Aliens Stole My Body Parent Guide

Five years after the events of Aliens Ate My Homework, Rod Allbright (Jayden Greig) is searching for his missing dad, Art (Sandy Robson). Unbeknownst to Rod, the Galactic Patrol is also searching for Art, because Art holds the key to thwarting B’kr (Ty Consiglio), a villain intent on ruling the galaxy. Enlisted by the Galactic Patrol, Rod, his cousin Elspeth (Lauren McNamara), and friend Mickey (Sean Quan), must track Art down and stop B’kr before it’s too late.

Aliens Stole My Body is a sequel to 2018’s Aliens Ate My Homework, and both are based off a book series by Bruce Coville. I am not familiar with the previous film or the book series, so my review is based purely on the merits of this movie alone. And, oh boy, is this one a doozy.

I have very little positive to say, but we might as well start there. Ty Consiglio, as the villain, is trying his best. He seems to be the only person who understands what movie he’s in and he really goes for the gusto with the overacting and the campiness. I appreciate his efforts, and they do pay off, as he’s the only actor worth watching in this whole production. Also, George Takei voices one of the aliens, which usually would be a huge plus but I kind of get the sense he was there against his will. Someone check in with George, please. I’m worried about him.

As a fan of the original Star Trek series, I have to commend the team behind Aliens Stole My Body for managing to have worse special effects and cheaper set design than something made over 50 years ago. I’ve seen high schoolers make video projects with better production value than this. The CGI is laughably bad, the sets look like an elementary school DIY project, and the props look like they came straight from a dollar store. I will admit that there’s some decent makeup work on some of the aliens, but that’s not enough to save the garbage fire surrounding it. I could forgive all of that, since this is obviously extremely low budget, but the writing and acting aren’t any better. The whole film is hokey and cringy. I honestly could not tell you most of the plot, since almost every line is complete sci-fi gibberish. And B’kr’s sidekick, Lackey (Travis Turner) is the most annoying character I’ve ever had the misfortune of experiencing in any form of media.

I think Aliens Stole My Body has made its way securely into the top five worst movies I’ve ever seen. I would not wish this horrible excuse for entertainment on my worst enemy. I can’t imagine what audience would enjoy this. It’s too boring and inexplicable for the very young, but too cringy and cheesy for older kids and tweens. Maybe if you have a kid at home who’s already a fan of the book series, they might enjoy it, and it’s about as clean as movies come these days. I would recommend that you don’t stay in the room with them while they watch, for your own sake.