Full ‘Skyline’ Trailer Offers Better Look At Alien Arrival
By The Movie God
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Friday, October 1st, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Not too long ago, a trailer for the alien invasion movie that seemed to show up out of nowhere, Skyline, was released online but didn’t show too much. Now a full trailer has been released, giving us a much better look at the movie.
Skyline tells the story of some strange, almost hypnotic blue lights descending upon Los Angeles from the sky. As multitudes of people flood the streets to feed their curiosity and get a good look at the phenomenon, it’s soon realized that the lights are actually extraterrestrials visiting our planet, and they are not here to make friends.
The most intriguing thing about the movie so far is the budget. This is a movie that has the look of a big-budget summer blockbuster but is said to have a very small price tag (directed by brothers and special effects whizzes Colin Strause and Greg Strause) as far as movies these days go.
Click over to the other side to check out the new full trailer for Skyline!
Sorry for trolling in my last comment. If I were allowed to edit it I would. But it still doesn’t change the fact that this film offers nothing original. Why market it so much like a Transformers film? It just confuses an audience. It’s even using the same sound effects.
I don’t know how much of a Transformers vibe I get from this trailer, other than the appearance of the space ships and maybe some of the sound effects here and there. The aliens themselves kinda remind me a little bit of the monsters in Stephen King’s “Mist” movie (gigantic, organic looking and we only get to see bits and pieces) and the invasion itself feels more like “Independence Day” (the part where aliens and Air Force are battling in the skies, ships appearing in all cities and just hovering there). I’m actually a bit more intrigued by this trailer than I was upon previous updates but I do agree that the special effects are probably going to be the overriding force in this film, maybe at the expense of any real story. Still, I’m willing to give it a chance as a rental, at least (unless reviews are solid and convince me to part with $10 to see it in a movie theater)! I guess this is what I get for growing up with Saturday morning monster movies. A sucker for sci-fi, aliens and monsters…
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“directed by … special effects whizzes” No Sale.
Wake me up from my boredom coma when Monsterpocalypse releases.
Comment by Slipstream — October 1, 2010 @ 8:10 pm
Sorry for trolling in my last comment. If I were allowed to edit it I would. But it still doesn’t change the fact that this film offers nothing original. Why market it so much like a Transformers film? It just confuses an audience. It’s even using the same sound effects.
Comment by Slipstream — October 1, 2010 @ 9:50 pm
I don’t know how much of a Transformers vibe I get from this trailer, other than the appearance of the space ships and maybe some of the sound effects here and there. The aliens themselves kinda remind me a little bit of the monsters in Stephen King’s “Mist” movie (gigantic, organic looking and we only get to see bits and pieces) and the invasion itself feels more like “Independence Day” (the part where aliens and Air Force are battling in the skies, ships appearing in all cities and just hovering there). I’m actually a bit more intrigued by this trailer than I was upon previous updates but I do agree that the special effects are probably going to be the overriding force in this film, maybe at the expense of any real story. Still, I’m willing to give it a chance as a rental, at least (unless reviews are solid and convince me to part with $10 to see it in a movie theater)! I guess this is what I get for growing up with Saturday morning monster movies. A sucker for sci-fi, aliens and monsters…
Comment by Paul — October 2, 2010 @ 4:02 am
I’ve already seen this movie.
It was called Independence Day.
It sucked too.
Comment by Devon — October 2, 2010 @ 10:24 pm
What major flaw do these movies have in common ?
INDEPENDENCE DAY
10,000 B.C
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
GODZILLA (1998)
2012
THE PATRIOT
Answer – ROLAND EMMERICH
Comment by 80sOgre — October 3, 2010 @ 5:20 am