Alien Raiders

R

2008

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

List

100%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A group of scientists takes over a supermarket to root out an alien infestation.

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

What could have been a fairly rote monster movie gives us a level of suspense that you normally don't get for a film that comes in under the radar.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 18, 2009

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

While perhaps not the most original or groundbreaking sci-fi/horror picture ever made, Alien Raiders at least succeeds in executing a simple-but-effective formula.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 1, 2009

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

Coming across like "Quentin Tarantino Meets Aliens in a Supermarket," this nifty little movie is enough to restore your faith in the vitality of low-budget independent cinema.

Feb 18, 2009

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

It's The Thing set in a supermarket!

Feb 13, 2009

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Steve

Dread Central

Just like the classic From Dusk Till Dawn, if not for the ridiculous title, you wouldn't have any idea this was a genre film for the first third of the movie. The acting is top notch and notable. This is a TV geek's dream what with favorites from three st

Rated: 4.5/5

Feb 13, 2009

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Scott Weinberg

FEARnet

Suffice to say that Alien Raiders has a few modest surprises up its sleeve, and that's more than most low-budget genre concoctions even attempt.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 13, 2008

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Adam S

I have to wonder what those six critics were smoking when they gave this 100%. There is no scenario where this is somehow a perfect movie. The acting is fine, no issues there, the effects are your typical B-tier creature feature kind of stuff, the editing is fine, etc. However, the story is wildly stupid. On the surface it's a modern take on The Thing. However, our heroes who apparently have at least two surefire ways of determining who is infected by the Not-Thing and are supposedly rocket scientists of a sort and a medical doctor seemingly left their brains behind. I understand there's a certain expectation of "horror movie stupid" but this pushed the boundaries. It's established they had, at one point, physical evidence of the existence of these hostile aliens despite the fact that rocket scientists do not meddle with stuff actually from space. You think Spacex is messing with moon rocks? They even have video footage of an autopsy their doc performed on an infected host. Yet this evidence never makes it past their little group and they go on a hunting spree, killing a lot of innocent people along the way to root out the alien menace, instead of calling in say, the feds or the military. They also keep expecting their hostages, whom they've tortured and tormented to just trust them when they could just as easily prove this is all necessary by showing them two of the very obviously infected they eventually find in the first half of the film. I get that's it's hard to be a successful filmmaker and I certainly doubt I could do it but come on, at least ask a bunch of people if your story is dumb or not before pushing it out.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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kik t

it laks of content, altough it was enterteining

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

For low-budget sci-fi, it's quite good. My sole major complaint would be with whomever did the sound. The gunshots and other loud noises were disproportionately loud. Ridiculously so. It was borderline comical. Otherwise, it was actually a good watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Action-packed sci-fi thriller is a lot of fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Set in a supermarket the entire film due to the size of the budget Alien raiders is a bog standard Body snatchers film. It follows all the same rules set out in any other similar film which results in the whole thing being one big cliche. The acting was slightly better than I was expecting but the whole plot is so obvious its like watching a paint by numbers film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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For me "Alien Raiders" was an homage to classic alien horror of the 80's with films like "The Thing" "Xtro" and "Night Of The Creeps". The kind where the species is more of a virus or infestation and builds from human DNA to return from extinction on a new planet. Those kind are more horror than sci-fi because the alien becomes more that the creature from outer space. It morphs into a monster and brings out deeper fears in humanity - the fear of one another. This film attempted quite well to blend those classic aspects of alien horror with a more modern guerilla warfare in middle America. A group of people become renegades on hunt to track down an alien species that are bent on taking over earth by infection and gestation with human as the host. This film picks up as the story is already in motion for the characters which can be confusing to the viewers sometimes however in this pic it stays smooth and understandable. There is almost a subdued overture to the film due to the constant Christmas muzak in the background and lethargic profiles of several of the cast. Here is the set up: a group of renegade hunters take over a supermarket in a small town while tracking down an invading alien species. It almost seems like a generic robbery by the over-dramatic until they hit the store and the employees realize that something is off about the gunmen. The harsh cruelty of the assailants sends the remaining store workers into a panic and fear becomes the emotional norm throughout this film. The action and acting in this film was plausible and fluid between the actors as they battled wits back and forth over the cruelty and importance of the situation. The scenes were well thought of and seemed almost unrehearsed much like a one take scene set up. The action doesn't stop from moment to moment with blood and screams and back and forth between the alien hunters and hostage negotiators and aliens busting out of bodies and store personnel dropping like flies. The special effects on this film were thought out they actually put the money in the right place with using organic and true special fx such as blood guts and prosthetic and such instead of depending on CGI like a lot of small films do these days. I think that is why I like this movie so much. It will be timeless were as most of the CGI stuff always seems dated. The film didn't attempt to force feed the story on us with a lot of backstory dialog other than what was necessary and was perfectly weaved with what was happening in the now. The actors didn't over act or exaggerate their characters which makes the film easy to sit through with annoyances and they didn't compensate on any absurdities with ridiculous unnecessary humor. All in all this is a great alien film to watch over and over and I feel they should carry it into a low budget franchise. Plus it happens during the Christmas season, Dec. 20th to be exact so it is a good film for Christmas time to watch. The store is decked out in holiday décor. Really enjoyed this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Ben Rock

Director

Carlos Bernard

Ritter

Mathew St. Patrick

Seth

Courtney Ford

Sterling

Rockmond Dunbar

Kane

Tom Kiesche

Logan

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Synopsis

A group of scientists takes over a supermarket to root out an alien infestation.

Director: Ben Rock
Screenwriter: Julia Fair, David Simkins
Production Co: Warner Home Video
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m

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