Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

gpeltz OK so you read most of the others reviews for Galaxy Invader. I took a chance and pulled out one of ten disks on a Sci fi anthology set (with such sci fi titles as Hercules Unchained...?OK, the first question that needs to be asked is, what does Galaxy Invader contribute to the alien invasion genera? in truth, not much. The landing of the spacecraft at the opening of the film. (meteor effect) was a bit more elaborate than some other low budget films, the ball of light actually does a bit of twisting and turning double played before disappearing behind the tree line, and in fact adds up to the most impressive effect that will be seen in this film. The young teen witness to the landing calls his college professor, who even though he lives six hours away, jumps out of bed to investigate. The first indications of this alien, are wisely done as POV shots, walking around in the dense Maryland underbrush. The director however plays his hand early on, and reveals the Rubber suited alien. The mask is about par with some Outer limit shows, the body suit is usable, if not overshot. Unfortunaltely in this production it is on screen way too long. They say it is green, but my monitor never picked that detail up. Corman knew how to make a monster suit frightening, as in "The Day the World Ended" you keep the creature in shadows, using musical cues, and partial body shots,only revealing the full creature at the last moments. Here the director shows everything in the first minutes, and after wards, has nowhere to go. The most interesting part of this movie is the bad guy, the drunk father named Joe, He and his grown son JJ, and his slutty daughter and long suffering wife, live in the backwoods. Joe is suppose to be painted as a stereotypical backwoods bumpkin, we are told in the beginning that he is a liar, a cheat, a drunkard, and one who goes after his sassing daughter with a rifle. My problem is that the writers could not convey the villainy with the lame script, and for reasons of either "good" bad acting, or just inability to capture the fathers wicked nature, Joe played by Richard Ruxton, comes off as mildly offsetting at best.A secondary character Frank Custor, a friend of Joe's also comes off as a small town, shady con man with connections! it is his idea to capture the space creature and sell it for a profit to the highest bidder. Custors part is overacted, and is enjoyable to watch, played by Don Liefert. JJ the oldest son played by George Stover, comes across as a young Lon Chaney Jr. not much acting to be done, but a interesting presence. Logic has no part of this story, The alien is neither malevolent nor intelligent, its main job is to lumber around, loosing and finding and then re-losing its space blaster. The night shots call for evocative lighting, that never happens. The musical score is a one song all purpose musical phrase. The sound effects that warn of the creature are sometimes effective, but the lack of suspense has long ago dulled any anticipation. I think the fact that this was done in earnest, gives the production any meager merit it has, and that raises it above it's cheap and amateurish script and production values.

Allen H. Freeman, Jr. I usually get a kick out of cheesy sci-fi movies. I couldn't even find humor in this. There was very little technical quality. Many of the scenes were too dark. The background noise in the quiet outdoor scenes was distracting.The worst thing about the movie was the staging of the fight scenes. I wonder if the actors had any contact with each other during a fight scene. Reaction times were so slow. Each actor was at his or her own level, and these levels never changed. There was no range. Most of the delivery was either yelling or very quiet. There was no build-up. It was totally flat. This movie was a waste of time. It was painful to watch it.

Bloodwank Appearing like a stranger from a strange land, The Galaxy Invader must have thrown people for a loop back in '85. At a time when slashers were all the rage, the PG level thrills and cracked sci-fi spills are about the last thing you could expect, but lowbrow legend Don Dohler pulls it off and then some. The key to it all is commitment, there's a fair amount of overlap between cast and crew and many of both cast and crew cut their teeth on previous Dohler pictures, which he had been making for a while. It all adds up to confidence, to actors pinging off each other with dramatic result, bold use of shaky effects, competent framing, poignant message, this is a film where all the lunacy can't overpower the fact that these people weren't screwing around. There's effort here and it shines. The plot wraps around an alien crash-landing in redneck backwoods territory espied by a couple of mean spirited idiots, Joe Montague and Frank Custor (can you smell the sweat?) who elect to catch and sell it. Meanwhile, a sky watching professor and his student are on the hunt for the being, and Joe's wife and daughter are just trying to get away safe from him. The film wrong-foots the viewer pretty early on, man is the aggressor here, man the wild beast. The title is a misnomer, the alien isn't any kind of an invader and is actually kinda sympathetic, also it has the look of a novelty store riff on the Creature from the Black Lagoon. At times it almost feels like a red herring in its own film, such is the focus on the nefarious Joe. With a lesser actor this wouldn't have worked at all, but Richard Ruxton brings a tour de force to the table, with a perpetual scowl plastered on his face and twitchy, violently irate demeanour he blows gusts of derangement through his every moment of screen time, a remarkable gonzoid villain. Don Leifert is slightly lower key but nonetheless palpably loathsome as Frank, while various Dohler relatives and local types bulk out the cast. There are a few shootings, cool shonky mini explosion effects and powerful spurts of tension, this undoubtedly aided by driving synths from Norman Noplock (sadly this is his only credit), like I said up top this one is committed and so when it strikes, it strikes hard. Things move at a smart clip and the short runtime feels like a breeze, by the time the ending locks in it's a breathless ride and the ending itself is a terrific capper. Now I wouldn't possibly recommend this to "regular" cinema fans, but as a devotee of low budget science fiction lunacy I thought this a really great time. If you're still reading this, you might to. Check it out say I, 7/10.

wes-connors A green alien, carrying one ball, inexplicably lands in rural Maryland. Director Don Dohler's blond son Greg (as David Harmon) sees the landing, and calls UFO enthusiast Richard Dyszel (as William Tracy) with the news. While young Mr. Dohler waits patiently by his car, for SIX HOURS, Mr. Dyszel drives out to the area. But, before the two can make friends with "The Galaxy Invader", local redneck alcoholic Richard Ruxton (as Joe Montague) has tied up the alien, and stolen his ball.Dohler and Mr. Ruxton's rebellious daughter, Faye Tilles (as Carol), want to give the alien back his ball, but Ruxton has discovered its power makes his gun shoot better. Ruxton, his family, and the local rednecks are hilarious. The alien isn't too bad, for a limited budget affair. From a technical viewpoint, most everything about this film is wretched, but the totality is not truly awful - it's not really "so bad it's good" and it doesn't have a redeeming thesis - but, it is entertaining in its way.**** The Galaxy Invader (4/85) Don Dohler ~ Richard Ruxton, Greg Dohler, George Stover, Anne Frith