Alien Apocalypse (2005) - Do you like Bruce Campbell?

Do you like Bruce Campbell?  If the answer to that question is, 'Who the hell is Bruce Campbell?' then I will 'review' 2005's 'Alien Apocalypse' simply by saying - it's a terrible movie with terrible special effects which look like the aliens themselves are something out of a particualy bad Playstation 2 cut-scene and terrible acting.  So don't see it.

However, if - like me - you're the sort of person to queue for hours in a line at a ComicCon just to have your photo taken with the man with the greatest chin in B-movie history, I would 'review' 'Alien Apocalypse' by saying it's an absolute masterpiece of bad film-making, heading by Ash from 'Evil Dead' who just so happens to be wearing a spacesuit instead of a tatty blue shirt.  Oh, and he has both his hands here.

Four astronauts return to Earth after an extended time in space, only to find aliens have taken over the world and humans are now slaves who live in a wood.  Think 'Planet of the Apes' meets 'Battlefield Earth' and, of course, starring 'Ash' from the 'Evil Dead' franchise.

How you feel about this sort of film depends on what you're looking for.  If you're looking for something deep and serious, with dramatic plot arcs and themes which make you question the meaning of reality, then you won't find it here.  I suggest checking out some sort of top ten list of films of all time and watching 'The Godfather' instead.  But if you like your entertainment with double helpings of cheese and Bruce Campbell chewing on every piece of scenery then this film IS 'The Godfather' of bad films.

Films like 'Alien Apocalypse' should not be judged in terms of whether they're a good or bad film.  It's a bad one - and it knows it.  The difference is that it embraces its awfulness with both arms and plays into it.  Yes, it's bad, but boy is it soooo entertaining I absolutely loved it.  Hail to the king, baby!

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that