This film was crowd-funded, and it seems like every one of the people that funded it wrote a review in which they mentioned the director by name: "Alan Maxson! We have Alan Maxson here!" I wouldn't put too much faith in those reviews.
However, for a no-budget sci-fi film, this actually isn't bad. There isn't much of a plot, but the acting is decent and the effects are done practically and mostly very well. The makeup is especially strong. There's also a good deal of puppetry - some of which is subtle and adds nicely to the alien atmosphere of the planet, and some of which looks obviously fake -- though not any worse than Return of the Jedi TBH -- but nonetheless is engaging in its own way. (A weird vomiting alien cat puppet steals the movie, if you ask me.)
The movie features no humans -- just two alien species battling over water resources -- yes, that old trope! And if you ask me, the planet is water poor because the aliens are filled to the gills with the stuff. If you slap an alien, they will explode in a bloody burst of juicy viscera. This won't necessarily kill them, but they will leave puddles of blood behind -- I'm talking pools of the stuff.
That's actually my number one reason for recommending this film -- the way this film constantly tries to make every scene an over-the-top gore fest, all the way to the end of the film. Trust me, if you don't take it seriously, and just go in to enjoy the horror show, you WILL have a good time.
However, for a no-budget sci-fi film, this actually isn't bad. There isn't much of a plot, but the acting is decent and the effects are done practically and mostly very well. The makeup is especially strong. There's also a good deal of puppetry - some of which is subtle and adds nicely to the alien atmosphere of the planet, and some of which looks obviously fake -- though not any worse than Return of the Jedi TBH -- but nonetheless is engaging in its own way. (A weird vomiting alien cat puppet steals the movie, if you ask me.)
The movie features no humans -- just two alien species battling over water resources -- yes, that old trope! And if you ask me, the planet is water poor because the aliens are filled to the gills with the stuff. If you slap an alien, they will explode in a bloody burst of juicy viscera. This won't necessarily kill them, but they will leave puddles of blood behind -- I'm talking pools of the stuff.
That's actually my number one reason for recommending this film -- the way this film constantly tries to make every scene an over-the-top gore fest, all the way to the end of the film. Trust me, if you don't take it seriously, and just go in to enjoy the horror show, you WILL have a good time.