Michael_Elliott The Alien Factor (1978) ** 1/2 (out of 4) A spaceship crash lands in a small town and sure enough before long there's a creature out killing people. It takes a while for the Mayor (how original) to believe what's going on but soon the whole town has to try and destroy the creature.THE ALIEN FACTOR isn't a movie for people who like high art or just has a hatred for low-budget movies. I mean, if you're looking for a good quality movie then you're really not going to find it here. What you do get are some pretty campy moments and a film that's basically a throwback to the monster movies of the 1950s. If you're a fan of stuff like THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD or IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE then you'll probably enjoy this film.With that said, it's important to remember that THE ALIEN FACTOR was shot on a very low-budget and there are certainly countless flaws with the picture. I thought the film managed to be fun because it didn't take itself too serious and you could tell that the filmmakers had a love for the genre and just wanted to make a monster movie. The monster itself looks rather silly but that just adds to the fun as it goes from one victim to the next. There's no gore to be had but this too just makes it play like a movie from previous decades.Performances certainly aren't anything special and technically there's nothing overly impressive. Again, this isn't a movie about quality. Instead THE ALIEN FACTOR is just a cheap movie that offers up some entertainment as long as you don't take it too seriously.

d_m_s As far as B movies go, this was pretty enjoyable, hence my score of 7 (in comparison to other b movies of course). I would have scored it higher but the alien fight at the end was one of the worst atrocities I've ever seen committed to film, with its inconsistent lighting (some shots were in daylight and some were with a 'day for night' effect), worst special effect I have ever seen and just a terribly choreographed scene overall.Still, the rest of the movie made up for it. Loads of bad acting, boom mics coming into shot, terrible dialogue and all that. But it somehow all managed to be done in an enjoyable way, unlike some b movies which have the same flaws but are totally boring rather than entertaining. It had a good atmosphere and nice locations. It kind of felt like I was watching a film made by a student friend and I got the feeling it would have been fun to film. I enjoyed it and it's one of those films where you can dig it out when you're having a few beers with mates and have a good laugh along with it.

trashgang I once saw The Fiend or also know as Fiend, what a turkey that was but this one is even worser. The copper looks like a McCloud rip off, acting is terrible and let us please be quiet about the aliens. No special effects, only a man dressed as an alien. And it goes on and on, even your toddlers could watch this one and may think, hey there's a teletubbie on the run. And then there's one special effect, you will see, it's an effect used in the silent movies. This is one of your worst nightmares to watch, extreme slow, extreme stupid, extreme boring. Just have a look at the alien again, it's a stilted man. I can go one for ages about Alien Factor. Luckely it was on DVD together with Fiend, two turkeys for the price of one...

cultofsucktitude This is a movie I caught on WBIR's late night horror show 'The Unknown Zone'. They showed movies at 11:30 on Friday nights in Tennessee. I've only seen this once and enjoyed it for what it was: a very cheesy movie! Haven't seen it since.Some of these reviews are rather odd. It's almost as though a pitchman is working hard to sell a DVD of this movie. I don't know if that's the case but some of the stranger reviews are from guys who posted once on this entire website and that was it. I remember the stop motion monster and I always thought he was suppose to have been transparent since he was invisible. But it could have been a goof. I can't really rate this film since I haven't seen it in twenty years.