Leofwine_draca
SILENT WARNINGS is a pretty bad alien abduction style movie about a bunch of characters in a deserted farmhouse finding themselves at the mercy of crop circles and extraterrestrial critters lurking about outside. Yes, it's a cheesy rip off of Mel Gibson's SIGNS and just as ridiculous as you'd expect from that lacklustre premise.This is a film that has all of the usual requirements of a B-movie and it's just a shame it takes so long to get going, because it could have been more fun had they got on with the cheapo thrills. Instead, we get a good hour of characters sitting around and twiddling their thumbs before the alien invasion starts for real. In that time, the writers usually find ways for the female cast members to strip naked while the males remain clothed; exploitation at its best.The cast members are nothing to write home about, and there are exactly two familiar faces here. The first is Stephen Baldwin, who delivers a rambling, incoherent cameo at the outset. Better served is Billy Zane in the sheriff role; he gets more to do, particularly towards the climax, where he gets into the right cheesy spirit. Wait until you see the special effects for the aliens - there's cheesy CGI and then there's the CGI in this movie, which beggars belief. Good explosion, though.
guilfisher-1
Why the likes of Billy Zane and Stephen Baldwin would do this silly 2003 film beats me. I have great respect for their body of work and to see them romp through this nonsense was hard to take. Finally gave up watching it on TV. Directed by Christian McIntire from a screenplay by Bill Lundy adapted from a book by Kevin Gendreau, it has every aspect of a very good film. The camera work was excellent and some of the shots set the mood beautifully. So why did I find this so bad? Seeing the actual aliens was a big let down. A bad choice. Like that famous classic CAT PEOPLE, not seeing them would have made it more frightening. Then there was the supporting cast; The three girls played by Callie De Fabry, Michelle Borth and Kim Onosch were just plain awful. Screaming was just about the stretch of their acting. Borth being the worst of the lot. I couldn't wait for them to be taken by the aliens just to shut them up. The boys were not that good either, although had some finer moments than their mates. Layne Vassimer, Stephen Fox and Maurice Hall all played their roles and were on their marks but lacked a lot of believability. What I found the most objectionable was when we are reaching the climax with aliens popping out from everywhere, two couples decide to take the time to do their kissing scenes. Come on. In face of danger, they begin to neck? Not really. I give this loser a one in respect to the presence of Baldwin and Zane and a director I feel could do better work.
ishtar-moon
OK, this film isn't anything special, but I was motivated to watch it because of A.J. Buckley, who plays Layne. He did the best that he could with his character, I totally enjoyed his performance. He can say everything just with his beautiful blue eyes. Whoever appreciates this actor and his work, should definitely watch this film. He's the best! The characters could have been developed a lot more, especially Layne's. He had issues with his girlfriend, but the script seemed to forget about it quite quickly. The ending felt rushed, and it sort of ruined the premise. Overall, it could have been much, much better. A.J.'s performance made it OK to watch, but the rest of the cast was weak, with the exception of Billy Zane, who wasn't given enough room to shine, though.
goldfinger2a-2
WARNINGS......l got this film in the bargain bucket at my local video shop, and have not bothered about it for over a week, last night l decided to just look and see....l kept watching, and watching, and got really into it, it`s a great underated film, far superior to Mel Gibson's SIGNS...AJ Buckley...(not heard of him before) did a great job as the main lead character, Stephen Baldwin and Billy Zane have only minor roles but add to the film well...down side...what did the silly girl go outside for a smoke for when she knew there were "things that go bump in the night".....but l would recommend this film to all..and give it8 out of 10
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