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Rating: 5.015/10 by 1616 users

Skyline (2010)

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.

Directing:
  • Colin Strause
  • Greg Strause
Writing:
  • Joshua Cordes
  • Liam O'Donnell
Stars:
Release Date: Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Rating: 5.015/10 by 1616 users

Alternative Title:
天际浩劫 - CN
天凶之城 - CN
Горизонт - RU
Skyline – A Invasão - BR
Skyline La Invasión - MX
Skyline: La invasión - PE
La Invasion - AR
Horizonte en llamas - MX
Horizont - RS
Skyline - Der Tag des Angriffs - DE
스카이라인 - KR
スカイライン -征服- - JP
Skyline – Der Tag des Angriffs - DE
스카이 라인 - KR
Horizon - CA
スカイライン-征服-:2010 - JP

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 32 minutes
Budget: $10,500,000
Revenue: $66,984,887

Plot Keyword: missile, transformation, light, giant monster, alien, unfaithfulness, fireplace, los angeles, california, alien invasion, cell phone, rooftop, pregnant woman, group of friends, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, duringcreditsstinger, alien monster, alien creature, spaceship, apartment, party, giant creature, suspense, blue light, exposed brain

Pam Levin
Pregnant Abductee
Phet Mahathongdy
Airplane Mom / Bartender
Jackie Marin
Girl in Pool
Tony Black
Guy at Party
Eliza Till
Girl at Party
James Huang
Soldier #1
Erik Rondell
Soldier #2
Johnny DeBeer
Rocket Soldier
Lauren Marin
Abducted Girl
Matt Frels
Abducted Guy
Andreea Florescu
Socialite (uncredited)
Marcus Nel-Jamal Hamm
Terry's Friend (uncredited)
Gladys Khan
Indian Diplomat Air Passenger (uncredited)
Mobin Khan
Indian Diplomat Air Passenger (uncredited)
Elena Kolpachikova
Bohemian (uncredited)
Justin Reed
Airport Security Guard (uncredited)
Vanessa Ross
Stewardess (uncredited)
Evan Shafran
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Gimly

The ending could maybe have been engaging if it made sense, but even putting the best possible spin on _Skyline_, it still repeatedly commits the cardinal sin of the entertainment industry: Being boring. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

Wuchak

***Aliens attack Earth and seek to SUCK YOUR BRAINS OUT*** A couple (Eric Balfour & Scottie Thompson) visits some friends in Los Angeles when aliens attack the city and they hold up in a posh apartment complex. The other protagonists are played by Brittany Daniel, Donald Faison, Crystal Reed and David Zayas. "Skyline" (2010) combines elements of other Alien invasion flicks like “Independence Day” (1996), “Battle: Los Angeles” (2011), “Cloverfield” (2008) and “War of the Worlds” (1953/2005) with an ending reminiscent of the same in “Night Skies” (2007). The people-snatching aspect recalls “The Forgotten” (2004). The director brothers are visual effects designers who were working on the blockbuster “Battle: Los Angeles” while making this indie, which only cost about $10 million. Sony Pictures sued, but the case was later dropped. It must’ve scared the directors because they haven’t returned to directing since (as of this writing) even though “Skyline” made $21 million domestically and $78 million worldwide, which led to the sequel “Beyond Skyline” (2017) by other filmmakers. Being made by effects experts, it’s not surprising that the F/X in “Skyline” are top-of-the-line. Some of the aliens or crafts look like they were modeled after sea creatures, like octopi and jelly fish. There are also probing tentacles, as seen in “War of the Worlds.” Meanwhile the main vessels and some of the aliens are similar to those in “Independence Day.” Unfortunately, there’s not enough human interest and the story is too one-dimensional to be overly gripping, for me anyway. Still, this is a grave, tense account of what a malevolent alien invasion might be like. It lacks the lighter side of “Independence Day” and other eye-rolling aspects (e.g. the pro-American angle), but “ID” had more human interest and a plot with a much larger scope. This one amounts to: Aliens attack earth and snatch victims, the end. Yet it’s well done for what it is. The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles with shots of New York City, London and Hong Kong at the end. GRADE: B-

misubisu

The story does unfold slowly, but it was far from boring (in my opinion). I'm not sure why they started off with backstory and explaining why the two main characters were at the apartment block. It didn't help the story. I thought the story was well presented and from a Sci-Fi perspective was plausible. The production values were very high with excellent special effects. The feel of the movie was very real and you felt what the characters would be feeling... so I guess this means the acting was believable. At no time did I need to suspend my disbelief. To me, that is the mark of a good Sci-Fi movie.


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