The first movie had a great premise, but crapped the bed at the end where it really went nowhere and the main character turns into a sympathetic alien...end credits...wtf did I just watch.
Fortunately in Beyond Skyline they explain this. Yes, the overuse of CGI and the end are a bit cheesy, but it seems like the writer turned director really put his heart into this movie. This was clearly his idea, his baby, and he wanted to tell the world. Frank Grillo is awesome as always, playing the brooding yet sympathetic badass cop and Iko Uwais from The Raid plays a thug from the underground in Laos.
The movie starts out as a horror thriller, with the city of LA, almost completely wiped out. Frank Grillo, his son, and a few others get sucked up into the ship and they have to find each other and then their way out. At this point they really delve into the lore and I found it awesome despite it all being CGI. About halfway through the ship crashes in Laos and they escape. At this point the movie starts to drag a little bit, but the characters aren't bad and we are quickly thrust back into the action.
I won't completely spoil it, but the final battle was pretty damn cheesy, but they ended the movie with a lead in for a sequel and I will definitely see it! Also keep watching afterwards for bloopers. They were hilarious!
Beyond Skyline is above average for your straight-to-video movie and I suggest you check it out!
Fortunately in Beyond Skyline they explain this. Yes, the overuse of CGI and the end are a bit cheesy, but it seems like the writer turned director really put his heart into this movie. This was clearly his idea, his baby, and he wanted to tell the world. Frank Grillo is awesome as always, playing the brooding yet sympathetic badass cop and Iko Uwais from The Raid plays a thug from the underground in Laos.
The movie starts out as a horror thriller, with the city of LA, almost completely wiped out. Frank Grillo, his son, and a few others get sucked up into the ship and they have to find each other and then their way out. At this point they really delve into the lore and I found it awesome despite it all being CGI. About halfway through the ship crashes in Laos and they escape. At this point the movie starts to drag a little bit, but the characters aren't bad and we are quickly thrust back into the action.
I won't completely spoil it, but the final battle was pretty damn cheesy, but they ended the movie with a lead in for a sequel and I will definitely see it! Also keep watching afterwards for bloopers. They were hilarious!
Beyond Skyline is above average for your straight-to-video movie and I suggest you check it out!