the sender
Added 2/2/2010
this was a very good movie for the 80's. has some good action in it.
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not another UFO movie!!
Added 10/31/2009
A star studded cast with beautiful sexy women wasn't enough to save this movie. With so many stuntmen out of work and Hollywood going broke its no wonder that aliens will do the jobs that earthmen don't want to do. If you saw E.T., Taken, Race to witch mountain and other recent alien/UFU movies you will find the same theme as this movie. Is that plagiarism? The movie begins with the famous incident in which planes from an aircraft carrier disappear in the Bermuda triangle. It's a repeat of sci-fi UFO movies with the addition of 2 dozen car crashes and a beautiful Latino alien with healing powers who is trying to cure a cute little girl of cancer who only wants daddy and go back home. The movie follows the same plot as the sci-fi Taken -- with men in black and the pursuit of the father and his kid by the army did not keep me on the edge of my seat. Our alien not only abhorred the violence of earth men but also is adept at killing mankind with an army pistol. I would spoil the ending if I could but fell asleep after I fed my cat and swept my kitchen floor. Our little girl of course is a jump in the evolution of mankind due to aliens from outer space and has powers being sought by the military. Save you money and rent the movie Taken.
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A nice B movie
Added 10/30/2007
For a B movie this one is very enjoyable. It is a car chase movie with a sci fi plot about a young girl that is a Sender. She has the power to move ships through interestelar space. Like Frank Herbert's Dune navigators but more pretty. So, the big bad government guys want her and the aliens protect her. I give the movie three stars for the entertainment value and five stars for the lovely Shelly Lether who plays the alien girl. She is out of this world.
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This is genuinely the worst film that ever made it to screen
Added 12/29/2004
This is an unbelievably awful piece of work. I only looked it up on the internet after a Christmas game of "what's the worst film you've ever seen?". It never even made it to the big screen in the UK, and makes no mark on the film guides.
I saw it in a cinema in The Middle East, where there was nothing better to do. Even though it was 7 years ago, I can still recall the pointlessly shallow evil of the baddies, the dreadfulness of the acting, terrible, terrible special effects, a plot that makes Police Academy 6 look like Fellini's 8 1/2, and the feeling of disbelief at yet another dip in the already-low quality of what was set before us.
It was so bad that it was a relief when someone's mobile rang as it gave us some decent dialogue to listen to. "The Sender" made me want to join a sect that would brainwash me into forgetting, or at least prevent any 20th Century influences from harming me. It is so bad that now, when I watch "Reservoir Dogs", it's not as good as it used to be. If Michael Madsen tried to cut off my ear, I'd let him if it meant I didn't have to listen to any more of his dialogue. I'd ask him to poke my eyes out while he was at it though.
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One of my favorite alien films...
Added 6/27/2002
I enjoy watching this movie. I woke up at 4AM to tape this movie on Cinemax years ago. I just wish for a reasonably-priced VHS for sale or, even better, a Region 1 DVD release...This movie may be a little cheesy at times, but I really enjoyed it. The special effects are great and (i believe that) the story is closer to fact, especially concerning the "sender" gene... I'd recommend you buy this (if you can even find it)!
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the sender
Added 2/2/2010
this was a very good movie for the 80's. has some good action in it.
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not another UFO movie!!
Added 10/31/2009
A star studded cast with beautiful sexy women wasn't enough to save this movie. With so many stuntmen out of work and Hollywood going broke its no wonder that aliens will do the jobs that earthmen don't want to do. If you saw E.T., Taken, Race to witch mountain and other recent alien/UFU movies you will find the same theme as this movie. Is that plagiarism? The movie begins with the famous incident in which planes from an aircraft carrier disappear in the Bermuda triangle. It's a repeat of sci-fi UFO movies with the addition of 2 dozen car crashes and a beautiful Latino alien with healing powers who is trying to cure a cute little girl of cancer who only wants daddy and go back home. The movie follows the same plot as the sci-fi Taken -- with men in black and the pursuit of the father and his kid by the army did not keep me on the edge of my seat. Our alien not only abhorred the violence of earth men but also is adept at killing mankind with an army pistol. I would spoil the ending if I could but fell asleep after I fed my cat and swept my kitchen floor. Our little girl of course is a jump in the evolution of mankind due to aliens from outer space and has powers being sought by the military. Save you money and rent the movie Taken.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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A nice B movie
Added 10/30/2007
For a B movie this one is very enjoyable. It is a car chase movie with a sci fi plot about a young girl that is a Sender. She has the power to move ships through interestelar space. Like Frank Herbert's Dune navigators but more pretty. So, the big bad government guys want her and the aliens protect her. I give the movie three stars for the entertainment value and five stars for the lovely Shelly Lether who plays the alien girl. She is out of this world.
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