John Davies, Jason Eisener
Kids vs. Aliens (2022) was recently added to Shudder and tells the tale of a group of kids who make cool costumes, write random scripts and get into making movies. One of the kids older sisters also partakes in their efforts until a group of mean teenagers come, the sister saves the kids but in the process falls for the leader of the teenagers. As the sister is pursued by the young man, the young man convinces her to throw a party in her house while her parents are out of town; unfortunately for them, the party is the same night as an alien invasion.
This movie is directed by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun) and stars Dominic Mariche (Are You Afraid of the Dark), Phoebe Rex (From), Calem MacDonald (Moonshine), Asher Grayson (Scaredy Cats) and Emma Vickers (Invisible).
The storyline for this movie reminded me of a mix of Super 8 and Turbo Kid. The cinematography, lighting, costumes and props were all very good…except the aliens 👽. The alien costumes were bad but still entertaining. The characters are well established as is the circumstances. There are some entertaining kill scenes, especially at the end, that contain solid gore, and a hilarious sex scene that had me cracking up. This has a Stranger Things element where it’s a perfect first horror film for kids/teenagers stepping into the genre.
Overall, this is an above average addition to the horror genre that’s fun for the entire family. I would score this a 6.5-7/10 and strongly recommend it.