Touches You

Memorable, crazy movie

hyped garbage

Excellent but underrated film

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 sci-fi revenge film done by the same team that made The Blair Witch Project. Like Blair Witch this film is not for everyone. Some will like the film while others will hate the film. I am one of those people who liked this film for the most part. The movie has a very depressing atmosphere, but I think it fit the story. I liked most of the characters and felt their plight, though there are two that I did not care for. The effects I think are very well done for the low budget that this had.Fifteen years ago a group of men were abducted by aliens and altered. One of them died from the alterations. Now the aliens are back again and these men are out for revenge. The film starts out with them capturing an alien and bringing it back to the lead guy named Wyatt. They cannot kill it because more come then. The alien escapes and it is then a fight to stay alive.Like the Blair Witch Project, this film gets a lot of hate. Many people do not even know about this film. I think this film is pretty decent though nothing great. I like most of the characters and definitely had sympathy for them. Even if you do not like the characters in the movie you can at least sympathize with them. Even the characters I did not like I felt sympathy for. I especially like the main character, Wyatt, because he is the most calm and collected in such a dire situation and is a good leader. I also like the characters Duke and Otis. They were also level-headed most of the time and can also be funny. I also liked the sheriff character that appeared near the middle of the film. He was not there long, but was in the film long enough for me to like him.I did not like the girlfriend of Wyatt. In the beginning I thought she was really annoying. I get what she is going through, but I still thought she was annoying at first. She gets better by the end but I still do not really care for her character. I do not like the character Cody either. Again I sympathize for what he is going through. His brother was killed by the aliens, he was imprisoned for a long time before the start of the film, and by the end of the film he dies in a horrific way. However, I still found him to be an annoying prick throughout the first half of the movie and he did a lot of stupid things. The other at least could still be level headed during the situation.I thought the effects for this film were great. The budget for this film was only eight million, but they used it effectively. There is no CGI. The effects are all practical. The alien looks great. It looks kind of like the alien from Signs but even better looking. Also in the film there is a character that is bitten by the alien and his body gradually deteriorates throughout the movie. When you see him with his body deteriorated and fragile, it looks great. That effect looked amazing.Another issue I have is the ending. It seemed a little out-of-place when compared with the rest of the film. It is kind of left up in the air, but I felt that the film ended too happily, but maybe that is just me. I am not usually a fan of downer endings, but the tone of this film makes a happy ending seem out-of-place.Overall, Altered is a fun alien film, horror film, and action film. It has decent characters (for the most part), great effects, and some good action in parts. If you are a fan of any of those genres of films then check this out. It is not a masterpiece but it is not supposed to be.

If Seinfeld is the show about nothing, Altered is the movie about nothing. These four friends were abducted by aliens fifteen years earlier, so these geniuses decide to get revenge by kidnapping one of the aliens. They accomplish their goal, but once they do, they don't know what to do with it and lock it in the garage. After that it becomes a slasher film where nothing significant really happens. Honestly, they kidnapped this thing and then don't know what to do with it, so then what's the point? To make things worse, we never see the abduction or find out what exactly happened to them up there. It's just an extremely dark and confusing hunting scene, which believe it or not features a harpoon, and then there is nothing else. As for the acting it is just as inconsistent as the story! One minute their going crazy, trying to kill each other and the next they're crying about old times, it's ridiculous! James Gammon is the only name in this thing, playing the sheriff in one of his last roles. The guys are so intimidated by the sheriff and when we finally see him, we find out he's this little eighty year old guy, are you kidding me? This movie is a complete disaster and an utter waste of time. Being that it's from the writer/director of The Blair Witch Project, I was expecting something as groundbreaking as that was, unfortunately, Altered isn't it and there is a good reason why you've probably never heard of it.

I'd not seen this film before or even heard about It despite It being six-years-old at the time of writing, but I'm really glad that I've finally got to see It. Fifteen years before the time In which the film Is set,a group of 4 young men were - as Is gradually revealed to us as the movie progresses - abducted by a large group of humanoid aliens who are living on Earth and subjected to various experiments. One of the young men,Timmy,died and two were released,the last one,Wyatt,being selected for further 'treatment' and kept a little longer. Most of the Movie takes place In Wyatts' home but from the opening scene right through to the very end the action Is almost constant with no chance of becoming bored. The Aliens look excellent with some superb make-up and the special effects are top-notch. When one of the guys Is bitten and develops a disease, the scenes of him gradually festering and rotting away look totally convincing. Add to this a good storyline with some excellent acting, particularly from the four main characters (although there are only 6 characters plus the aliens In the whole movie)and what you have Is one of the best Movies of It's genre as I've ever seen. Excellent.