Apocalypse Earth

This must be the worst movie I've seen in years.

• Poor effects The explosions, blasts, ships and vehicles are so fake, like something went wrong in the rendering process.

Poor sound

-Poor acting/dialogues The actors are not believable, and the dialogues are so unnatural and often obvious.

The storyline is quite nice, but so badly interpreted.

At first it reminded me of a average Stargate episode but it went worse every minute.

A complete waste of my time

Greetings, Koen

I will get right to the point. IMDb states that the estimated budget for this film was $350,000. If that is correct, someone stuffed most of that cash in their pocket because it sure wasn't spent on real production costs.

This film has the look, feel, and sound of a film school project. The photography, cinematography, sound, sound effects, visual effects, and acting are so below par that it is hard to take this film seriously.

I could point out specifics but that would take much too long since there is very little about this film that actually works.

Basically, start at the beginning, the script; terrible. The actors; amateurs. The photography; shaky and uninspired. The direction; film school project that got a D.

That is saying very little however as After Earth was so poorly done, the worst movie personally seen so far this year with one of the worst ever child performances. As bad as it is though it is a masterpiece compared to the irredeemable dreck that is AE: Apocalypse Earth, one of those Asylum mock-busters that happens to "taking inspiration from" After Earth. AE: Apocalypse Earth is not quite down there with The Asylum's worst movies but it's in the lower end. If there is one glint of a redeeming quality it's some competent photography at the end. Visually, it is not good at all and that it's low-budget comes through loud and clear. The scenery is very dully rendered and lit, never once drawing us into the setting, while the special effects look as they were made last minute and that the makers ran out of time to properly finish them and the photography and editing in general are an eyesore. The music is generic and forgettable, sometimes derivative also of the score for After Earth(the least bad thing about that film), while the sound effects and quality are murky. The dialogue is often total gibberish, somebody really needs to check that what they're writing makes any kind of sense, and is cheesy and stilted as well. Seeing as this is The Asylum we're talking about, the lack of originality(not just After Earth, Predators and Avatar as well) is something you eventually have to accustom to- no matter how frustrating it is- but the story still fails to be exciting, emotionally investing or remotely interesting for that matter. Instead it is as plodding as the story for After Earth, has the same nonsense and questionable science you expect for the Asylum and any dramatic scenes are mawkish and forced. The characters are not memorable or likable in the slightest, a few are even annoying, the fact that levels of characterisation itself are next to non-existent is a large part of the problem. The direction is flat and characterless, and the acting is so bad from everybody involved it's not worth commenting on, ranging from bored-sounding to irritating. In conclusion, horrible from start to finish. 1/10 Bethany Cox

The robot was an outrageous riopff of Stng's Data. Every manerism, vocal style and behavior traight, he stole. Actor should be ashamed.

"AE: Apocalypse Earth" is, unfortunately, a truly poor attempt at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi. The writing is severely lacking, and the acting - if one can even call it that - gives the impression that the cast was simply pulled off the street. Beyond the performances, the storyline itself is disjointed and uninspired, failing to create any compelling narrative. To make matters worse, the CGI is laughably bad, detracting significantly from any attempt at immersion.

Richard Grieco was the only actor I recognized, and while his performance was passable, the overwhelming lack of acting skill from everyone else, combined with the abysmal storyline and visual effects, ultimately dooms the movie. It's a production that fails to deliver on almost every front.

Save yourself the time and effort; do not waste your time on this one.