Too much of everything

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I first found out about Area 51 in the mid nineties as the height of the X-Files' fame. Area 51 is the codename given to a section of land in the Nevada desert in America. Allegedly, it contains the remains of crashed UFOs etc. I always thought it would make a good movie. I still think it would - the emphasis being that it would make a GOOD movie. Sadly, this is no good.Er, where do I begin? The cheap special effects? The shoddy acting? The wafer-thin characters? The ludicrous plot holes? It's all there - unfortunately.Basically, what you have here, is a made-for-TV movie, i.e. wobbly sets, unknown actors and not much more.Bottom line - it's just short of okay. Some people may like it, but not many. There are so many better alien films out there - like 'Alien' for example.Plus side - the leading lady is cute (that's probably more a plus point for the guys - I can see too many women swooning over sci-fi stalwart Bruce Boxleighter).Oh, well, never mind. I may have wasted an hour and a half of my life, but it was still more entertaining than a Transformers movie.(and, who gave this film 5/5 on Amazon? they serious must be taking the pi...)

I must agree with the last post about this film. I am a Media Teacher and honestly think some of my students could pass this work off as their film projects it is that bad. I even lost interest in finding the film funny because of how poorly made it was. Shocking effects (nothing special about them) and painful script and storyline. I've seen some poor films in my time and this is certainly making the top ten list.I understand that with a limited budget (no where near the $1m estimate I'm sure) sci-fi can be a difficult genre to create however less would've certainly been more here. Leave the audience in suspense a little rather than showing us the aliens straight up. By far one of the most interesting parts was seeing a keyboard typing without any hands present, clearly controlled by an alien mind. This enigma grasped my attention for a whole minute! When you see TNT written on the side of a box supposedly produced by the US Army you loose all credibility in my opinion. Teacher's comments: Must try harder. Much, much harder.

don't even bother to read my review, if you did you have already wasted your time for nothing, this is how crappy this crapping crap movie is... Epic failure Don't waste your time very very low budget they couldn't afford statistic approx 15 persons in this s**t movie Plastic not fantastic monsters homemade, in the the garage, area 51 look a like..... NOT. don't even bother to read my review, if you did you have already wasted your time for nothing, this is how crappy this crapping crap movie is... Epic failure Don't waste your time very very low budget they couldn't afford statistic approx 15 persons in this s**t movie Plastic not fantastic monsters homemade, in the the garage, area 51 look a like..... NOT

While this movie does have many cheesy parts to it, it is entertaining and is not boring. Again, it has clichéd and silly parts, but its not as bad as some of these reviews. For instance here is a Pro and Con of the movie: Con: The aliens are rather goofy looking and are much scarier when they are not seen or even part of them are seen, because when their faces are shown, it is not scary and seems rather comical. Reminds me of the creatures in the movie CRITTERS.Pro: There is plenty of blood for Gore fans.It seems like a made for TV movie with an extra amount of Gore, but it is fast paced and there is suspense and the main characters shown do have a certain amount of depth to them, making you like them or hate them, at least you feel 'something' for them. Rachel Miner is an amazing actress and once again proves that she is good in anything, no matter how big the budget or how low the budget, she is a true gem to watch.Since I cant imagine any of you not ever knowing anything about Roswell or Area 51, this movie would probably make no sense if you don't, and it does a good job in quenching your appetite for the real unknown and restricted Area 51, showing you what "could be" found there, and the positives and negatives of harboring alien life forms there.There is one part that you will instantly think of the movie Aliens in when an alien comes face to face with military personnel however it no where near resembles the Alien in front of Sigourney Weaver and this should make you chuckle.From a makeup artistry standpoint the aliens are not horribly made, they just are not scary when they are shown, of course this is an opinion and not fact. There are a few different alien types in this movie, one that resembles an octopus, one that resembles the clichéd 1950's alien from the Roswell photo, an alien that resembles a man covered in veins, and again something from the movie Critters. The special effects makeup team probably did the best they could with their budget and went from there. The blood and gore (ripped body parts) and blood splatter was very realistic looking and good job to the design team.People LOVE to hate on movies and rip them apart. However, if you give this a chance and see it for what it is, a movie that entertains, then you will like it. Don't hate it based on someone else hating it. Form your own opinion.All in all, this movie is entertaining and a fun watch. It cannot be taken seriously, like you could take Aliens or War of the Worlds seriously, it is out of that league, price range-budget, its a completely different movie, but it is what it is and it deserves a chance, while it may not be the best thing you've ever seen it certainly wont be the worst movie you have ever seen either and if you are a fan of Gore, this does have a lot of that.