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2

(nothing notable)

7

(some molestation, strong language, and beer drinkin')

2

(so pitifully awful it's amusing)

Yeehaw, ya'll! Get ta settlin' in ov'ar lik'at, grab ya up some 'shine, an' lemme spin ya a tale ri'chere 'bout "The Galaxy Invader." I was walkin' away feelin' like this here was a movin' pi'ture 'bout hillbillies, fer hillbillies, by hillbillies.

 

Not really. Actually if that had been the case it might have been more fun. This is more like the stereotypical poke-fun-at-hillbillies-for-comedic-effect type thing. An alien has landed and is invading people's basements and killing them when they come down to check out the noise. A nasty old man who abuses his family gets his hands on one of the alien's gadgets and wants to sell it for quick cash, but when he gets together with his drunken hillbilly buddies they decide that if they could catch the alien alive it would be worth even more! It's time for a posse!

 

If you want a movie so stupid it will kill brain cells quicker than Uncle Jesse's moonshine this is your poison. There's not even that much story to it. It quickly become a mess of repetitious lines, poorly choreographed fight scenes, and a whole lot of passing the alien artifact back and forth. And when I say the choreography is poor I mean that the demos my Karate class does with the 6-10 year old age group has more realistic fighting than this movie does.

 

The acting is horrible. The alien suit looks like it came off the Wal Mart clearance rack. Even the continuity is crummy with people and places looking painfully out of place. If there's one thing that I found amusing it's that one of these good ol' boys doesn't put down his beer for ANYTHING!

Morality

There is some mild strong language, and there's an attempted rape. There's a lot of beer drinking but nothing else especially questionable.

Spirituality

Haha, yeah right, moving on...

Final Thoughts

Seriously, you really need to be hard up for a bad sci-fi flick to put this on your TV. I mean it's comically bad, but this might just be one of the goofiest productions I've ever tried to watch.

Buying Guide

If you're looking to buy "The Galaxy Invader," fear not! The psychiatrist is on the way! Still, they have it for sale so somebody must be buying it.

 

There are a number of DVD's and multi-movie packs though hardly any of them even bother listing specs or other details. The one exception is a 2 pack which actually has some extras.

 

Without any listing of details I can only assume that all of these releases offer the same thing as the 20 pack I'll be detailing shortly. There aren't even any comments on the quality of the presentation (just comments on how awful the movie is). I saw no release mentioning any remastering or the inclusion of any extras.

 

The only one that stands out even a little is the Grindhouse Double Shock Show double-feature. It lists the same specs that I list below but actually includes an actor commentary. It's also available in a larger box set.

 

Final Recommendation:

Just go for the best possible deal. Chances are slim that any of these are going to offer a high quality presentation.

I got mine in the Chilling 20 pack.

 

Video

1.33:

This is the TV standard ratio. The image has a little trash and is a bit grainy. It is otherwise tolerable.

Audio

2.0 mono:

Some of it sound kind of weird, I guess it's a combination of mix, levels, and overall low quality.

 

Packaging

The disc comes in a paper sleeve that lives in a plastic case. You can get more details about the set as a whole by checking out the Chilling (20 pack) guide.

 

Extras

There are none.

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