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SKYLINE (2010 Film)
Skyline (2010 movie)

A 2010 alien invasion film directed by Greg Strause.

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Absolutely revolting alien-invasion flick.

  • Jun 9, 2011
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Half a star out of ****

"Skyline" is what a casual movie-going audience would want to see out of an alien invasion flick, although it falls just a little bit short of the average film (of the like). However, with that being said, this means that it's hard to imagine that even the mindless monkeys who munch on this crap daily will be particularly impressed, and that's saying something. However, if you're a real movie-goer who doesn't want explosions and CGI in the place of story, characters, of INSPIRED dialogue, then maybe you'll want to back far away. Screw it, just do it anyways.

The bottom line to this review is this: "Skyline" is horrible. It's a horrible, essentially unwatchable, lame-as-hell piece of shit from the darkest corners of Hollywood. The film was directed by the "Brothers Strause", which is composed of- you guessed it- brothers Colin and Greg. The pair directed "Alien VS. Predator: Requiem", which was about as bad as "Skyline" is, if not a bit worse. Needless to say, it's not like they've improved at all in terms of filmmaking, and it's hard to believe that these guys, who were behind some of the beautiful imagery of "Avatar" and "300", can't even make their own movie look visually presentable.

I mean, the whole concept of the movie is dimwitted. It's just another alien invasion movie, but with a twist. The ships shoot something that creates a blue light; a seductive light that lures in the human being and creates some really bad growth on your skin. I guess that the more you stare, the uglier you get. These people are not going to like what they look like the next morning.

A lot of the film is talking and character development. Usually, I would praise this, but the dialogue in "Skyline" is just so...shitty. And so is everything else in the flick. It may even be one of the worst films, not only for its genre but for films in general, which I've seen. The characters suck, and so does the acting (and this is a real shame, because some of these actors are pretty talented). I HATE when actors are abused, and I hate when good concepts are abused, but alas, the second thing wasn't there to begin with.

And then there are the aliens. Unlike a good amount of movie aliens, they don't exist for commentary, or anything else other than to give the characters a reason to scream and run. Whoever designed these ugly, derivative things should be fired from their job. This film just looks horrible. The CGI is muddled mediocrity at best. The cinematography is just "meh". There's nothing worth looking for, or looking at, in this mess. It's unforgivable, stupid, lame, and an insult to "science fiction", "drama", "romance", and "horror"; all genres which "Skyline" attempts to make itself comfortable within.

Have you ever seen one of those Syfy Original movies? That's what "Skyline" feels like. If there's any reason to watch it, and if there's any way you should watch it, then it's with friends so that you can laugh your ass off. That's one good thing about movies this bad; you can laugh, you can moan, and you can forget. At least movies like "The Room" and "Birdemic" are hilarious-as-hell, and they come with a cult. "Skyline" just won't do that. It takes itself as seriously as any old crappy failure of a movie, and it's not too much worse than most films combining crap direction with crap effects, but that doesn't mean I forgive it. Quite in fact, when the day is over, I hate it. And even if it's laughably bad, I still don't think it's worth checking out. Even if we all want to laugh for once in our miserable lives. This isn't where you should be looking for kicks.

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June 09, 2011
heh. this movie is getting pummeled by bad reviews and rightfully so LOL!!
 
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review by . March 14, 2011
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   There is something about films that just suck the life right out of you.  No I do not mean that because I went to an 11pm screening, I mean it literally sucked the life out of me.  The monster child of Colin and Greg Strause takes all that was great about Independence Day, Cloverfield, and District 9 and gives you a crack baby called Skyline.  I'm sure they will make their money many times over since this film was shot on the "measly" budget of $1m, but …
review by . April 19, 2011
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review by . November 13, 2010
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review by . December 04, 2010
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      There is no way on earth, a movie could fail in presentation like Skyline does. Originality is not even worth talking about since Independence Day or War of the Worlds are one of the many films this movie tried to copy. What the director did not understood is that you cannot steal ideas, concepts and give orders within the total chaos you have just created. This so-called "science-fiction" movie has no character development, matter of fact, it has no characters …
Quick Tip by . November 04, 2010
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This movie appear to promise to be what the dumb film "Independence Day" should/could have been. The trailer promises earth-shattering battles and Greg Strause does know how to shoot battle scenes. It is his lack of stroytelling skills that worries me...I'll have to check this out to judge for myself.      Added: I managed to see it and posted this review. Better as a rental.
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  • Opens November 12, 2010
  • PG-13
    For sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some language and brief sexual content
  • Strange lights over Los Angeles herald the arrival of a malevolent alien force that threatens to swallow up all of humanity.
  • Cast: Donald Faison, Eric Balfour, David Zayas, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel
  • Director: Greg Strause
  • Genres: Alien FilmScience Fiction
  • A series of blindingly bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring them to an uncertain fate in this sci-fi thriller from sibling filmmakers Greg and Colin Strause. As speculation regarding the origin of the mysterious lights runs rampant, a Los Angeles entrepreneur (Donald Faison), his best friend, Jarrod (Eric Balfour), and Jarrod's frightened girlfriend (Scottie Thompson) struggle to resist temptation as they seek out the source of the luminous threat. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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    Director: Greg Strause
    Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
    Release Date: November 12, 2010
    MPAA Rating: PG-13
    Runtime: 92 minutes
    Studio: Universal Studios
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