Keiron Alien Lockdown is undoubtedly the weakest of the six Alien movies. It derives most of it's plot lines from the second movie, Aliens. Only it's way off on the thrill-and-scare factor. The effects are pretty cheap too with lots of CGI mini-aliens running around, while momma-alien plods around without any of the intensity or viciousness of previous aliens. As for the humans, well it's lots of big boofheaded soldiers running around with guns that don't seem to be able to kill anything. Suffice to say if you've seen the second film, there's not much point watching this one. And to all the wannabe directors out there , there's not much point making any further Alien sequels.

Matador07 I've seen worse. Which is not exactly a compliment for this movie considering some of the utter garbage I have encountered in the last few months on the Sci Fi Channel and elsewhere. Nonetheless, while this movie was bad, it falls more under the rubric of the traditional bad Grade B movie which just rips off its entire plot, creature, setting and everything else from superior movies, but still manages to be mildly entertaining. Indeed if this movie had been the first of its kind, there would even have been a few laudable things to comment on -- the unrelentingly dark and creepy remote laboratory, a suitably vicious creature which kills in gory fashion (and looks like they spent a little money creating) etc. But as it is, its just one cliché after another. Its been done better many times before. But then again, its been done worse. If you want to see how bad a movie with "Alien" in its title can be, check out something called "Alien 51". Comparatively this is a work of art, and while I am glad I did not rent it, I am not entirely upset at having turned on the TV to catch it. For fans of the genre, not good, but not pluck your eyes out terrible either.

Dr. Gore *SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*My friend and I watched this one the other day. After it was over, we both agreed that "Alien Lockdown" is what a B-movie should be like. This was about as good as we could have hoped for. "Alien Lockdown" promises you an alien and a lockdown. It delivers both with a smile.So an alien runs amok inside a government lab and kills lots of people. They send a hot Asian chick and her hit squad to take it out. The lab is under Lockdown. An "Alien Lockdown". That's it for plot as the rest of the movie has lots of soldiers running around a big building with flashlights beaming and guns blazing.I have seen this movie before. I have seen this movie many, many times before. All of the B-movie clichés for monster flicks are on proud display: Soldiers, flashlights, big empty building, monster crawling around in the dark, etc. "Alien Lockdown" is not trying to be different or original. It's happy to just take B-movie fans through the monster killing motions. I was satisfied with this one. It hit all the necessary buttons for me. There was a hopping mad alien, he ate a lot of soldiers and a good time was had by all.

willywants A team of secret agents are sent into a remote lab to stop a deadly genetically-engineered creature that killed most of the researchers working there. In addition to that, they have to deal with a mad scientist and dozens of the creature's off-springs..."Alien Lockdown" is not a milestone in film-making. It's got a generic plot, generic stock characters, and lots of cliché'ed material genre fans will be quick to recognize. Despite this it's actually reasonably entertaining and well-done for a TV-film in that the production values are high and the creature effects, though ripped off from both Alien and Predator, are excellent for what they must have cost. John Savage is great here as the demented Dr. Woodman, other cast member are decent including Michelle Goh and James Marshall. First-time director Tim Cox shows some future potential here, showcasing a strong visual style, interesting lighting, and a cool use of slow-motion. The film is actually pretty atmospheric and rarely becomes cheesy. There's a bit of dodgy CG here, especially the helicopters. Seriously, is it really that much money to rent a freakin' helicopter?!?!?!? So the film makers can afford an elaborate slimy monster that looks entirely realistic, yet can't afford to make a helicopter look real? I'll never understand that..."Alien Lockdown" may not be the best sci-fi flick all-around but it's good mindless entertainment for a rainy afternoon.6/10.