Another made for the Sci-fi channel feature, which sees an alien-carrying meteor crash in a museum where the alien life form transports itself into a century's old frozen mammoth and virtually goes on the rampage in the quiet little town. It's up to Dr. Frank Abernathy, his daughter, father and two federal agents to find a way to stop it, before their time is up and the town would be no longer.
A total kooky throwback to the b-grade sci-fi 50's alien invasion / monsters on the rampage with the screenplay keeping it tongue-in-cheek, even with somewhat a lousy script. Pretty much it has fun at its own expense with a vibrant ray of performances. Vincent Ventresca nicely laps it up as the nervous, work-minded Dr. Frank Abernathy and Summer Glau brings brashness to her part as his daughter. Tom Skerritt looks like his having a good time and Leila Arcieri brings a calm intensity to her role.
Director Tim Cox does a moderate job blending the large dose of comical elements with sub-standard CGI effects (the gigantic mammoth) and cartoonish action. Suspense isn't generated, but the frenetic pace and chaos occurring remains amusingly fun and campy.
An enjoyable throwaway.
A total kooky throwback to the b-grade sci-fi 50's alien invasion / monsters on the rampage with the screenplay keeping it tongue-in-cheek, even with somewhat a lousy script. Pretty much it has fun at its own expense with a vibrant ray of performances. Vincent Ventresca nicely laps it up as the nervous, work-minded Dr. Frank Abernathy and Summer Glau brings brashness to her part as his daughter. Tom Skerritt looks like his having a good time and Leila Arcieri brings a calm intensity to her role.
Director Tim Cox does a moderate job blending the large dose of comical elements with sub-standard CGI effects (the gigantic mammoth) and cartoonish action. Suspense isn't generated, but the frenetic pace and chaos occurring remains amusingly fun and campy.
An enjoyable throwaway.