It is actually somewhat interesting that the only remotely positive review on IMDb is quoted on the cover: “How can you not enjoy this movie.” I mean, how often are anonymous sources really quoted on a film cover? This is clearly a case of grasping at straws. My curiosity wasn’t satisfied until I read the user review itself. It is not negative, but it does note that the reviewer has some kind of fascination with MST3K. So we are essentially talking about entertainment value in terms of “so bad it’s good,” rather than any actual qualities.
I understand that perspective, because there really is very little that could be called a quality in the film. The actors are, admittedly, not outright terrible—as they sometimes can be in this kind of “turkey”—but the plot and the special effects are truly below any acceptable standard. There is a monster (an alien) that looks like something halfway made of papier-mâché and halfway out of a rubber suit. All the rubber-monster fetishists out there might get something out of that, but I certainly do not. The same goes for the robot, which looks like it was taken straight from an ultra-low-budget episode of Doctor Who or some other British sci-fi series.
Now, I actually often find “so bad it’s good” films entertaining as well, and there is some entertainment value buried within all this incompetence—but not enough for me to find it overwhelmingly amusing or laugh-inducing. I recently spoke about “hangover movies,” meaning films that are not particularly good but still watchable when you do not want to invest too much effort. This is not one of those. It is simply too bad. That said, there are some gratuitous nude scenes and utterly terrible splatter effects that can enhance the experience if you are watching with friends and having a drink or two. That is about as far as I am willing to go.
Of course, the title attempts to allude to films like Aliens vs. Predator and, naturally, also Avatar, but anyone expecting anything remotely resembling those films is gravely mistaken.
