Called "Zirkonians", the aliens plan to take over Earth and make Ricky attack the boys, but Tom and Jake manage to escape with Hannah and the twins' help. Tazer shoots them with mind control plugs but they fall off harmlessly; the devices do not work on kids. The group calls 911, but sheriff Doug Armstrong (Tim Meadows), doesn't believe them and scolds them while the aliens cut the phone wire. The kids decide to protect the adults by keeping the aliens' existence a secret. Tom creates a potato gun and repels the first alien attack from the attic. In the process, they obtain Ricky's controller and turn against the aliens. The kids orchestrate a scheme to get the adults out of the house and then ambush the aliens as they try to reach the basement via the air vents, gentle and non-violent Sparks ends up becoming separated from the group and inside Hannah's room, where the latter befriends him he reveals that he wants to return to his family.
Sparks helps the kids by creating weapons for them and reveals his teammates are after a machine called the "Sizematron", buried under the basement for many years that will allow the Zirkonians to invade the planet. The kids forgot their grandmother, and the aliens' mind controlled her. Which gives her superhuman strength and agility, but they obtain, and she defeats Ricky (now back in alien control) in a scene reminiscent of a fighting video game. However, the aliens manage to capture Jake and Sparks, whom they need to complete their mission - while Bethany discovers the aliens' existence.
While rescuing Jake in the basement, Ricky insults Tom and the others and breaks up with Bethany because she always talks about feelings and family. The kids attack the aliens and rescue Sparks, but Skip succeeds in using the Sizematron machine, growing 30 feet tall and calls the Zirkonian invasion ships, prompting the kids to mind-control Skip into sending him and a grown Tazer back to the machine as Sparks has controlled it to shrink. Tazer and Razor (who have fallen in love) flee, while Skip is sucked into the damaged machine, which explodes. Sparks calls off the invasion and returns home to planet Zirkon after bidding farewell to the kids. Having grown closer towards each other the whole time, the kids resume their vacation and enjoy a day of fishing together with their parents, while Skip, having survived the explosion yet shrunk to an even smaller size than before, reappears bent on revenge, only for a crow to snatch him away and meets his demise.
Aliens in the Attic was originally scheduled to be released in January 2009, but was pushed back to July 31, 2009.[13] The United Kingdom release also coincided with a charity auction for Save the Children which teamed up with eBay and 20th Century Fox where various celebrities, including several actors from the film, sold items from their attics to raise money for the charity.[14]
The six Pearson cousins are vacationing together in a rented lake house when Jake (Austin Butler) and Tom (Carter Jenkins) make a far-out discovery: There are four freaky Zirconian aliens in the attic, and they have pretty scary plans for humanity. Since the extra-terrestrials use a device that can control adults but not kids, the young Pearsons unite to save their parents -- and the rest of the world -- from the little green aliens.
Since the aliens are funnier than they are frightening, the film's cartoonish nature should thrill even younger adventure-seekers. The two dads, played by comedic vets Kevin Nealon and Andy Richter, don't have much to do, although Nana (Doris Roberts) gets to star in a rather hilarious, Matrix-style fight against Bethany's (Ashley Tisdale) alien-operated boyfriend, Ricky (Robert Hoffman).
Ultimately, this is the classic formula of band-of-heroic-kids versus dangerous antagonists. In this case, one of the aliens (voiced by Josh Peck) is sympathetic to humans, so he helps the kids, too. While younger audiences will hoot and root for the Pearson clan, parents will snicker at the sight of children completely unfamiliar with a rotary phone and grown-ups so out of the loop that they'll think a descending alien force is a meteor shower. Consider this a Gremlins-lite for the X-box generation.
Aliens are attacking! From the attic?! Yep, there are invaders from outer space hiding in the attic, and it's time to run for your lives! Beginning students will absolutely love this creative work and all the literal bells and whistles. Not to mention whirly tubes and sirens. They won't even realize they are learning various types of accents and dynamics as well as minor mode. Sure to be a hit!
What's a good vacation without a few surprises? But if the Pearson family thought the arrival of Bethany's (Ashley Tisdale) boyfriend (Robert Hoffman) was unexpected, just wait until they meet the uninvited guests lurking in the attic of their holiday home! These alien visitors may be small, but they have big plans for world domination.
The ensuing action will deliver much of what you would expect within this genre. Along with goofy slapstick violence, there are still more kicks and injuries to the groin. Tom, who already lied to his parents about his school performance, also convinces the others to keep the adults in the dark (in order to protect them), and fight the aliens by themselves. This decision results in continuing deceptions and cover-ups.
Yet, with the potential of being a painful adolescent movie, this little romp has the courage to embrace its campiness and rise slightly above the usual tide of mediocrity. The tiny aliens are vulnerable themselves, making things a bit more interesting. And while I tire of seeing silly battle scenes, actor Robert Hoffman delivers a very skilled performance while under the spell of the alien device. With a flip of a switch he freezes in place or is forced to put his body into a number of contortions. As well, the script offers a few funny moments.
In this comedic tale about small, but nasty aliens intent on world domination, the creatures use technology, weapons and violent means to subdue the humans they encounter. Death threats are uttered. Children and teens go head-to-head with the aggressors by engaging in hand-to-hand confrontations, kicks, hits, punches and martial arts style maneuvers. A potato gun, paintball guns and firecrackers are used as weapons. Hits to the crotch and groin injuries are repeatedly used to generate humor. A character’s dentures fall out when trying to bite another. A dart is shot into the neck of various individuals, causing them to go into a zombie-like state where they lose the ability to act for themselves. Remote controls are then use to activate their bodies and use them for fighting or other purposes. Some characters abuse the affected person by taking advantage of this power. A sequence in the closing credits shows this device being used for vengeful purposes. Children routinely lie to their parents and attempt to manipulate them for their own personal gain. They later justify these courses of action by believing it will protect the adults from danger. Mild name-calling, chauvinistic remarks about females, disrespectful attitudes toward parents and derogatory names for police officers are heard. A profane phrase is spoken, but cuts off before the swear word is uttered. Sexual innuendo is abundant both verbally (including the use of a crude anatomical term) and in physical gestures. It is implied that a young adult has sexual intentions in his relationship with his high school-aged girlfriend. A female teen is seen in a bikini and makes lustful expressions when her male companion strips off his shirt to expose his bare chest. Frequent product placements are seen, including a brand of beer (a man also says they need to buy some more beer).
What are the two different strategies Tom and his cousin Jake have for tackling the aliens? Is one better than the other? How are these varying viewpoints a reflection of the personal pastimes of each of the teens?
When four aliens consisting of Skip, Sparks, Razor and Tazer arrive on Earth, they crashland onto the roof of the Pearson family's vacation home, breaking their satellite dish. Tom, Jake and Bethany's boyfriend Ricky walk up to the attic to investigate, but Ricky sends Tom out the window to fix the satellite with Jake following him. They discover that the dish is beyond repairs and notice Sparks. Sparks greets Tom and Jake until Skip stops him and tells them that they come in peaces. Sparks corrects him, but Skip orders Razor and Tazer to attack them. Tazer points his gun at the pair, but Ricky comes over and Tazer shoots him behind his neck instead. Skip tests the brainwashed Ricky and he uses him as his pawn to attack Tom and Jake as he announces that he and his aliens will claim their planet. Skip also gives them the options of eternal enslavement and instantaneous death. The pair try to escape while Skip decides to kill them. Tom and Jake try to open the window, but it is locked. Skip once again uses Ricky to attack them, but he falls off the roof and Tazer falls over. As Razor attacks Tom, Hannah comes to investigate and Jake tells her to open the window, although a bug scares her away. Tazer uses his gun to shoot Jake, but Tom stops him. Art and Lee come over and Lee opens the window, allowing Tom and Jake to get back inside. Tom orders the kids to get back downstairs and they do so as the aliens break in through the window. Tazer shoots Tom and Jake in their necks and they fall down the ladder. The twins manage to close the attic before the aliens can get out. The mind control buds suddenly fall off of Tom and Jake's necks, while Skip orders Sparks to fix the remote. The aliens try to open the attic, but the kids manage to close it, cutting off Razor's nail-like claws in the process.
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