestation period. In this movie - 1 to 4 hours gives you a baby monster. Seems a little fast. The original Alien movie gestation period is believable. Not the 'insta-snake' one in this movie.
2. Alien growth cycle. In this movie - 1-2 hours grows a small snake-like creature to a one ton beast. Not even Rosy O' can put on mass like that (although some black holes can come close).
3. Brain capacity of average human character. In this movie - pea-brain, pin-head and vegetable come to mind. Characters find three alien weapons in begining of movie but never try to use them as they quickly die off. Since most characters are PHD level scientists they must be that gun-hating portion of academia which should be stated in the movie. That way we can know that they really are idiots who, when holding an alien gun and being attacked by alien monsters DO NOT try to pull the trigger and just blast the damn thing. I've seen seven year olds in game arcades with more brains than these guys.
There are other holes but the above is the top three.
The movie is definitely worth seeing if you like monster movies. Just expect a script that was written by kids or with someone with a pretty low IQ.