It contains somewhat better special effects and acting than your typical SyFy fare. However, the story is kinda lame but it has a mild twist at the end. My low rating is because they are trying to be a serious movie, and dramatically fail. So, humans apparently came to an agreement with this far superior alien species, that the aliens will allow the human race to continue surviving if we allow them to randomly abduct and experiment on humans. But even after experimenting on thousands of humans for over 70 years, these aliens are still inexplicably obsessed with sticking probes up our behinds. If there really is an alien species out there, I am certain they would be offended of what we think of them!

I have to confess I came to this film with jaded expectations. I have seen so many alien abduction films that have been utter rubbish I have become rather cynical.

I was then pleasantly, if not, overwhelmingly surprised by Extraterrestrials. Lets start by saying this film is by no means exceptional in any way but what it does, it does well enough to be genuinely entertaining.

The plot is standard fare, aliens encounter young adults in woods, with the usual results. There are some creepy alien scares, combined with enough action to keep you entertained plus a sad love story ending. The special effects are not spectacular but they are certainly not bad either.

The acting is competent too and includes a few well known faces, such as veteran actor Michael Ironside.

Six out of ten from me.

April (Brittany Allen) and Kyle (Freddie Stroma) and a group of friends go the isolate cabin in the woods and we already know it it aliens from the title and the opening Dr. Who scene. (It's been nearly a decade since I have seen a working pay phone.) They encounter some unfriendly Grays in a crashed space ship. They enlist the help of their crusty conspiracy minded neighbor (Michael Ironside) who provided us with perhaps the best scenes in the film and a bit of humor. Armed with glow sticks, Kush, the Second Amendment, and a Roman Candle our group goes to war. How did he get a sonar ping in his living room?

The film plot was fine and outside of Michael Ironside, the film didn't bother to create characters worth watching, although it does make an effort. Anja Savcic who mentioned she met her boyfriend while having a panic attack in a nightclub, should of had a later scene to relate to that with an alien, but they didn't utilize the characters they created. Even with all the shooting and running around I grew bored. I really didn't care about April and Kyle.

Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity. Brittany Allen showing off butt in panties.