Reviews

I suppose it has been my enjoyment of previous movies in this genre; Fire in the Sky, and Communion being my favorites, together with my reluctant opinion that quality in movies is just not what it was even 10 years ago, that made me bring a certain amount of prejudice along as I watched this. The movie itself is supposed to be based on "fact" although in reality it was a series of regression sessions with 1 witness. If you've seen Fire in the Sky, it will be slightly familiar ground, except with a stark "B movie" feel.

The plot seems drawn out from the beginning with a group of 20 somethings traveling in a motor-home. They get lost, crash it while narrowly avoiding a person fixing his own truck out in the middle of nowhere. There is little to no chemistry between any of the characters to make one believe that 2 of the couples are even married. The aliens themselves bounce around like paranoid speed addicts eyeballing their neighbors, while appearing "evil". This stylized approach to making things look twisted, ugly, and menacing to depict evil is childish and phony. Real evil doesn't let itself be recognized. The creatures therefore cheapen the effect the could have been possible. SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! The last point I will make, and this could be considered the spoiler, is the scene at the beginning and it's appearance again toward the ending. If one were to just see the beginning, it would be natural to assume she is getting chased by an alien. This is almost obvious when the reflection in an out of place shiny hubcap shows a distorted alien creature standing behind her. Well, come to the second viewing of this scene at the end, it isn't an alien, and even the reflection shows that it isn't. Why did they have to fool the audience into thinking something completely different? Very cheap. Very cheap. If you have nothing else going on, and just feel like zoning out, watch this. Otherwise, i am sorry to say, this movie just isn't worth it.

*spoiler alert*!!! Wow, this IS an amazing movie to say the least. Under-rated in my opinion. I won't go on and on about the plot, since there are plenty of other people doing that. But, I will say this, this movie plot was flawless, except for Lucy Liu's part. I know it's just a movie, but give me a break, the guy sleeps with her once, not 48 hours passes and he lets her in on the whole plan. Trust doesn't come with sex, as is commonly believed. And for someone to plan throughout their entire life a vengeance on everyone and more involved in their parent's killing, and then divulge everything because of a little roll in the sack seems a complete lack of focus. It makes the lead character seem not as bright and as driven as the rest of the film would have us believe. And, actually, Lucy's role could have been done away with all together and not have it affect the film one bit. Don't get me wrong, she is a good actress and a very sexy woman. But her character just took away from the film's bite. Especially at the end. I might have believed it, if Bruce Willis had acted more of a empathetic father-like figure, but the fact that he didn't, makes Lucy's part seem all the more confusing to me at least.

This, yes this, above all other horror or any other genre movies is my favorite. I guess I can't ever really get over that ending! The music itself is a constant heartbeat-like beat that burrows itself into the back of your neck throughout the entire movie. I've read so many comments that pan this movie in every aspect. In my opinion long speeches and character development aren't really that necessary. Special effects, especially nowadays with so much CG would take away what really is frightening here. And what is frightening and will always be so is the very idea of what is happening. The idea that evil does exist, and the very evil we would expect a church would give us sanctuary from is actually being born within. The scattered dream that all the characters share is wicked. Jittery and hard to understand at first and so gradually becoming clear is f*****g scary! And if one listens to the comments about people not even looking like zombies then they must have missed where on of the characters is actually made of cockroaches, falling apart after giving a warbled foreboding warning of what to expect. "I've got a message for you and you're not going to like it......pray for death" Classic!

I awoke this morning still very groggy, fixed myself some breakfast and then still half-asleep and struggling to keep them open decided to turn on the t.v. On came Gerry.....Wondering what it was, I pressed the info button and saw that it contained two well known actors; Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. "wow stranded in the desert...this is going to be interesting I thought." It took a while but the actors finally spoke....then they walked. I started to doze....but wait! they spoke again. Then sat down. Then walked. My chin slipped of my hand supporting it and BAM my face hit the couch....Crap..what did I miss. Oh, nothing; the actors were still walking...ah, beautiful mountains. yeah, and the desert...just like the deserts I grew up around and still live in. So much like home...so dreamy....so.zzzzzz. No I'm awake! what happened! oh, they're still walking. Now they are laying down on white sands. Looks like they're about to take a dirt nap. oh, Matt is a passenger in a car driving through the desert...must be remembering his childhood. Probably his dad driving, the child staring must be himself - looks somewhat like him. He seems a little scared....I miss my dad who passed away about a year and a half ago....I really do. I think I....I think this....no...yes, this movie makes me want to die.