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James Gammon, Adam Kaufman, Catherine Mangan, Brad William Henke, Paul McCarthy Boyington ... see more see more... , Mike C. Williams

The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez returns to direct his first feature film since that 1999 forest-bound frightener that took the world of horror by storm with this shocker concerning ... read more read more...a group of former alien abductees who seek vengeance against the malevolent extraterrestrials who kidnapped them fifteen years prior. It's been more than a decade since five hunters were swept out of the forest and into the night skies by a powerful otherworldly force, but only four of the lifelong friends ever found their way back to terra firma. In the wake of that inexplicable tragedy the remaining friends found their bond growing stronger than ever before. None of the men have ever forgotten about their long lost friend, or the trauma that they endured on that fateful night. Years later, upon capturing one of the very same creatures that caused all of their suffering, the four friends retreat into a remote forest compound to execute their long awaited revenge. To set the creature free would be to sign their own death warrants, and to kill it would almost certainly spell their doom as well. As the long night wears on and an impenetrable blackness once again washes over the darkened woods, the hunters realize that they only have a few hours left to decide the fate of the strange and menacing creature. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Directed by: Eduardo Sanchez

Release Date: December 19, 2006

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  • cancercapricorn2002
    December 5, 2007
    cancercapricorn2002
    Some spoilers here *************************************************************

    Four friends in the deep south (or so I guess by their accents), face their fears and the past that haunts them. The result is a movie that has much more depth and suspense than the average strai... read moreght to DVD movie.

    Brothers Duke (Brad William Henke), Cody (Paul McCarthy Boyington), and Otis (Michael C. Williams) accomplish what they thought they would never be able to do. They trap one of the aliens that abducted them 15 years earlier and killed their brother. The problem that comes next is what to do next. A quick decision by Duke sends them towards their one time childhood friend Wyatt (Adam Kaufman) who was also with them during the abduction years earlier. More so, he is the only one that "they" seemed most interested in.

    However, Wyatt upon learning of their capture wants nothing to do with the brothers or their capture. A paranoid who lives in a remote home surrounded by flood lights and with doors that can be locked various times, he himself has dealt with the abduction in his own way. Bringing them back to him is the last thing that he or his girlfriend Hope (Catherine Mangan) want. Even if they were the reason for the death of his best friend, Wyatt has done his best to move on.

    Wyatt though becomes the center of the story as we discover that the aliens do have a certain desire for him even though we never fully know why that it is. He received an implant and somehow the ability to sense them. During the final confrontation with the alien that Duke and his brothers captured, it appears that Wyatt himself has mental powers which he uses to cripple the alien. Again we find no explanation though we can guess that the past abduction gave him powers which he used.

    The conflict that fills Altered is not so much the alien vs man story that we are used to after years of sci movies. What makes Altered interesting is the relationship between four friends and how they dealt with an experience that only brought shame and ridicule. Much of Altered consists of conversations about the past and what was done and what should have been done. This is especially so between Wyatt and Cody where the latter especially feels remorse because of the belief that his father blamed him for the death of his brother. Hope herself also constantly bemoans any attempt to bring the past back into the present and struggles to understand why such aliens would show such interest in Wyatt in the first place.

    The most important lines come at the very end of the movie. As Hope and Wyatt flee, she asks how safe they are now that they killed perhaps a dozen of their kind. Wyatt can only say that they will have to wait and see.

    A soild straight to dvd film well worth checking out
  • olsonjd85
    June 18, 2007
    olsonjd85
    A cool little indie/horror flick. Terrible ending, but aliens and rednecks are always a good combination.
  • piranhaa72
    August 27, 2011
    piranhaa72
    A pretty funny ocasionally gross comedy/horror flick with some nice easter eggs and reference gags here and there.
  • monkeybobbob
    July 19, 2011
    monkeybobbob
    Cool alien invasion type movie. The guys that made The Blair Witch Project got fucked over by Hollywood as the only time i knew this was available was when i saw it on DVD in the shops! Shame, because this is a suspenseful, at times scary, occassionaly slightly gory, well made an... read mored acted horror/thriller about some friends that try to get revenge on some aliens for killing their friend. They manage to catch one but obviously things aren't as easy as that. Despite seeing a bit to much of the alien(which to be fair, is quite scary) and i'm still not totally sure about the ending, this is a decent film, well worth a look and i felt a bit sorry for the Blair Witch guys. Love it or hate it, that film made a shit load of money so there's obviously been some wankers at work somewhere because if there wasn't, this may have got a cinema release as its better than alot of the shit that gets put out most weeks these days.
  • John2223
    November 7, 2007
    John2223
    A surprisingly good horror from Blair Witch creator Ed Sanchez. Well-made, moody. dark and entertaining.
  • cacutshaw
    February 2, 2007
    cacutshaw
    Looking forward to seeing this since it's from one of the creator's of the Blair Witch Project. It was a decent post alien abduction story with a few plotholes, but overall it was entertaining (and gory in one scene as well!)
  • eeks2
    May 17, 2012
    eeks2
    Back-woods hick + aliens horror movie from a Blair Witch Guy, but not found footage style, but also not any good. Gory, not really scary, mostly boring. I have an aversion to hicks.
  • juliantoepfer
    December 27, 2011
    juliantoepfer
    A pleasantly good horror flick from the makers of the ever under-rated 'Blair Witch Project'. Like Blair Witch, a great example that good film making can be achieved without a huge budget and top shelf actors.
  • karenshaub
    October 29, 2009
    karenshaub
    ALTERED is a horror flick from director Eduardo Sanchez who also co-wrote the film with Jaime Nash. You may remember Sanchez as half the team who brought you the highly successful BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Unlike its predecessor, ALTERED doesn't really break any new ground but it does... read more hit the ground running. The film opens promisingly with three very nervous good ol' boys stalking through the Florida backwoods; Otis, Cody, and Duke. We quickly learn that they are huntin' aliens and have been for the past 15 years, ever since they and 2 of their friends were abducted, experimented upon, and one of them died, never to be seen again. As I said a very promising beginning, and the film holds together extremely well for the first third or so until the buddies who have now gathered at the isolated fortress home of Wyatt (the other survivor) start bickering over what to do with their captured alien. Its at this point that things start to fall apart and the film becomes tedious and cliched; plot holes abound, illogic runs amuck, and a couple of times we have to ask ourselves WTF? Still there is enough good here to put this at about a 3 star rating. The monster is rather impressively designed and executed, some of the actors are quite good too I especially liked Mike C. Williams as Otis (Williams also appeared in BLAIR WITCH) and Brad William Henke as Duke is a loveable ol' redneck if there ever was one. There's also one good gore scene that should make almost anyone wince, for those who are into that sort of thing.
  • gavinrrsmith
    October 1, 2008
    gavinrrsmith
    I wish I could say this was a great sci-fi/horror film. It has an intriguing premise and some astounding special effects for a low-budget film--particularly the film's snarling, frog-like alien. However, it ends up being a case of wasted potential. The film throws us some ridicul... read moreous--and entirely unconvincing--gore and ultimately devolves into a repetitive, nonsensical climax that seems like it will never end. I was really into the film at first, but it sadly just falls apart. At least the alien was cool.

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Roger Moore
December 19, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Too many of the arguments are whispered, too many settings are missing the horrific atmosphere the movie requires. Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
August 19, 2007
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

Good old fashioned special effects mixed with wicked gore, and a compelling story make "Altered" a great follow-up from the "Blair Witch" creators... Full Review

David Nusair
January 18, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...generally comes off as an engaging and genuinely creepy little horror flick... Full Review

Scott Weinberg
December 26, 2006
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

Devoted genre fans should feel free to give it a rental, but don't expect to be blown away. Full Review

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