Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Michael_Elliott The Galaxy Invader (1985) * 1/2 (out of 4)A spaceship crashes in a small rural town and pretty soon a green alien is stalking the streets. A bunch of rednecks decide it's a good idea to try and capture it so that they can make some quick cash.The third time wasn't the charm for director Don Dohler. He broke into the business with THE ALIEN FACTOR, which was about an spaceship crashing in a small town and doing damage. He remade that film a few years later as NIGHTBEAST, which was about a spaceship crashing in a small town and an alien doing damage. As you can tell, THE GALAXY INVADER is pretty much the same thing but it's not nearly as entertaining as the previous two films.It's funny to see that the director would basically make the same film three times within a seven years period. He would actually make ALIEN FACTOR 2 later in his career so I find it interesting to see the same person doing the same film so many times. THis here is probably the weakest of the original three because it basically takes away all the good stuff that made the first two films work.What is missing here? Well, there's the nudity that adds to the sleaze factor. This movie is also missing all of the violence and gore. This here is basically a watered down version of the first two movies and it's just not fun at all. I'm not sure if this stuff was cut out because of budget issues but it certainly hurt the movie and there's really no point in watching this when you've got the same movie out there in two better versions.

Icarus_Phoenix The premise for this movie is simple: Alien crashes on Earth and then gets chased by rednecks in the woods. Hilarity ensues.I was first made aware of this movie by RedLetterMedia, who praised it for its cheesy 80's camp and unintentionally hilarious portrayal of domestic violence. After seeing it for myself, I can easily say that this film is a rare gem to be treasured, and placed alongside other so-bad-they're-good classics, like Troll 2 and Plan 9. I couldn't force myself to give this movie over 5 stars, since it is horrible in almost every category (acting; special effects; writing; lighting; etc.), but it earns every single one of those stars by being one of the funniest movies ever made. It gives you everything you could ask for and more: Man threatening to knock his wife's lights out (check), man chasing his daughter through the woods with a shotgun over a simple argument (check), man choking out an alien with a tree branch (check), man attempting to rape a woman who comes over looking for her boyfriend (check), man killing said woman for escaping the rape (check), man dragging said woman's body off and then going back to drinking on the couch (check), an epic shotgun swing that is shot in multiple angles and slow motion (check), and finally the amazing payoff of that swing as it ends in a dummy being heaved off a cliff in comedic fashion (check). I know some of these topics sound serious, but they are executed in the most hilarious ways possible, that it is impossible not to burst out laughing. Finally, let me give some props to actor Richard Ruxton, who plays the drunken father (Joe Montague) at the center of all these hilarious events. Get prepared for comedy gold every time he comes on the screen (also be sure to check out that killer T-shirt of his). So, if you're into awful 80's horror cheese, and want to see some good unintentional comedy, check out The Galaxy Invader. You won't be disappointed.

siderite It is so bad it is almost funny... but it's not. The sad thing is that I really wanted to see a bad cheesy sci fi movie, but it was too horrible to watch. The loud "eerie" sound effects, the ridiculous music, the bad camera angles, the incredible bad acting, the green rubber alien who breaths like Vader, the horrendous dialogue, the redneck father that wants to shoot his daughter because she threw a glass of water in his face... Just stay away from it. I made the effort of writing enough of a comment so that it gets saved and protect potential viewers from this crap.

Cristi_Ciopron With a story by Don Dohler, scored by Norman Noplock, THE GALAXY INVADER is an auteur movie by Don Dohler (--and many from the Dohler family seem to have contributed--); a Z movie doubtlessly, but an auteur movie nonetheless, as the Z cinema, the Z footage has its _auteurs, hacks intrepid enough to assume the whole steps of the movie-making.The costume of that asthmatic monster was beyond imagination. You see, movies like this one should compete for that 'worst ...' category.It deserves its disrepute.