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It's a Sharktopus! It's an Alien! It's SyFy's Latest Cheesetastic, Killer Critter!

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (8)

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One can’t help but love the delightful cheese of SyFy original films.They’re filled with strange, horrifying creatures and ridiculously stupid people who always get what they deserve. From the look of these clips, this Saturday’s Area 51 is no exception. There are the requisite idiot military personnel and plenty of people standing around with their heads up their asses as other folks are getting killed by the appropriately creepy, mish-mash of an alien. And while Sharktopus had its Roger Corman pedigree and Eric Roberts, Area 51 is co-produced by After Dark Films, directed by Sean Connery’s son, Jason and stars original “Babylon 5”-er, Bruce Boxleitner.

The story follows a group of reporters given permission to visit the infamous alien repository. Coincidentally, a certain extraterrestrial critter decides this would be a fine time to bust out of the joint and lead a revolution. As you can imagine, hijinks ensue. Here are a couple of clips to whet your appetite:

Area 51 also stars John Shea (Mutant X,”Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”) and Jason London (Dazed and Confused, Jason and the Argonauts ) and premiers February 26th at 9 pm EST.









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Posted by: Mrs. Julien at February 22, 2011 10:52 AM

*raises arm -- with spike on the end of it*

Posted by: , at February 22, 2011 11:10 AM

*raises pole-ax high above and joins mad chant*

Posted by: Fredo at February 22, 2011 11:13 AM

So ... just when the plucky reporters are on a three hour tour of the base, the alien id-monster from the blue lagoon tries to bust out of area 51 on independence day, nearly causing a China syndrome. Did I miss a shot?

Seriously, it's a mash-up of specific shots form other movies. Do they have to pay royalties? Or is it like sampling in hip-hop:

Dun dun dun, da-da dun, dun.
Dun dun dun, da-da dun, dun.
"Pressure" Ice, ice baby ..."

Also, while it's busy devouring people off camera

1 - Stand gaping vs. running while it's distracted

2 - At least 2/3 of the reaction shots must feature the babe

Of course I an going to love this like I loves me a Micky-D's toad burger, in all that derivative glory.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at February 22, 2011 11:24 AM

CHEEEEEEESE, Gromit!

Posted by: BWeaves at February 22, 2011 11:26 AM

when an actor reacts to a jump-scare that is only jumpy for the audience, as the actor in the scene should just be able to look A LITTLE TO THE SIDE and see the scare coming a mile away... it just seems lazy and i start dissecting what is wrong wrong wrong...

do these people NOT HAVE peripheral vision?

Posted by: gp at February 22, 2011 12:33 PM

I found it hard to refrain from chortling madly at the prospect of yet another Siffi cheesefest. This one ought to be sheer fun.

Just one female lead falling and lying inert and screaming as The Malevolent Horror advances on her will make my day.

Posted by: The Wanderer at February 22, 2011 2:24 PM

Boxleitener was not part of the original Babylon 5 cast. Jus sayin

Posted by: UnHoly Panda at February 22, 2011 7:37 PM