The Advanced Guard

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07/23/2013 This movie is terrible!!! Terrible!! Terrible! See more 09/21/2012 cheesy effects, stereotypical roles (i.e. the redneck, the black cop, the nice girl, the altruistic man and the evil aliens with the requisite i'm-having-second-thoughts-about-this-takeover lead alien 'scientist' spouting lines like "Of course! You have love! Our mind control is too weak to enslave you permanently!"). That being said, not a completely awful way to spend an hour and a half with a bowl of popcorn. See more 07/02/2011 I really won't go all intelligent about it and explain the script, the direction and the characters and so forth. Because this movie doesn't even deserve this and I won't loose any more time on it. I felt compelled to give a review as some sort of warning just see it if you want to cry about how bad is it or if you want to feel bad for actually watching it as I did. Just stay clear of this one it's a waste of time. A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to kidnap a small sample of humans and run them through a series of rigorous tests to determine if they would make suitable slaves. Harper, one of the alien experimenters, has beceme frustrated with her planet's endless cycle of conquest and extermination and begins to feel some sympathy for her human captives. While the prisoners see a glimmer of hope in the compassionate alien, will it be any use in stopping the enormous attack fleet just a few days from Earth? In this sci-fi thriller, Harper (Isabella Hoffman) is a reconnaissance agent from an alien civilization sent to Earth to study the planet and its inhabitants. Harper has taken over the body of a human... read more being in order to not seem conspicuous, and has been performing tests to see if her mind control techniques will make it possible for her people to enslave the human race. But Harper has learned that most of the earthlings do not respond to her methods, and another three alien scouts -- Alpha, Bravo, and Charley -- are sent to see if the path can be cleared for a massive invasion of the planet three days hence. While Harper's new comrades show little concern or compassion for human beings, she has developed an understanding of humans during her six months on the planet and is no longer certain that taking over the planet is a good idea. The Advanced Guard also stars James Avery, Michael Weatherly, and Jeff Kober. See more 03/06/2011 Horrendous writing. This would have worked better as a 10 minute short. See more 08/23/2010 There's a lesson here for aspiring filmmakers: if you're going to make a cheap, schlocky, B-grade sci-fi flick, the least you can do is make it with your tongue firmly in your cheek. And that's something you can say for The Colony; there's absolutely no suggestion that anyone should take it seriously. A lesson that viewers can learn is that being in love can make you susceptible to mind control. That could be useful to know, of course, if you have doubts about whether your partner is really in love with you, you could get some aliens to see if they can control his or her mind. If it works, they're in love. If not, dump 'em, I guess. See more 09/02/2008 I know that the film is not the greatest in special effects or scenes, but the storyline and the acting holds ones attention till the end. And at the weirdest times scenes from the film pop to mind. See more Read all reviews

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