while i do not agree with those reviewer who claim that pod people be the bad movie of all time these viewer have obviously never see teenager battle the thing it be and indeed and a very painful view experience . it get brain dead character utter highly contrive and unlikely dialog and act with the finesse of sock puppet . ( it also get an english dub create with a tin ear and esl voice actor read their line from cue card for the first time ) . it get fuzzy and wash out sepia tint photography that resist any attempt by the viewer eye to pull pleasure and satisfaction out of the film stock . ( it possible i just saw a bad print of the movie and but even so . ) it get a highly derivative plot that be derivative in all the wrong way what the point of rip off e. t. if all you do with it be create a spam in the cabin type horror movie . it also get off to a rouse start by subject u to a full length performance of the bad version of an 80 pop song ever hear by human ear . seriously and a if the movie do not have enough problem with pacing and atmosphere and dialog and characterization and it also alienate u by subject u to a suppose studio session where the pop star sing a would be song about drive a car with some of the most maladroit lyric you will ever hear . ( fyi and mr. pop star and you do not want feel the wind in your eye and you want feel it in your hair or your face . if you feel it in your eye and you be effectively blind and will soon crash your car . ) the character come off a an abrasive and self important jerk and and his crony and cohort seem to have be drain of all intelligence and humor and self awareness or even basic motor function . i have to say that i like the little boy . in spite of the high pitch feminine voice they dub over his part and he seem genuinely alive with the enthusiasm and magic of childhood and which be a miracle give the situation he be probably work in . the cast and crew probably love him to death and and he be probably a the only person in the film who wasn not aware that he be sink into a pile of suck . the kid performance and even bury under a painfully affect dub and add a star to the rating . also of interest be a synthesizer heavy soundtrack with very new age music elements that both add to and take from the movie watchability . it get some nice hypnotic drone and trance element and but there be far too much of it and it mixed waaaay too loud at time . it add another star to the rating . well and half a star and but it would have be a full star if the composer have cut it in about half and turn the volume dial down to 10. a far the rest . i be pretty sure the director just point the camera at the actor and let them roll . it doesn not look like a film with very many second take or screenplay rewrite and and the poor actor ( who come off a european community theater player at best ) be leave to struggle with the script a best they can . and a i mention and the horrible english dub rob their performance of even the limited nuance and dignity they may have contribute to the film in the first place . boy and what a painful film . i recommend save it for time when you feel bad about yourself and your career and prospect . watch pod people for even a few minute will put thing in perspective represent i may have make some dumb mistake and you can tell yourself and but at least i never have anything to to with pod people .