A Brilliant Conflict

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

This zero budget sci fi movie appears to have been made by non-professionals, aka amateurs. The production values, music, sound, etc., are all absolutely terrible. Much of the acting is even worse. Despite all this, the film is strangely watchable and fascinating, more as a specimen of something (I don't know what) than a movie. It is like an attempt by someone down the street to make a home video with some friends about the aliens theme. Here, we are told that humanity is 'caught in the middle' of a struggle between two warring alien species who have long ago invaded the earth. One is 'the Greys', the little creepy fellows well known to anyone who has ever read a UFO abduction account. The other is 'the Morphs', who look just like us and are infiltrating positions of power, like Dick Cheney, perhaps. People who get in the way of either species of aliens get killed (Vince Foster?) A few of the actors offer some weird interest, such as Debbie Rochon, whose main problem is that she definitely wears the wrong colour lipstick for her complexion. Too purple. Try vermilion or even scarlet. There are some monsters and 'gut chompers' and other horrors strewn throughout this bizarre collection of loosely related tales. None of it makes any real sense. It swims in a sea of conspiracy and is intuitive rather than logical. Psychiatrists would be interested in this film, which is like a long bad dream. Some of the people connected with making this must be, well, you know ...

It looks like 3 old amateur films (maybe submitted to tromadance) edited a bit and joined together with DV shot book-end segments with Debbie Rochon to tie them together to form some sort of plot(which makes little sense). Since it is now sold in poundland(which is where I bought it) I think this is about the right price for it, any more and I would have felt very cheated. Interesting only if you like to look at other amateur films. Note: Amateur, not independent. 2/10

Looking at the cover makes you think "hey, I could do a better professional job than this on my computer with no software to help me" But as I am a big fan of trashy movies (my wife will back that up) this did not put me off buying it(it only cost me a pound anyway). From the start to finish, although I did turn it off 3/4 of the way,it is totally amatueristic. Acting terrible, effects from the 1940's, so boring you just loose the plot, did I mention bad acting or did it have such a low budget that half the actors didn't get paid,thus were totally unmotivated. Debbie Rochon is very nice indeed but I think if she stripped off all the way through this film,it still would not have saved it,sexist pig you might say, but go ahead watch this movie then you will know what I'm talking about.

If you're into the X-Files, alien invasions, and action/sci-fi, you'll wanna check out ENDANGERED SPECIES. It's a wild trip into an alien war between two species, the Greys and the Morphs, and the humans that intercept their intentions. There's three interlinking stories in this movie, all of which are entertaining. Debra Rochon's acting is top notch, and Joel Wynkoop does a great "Man With No Name" impersonation as a burned out hero infiltrating the radiated swamplands of Florida. All the directors do a fine job in executing their segments, budgetary restraints considered. The plot is very complex and it's recommended to view this movie a couple of times to get all the details straight in your mind. One part has some excellent stop-motion photography and animation, while another has wild action that includes karate fights, alligator wrestling, and the coolest looking alien space station I've seen on this side of the Mississippi. The flick is also pretty decent for family viewing, minor swearing and violence aside. So if you're a sci-fi fan looking for a little deviation from Scully and Mulder, get this flick and check it out.