This joke of a movie advertises itself as a science fiction thriller to attract the large sci-fi audience, but scientific it certainly is not, and fiction it is not. It is a bait-and-switch, and I have a real pet peeve for false advertisement - especially with movies.
All they had to do is advertise it correctly and put it on Lifetime network for the retired old ladies to watch after their soaps are done, and it would be acceptable.
Thank god I didn't go to a theater to watch this nonsense. I can only imagine if I had taken my dad to see this movie in the theater.
My dad and I love sci fi and action thrillers, and this movie advertised itself as being in that category. I don't get to see my dad often at all anymore and I cherish every moment I get to spend with him now...
Just thinking about the disappointment we would have felt from this movie makes my stomach turn. For any other product, this would be considered false advertisement, and I would get a refund. I'm not being a complainer, and I'm not being dramatic.
Movies are expensive - especially if you go to a movie theater and pay $6.00 for a popcorn, $5.00 for a soda and $4.00 for a little box of candy. A family of four can cost an excess of $140 to see a movie at the theater, and they take up several hours of our time, not to mention more time to drive / commute there, wait for the movie to start, then drive / commute back home after watching it. Given that we have less time to spend with family, and far less money to spend on anything that is not bills and food, getting tricked into seeing a movie that is not what it's supposed to be, this is a selfish thing for producers to do to people, and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Encounter is nothing more than a forgettable, annoying movie that actually slides further and further away from science fiction with every second that ticks by.
If I wanted a meaningless drama, I would go to grandma's house on Tuesday afternoon and watch reruns on Lifetime and OWN.
All they had to do is advertise it correctly and put it on Lifetime network for the retired old ladies to watch after their soaps are done, and it would be acceptable.
Thank god I didn't go to a theater to watch this nonsense. I can only imagine if I had taken my dad to see this movie in the theater.
My dad and I love sci fi and action thrillers, and this movie advertised itself as being in that category. I don't get to see my dad often at all anymore and I cherish every moment I get to spend with him now...
Just thinking about the disappointment we would have felt from this movie makes my stomach turn. For any other product, this would be considered false advertisement, and I would get a refund. I'm not being a complainer, and I'm not being dramatic.
Movies are expensive - especially if you go to a movie theater and pay $6.00 for a popcorn, $5.00 for a soda and $4.00 for a little box of candy. A family of four can cost an excess of $140 to see a movie at the theater, and they take up several hours of our time, not to mention more time to drive / commute there, wait for the movie to start, then drive / commute back home after watching it. Given that we have less time to spend with family, and far less money to spend on anything that is not bills and food, getting tricked into seeing a movie that is not what it's supposed to be, this is a selfish thing for producers to do to people, and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Encounter is nothing more than a forgettable, annoying movie that actually slides further and further away from science fiction with every second that ticks by.
If I wanted a meaningless drama, I would go to grandma's house on Tuesday afternoon and watch reruns on Lifetime and OWN.