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Phil the Alien

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A wonderfully campy view of Canadian, US and Alien relations. And what a wonderful premise; a born-again alcoholic fish-out-of-water alien with "cool powers" being chased by a motley crew of dysfunctional snipers. And nothing compares with a low budget sock puppet alien trapped in a glass cage, bashing head around swinging for a sweat escape, "kill me ... kill me now".

This movie starts slow, and has some uncomfortable silent moments that one must struggle through along with predictable story movement; legacies of a low budget in a time when everyone now expects blockbusters, immediate gratification, brilliant plots or breathtaking cgi. This movie has none of these modern trappings, but buried in every moment are subtleties and humor that make it watchable again and again. But beware, there is more craft in the words than there is in the plot.

If you are into cult movies, 'bad movie nights', having fun, or at least if you think a trapper replete with a bad attitude, fur hat and bad french accent is funny; this is a must-have in your collection! A jewel in the rough.

I loved this movie. It's funny, quirky, interesting, engaging... I'm a huge fan of Monty Python, Mel Brooks, Trey Parker/Matt Stone films and this one is, to me, in that same vein. If you love intelligent, funny, interesting comedies, this is for you! If not, then you obviously don't have good taste in movies. Plus, from seeing this movie and "Suck," the guy (Rob Stefaniuk) is obviously a talented musician--in addition to being a talented writer and director--and anyone who appreciates good music (like Rush) is a great person in my book! I particularly loved the part when "Phil" is singing the blues in his "native" language, but we get it...the blues is the blues. You don't have to understand the words, it's the emotion being conveyed. When he comes off stage and one of the local "good 'ole boys says, "Damn, he's good!" you can relate! He's just a guy missing his home and singin' the blues! A great film with great laughs througout.

Great movie. Probably not for everyone, but definitly for some of you funny people out there.

as the other reviewers have mentioned, it's about alien who crash lands in northern ontario, meets a boy, discovers booze, couchsurfs in a talking beaver's den, becomes a raging alcoholic, gets thrown in jail, embraces christianity, starts helping people and takes a trip to niagara falls with his disciples while being pursued by some secret alien hunting organization. it's a bargain at $5.49. probably rated pg-13 for drinking, cussing and visits to a bordello. features graham greene as a bartender and joe flaherty as the talking beaver.

I just keep watching because it has that oddball pull of being simple yet complex.

One of the quirkiest, funniest movies ever! Someone pleas make this into a TV show.