Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Terminal Invasion'

Written by Scott Edwards

You always wonder what you would do when facing an extreme situation. You never know until it happens and trying to prepare yourself for it is pointless since you never know what will really go down. No matter, you just need to keep your eyes open to what is going on around you, since your surroundings may be the only thing that you can fall back on when all is said and done. Making sure that the area is familiar to you is the first step in being prepared for the unexpected.

Jack is a bad man that has done bad things in his past and is now being transferred to a new facility. But the night is treacherous and the cops that are transporting him may not be the best for the job as the snow keeps falling and the roads continue to ice up. One turn later, the SUV slides off the side of the road and although everyone is okay, they are not able to get a signal out to the station to come and pick them up. Now the officers and their convict are forced to walk several miles to safety in the snow, but not knowing what is over the horizon will change their lives forever.

At the airport, Cathy Garrett has finally arrived to try and get her charter flight set up, but the blizzard outside is making her wonder if she will be able to take off. Saying this out loud, the passengers hear and are starting to freak out that they will not be able to leave. Since she is the pilot, Cathy tries to take care of the situation that she has caused, but she can tell that emotions are running high, but it does not matter in the end, if she is not able to take off, nobody will be leaving the airport. With one situation averted, another one walks in the door as Jake and his officers come barreling in. With no working phones or radios, the convict will have to be held up in the airport with all of the decent people who are waiting for the storm to blow over. 

Needing to go to the bathroom after the long hike, Jake is attacked by something that he has never encountered before. With both of the officers down, he is able to defend himself against whatever the attacker is, but is not able to prove his innocence in what has happened in the bathroom since the attacker vanishes after it is killed. With guns in hand, Jake takes over the terminal and is trying to keep everyone calm while he tries to figure out how to get out of there, but nobody believes that he will be true to his word when it comes to not killing hostages. Trying to take the guns away from him, another alien is shot in the chest and everyone gets to see what they are up against. With the weather being too severe to take off in, everyone is stuck in the same place, wondering who, if anyone could be the next attacking alien that will try to keep its secret from the world.

There is nothing wrong with a good alien flick, especially when they want the same thing that the humans do, to just leave. What makes this movie stick out in my head besides starring Bruce Campbell, are the kids that seem to have full access to the airport and run amuck throughout the entire movie. Trust is the biggest part of the storyline since nobody seems to believe what anyone else is saying or doing. Being a Colorado resident, I am accustomed to having many flight delays due to the weather and am surprised that many others do not seem to want to admit that although snow is beautiful, it can also be deadly when it comes to some of the most obscene situations. A good bonding movie if you ever need one, especially on a cold and snowy night. Happy Viewing.

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