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Rating: 1/10 (24 November 2013)

OK so read some of the negative reviews on here, they pretty much cover all my thoughts as to why scientifically this movie makes no sense. I mean these have to be the Stupidest scientists I've ever seen/heard of. Well....then again there are a lot of bad sci fi movies that have characters this bad I suppose. I.E. Guy trying to touch the alien cobra like its a F***in ewok or something, guy taking off helmet etc., etc. Then there's basic movie 101....No character development, no character arcs, nothing to make the audience relate, or like/dislike the characters. The extraterrestrials in this movie are different enough from Alien (which takes place 25 years later in this fictional universe) that I have to wonder where and how the films connect, yet they are SO SIMILAR that there is no way in hell that you could call this original in any way shape or form. The overall plot is like a Frankenstein of cliché'd sci-fi and conspiracy history themes. Sumerian and Christian conspiracy meets Alien/Stargate/every other sci-fi about us finding a deserted alien colony that is completely F***ED. Add that to the complaints from above ......BOOOOOORRRRINNNNNG. And then there's the Giant in my estimation 20+ft in leg-span cepholapod at the end of the film, OK now in my opinion this is a much more formidable creature than "Alien" ever thought to be. It has acid for blood, breeds extremely quick through almost parasitic means, has a ton of teeth and is obviously stronger than all hell. Not to mention probably an invertebrate which means its flexible as all hell, and could probably squeeze through some tight spaces no problem. I'm no scientist but honestly this creature would probably win in a toe to toe match with any of the "Alien" "queens" from the past movies.
My advice, next time you want some "thought provoking" sci-fi, (true intention here was cash though, lets be honest), go dig up a novel by Clarke, Asimov, or Crichton that hasn't been put into film yet and make that instead of writing your own trashy hack job. THEN hire some actors/actresses worth their salt and don't spend so much on CGI.
Visually, the movie was cool. But that's not why I watch movies. STORY? Maybe you've heard of it? Would have gave more than 1 star on the visuals alone, but honestly I'm hoping to drag down the average that this movie has in any way I can, it's that bad.