Shock Invader

This modest but practically forgotten made-for-TV Sci-Fi/horror flick from the early 90s can be categorized under "small-town USA alien invasions", but with a few notable peculiarities! The hostile alien life form arrives on earth via a meteor shower, which is initially seen as a breathtaking spectacle, and grows stronger by feeding itself on electricity! When it's still relatively small and weak, the creature attacks medium-sized animals like pigs and dogs, but when it becomes more developed, the entire population of the sleepy town is in danger. The alien also crash-landed in the right geographical location because the construction of a nuclear power plant is nearly finalized!

"Not of this World" is not highly memorable or particularly special, but entertaining enough while it lasts. The script is full of clichés and follows the typical structure of old-fashioned alien-invasion movies from the 1950s. There was a revival of those during the mid-80s (with "Strange Invaders", "Lifeforce", "Invaders from Mars" ...) and I guess "Not of this World" joined the retro-party a little bit too late. Since it's a television flick, the gore and disturbing images are not too excessive, but there are nevertheless a couple of nicely gruesome moments and a neato monster-design. Most of the lead characters are endurable, except for the whiny kid and his grampa, and perhaps also the stereotypical Asian business executive.

PS - if you confuse this with the similarly titled but much naughtier "Not of this Earth", starring Traci Lords in various states of undress, you risk being sorely disappointed.

I got this movie confused with the similar sounding titled that starred Traci Lords . I noticed Ms Lords name was missing in the credits but I noticed someone called Ivory Ocean . I`m not being disrespectful but Ivory Ocean sounds like a revisionary porn name - Instead of using your first pets name and mother`s maiden name you use your favourite gem followed by your fave geographical feature , mine would be " Sapphire Forest " . So I sat back thinking this film might be a little bit naughty , but it`s not

NOT OF THIS WORLD is a B movie produced for television about a meteor shower bringing some wanted visitors to middle America . Okay it`s not like it was written by someone of the calibre of Nigel Kneale but considering it was produced for television it is entertaining in a B movie sort of way and there`s a scene set in some dark woods that reminded me of THE DUNWICH HORROR .

I give it 4 out of 10

After a meteor shower in the countryside, a destructive alien bio-mechanic form arrives together with the meteors feeding of electricity. The engineer Linda Fletcher (Lisa Hartman) has returned from New York with her son Billy Fletcher (Michael Greene) to the farm of her father, the local doctor Avery (Pat Hingle), to be responsible for the construction of a power plant with Japanese investment. Her friend Walt Tressie (Luke Edwards) has indicated her to the Japanese representative Mr. Shikido (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and she is pressed by the mayor Bruce MacNamara (Xander Berkeley) to accomplish the tight schedule to the commission of the power plant. Meanwhile Linda is seeing her former sweetheart and baseball player, Sheriff Tom Conway (A Martinez). After a couple of deaths, they learn that the creature must be destroyed to protect other towns. Will they succeed in their intent?

"Not of This World" is one of those B-movies made for television that recalls a sci-fi from the 50´s in colors. There is a poor character development, lame special effects but entertains. Maybe the most irritating is the conclusion, with Linda, Tom, Shikido, Doc and Billy happy together, forgetting that Gerry gave his life trying to stop the alien creature and not reporting the event to the National Security Agency. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Semente do Terror" ("Seed of the Terror")

MIT Engineer and single mom Linda Fletcher (Lisa Hartman) has moved back to her small hometown to live with her dad (Pat Hingle) while she gets a new power plant online for Japanese businessman Shikido (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa). While she starts a budding romance with Sheriff Conway (A Martinez), a meteor shower introduces a half-organic, half-machine alien that grows bigger and stronger when it eats electricity. Thankfully a new power plant isn't being built...oh, crap!

Not to be confused with the Corman NOT OF THIS EARTH flicks, this is a made-for-TV sci-fi flick from the era before The Sci-Fi Channel cornered the market and choked it to death. And while it isn't going to change the face of sci-fi, it is a funny little film with a surprising amount of goo and gore including an exploding body that still makes me wonder how it got past TV censors. Director Jon Hess cut his teeth on flicks like WATCHERS and ALLIGATOR II before this and he knows how to make a competent b-movie. Supporting cast members include William Sanderson, Xander Berkeley, Michael Greene, Luke Edwards and some dude named Ivory Ocean.

Horror Movie for kids just decent. There is nothing that strikes the eye, not the special effects, not the acting, not the story, not the characters. It is a lukewarm experience that leaves no required memory behind.