AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

VividSimon Simply Perfect

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Woodyanders A group of misfit high school kids and an alien abductee work together to thwart an army of slime-spewing extraterrestrial brain monsters who want to kidnap none other than Elvis Presley (an extremely personable portrayal by Brandon Luis Aponte, who nails the King's mannerisms and charisma despite the fact that he doesn't look a bit like the Big E!). Director Richard Griffin, who also co-wrote the fluffy, yet witty script with Guy Benoit, relates the enjoyable lightweight story at a zippy pace, maintains an amiable tongue-in-cheek tone throughout, pays affectionate gently mocking homage to schlocky 50's sci-fi fare (the lovably hokey not so special effects in particular are an absolute riot!), and offers a warm evocation of the 1950's period setting. Moreover, it's acted with tremendous zest by an appealing and enthusiastic cast, with especially stand-out contributions by Sarah Nicklin as the sweet'n'spunky Betty, David Lavallee Jr. as the nerdy Sherman, Michael Reed as mean greaser bully Lucas, Daniel Lee White as the dippy Kevin, Ruth Sullivan as the sultry Siobahn, Alexandra Cipolla as the ditsy Raven, Alexander Lewis as the pompous Blondie, Rich Tretheway as the hearty, but short-tempered O'Brien, and David Erin Wilson as the gung-ho General Bedfellow. In addition, this film has a real affable charm and good-natured vibe to it that's impossible to either resist or dislike. Jacob Larimore's vibrant color cinematography makes nifty use of wipes. Daniel Griffith's robust score hits the rousing cornball spot. An immensely fun and pleasant romp.

JoeB131 I think we just had a case when people involved in the film opened IMDb accounts just to say nice stuff about it.Okay, the film is supposed to be a "homage" to those 1950's Sci-Fi movies, with the characters mocking things we used to have in the 1950's, like a Middle Class. And Elvis.I think this film was done by film students, and they had to give everyone in the class a role.So the plot is that these aliens come down to earth wanting to kidnap Elvis Presley. And they get the absolute worst Elvis impersonator they could possibly find.They put a lot of gags in this film that just weren't funny. The only thing that was close was the aliens explaining to the 1950's folks that they developed a form of Facebook, and use it for mundane purposes that we use it for today instead of something beneficial. That was as close to funny as this film got by design.

mhyattwolf I saw Atomic Brain Invasion at its premier and loved it. This is old fashioned sci-fi at it's best, with a modern twist. The story line had laughs and chills for all ages. It's reminiscent of Jim Hensen's work in the way the same lines work for different age groups for different reasons. Griffin is masterful at building suspense and directing his cast for the maximum effect. And the cast really caught the flavor of the 50's and the genre. Almost as much fun as the movie was the audience response. I've never been to a movie before where everyone stayed through the credits. This movie is just a wonderful romp of a film. Definitely go see it!

ajnunes82 I grew up on movies like The Goonies and Explorers. These movies shaped me, drove a childhood of pure imagination and remain some of the favorite memories of my life. With ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION, Richard Griffin created a film that took me right back. Atomic was a master achievement in writing, directing, acting, and production design. Amazing effects and design give the film a distinct flavor of 1950's Sci-Fi Drive-In style, and the authenticity is stunning. Ted Marr's production is spot on, and detail oriented. The cast is brilliant and funny, hitting all the right notes in their delivery of fun, pure character driven performance. Kudos to all. My kids will grow up with this film.