Alien Addiction

Raw and real as Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste", more bro' than Taika Waititi's "Boy", and up there with Kevin Smith's "Clerks" as a debut indie film. Jimi Jackson carries this. Massive co-star from Aotearoa/New Zealand landscapes. Director, DOP & screenwriter Shae Sterling has 50-plus great music vids to his name but this debut in feature film shows his dedication and talents.

I had virtually no idea what to expect from this 2018 movie when I sat down here late in 2020 to watch it. I had never even heard about the movie, nor did I know what it was about, aside from it being a comedy that involved aliens.

So I gave "Alien Addiction" a chance.

And it turns out that writer and director Shae Sterling had managed to churn out something rather unique and entertaining. If you enjoyed movies like "Shaun of the Dead" or "Lesbian Vampire Killers", then chances are that you must certainly also will like "Alien Addiction". Why? Well, because "Alien Addiction" is to the alien genre, what "Shaun of the Dead" was to the zombie genre, and "Lesbian Vampire Killers" was to the vampire genre.

So buckle up and prepare for a crash landing that will turn your face blue and craving that irresistible high...

I found "Alien Addiction" to be a funny movie, yet at the same time also have a storyline that managed to mix comedy and seriousness well enough together to make quite the batter. I will say that I was thoroughly entertained from start to end. Especially since the movie was rather outrageous and quite out there. Talk about stoner aliens!

The acting in the movie was good, and I must say that Jimi Jackson - playing Riko - really carried the movie phenomenally well with his performance. I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list in this 2018 movie, which is something I enjoy, as it is always nice to see new talents that aren't already associated with previously portrayed characters in other movies.

If you want a good laugh and enjoy a spaced out alien movie, then you most certainly have to sit down to watch "Alien Addiction". My rating of this movie crash lands on a six out of ten stars.

This is your typical teen boy movie that will have them in stitches. Some swearing, nudity, and gross stuff. Perfect for the budding pot smoker. The aliens could have been more interesting.

I watched this because I quite like a lot of the comedies that come out of New Zealand; alas, this movie was so yucky.

The issue I have with this film is not that this is gross humor; the problem is that it is just gross, without the humor.

Seriously, watching this will make you feel dirty. If you actually make it all the way to the end, you'll most likely be overwhelmed by a compulsion to wash your eyeballs.

If this is your first experience with New Zealand cinema, don't give up on the Kiwis because this is possibly the worst example of what has come out of their entertainment industry.

There is not much else I can say about this beyond watch at your own peril.

Sucked in by wanting to see what a New Zealand indi film was all about. The location is great, the slacker friends have personality, they do a lot of grab ass and weed and hooning about in their vehicles. What is not to like?

Well the aliens show up in a blaze of a meteor and find they get high from human Scat. Turds if you will. I at that point noped out and watched something else.