Remember this little movie that
came out a few years ago dealing with a scientist and an alien? ALIEN? Of
course you do!!! It’s only the most famous alien-like film of all time.
Well, director Tim Cox has taken that format and put his own twist on it.
A deranged scientist
(John Savage) has broken a century-old code creating a shit-storm and
creating deadly spawn of monstrous life forms designed to wreak havoc and on
the human race. The creature is that somewhat different than that of the
aforementioned. This one is stronger than steel thus making it virtually
indestructible. Notice I didn’t say “completely”? Of course this alien has
its weak spots such as the soft tissue under the skin and it’s not very
mobile in extreme heat or cold.
Supposedly these
aliens are omnipotent living dormant inside a glacier. But as the mad
scientist continues to hatch them, problems begin. This is where we’re
introduced to the Swat Team built by Col Winslow (Martin Kove). Appointed to
lead this group, due to her predatory behavior, is Talon (Michelle Goh).
Upon arrival, they lock themselves in and begin their task of ridding the
aliens.
Highly comparable to
Alien; Alien Lockdown is only comparable to the name. By stating that I’m
merely stating that it’s very hard to keep to par with the big dog of Alien
Flicks. Alien Lockdown does play out really cool and keeps you in suspense
to an extent. Other than the appearance of Savage and Kove the acting was
really good, and I felt they did their characters justice. Kudos must go
out to them, first and foremost. All in all Alien Lockdown was a fun flick
and really cool to watch, Director Tim Cox does a superb job and “does”
accomplish the task of making a statement in the creature film genre. As
for the creature itself, I’d be a fool to not mention it to you. This was
an extremely vital aspect I felt made this film work. The CGI mixed with
F/X was top notch and gave that nasty creepy feeling needed.
Alien Lockdown is a
cool flick and I’d recommend heading over to First Look Media and picking
it up.
