Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

midge56 I don't know where these vicious reviewers came from but I've seen some horrendous schlock films get better reviews and better ratings. Even the worst of the worst were not defiled like this group of post XGen reviewers looking for anything they can trash. Especially if it was from their parents generation.This movie doesn't deserve the treatment it has received from this group. In fact, it looks like an organized trashing effort from someone who has a personal bone to pick who gathered his friends to help attack this movie. Anarchistic shallow mentality by their own declarations of intent.The story is good. The film & sound quality are clear. The camera-work is professional. The editing has good continuity. The screenplay & dialogue are well done. The dialogue has depth. The Actors all deliver their lines well. There is Entertaining riveting Action from beginning to end. The special effects & alien technologies are well done. Even the ending song & performance were worthy of a top 10 hit record.I don't see the problem these neophytes are complaining about. The only weak points would be the need for better lighting on the night scenes and less screaming by the females. While the characters prevailed at the ending it was clearly left open for a series or sequel.This movie is just as good as the acclaimed "Species" and certainly as good or better than the sci-fi schlock produced over the past 15 years.These reviewers are just being nasty for means sake because they thrive on destruction. What kind of true Sci-fi fan would trash Independence Day? Consider what kind of people are posting these unfair, rotten reviews. These attacks are unfounded & undeserved. They must find pleasure out of trashing an undeserving film. A power play to satiate a need to bully. Certainly not genuine sci-fi fans.Check out the reviews on The phantom planet or the war of the planets for review comparisons. Those were far worse productions with far less criticism.This was an enjoyable film. Maybe not a great film but quite well done & holds your attention throughout. It has a lot more depth to the alien attacks than most major films with high ratings.

classicsoncall I just checked the film credits for the two principal female characters in this flick. Ashley Semrick (Stacy) appeared in two movies, nine years apart, while Jodi Seronick (Carol) only has this one. Just goes to show what a picture like this can do for your acting career.But let's not get too carried away. This is NOT the worst picture ever made and doesn't come close to cracking my Top Ten Worst List. For that, you have to go into "She Gods of Shark Reef" territory. Still, there's no way a picture like this should have even been attempted as late as 1996. Seriously, who came up with the idea of transporting convicts in a prison van (no barrier between the cops and the bad guys by the way) and putting it smack dab in the middle of a sci-fi flick?However, if you pay attention, you can have a great time of cataloging the amount of sheer nonsense found here. Like the endless supply of aliens and ammo during the entire cave sequence, the cuts and bruises that come and go on the faces of Carol and Stacy, and the sudden appearance of a grenade launcher pulled out of the back seat of Max's car just before the final confrontation. Really? My candidates though for the most inane single element in the film come down to convict Towers (Marc Robinson) adjusting the rear view mirror trying to outrun the aliens, and Stacy replying that she 'pushed the wrong button' while Max was trying to get a bead on the spacecraft. Oh yeah, and a close contender was when Towers asked Stacy to hold the antenna thingy a little higher, and she went a full arm length. You think it helped that much?But you know, films like this do serve a purpose. They absolutely bring out the best in IMDb movie reviewers, any single one of which is more entertaining than actually watching the picture. How much time we could all save if we just read them first.

MartinHafer When "Alien Species" began, I was surprised at the overall look of crappiness to the film. It was obviously shot as a direct to video film--with production values that you'd normally see in a high school production. The special effects are indeed special--and most look absolutely terrible. It's funny, but today most teenagers could make better effects on their laptop computers with rather inexpensive software. For 1996 it's not 100% terrible, but it was dated even for that time as well as incredibly cheap. The only thing the film has for it, such as it is, is the familiar face of Charles Napier. While he's a mostly one-note guy in this film (snarling and grouchy throughout--like he's struggling with a bad case of the gout), it did make a 100% crappy production look only 98% crappy. Why still 98%? Well, because his performance was THE BEST one in the film, as most of the actors could barely deliver their lines and the sound was pretty bad.The story begins with some 'scientists' (they look more like college undergrads) discovering that something has invaded our planet. What follows is a meandering film with LOTS of macho bull performances (almost like you only cast pro wrestlers in all the roles), explosions, crappy space ships and minimal excitement. Even for a bad movie buff like me, there is a dullness about it that made it more of a chore to watch than anything else.In many ways, this is like a modern day Ed Wood production. Even Wood could get Bela Lugosi and Lyle Talbot to star in "Plan 9 From Outer Space"--so "Alien Species" getting Napier in the movie is a lot less impressive when you think about it. Plus, the pie plates that were literally used for flying UFOs in "Plan 9" weren't really that much worse than the CG alien ships in this 1996 turkey. The overall viewing experience is something you just have to see to believe, as it's bad in every possible way. If more folks saw this film, it would most likely make IMDb's Bottom 100 list...it's that bad.

divaleftvegas "Hold on, we're worth fighting for, I know we can make it to the other side, Hold on!" Wow - now that's powerful. If ever I'm the last underground resistant force against alien species that take over the earth and steal cows, I want to hear that song I tell ya! And, wasn't that chick singer's voice comforting yet powerful at the same time?! You know, I actually own the music video to that love/battle anthem and I'll tell you what - that band "Trilogy" does a purdy darn good job themselves at taking care of those pesky rubbery invaders. Anyway, just wondered why nobody mentioned it. Signing off for now, "that chick singer", Lisa Morgan. Y'all "Hold On" now, ya hear! ; )