Alternate Ground

Today I logged on to IMDb - driven by an unstoppable force, set in motion by watching this film. As I endured the continuous onslaught of scenes that 'Alternate Ground' provides - I felt truly challenged to imagine a more horrifying mixture of desultory acting and zealless camera-work.

What made it a truly exceptional experience for me, was actually coming here to write the above, and seeing this title has in fact won 13 awards.

This film fully opened my eyes to the exciting new depths the bar has apparently been lowered. So thrilled to see what the future still holds!

(How I wish the Mayans had been right about 2012...)

I got through it, despite a bucket full of flaws. A low budget indie, that with a bigger budget and nice confidence from the director, a good take on the abduction genre would come to the surface.

There is something worthwhile here, don't forsake it for seeing movies as Marvel blockbusters.

The movie wasn't completely terrible but the character development could've been better. I couldn't help getting mad at how the parents were acting. Terrible family..ugh. They were not caring or paid attention enough when their son is experiencing trauma. Leaving him alone, dismissing his physical changes, not listening to him or taking it serious. . They blew off things too easily and it was ridiculous. I kept saying who wrote this? Then when things get worse all of a sudden they care. Weird. Normal parents wouldn't act like this. I stuck it out because the child actor held it down. The acting of the other characters not so much, but it could've been the script they were given. It kept me interested enough to continue watching. I would watch it again if they remake it.

Why did I watch this? The only decent acting in the movie was the kid. This is a typical alien abduction movie, except in this one there is no action, no mystery, no nothing. Why do people even bother making these low budget movies? Why not pool the money and hire a real production company, real actors, a real story, and plot, and put something out that is not this, and many others like it.

Horrifyingly BAD, student film, or made for Lifetime movie. Yes it is that bad. Contains horrible story, horrible acting, really no effects worth mentioning. It's just bad. But, I made it to the end so it gets a 2/10.