There were moments in this where I laughed out loud it was so funny. I imagine the ratings are a LOT higher in the original language. The voice actors that dubbed the film in English didn't do a very convincing job, so it's hard to connect the acting to the voice sometimes. If you like Simon Pegg Movies, if you liked Neighborhood Watch with Vince Vaughn, you will like this. It is quirky and sometimes intentionally stupid. The characters can be hilarious. I haven't finished watching it completely yet, but the aliens are cleptomaniacs. They like to take random things... like someone's taco... haha... so far there are two warring Alien races, but Humans don't really have cause for concern other than maybe missing a pair of their underwear.... and that is different and so funny. The expressions of the main actor are hilarious, I just wished they would have done a better job dubbing him.
19 Reviews
It's Funny, Cute and Awkward.. if you can get past the horrible dubbing
kattrambo21 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Fun, Quirky, French
teveelopties5 January 2023
I don't understand all these bad reviews. It must have something to do with not liking the French language, or not understanding the humor. If you've watched it dubbed in English, it is probably not good either.
I thought it was a great show. Low budge, with short episodes of aprox 24 minutes. So, easy to sit trough. I was so pleasantly surprised. I watched the entire show in one night! It is fun. It is light. It is truely a feel good scifi show. It's not an outstanding show, hence the 7, but the humor and the feels were great!
French humor is always a bit weird. French movies are always a bit weird (mostly). Thats what so great about them. If you understand that, you'll like the show.
I thought it was a great show. Low budge, with short episodes of aprox 24 minutes. So, easy to sit trough. I was so pleasantly surprised. I watched the entire show in one night! It is fun. It is light. It is truely a feel good scifi show. It's not an outstanding show, hence the 7, but the humor and the feels were great!
French humor is always a bit weird. French movies are always a bit weird (mostly). Thats what so great about them. If you understand that, you'll like the show.
Weird scify humor
yahaira-729-69470127 July 2022
NO FUN
astrophecat18 July 2022
Lazyness and self-indulgence are the key elements to french audiovisual productions.
They benefit from the bias of those who think of themselves as among the elite who understand what it really is about, as in contemporary art.
I am Fench, and this is among the usual crap produced by the Astier family, cherished by most of those who express themselves on french social media... Until Alexandre Astier made a movie out of his crapstacular "Kaamelot", and almost no one could deny the abysmal reality anymore.
This series is based on the unnumerous american Z pictures from the 80s, and includes some unfunny private jokes to famous blockbusters of the same era like Predator.
Unlike Full moon productions or others, It does not even benefit from the short length of most low budget movies from the 50s to the 90s. It is unrelenting emptiness and boredom.
They benefit from the bias of those who think of themselves as among the elite who understand what it really is about, as in contemporary art.
I am Fench, and this is among the usual crap produced by the Astier family, cherished by most of those who express themselves on french social media... Until Alexandre Astier made a movie out of his crapstacular "Kaamelot", and almost no one could deny the abysmal reality anymore.
This series is based on the unnumerous american Z pictures from the 80s, and includes some unfunny private jokes to famous blockbusters of the same era like Predator.
Unlike Full moon productions or others, It does not even benefit from the short length of most low budget movies from the 50s to the 90s. It is unrelenting emptiness and boredom.
Terrible, just terrible
angelman669 July 2022
Not as advertised. Has nothing to do with extraterrestrials. It's a wannabe Edgar Wright la Hot Fuzz but totally unfunny and boring and dull. Really disappointed in HBO Max for presenting this. Makes Netflix start to look better all the time. At least they try to curate entertainment. This is just pathetic filler.
Below average and nothing more!
opticuscro30 July 2022
In the beginning, the series seems to have a fairly original theme, but over time, after about two episodes, you realize that it is a story that has already been seen in many series and movies with some minor aesthetic changes. Throughout the series, they visibly "try" to emphasize interpersonal relationships, but in that part it's a total failure, it's all very poorly acted, kind of stiff, all the characters are equally uninteresting, here it's so poorly acted that it's terrible, the actors simply didn't enjoy themselves that whole science fiction story. I regret the case, this is a below average TV series!
Warning!
loloimdb8 July 2022
To all non French viewers, this series will be difficult to understand and enjoy for you!!
This is a low budget comedy, leaning heavily on parody and absurd/cringy comedy. Half of the scenes won't make sense to you and are pointless, they're just there for comedy purpose.
Astier made another show (Hero corp) and this has the same kind of humor.
There's also tons of references and most of the actors are from the standup/comedy circle, and you probably have never heard of them.
This is a low budget comedy, leaning heavily on parody and absurd/cringy comedy. Half of the scenes won't make sense to you and are pointless, they're just there for comedy purpose.
Astier made another show (Hero corp) and this has the same kind of humor.
There's also tons of references and most of the actors are from the standup/comedy circle, and you probably have never heard of them.
This show is SO BAD
MDCarver198018 July 2022
I dont care if its because I am not a french speaker or not. This show is terrible. While watching I could not figure out if this was a serious show or not the "writing," or the translated script, is just awful. The ADR voice actors are unusually stiff and flat on delivery, and the choice of words at time is awkward. Is this really supposed to be a comedy? It does not present that way, but even if it is, it's done very poorly to the point of being unwatchable. I could not make it past the 3rd episode and only that far because I wanted to try and figure out what the hell I was watching.
Profoundly unfunny.....
s327616916 July 2022
I barely managed one episode of Visitors before I could endure no more.
I get what its trying to do, its a comedic parody, of cheesy sci fi series. The problem is, I found it profoundly unfunny. Its not as if something is lost in translation either. Jokes, for example, about "snot" are childish and not amusing to adults.
Sadly, this over the top nonsense doesn't get better as it goes along. It simply stumbles from one bad joke to another.
I can't recommend this on any level. I generally like French series but this ones a stinker, there's no pretending otherwise.
I get what its trying to do, its a comedic parody, of cheesy sci fi series. The problem is, I found it profoundly unfunny. Its not as if something is lost in translation either. Jokes, for example, about "snot" are childish and not amusing to adults.
Sadly, this over the top nonsense doesn't get better as it goes along. It simply stumbles from one bad joke to another.
I can't recommend this on any level. I generally like French series but this ones a stinker, there's no pretending otherwise.
Tries to hard to be too many things, and none of it is good
mrbreadtoast-0656217 July 2022
This series is difficult to watch as it doesn't really do anything well. First of all, you should know this movie is in French. There is dubbed English audio and although the actors dubbing the English weren't awful, the sounds they made when they they weren't speaking felt forced/weird at times. However, the dubbing was probably the best thing they did in this series.
To make it easy for some to understand I'll break it down my rating like this...
English dubbing: 7/10 Plot: 2/10 Dialog: 2/10 Sci-Fi: 3/10 Special Effects: 3/10 Comedy: 4/10 Drama: 2/10 Thriller: 3/10 Romance: 2/10
That said, this movie is so quirky and bad, some might find it enjoyable. Think along the lines of the 1984 movie "Repo Man" with Emilio Estevez, only stretching out the movie to be 3-1/2 hours long and cut into 8 episodes.
To make it easy for some to understand I'll break it down my rating like this...
English dubbing: 7/10 Plot: 2/10 Dialog: 2/10 Sci-Fi: 3/10 Special Effects: 3/10 Comedy: 4/10 Drama: 2/10 Thriller: 3/10 Romance: 2/10
That said, this movie is so quirky and bad, some might find it enjoyable. Think along the lines of the 1984 movie "Repo Man" with Emilio Estevez, only stretching out the movie to be 3-1/2 hours long and cut into 8 episodes.
French
rdvljunk2 July 2023
If you do not like french humor, do not waste you time on it. The french think that comedy is acting a bit odd"(like looking around suprised like: huh" and create some illogical situations. The french beat the germans in at least one thing and that is in having absolutely no idea of what humor is. But hey, maybe you're into that kind of "humor", then probably you will enjoy it.
This whole series is full of moments where you think "I guess it is supposed to be funny but where is the funny thing. Then it seems to be more serious again but you're never sure: "was this supposed to be serious or funny".
This whole series is full of moments where you think "I guess it is supposed to be funny but where is the funny thing. Then it seems to be more serious again but you're never sure: "was this supposed to be serious or funny".
Loved this!
rammstein-0613721 July 2022
Definitely had Cornetto trilogy vibes from the get go. Honestly laughed out loud several times and really enjoyed the story. Watched on subtitles so that I wouldnt have to deal with a dubbed version, as the original language is always the way to go. With that being said can't wait to see if we get a season 2.
Super funny
ebay-4418815 July 2022
Fun & entertaining
hgrhjsn7 July 2022
I loved it
jeffdommel9 July 2022
I went in knowing it was French and with no expectations. I love it. I loved the take on the French version of an invasion. Plus watching dubbed in English and watching the subtitles almost tell two different versions. It's not no 30 coins but it's not meant to be. I think that was in Spain. 10 stars if you get a chance to watch. But I thought this show would be great with a season 2.
Season 1 episode 7 song
nstinson-1735713 July 2022
Great series. Anyone know the song in season 1 episode 7 about 8:30 seconds in? Beyond that a great show that is very out there but the subtitles and acknowledgment of being different gives it an embracing feeling and is like a grown up/foreign stranger things.
perfect stoner comedy
cdayton-072296 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Hilarious. Comedy, story line, originality, acting, sci fi involvement, English dub over still delivering. Every time I would drift away from the show I would get sucked back in by a one-liner or a familiar, far too funny to miss character bit.
Great writing, comedy and thank you to the actors for selling it for us.
The socially awkward dog owner bit was comedy gold in my opinion. Hope something tragic happens to the wife. Love the Aliens, their equipment, attitudes, uncertainty, and so on.
I don't have one hundred more words to say about it but there is a minimum requirement for me to finally take a moment, share my respect for some one else's art and give honest, unsolicited, positive feedback where I find it deserved.
Have fun with this show.
Worth the watch.
Thanks.
Great writing, comedy and thank you to the actors for selling it for us.
The socially awkward dog owner bit was comedy gold in my opinion. Hope something tragic happens to the wife. Love the Aliens, their equipment, attitudes, uncertainty, and so on.
I don't have one hundred more words to say about it but there is a minimum requirement for me to finally take a moment, share my respect for some one else's art and give honest, unsolicited, positive feedback where I find it deserved.
Have fun with this show.
Worth the watch.
Thanks.
Excellent even in English!
jljeppley9 December 2023
I thought it was captivating yet funny and an excellent storyline. Really, really good. I hope for another season.
I was a bit nervous at first that the flow of the show would not make sense to me, being I am an American viewer. However that was not the case at all. It was well done and kept me wanting for more the whole time. Yes there were some scenes that were "necessary to the storyline" but those scenes are what made the show great.
The back stories and different story telling methods used were excellent. The graphics and CGI were good too. You could maybe tell a little that it was low budget, and that really made the show all that better.
Please have another season!
I was a bit nervous at first that the flow of the show would not make sense to me, being I am an American viewer. However that was not the case at all. It was well done and kept me wanting for more the whole time. Yes there were some scenes that were "necessary to the storyline" but those scenes are what made the show great.
The back stories and different story telling methods used were excellent. The graphics and CGI were good too. You could maybe tell a little that it was low budget, and that really made the show all that better.
Please have another season!
Welcome to the French metaverse.
krabat-025 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
A lot of US viewers critique shows and movies "with subtitles" or "even if it is in French", as if English is the only language in the world. It's not even a culture onto itself, like so many other languages are.
Get used to the mockery and cringe in this show, it will deepen into human relations and take turns worth the ride. There are ALSO a lot of holes, both in story (possibly the editing of the whole series loosing parts) and characters, which are unwavering flat, unfortunately. <
But my guess is the ending does not lead to a season 2. Even if spectacular, though incomprehensive: WHY DOES HE DO IT?" Out of curiosity or what?
My guess the ending spells a wrap-up to a cancelled show... just checked; Yes, it was renewed and then cancelled. But it's alright as a miniseries as it is.
Definitely binge-worthy. 7.5/10.
Get used to the mockery and cringe in this show, it will deepen into human relations and take turns worth the ride. There are ALSO a lot of holes, both in story (possibly the editing of the whole series loosing parts) and characters, which are unwavering flat, unfortunately. <
But my guess is the ending does not lead to a season 2. Even if spectacular, though incomprehensive: WHY DOES HE DO IT?" Out of curiosity or what?
My guess the ending spells a wrap-up to a cancelled show... just checked; Yes, it was renewed and then cancelled. But it's alright as a miniseries as it is.
Definitely binge-worthy. 7.5/10.
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