Altered (2006)

In fact... the alien in 'Altered' doesn't so much want to borrow a landline to call his mates, as batter you to death with the mouthpiece and then eat your remains while you're still warm. In short, this film contains the most angry extraterrestrial since that invisible one in the jungle that gave Arnie and his mates such a hard time.We treated to the tale of a handful of your stereotypical 'rednecks' from the 'deep south' of America – you know the types – the ones who we always laugh at when they go on the Jerry Springer show and claim to have been abducted by aliens and had a dodgy encounter with an anal probe. Anyway, these are our heroes, only they really did come into contact with beings from another world (and they probably wished that it was only anal probing that was on the menu!). In short, they drew the short end of the straw during first contact and now they're out for revenge. And, by way of an amazing coincidence, several years later they go on a hunt to their local woods and only go and capture an alien alive. Then they take him back to one of their houses and decide what to do to him.But – guess what – the slimy, green man with big teeth only goes and gets loose. All hell follows.'Altered' is hardly a classic film that will stand the tests of time for its acting, plot, originality, or generally any other praise-worthy point. But it isn't half good fun.Growing up with the exploits of Scully and Mulder during the nineties, I have fond memories for alien abduction stories. Whether they're real or not, they make a good yarn. And this one is no different. It's totally UNoriginal, but none the worse for it. It's basically a slasher film, but, instead of not knowing who the insane killer is stalking our heroes, we know from the start – the alien. It's just a question of killing the slippery little thing (and obviously staying clear of his razor-sharp teeth and claws).It's actually quite fun to root for the rednecks. I seem to have lost count of the amount of times they've been portrayed as the baddies. Now we get to see them hold their own against a hideous alien with more teeth than all of them put together. There's no real outstanding performances, although I had a strange liking for the big, dumb 'Duke.' The alien himself is seen in all its glory and is basically a man in a rubber suit, but he does his job. In fact, some of the special effects (or should I say 'gore?') are pretty impressive. So, if you like your slasher films with a healthy dose of sci-fi in there you could do worse that watching this little gem of a B-movie.Plus, special mention to the 'rope-pull intestine' scene – still makes me squeamish and I've seen this film a few times now.

Altered is a great horror/sci-fi film with a straight story, good ambiance and proves that you don't need a $100 mil budget to create suspense. Also a really underrated one in my opinion. The film starts with a bunch of rednecks that hope to trap an alien (to extract revenge), since back when they were kids they were abducted. They have been trying to trap one of them nasty things for years and this actually became an activity to drink outdoors. None of them actually believe that they would catch an alien or even know what to do with it if they ever catch one. That is, until one night...they actually manage to trap one.It is really a great decision that the director took not to use CGI to portray the alien. Instead we have a man in rubber suit and a bit of good ol' animatronics (that's where most of the budget went methinks :) ). Some might find the alien ridiculous but I for one found it quite menacing. The film also have great make up effects like the sickly body of Cody— which was f*cking great. The film is not only about the alien and the ambiance of course. Each of the bunch actually has a character and depicted quite well throughout the running time of the film. You actually care about these guys. Some you might dislike but some you might like. Also the sheriff is a great little addition but Wyatt's girlfriend would be my only complaint as her character has no depth whatsoever other than being a screaming running bitch. Gore is not used gratuitously and it looks also great. The director really made good use of the cabin combining with great outdoor forest shots to create an eerie atmosphere. Verdict: if you are a fan of sci-fi/horror definitely go see this. Don't get put off by its IMDb rating.

That was going to be the original title to this film.Ans they were gonna make it a comedy! That would have been interesting to see but I'm glad they just kept it the way they did it.They was some decent acting and scares around.Adam Kaufman as our hero "Wyatt" did an OK job.His 3 partners-in-crime, big Brad William Henke as "Duke", Michael C. Williams as "Otis"(from Blair Witch) and Paul McCarthy-Boyington as "Cody". Did OK also as some "good-ole hick-boys" alien hunters.Out of those three, Paul McCarthy-Boyington as 'Cody', stood out for me. His portrayal of Cody, reminded me so much of David Patrick Kelly. The same compact, feisty and slightly crazed-look. His Cody was like a grenade with the pin pulled.It was a very nice surprise to see the late great character actor, James Gammon as "Sheriff Henderson" in one of his last film roles before he passed away.Ala in all, not a great film but not a bad one either. Check it out!

The aliens in this sci-fi horror flick do it all: control your mind and make you attack your friends, deliver flesh-eating viruses, plant bony, Cronenberg-esque tracking devices in your intestines, and just flat-out, violently attack you. From a distance, they look like men in green rubber suits, but up close they are intricate, disgusting, scary, and best of all, not CG.This movie has enough to please all types of horror fans. Although most of the fear it delivers is in the form of tension -- both from the aliens and from human anger -- it does contain some truly graphic scenes. The rotting flesh and intestine dismantling will please any splatter fan. The only thing that prevented this movie from being great is that I never found much reason to care about any of the characters.