The Darkest Hour

This one is not much different as far as alien invasion movies go. The Earthlings are clueless as usual, going about their daily lives in some Western country (a point to be noted is that the attacks almost never seem to originate in any African or Asian country!) or another. The aliens make their appearance and then quickly set about exterminating the local populace. The humans run around like headless chickens till someone hits upon a brilliant idea to pay back the aliens in their own currency. That's about it when it comes to the script - the only difference being how many people from the original group are found breathing when the end credits roll by.

So, we have two friends stranded somewhere in Russia. Then there are two girls who are also sailing in the same boat. They are just getting acquainted in the local bar when the electricity goes off. Everyone tumbles out into the street to investigate the matter and see strange luminous orbs descending from the sky all over the city. A local cop gets too close for comfort to one of the orbs and gets blown to smithereens before being swallowed in it. The rest of the crowd takes to their heels and never stops running. :-)

What I liked about this movie is that there are no aliens with strangely shaped heads, oddly placed eyes or funny language. There is no Mother Ship. And there are no efficient-looking generals advising the President to nuke the hell out of the alien b******s. Definitely a movie worth watching while munching on a bag of chips!