Altered (2006) User Reviews (140)

A surprisingly entertaining creature feature,

[Samiam3 · 7/10 · 17 May 2010]

Although it would be a stretch to call it original, Altered doesn't feel as derivative or as terribly schematic as so many similar features do. Bearing some occasional resemblance to Night of the Living Dead, with a touch of M. Night Shyamalan's Signs, and maybe a set up similar to John Carpenter's Vampires, director Edwardo Sanchez (who delivered the almost unforgettable Blair Witch Project) crafts a sufficiently effective creature feature, which may be silly, but doesn't feature a dull moment.

For seven years Cody, Duke, Otis and Wyatt have been hunting a mysterious race of Alien hominids which dwell in the shadows outside civilization. On the night that they capture a live one for the first time. They bring it home unconscious, but soon realize that they have made a big mistake. First of all, if they kill this creature, his buddies may declare war on humanity. If they don't kill it, the thing could escape and either brainwash or kill our heroes (the only ones who are even aware of the alien's existence)

Altered grabs your attention from scene one, and it maintains stability, but the climax isn't quite as solid as the rest of the film. The manner in which the last twenty minutes play out are the result of one coincidence or contrived moment following another. Of course it could have been worse. Sometimes these movie fall to pieces when trying to bring the stories to a conclusion. Some films don't even have a conclusion at all. (I won't give any names) I will say this for the climactic finale, The make-up job is sensation as we get to see the creature show us the full works, and the scene ends with a sensational wide shot of a spacecraft unlike anything I've seen since maybe Star Wars.

Altered concludes on a note which hints that there could be a sequel. One may doubt that something as small as this will see a follow-up movie, but lets not forget that even Uwe Boll's movies like Bloodrayne and Alone in the Dark (which most critics put on the worst films of the decade list) have somehow managed to get funding for even worse sequels. The point being, is that the idea of and Altered 2, doesn't sound so dumb, and considering that the film is surprisingly enjoyable, it might be interesting.

Sci-fi horror from Eduardo 'Blair Witch' Sánchez.

[BA_Harrison · 7/10 · 14 March 2007]

Seven years after the incredible success of indie horror film The Blair Witch Project, director Eduardo Sánchez returns with this effective sci-fi chiller that proves that he still has the ability to creep out the audience.

In Altered, a group of men, who were abducted by aliens when they were young, face a night of terror after they manage to capture a nasty extra-terrestrial. Sánchez, once again working on a low budget, manages to create a truly scary film with some nifty effects to boot.

Using the trusty old 'man in a rubber suit' method, rather than dodgy CGI, Sanchez delivers a convincing and rather nasty little ET which is the stuff of nightmares; this is the kind of toothy critter that thinks nothing of disembowelling its victims and then playing a game of tug of war with their entrails!

With a lean running time of only 84 minutes, the film never has time to get boring. The cast give good performances, the direction is solid, the creature is creepy and a guy gets a flesh eating disease and disintegrates during the course of the film. What more could you ask for?

Shows promise, loses pace.

[perkin2000 · 6/10 · 24 December 2006]

POTENTIAL SPOILERS!!! I thought it started off very well. A novel idea, playing on the standards of both alien and revenge films. Kept me gripped for about 40 minutes... Then, well, I dunno. Seemed to lose a lot of the tension.

Also, during the film, much was made of the 'If we kill just one of them, they will kill all of us thing' the main chap said "It wouldn't even be a war, they'd just annihilate us" Right, fair enough. When, during the final part of the film, they (they aliens)attack the house, they do it by breaking the windows and doors with their hands. That'd be a pretty damn slow annihilation. One farmhouse at a time. And they seem to have they same resistance to nine-millimetre bullets as we do... Formidable foe? Or intergalactic, drunken teenagers? I've seen worse in pub car parks.

Still, it is was refreshing in it's novelty, and I can understand the defenders of this film.

Creepy

[worldpieceprod · 12 June 2007]

What Altered lacks in budget, it makes up for in atmosphere and tone. The story follows the lives of four men who were abducted by aliens as children. The fifth member of their group was killed during this event. Three of the men have spent the last 15 years of their lives trying to capture one of their captors. To their surprise, they manage to do so! However, capturing the alien is as far as their plans have ever gone. What to do with this being becomes the focus of the story, as well as revealing the back story of their past through heated dialogue. Their alien hostage proves to be far more dangerous and menacing than they ever expected. It seems that all horror films these days tend to inject ridiculous humor into their script. Altered stays on point, the serious tone remains throughout the entire film. This was a rare and welcome surprise. This film also manages to do something with its characters that I have rarely seen before. The characters that I really disliked in the first 20 minutes of the film I found myself having great sympathy for by the end. Such character development is very rare in low budget horror. The gore FX were excellent, and the makeup work was second to none. There's no doubt in my mind that this film will become an instant cult classic, if not already.

Altered

[Scarecrow-88 · 7/10 · 11 February 2007]

Cody, Duke & Otis(Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Brad William Henke & Michael Williams)"capture" an alien they supposedly injured to the home of Wyatt(Adam Kaufman). At first, we really don't know what's going on, but find as the characters converge that these young men were all victims of "alien testing" and Wyatt seems to be the token human who was able to outlast the experiments done to him. A dead friend's memory haunts the group as Cody was recently released from the pin for the wrongfully accused death of his brother Timmy. They take pride in capturing the alien, but have no idea that this was all a plan by the aliens to find the whereabouts of Wyatt for whom had been planted with a tracking device he had removed so that he could hide from them. So, the group will have to keep the alien silenced without killing it or risk the race of ET's exterminating the earth. Other problems that emerge..Wyatt's girlfriend, Foki(Misty Rosas)who wants to get away and call the police and a sheriff who answers the call of 911, Henderson(James Gammon). We learn that if an alien bites you, a type of flesh-eating disease takes hold of the body and that Wyatt seems to have an immunity to it.

One of the best "aliens attack" horror/sci-fi hybrids I've seen in ages. It's mostly confined to Wyatt's home as they fight to keep the alien trapped and quiet(it has it's own tracking device implanted for which Wyatt will remove). Cody is unhinged because of being blamed for his brother's murder and holds Wyatt specifically responsible. The film amazingly remains intense because of the alien threat and surprisingly the creature is quite well created by the filmmakers. And, even more stunning is how director Eduardo Sánchez(of BLAIR WITCH PROJECT fame)uses dialogue to suggest what happened to these guys instead of showing flashbacks..this saves a good amount of money, yet elaborates for us what these aliens did. The film has some gory make-up work as it pertains to the nasty flesh-eating disease that attacks one of the group who is bit by the captive alien.

Give a Chance to the Confused and Boring Beginning and You May Like It

[claudio_carvalho · 6/10 · 15 June 2010]

The scared rednecks Duke (Brad William Henke), Otis (Mike C. Williams) and Cody (Paul McCarthy-Boyington) hunt and capture a dangerous creature in the Nixon Farm and drive to the isolated house of their friend Wyatt (Adam Kaufman) to ask what to do with it. They recall that fifteen years ago the quartet plus Cody's brother Timmy had been kidnapped in the Nixon Farm and submitted to experiments by aliens and Timmy did not survive. Nobody in town believed in their words and Cody was accused of killing his brother. However Wyatt advises them to not kill the alien since he could be tracked by his breed and they would jeopardize the human race. But the powerful extraterrestrial being controls the mind of Wyatt's girlfriend Hope (Catherine Mangan) and brings horror and death along the gruesome night.

"Altered" has a confused and boring beginning since neither the situation nor the characters are well developed by the screenplay. Further, the stupid trio of characters that open the film is non- charismatic. However, after 30 or 40 minutes running time, there is an explanation and the viewer finds that "Altered" is an original sci-fi story with touches of horror and the plot finally becomes interesting. In the end, this is the typical low-budget movie that uses few locations and special effects that works. Based on my experience, I suggest the viewer to give a chance to this film and he or she may like it. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Aterrorizados" ("Terrified")

Don't believe the first reviewers on IMDb for this movie!!!

[the_real_smile · 1/10 · 25 January 2007]

After reading the first 5 reviews on IMDb I was very enthusiastic about this movie. But it's really an awful movie, the total time you see the alien is about 5 minutes (the rest of the movie is cheap suspense), the acting is over the top en the story, oh boy, which story?

The story doesn't seem to go in a direction, first they capture the alien (after 7 years! they finally succeed), then they don't know what to do with it (after 7 years?) and even want to release it (why the hell did they capture it?). Then the girlfriend, who's acting is the most over the top, wants to walk away from this madness, then suddenly she doesn't, then again, she does and then she doesn't. Then they come to the conclusion that killing the alien will kill the whole human race (and remember, in all those years no other human have seen these permanently settled aliens) and what do they do? They torture it and blow a bunch of aliens to peaces.

This is my first review on IMDb, I'm a very lazy person who doesn't write very soon, so listen to my warning: this move is not worth your time, don't watch this movie.

A solid low budget underrated alien film with some surprising moments.

[tresm87 · 7/10 · 19 August 2018]

7.2/10 As a huge fan of alien films, I've seen many lists and articles including this as a very underrated gory alien offering on a small budget. The director Eduardo Sánchez, who has definitive experience in crafting simplistically effective creepy films on tight funds clearly shows that talent here once again in even better fashion than Blair Witch Project. The overall story takes some time at first to develop within the group of 4 friends and their "guest". As pieces start falling together and developing it gets damn right insane and visceral and the tension gets extreme. I thought the action packed finale was spectacularly executed and satisfying and made up very well for the duller first half. The practical creature effects on the alien are top notch and very impressive for the production budget, as well as the brutally disgusting gore effects which do not let up for the entirety. The dialogue was absolutely ridiculous at times especially with the Cody character but it gave the film a certain personality and comedic aspect at times. The setting was a bit too limited as it was essentially shot in a couple rooms of a house but that's to be expected on a lower budget. The scenes where they were out in the forest at night were very ominous and I think they could've expanded the overall setting by utilizing that environment more. Overall this was a surprising alien film that shows you can do a lot with a little with the right people on board. I also recommend Sánchez's Bigfoot film "Exists" for a similarly solid story on a humble budget.

The Gist

[verndougall · 5/10 · 17 September 2013]

A movie with potential, and promise, but somehow fails to meet the ends. You could sum up the movie, by saying it performed best, with the quality it was given. In personal bias, I'll state the movie itself could expand, further with the ideas it had. Giving it, an average rating. Everything centered around that statistic, average acting, plot, but the concept of the enemy was what was interesting.

The holes in the plot are minor, but they still should have had depth. How did this happen? What about this? It didn't give a deep intrigue towards this, but gave the amount necessary to at least grasp it, albeit somewhat.

These are all personal thoughts, but i enjoyed the movie. A settling horror flick, around your friends, or alone, but not worth more than maybe 10 bucks.

Not great, but pretty good

[MBunge · 6/10 · 14 June 2010]

This is a pretty trippy film, though I mean that in the most non-hippie way possible. It drops you in the middle of confusion and trusts you to be smart enough to figure it out yourself. By the time you do, you'll probably notice some flaws. But until then, Altered will take you on a fairly gripping ride.

Since figuring out what's going on is one of the appeals of this movie, let me try and describe it to you in a way that reveals as little as possible. 15 years ago, something terrible happened to 5 rednecks. There was Wyatt (Adam Kaufman), the best of the group; brothers Cody (Paul McCarthy-Boyington) and Timmy; high school football star Duke (Brad William Henke); and tag along Otis (Mike C. Williams). What happened to them killed Timmy and left the rest of them outcasts. But last night, after years of trying, Duke, Cody and Timmy have finally gotten the chance for some revenge. They don't know what to do with that chance, so they seek out Wyatt. He's been living for years as a paranoid shut-in out in the woods with his new girlfriend Hope (Catherine Mangan), unable to get past what happened 15 years ago. So, his three old friends come to Wyatt. On a table in his garage, they chain down a green beast with teeth and claws and eyes that can control a human brain. Then they ask Wyatt, "What do we do now?" What Wyatt tells them is hard to accept. What actually happens is something they won't all live through.

Altered is a crazy-cool idea for a movie and these filmmakers pull it off relatively well. I'll get to a few trifling criticisms, but I first want to state that this film not only keeps you guessing, it gets you interested enough to care. The actors make you believe these are ordinary people who've been bent out of shape by an extraordinary event. The direction is direct and lets a complicated tale unfold without any bells or whistles. The intensity is ratcheted up bit by bit until you're ready for something remarkable.

Unfortunately, nothing really remarkable occurs. The ending isn't bad by any means, but it is much less smart and much more formulaic that the rest of the film. After a heck of an effective build-up, the payoff in Altered isn't really anything to get too excited about. It's also true that these characters aren't nearly as good as the situation they're put in. They don't have a lot of depth and these filmmakers don't seem to know how to balance the story between them.

Given the stinking, pus-drenched detritus that makes up much of the sci-fi/horror genre, the weaknesses of Altered are quite minor. Grading on that curve, this movie is probably an A-, something a sci-fi/horror fan should really see. On a more objective scale, it's somewhere between a B- and a C+, something that might not blow you away but you won't regret watching it.

Sub par film, good idea but poor execution

[PCbrat13 · 3/10 · 27 December 2006]

After seeing an advert for the film, it seemed quite interesting. The first Blair Witch film was OK, and the director could only get better with time right? Wrong...

The idea is good, a small group of guys taking revenge on an alien for what happened to them years before, and I'll admit, the first few scenes are great. Then it starts to go downhill, stereotypes become overdone and you can predict exactly how the character will react to the situation, it seems to have all been done before, only better and a little less obviously.

The punishment people take is plain retarded, leaves you thinking 'how the HELL is he supposed to be alive?'...think of 'Hollow Man' punishment but with a little more blood and gore.

I think if the characters were made a little less stereotypical and they seemed more human in terms of how much pain they can take, it would be a FAR better movie.

All in all, this could have been done far better with a more experienced director or possibly a better choice of actors, I'm all for seeing new blood on the screen, but not when it doesn't seem quite there yet.

Brilliant

[Mr_Saxon · 8/10 · 20 December 2006]

'Altered' follows the capture of an extraterrestrial being by a group of men. We learn within the opening minutes that the creature is responsible for their abduction and torture - as well as the death of their friend - several years earlier.

The majority of the movie is contained within the residence of their reluctant friend Wyatt (played beautifully by Adam Kaufman who captures his character's grief and rage at the things done to him) where the group slowly begins to fall apart whilst the extraterrestrial begins to do everything it can to escape...

I hadn't heard of this film before I rented it and was pleasantly surprised to find that, even with a small budget, this was a tense (due to most events taking place in one location) and very well written little movie that kept my attention throughout. The creature effects especially were well done and managed to convey how dangerous and frightening the extraterrestrial was.

I'd recommend this to other horror fans as a shining example of how smaller budget horror movies can sometimes be far more effective than multimillion dollar blockbuster horrors dripping in overcooked CGI and underwritten characters!

Entertaining Alien-Abduction Sci-Fi/Horror...

[EVOL666 · 7/10 · 14 February 2007]

ALTERED is directed by one of the directors of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Straight off the top - I HATE THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. I don't care about the fan-boys who think it's scary/creepy, etc...I found it nauseating due to the shaky camera-work and dull to the point of narcoleptic. ALTERED is from one of the directors of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, which is why I wasn't in a rush to pick this one up. At the recommendation of a few people I trust, I decided to give it a shot. I have to say, that although I didn't find it the film to be as "BRILLIANT", "EXCELLENT", or "FANTASTIC" as other reviewers - it's an entertaining piece of sci-fi/horror that while flawed, has an interesting premise and is worth checking out.

A trio of hicks who had been abducted by aliens years earlier are bent on revenge. Going back to the abduction-point repeatedly, they finally accomplish their goal, and abduct an alien of their own. They take the creature back to their pal's house (who was also an abductee) to either find out some answers, or mete out a bit of backwoods justice. Thing is, the alien is a wily little creature that isn't easily defeated...

Even though I hated the director's previous film, I have to say that when I heard about the premise of ALTERED, I was intrigued. Luckily for me, the film works on most levels - but I can't say it's anything truly "great" either.

The good points: again, the concept is pretty original. The FX work is pretty damn good for a relatively low-budget film, and I like that there is very little CGI in the film, instead opting for the alien to be a (pretty well-made) costume. There are a few decent gore scenes that are notable, especially the guy that starts deteriorating after being bitten by the alien.

As for low-points: the redneck characters seemed a bit cliché and simple. I personally would have found it more interesting had the abductees been more intelligent individuals. I was also hoping that we'd get to see more revenge on behalf of the humans, instead it turned into more of a typical "us-against-it" film as the alien quickly escapes the abductees grasp.

A decent and entertaining film that I personally thought didn't make the most of it's concept. Worth checking out, but I can't say that ALTERED is anything truly ground-breaking either...7/10

Poor, very poor

[tony-o-brien-1 · 1/10 · 22 March 2007]

I expected a lot more from this movie as it was billed as being directed by the man who directed Blair Witch Project (which I loved). However, this movie is a complete shambles.

The "plot" is an inane derivation of god knows how many other alien/abduction movies. The acting is without exception dire and seems to consist mostly of the actors screaming obscenities at each other. The special effects were poor. The plot holes were huge and seemingly endless. The aliens were about as scary as a bowl of ice cream.

All in all, a complete waste of time and DVD rental fee. Avoid like the plague.

"They altered me."

[Backlash007 · 18 June 2007]

~Spoiler~

Altered is the sophomore effort from one-half of the Blair Witch team, Eduardo Sanchez. The film is about a group of men who were abducted by aliens when they were teenagers. Not all of them came back. And those who did came back altered. Now they spend a lot of time near the place they were taken, hoping to find either answers or revenge. They hit paydirt one night and capture an alien. Once they get the creature indoors, the movie takes off. It's a little hokey at times and some of the dialogue is horrid, but the cast makes it work. I was really surprised by the actors in this project. The only lead I had heard of before-hand was Michael C. Williams, also from The Blair Witch Project. But they are all quite good and help me stay with the movie when a Sci-fi Saturday cast would have ruined it. There's a fine line between cheesy and cool sometimes. I believe with a bigger budget the cheese could have been spread thinner. The alien could have used the Stan Winston touch if you get my drift. But I can't complain too much because it is a guy in a suit as opposed to CG silliness. After all the dough Blair Witch made, you'd think someone would give this guy a little bit more cash to play with. I really think with a bigger budget this could have been a hit.

Not bad at all

[udgang99 · 7/10 · 17 December 2006]

I really enjoyed this little flick. I believe the creative team had some difficulties getting the movie out in the public, but I'm glad they overcame the hurdle. There is a nice new spin on the story of 'alien abductees', where the humans are taking revenge on the aliens. A couple of things where you are left in the dark - story wise, but you can overlook that, and, I believe, get a nice kick out of it. SPOILER: One Thought though... what are the odds that the house dosn't just collapse on top of Wyatt's little 'escape capsule' when he blows everything up, in the end, and is being left inside there, with no way out?!

A nice little surprise.

[Hey_Sweden · 7/10 · 18 October 2019]

Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of the big 1999 hit "The Blair Witch Project", returned with this rather effective low budget sci-fi / horror creature feature. The story involves three grown men who, 15 years previous, had been abducted by aliens and subjected to various tests. All this time later, the men want revenge, and manage to trap one of the creatures. They bring it to the isolated abode of an associate who had received the same treatment, but somehow he'd not suffered the same effects as them. He also has some sort of telepathic link with this species, and he knows that if his three buddies succeed in killing the creature, it will only make matters worse.

"Altered" is a pretty inventive B picture that manages to overcome the limits of its budget. It's well paced - it certainly hits the ground running - and delivers an impressive amount of suspense and atmosphere. Its gore and monster FX are also quite good, with an impressively ugly & gnarly alien design, an old school approach that means you have actors in costumes, and some utterly fantastic gross-out moments. (For one thing, the result if a person is *bitten* by one of these things is a long, drawn-out disintegration process.) There's also a real economy in that the action doesn't require very much in the way of locations. It's mostly confined to Wyatts' (TV veteran Adam Kaufman, 'Without a Trace') hideaway in the woods.

As a bonus, the acting is better than one would expect: Brad William Henke ('Orange is the New Black') is ringleader Duke, Paul McCarthy-Boyington ("The Human Race") is volatile ex-jailbird Cody, Michael C. Williams (Mike in "The Blair Witch Project") is the timid Otis, Catherine Mangan ("Otis E.") is Wyatts' perplexed girlfriend Hope, and the late, great character actor James Gammon ("Major League") is a welcome presence as the local Sheriff who responds to a 911 call. Joe Unger ("Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III") has a funny cameo at the end. Kaufman is solid as the protagonist who has always dreaded this scenario.

Best of all, the story does have something of a sense of humour, but has the actors still play it straight. The scene with the intestines is proof of this.

"Altered" is definitely worth a look for dedicated genre enthusiasts.

Seven out of 10.

Good effects can't save a bad movie.

[gdrew5 · 1/10 · 3 January 2007]

I'm 47 years old and I've spent as much of my life as I can remember, a fan of horror and sci-fi films. Be they silent, black and white, no budget or big budget, there are very few of them that I can't find something to like about. That said, I'll give this movie credit for good gore and creature effects but that's all. This is a case of effects over story. Truth is we live in a time where there is very little left that hasn't been seen in a horror film. Therefor for a film of any kind to really entertain it must have a good, original story. A good story can overcome poor effects and bad acting but a bad story with good acting and good effects is still a bad movie. This movie doesn't even have good acting, only good effects. So unless you can only about the gore, pass this one up.

good concept and effects carry this movie.

[gecko793 · 6/10 · 2 February 2011]

The movie has a promising premise. rednecks got abducted by little aliens on steroids, probed, and god knows what else. The rednecks then decide to go abduct one of them. now thats bad-ass. from there, things get kind of grey. its almost as if the script was written by someone who was bi-polar. Like every creature of the unknown, they come with rules and stipulations. while the rules are spottily explained throughout the movie, they are contradicted, broken, and in the end, just seems like an excuse to have a movie, rather than it being ended in the first few minutes. IF YOU Haven't SEEN THIS MOVIE YET, BY NO MEANS READ THE REST OF THIS. when a writer and director go over a script and plot, at some point, someone has to realize that people will critique it, and by god, maybe it should make sense. these are my main problems with the plot.

1)if you had spent 7 (?) years trying to capture an alien, would you not have figured out what the hell to do with it by then? 2)The girlfriend is just a huge question mark. "i hate you, i don't, im leaving, but back, i want to go live with my mother, i never want to see you again, ill never leave you" 3)if you had a very dangerous being captive, would you not secure the damn thing in every possible way? duct tape? these things have solved intergalactic travel. 4)why does everyone manage to let their attention wander from this thing at some point? especially after the 2nd or 3rd time it escaped. 5)the "sheriff" shot through a door. on the otherside of which, people were screaming and obviously fighting for their lives. to make a point? 6)the ending, while achieving maximum bad-ass effect, contradicted the whole movie. although the revamped "flaming bag of poo on the doorstep" gag in the end was pretty priceless, and actually connected with something said earlier in the film. it may have been the only time that occurred in the movie.

6/10 if only because with the budget, and the intestine tug of war, it was entertaining.

Not that bad....not that great....but not that bad.

[Leester37 · 5/10 · 13 December 2006]

I'm gonna give this a five. But only because I felt they had the right idea. It seemed like the filmmakers really wanted to do something new with the who Alien abduction angle, but it did feel a lot like retread waters. The obvious comparison to Dreamcatcher can be made...but this flick takes that in a different direction, it just falls flat.

I was very surprised by some of the actors, though. Mike Williams is the only actor I recognized (him being in Blair Witch), but the other 4 actors in the flick were pretty good. They did their best with what they had I guess.

Another thing this movie had going for it, I think, is that it had some really good creature effects for a movie that obviously didn't have a huge budget. And the gore is pretty decent as well. It's a shame the story couldn't keep up with the FX though.

I look forward to Eduardo Sanchez's future work, just to see where else he'll go from here.

Pretty good

[tranclix · 7/10 · 21 August 2018]

This movie exceeded my expectations. The special effects and creature design was also pretty impressive considering the budget. It's more of a cult classic film rather than a mainstream audience pleaser.

Overall, it is recommended to anyone looking to have a good watch for a casual night.

Disappointing

[dune_3001 · 2/10 · 7 October 2012]

This movie started off with a great idea - a group of people hunt and kidnap an alien and then have to figure out among themselves where to go from there.

There was a lot of promise in that premise, but unfortunately it disappears somewhere along the way. From a potentially smart, sci-fi horror movie, it became a generic monster movie at some point. The most scary part of it all were the continuity errors, which stack up substantially by the end of the movie. Some of the actors perform admirable, but it's not enough to save this crash and burn of a movie. The characters are stereotypical and boring.

I've seen amazing horror movies made with a fraction of the budget of this movie (Yellow Brick Road and Dead End come to mind), and I'm guessing most of that money went towards the CG effect and alien costumes. Both of which were awful.

Only watch it if you are really,really bored and have already seen ALL other films in existence.

Top notch B-movie with top notch gore!

[oldboy15 · 8/10 · 28 December 2006]

like sci-fi? like gore? if, like me the answer is yes then check this little gem out. its dog soldiers meets signs with a hint of the evil dead. Convincing performances from all the players and a well paced plot make altered a great film that just plane works. In recent years B movies have been plagued with bad CGI effects and I for one cant stand them. Altered on the other hand has Thomas Floutz, who was the special makeup effects artist on films like Underworld 1 and 2, X-men 3 and The Cave(and many more). So were talking top notch, old school special makeup effects, with only one or two really nice CGI shots where needed. It also has a great little appearance from James Gammon as the local sheriff. All in all its a cool movie thats nicely shot with solid performances, good direction, a well paced plot and lots of lovely gore, so if that sounds like your kinda flick then don't hesitate, rent it kick back and enjoy.

I'm quite impressed!

[SoumikBanerjee1996 · 6/10 · 17 April 2023]

Even though the drama is a bit rough around the edges and gets occasionally animated, the tension it was able to generate is, to say the very least, impressive. The suspense was fairly consistent throughout the entire course of events, from beginning to the end, which is quite the feat in my estimation.

Not to mention the fact that both the makeup and prosthetics departments did fantastic jobs at their respective ends The alien's intimidating appearance induced fear, the mere gaze of it made me uncomfortable, even big budgeted productions can sometimes be incapable of attaining such levels of credibility & essence.

good effects new idea but not that exciting

[adiga_manar · 5/10 · 24 June 2007]

hi this is my first comment on IMDb , I'm huge fan of Si-fic & horror movie i love movies that include aliens or abduction but this movie let me down it had decent special effects & had new idea but the acting and the movie story is below the average there is no character building you have no emotional towards them the tense and the thriller is not there at all just a few scenes and thats it ...

maybe I'm old for this or I'm not ... but i think this movie is uncompleted or rushed to be put on the screen

too bad whats the use of all the effects if you don't know how to use it to your benefit.. i don't know whats had gone wrong with this movie but its nearly boring and not that exciting at all so i give it half stars just for the good effects and the idea behind the movie and thanks for reading....