THIRST is an all-too-familiar low budget enterprise shot in the Utah desert. A group of kids are on their way to a tough boot camp, but instead they come across a meteorite site which has brought with it a CGI alien that appears to be a mixture of different creatures. Mucho low-rent action then takes place as the kids are bumped off one by one by the beast while they attempt to figure out a way to kill it. Aside from a small role for THE WALKING DEAD's Karl Makinen, who is reliably good, this is pretty poor, with unoriginal plotting and uninteresting special effects. Films like this only really work when they're bursting with suspense and you won't find much of that here.

Very minor spoilers.I started out watching this somewhat reluctantly, but found myself really liking it once the clichéd opening scene was over with. Although the obvious character tropes are present, it was the characters that got me engaged. I felt somewhat sad early on because I liked all of them - except the guy you are not meant to like - and I knew most of them probably wouldn't make it.The Alien creature is very well done, but they show it off too early and ruin the suspense somewhat. It looks like a highly magnetized H.R. Giger Alien centaur that ran through a junk yard. The cyborg design doesn't really fit the "vampiric" nature of the alien and its ability to sneak up on people, although I suppose it presents a good reason for it to be bullet-proof.The acting and script is mostly good. They avoid having the characters do anything obviously stupid, although there is some character in-fighting that pops up at moments where you would expect the group to be too bothered about survival to have a go at each other. Most set pieces were well done, and tense, except for the ending which was highly unoriginal. Despite the great alien, the other effects are very bad, with poorly done CGI explosions and one scene where the alien picks someone up by the neck that is laugh-out-loud fake looking.The two young leads, John Redlinger and Clare Niederpruem have great chemistry and are very effective in their roles. Hopefully we see more of them in "better" movies.Overall, a really good film of this type. I would certainly watch it again.

What would you get if you take the creature from Alien and give it A Terminator skeleton well other than a lawsuit from James Cameron you get this metal alien. This alien crashes into earth and starts feeding on some young adults in a second chance rehab program in a remote area. One by one they get picked off until they decide to fight back.This one is more action than horror. Looks like they had a decent budget though. The characters are paper thin. I just watched it and I can't remember them.Nothing new or original here. They couldn't even pick an original title!

This movie is one that certainly shines when viewed for what it is: an entertaining action flick. It's shot in such a way that it feels almost like a graphic novel. Quick, dynamic camera moves, heart- pumping action sequences, big explosions, and a nearly invincible baddie combine to provide an entertaining viewing experience.As with most films in this genre, you won't find much in the way of character development. In some ways, that's part of the fun. I found myself laughing out loud at the gratuitous shotgun-pumping, the Rube-Golberg-esque final sequence, and John Redlinger's character, which takes on the full breadth of the action-hero caricature. Though I didn't feel very invested in any of the individual characters, I found their cohesive whole entertaining. Many of the technical elements are exemplary, especially when one is aware that this movie was put together by only a handful of people in under four weeks of shooting time. There are a couple of interesting long single-shot sequences and some strikingly composed scenes. True, there are a couple of CG moments that are very rough - low budget does have its drawbacks - but the monster itself looks pretty awesome.The music is phenomenal.This is definitely a film to be appreciated for what it is: a straight-up action-thriller flick you'd watch with your mates. It's also a movie that shouldn't be taken too seriously. It's not ground- breaking cinema, but it is certainly good fun, entertaining, and worth a watch.