couple caught in the middle of a full-scale UFO invasion. “Skyline” focused primarily on an expectant L.A. Fanboys who can’t access sold-out shows of “Star Wars: The Neverending Story” this weekend might enjoy settling for this wackier enterprise, so long as they maintain a sense of humor about it. A lion’s share of production coin coming from the Far East means that about halfway through, this sci-fi thriller starts incorporating a lot of kickboxing-type action, an idiosyncrasy that only enhances the general entertainment value. It is, however, a goofy hybrid that’s never dull and sometimes flat-out ridiculous, never taking itself so seriously for its logical shortcomings to feel truly embarrassing.
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Predator: Requiem.” If this new movie also seems to have a whole lot of Aliens and Predators running around, well, it’s not the kind of joint you expect originality from, in narrative or even stylistic terms.
This helming debut for Liam O’Donnell, who co-wrote the original, is another showcase for the FX work of the earlier films’ co-directors the Brothers Strause and their company Hydraulx (which has contributed visual effects to numerous recent tentpoles).Īll three dudes were centrally involved with 2007’s “Aliens vs. A semi-sequel to 2010’s “ Skyline” which follows different characters from the same alien-invasion starting point through fantasy perils on a grander scale, “Beyond Skyline” does its predecessor proud in that it, too, is fast-paced and colorful enough to rate as a solid guilty pleasure.
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