SOS: Save Our Skins (2014) User Reviews (7)

Surprisingly Entertaining

[gavin6942 · 6/10 · 12 May 2015]

Two hapless British geeks wake up in New York City only to find that the entire human race has vanished. But as they explore the seemingly empty world before them, Ben and Stephen soon realize they are not alone after all.

The worst thing about this movie is the terrible title. Geez, who came up with that? It sounds stupid, and would scare me off if I was wandering through a video store. This is actually a rather fun movie.

We get a nice geek quote early on: "This is like 'I Am Legend'. Maybe we'll meet Will Smith and can ask him why he made 'After Earth'." And then a bit later: "They shouldn't have monsters in a 3-star hotel. We should leave a comment on their website." And that goes on for another hour.

There will be an inevitable comparison to "Shaun of the Dead", as this is two bumbling Brits at the end of the world. And, sure enough, fans of one will be fans of the other. This is not as good, of course, but not terrible either. Definitely worth picking up.

So what should you expect when you watch SOS: Save Our Skins?

[Masquerade_Ball · 6/10 · 18 May 2016]

SOS is a nerdy, absurdist comedy.

I had the impression the writers were fans of Douglas Adams' "Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe" there are plenty of silly one liners scattered throughout the story along with some dry humour. I personally never had any real laugh out loud moments but a few giggles to myself. The style of humour is definitely closer in style to the Nick Frost/Simon Pegg "Cornetto Trilogy" movies than that of the American "Epic Movie" or "Scary Movie". I'd say SOS was better than any of the "Movie" movies, but definitely not as good as "Shaun of the Dead".

This movie had a low budget and it was apparent with the level of special effects: think "indie film" rather than "Star Wars" or even "SyFy channel" here. That being said, the video, sound, and direction were all well done - this didn't look or sound like a youtube amateur project, it just suffered from low budget visual effects and props, but that can be forgivable in a comedy.

The plot isn't particularly engaging, it really plays out as just a series of acts. I actually watched this as a 4 part mini-series of 20 minute episodes and not as a full length movie. It seemed to suit that format better in my opinion. The pacing was a bit slow in parts, but didn't feel too stretched out.

Overall, it's a simple plot, some silly gags, low budget effects, and a bit of a "meh" ending. SOS isn't a movie I'd recommend unless you can see past the cheap visuals, or you can appreciate the nerdy humour. SOS is not a bad movie, it's just not a particularly good one.

save our skins is awesome

[kljesta6464 · 19 February 2015]

this one took me by surprise.. its really fun and a lot is going on all the time, its never dull and always has some new surprises..

the sense of isolation the whole atmosphere is done very well only downside is that it suffers from low quality image, obviously, because its low budget but thats not even a bad thing because it adds something genuine and after the first 5 minutes you'll forget about all that.

i would even go as far to say its one of the best 'all alone on earth' movies there is .. i really want to see more from the people who made this and i hope its low budget and funny as this.

give this one a chance you wont be disappointed.

Simply awful

[taylorj41 · 1/10 · 25 February 2015]

I watched Birdemic and it was bad, but funny bad. This was a total waste of 80 some minutes of my (and my teenaged son's) lives. Really awful, stayed with it expecting it to get somewhere and went from sort of OK, until they left NY and then it went into the "tank". No explanation for the "cannibal" old man in NY and not a lot of info on the "redneck". Also, if they were going to "leave" the morons on earth, there would have been a lot more people around. The ending was the WORST. The blue monster was absurd, "Andrew" left so much to desire as an alien and special effects were terrible. "Kill" was the best part in her efforts. Do not bother watching this stinker, sorry.

Very entertaining!

[dlandis-88445 · 9/10 · 25 April 2023]

I love End-of-the-World movies; I didn't catch that this was a comedy or I probably would not have watched it.

But the comedy was sooo good, I laughed out loud. But it isn't quite ridiculous. It's almost believable, it's so well done, and then there are the goofy parts that still have a genuine twist - like the blue monster, which, if I were in this situation, is probably exactly what I would have named it.

I am not too critical of movies; I can enjoy almost any movie, but I do know good from bad acting, and even good independent films with the terrible sound make them difficult to watch. Here, the acting is well done. The filming and sound are much better than the average independent film.

The movie is great fun and really funny. Almost too short - I was sad to see it end! Tune in - you won't feel like you've wasted your time.

WE CAN'T START LOOTING

[nogodnomasters · 10/10 · 31 May 2019]

Two Brits decide to attend a Sci-fi convention in New York. They wake up in their hotel only to discover there is nothing on TV which is about as bad as the fact almost all of the people are gone. Ben (Nat Saunders) is clearly the dumber of the two as Stephen (Chris Hayward) plays the role as the straight man, setting up lines for Ben. There are a number of things going on. There is a blue monster trying to kill them, a creepy image on TV, and Ben meets a pretty female psycho-killer (Hannah Spear) in a straight jacket and wants to repopulate the planet with her.

The film had a number of great lines. I liked when they looked at empty NYC and hoped on meeting Will Smith of "Legend" and ask him why did he made "After Earth."

Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity. LOL funny.

It's the end of the world with two dunderheads

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 13 January 2021]

Ben and Stephen are two dim-witted British sci-fi geeks who wake up one fateful morning in New York City only to find themselves as apparently the only two people left on the planet. However, it turns out they are not alone and must figure out a way to resolve the impossible situation they are seemingly stuck in.

Director Kent Sobey keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a zippy pace as well as maintains a likeable lighthearted tone throughout. Ned Saunders and Chris Hayward are very funny and engaging as the hopelessly dumb and clueless protagonists; they also wrote the witty script that's loaded with neat references to various end-of-the-world sci-fi films. Moreover, there are lively contributions from Hannah Spear as the unhinged Kill, Tom Bolton as crazy old cannibal psycho Sven, James McDougall and Arcade Riley as a couple of fellow dweebs, Sonny Adegboruwa as a vicious blue monster, and Michael Chwastiak as wacko survivalist Mikey. An absolute hoot and a half.