Best movie ever!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I was flipping through, looking for something to watch & I came across this movie.I'm not normally into movies about outer space, UFO's & stuff like that but after seeing all the names that were in it, Gary Collins, Robert Vaughn, Joseph Campanella but most of all, Darren McGavin (Sorry if I forgot anybody else) I knew I had to check it out.Hangar 18 turned out to be pretty good (Kinda makes you wonder, what do they know that they don't want us to know? Know what I'm saying?) It was interesting to see the outside & inside of the ship, everybody trying to figure out how & what made it work, the 2 astronauts who were accused of causing the accident trying to clear their names & the officials doing everything they can to keep the UFO under wraps.The best part of the movie had to be the ending, the twist within a twist.I also read on IMDb that in 1983 Hangar 18 was released under the name Invasion Force which had an alternate ending.I wouldn't mind seeing the alternate ending but if I don't, no bother.Hangar 18 isn't a movie I'd buy but it is worth watching, if you're a fan of extraterrestrial movies or not

Insufficient budget to create somewhat believable FX then you should not be making a movie. The character Lou, did not even bother taking note of the actor, because the only roles the guy was ever cast in were minor parts. Am I the only 1 who found it completely unbelievable that anyone in such poor physical shape as Lou being approved as an astronaut? Welcome sight to see Darren McGavin, made famous in his role of Karl Kolchak is always a pleasure to watch perform, from the NIght Stalker to the father in Christmas Story the man had talent. NetFlix is a waste of money, everything they have came out (rent or buy) 18- 24 mos. ago, other night I had a NetFlix CSR trying to convince me that many of the movies they have to stream do so before they are released for renting or buying. As to NetFlix CSR's claim, true to an extent, yes many are streamed before being released for renting or buying, but only movies that are knockoffs/ poor imitations of hyped movies, or cheaply made movies, the kind of garbage that is produced for the SyFy Channel.

Well if your reading this your either bored, deciding on whether or not to watch it or just trying to get some perspective. So lemme' clear the air.First off, this is a sci-fi movie in the way the smith/goldbloom blockbuster "independance day" is. In other words its not a sci-fi movie but more of a fantasy action drama. You could even consider it a kind of cop chase movie crammed with ample techno-psycho babble. But I don't think those genres are quite fitting. I personally deem it a sorta pulpy/campy flick and possibly a soon to be cult classic. That said, don't compare it to "independence day". Think more along the lines of kubrik's "dr. strange love or how i..." Who will like this movie? Well studied and open minded ufo nerds, people who laugh at things that ain't meant to be funny, film students and of course stoners. Who will hate it? People who read the book first, people who like any vin deisel movie or magnolia, film critics and of course stoners. Whats the straight dope? Its very well shot, but its pock marked with terrible and often confusing dialog. It has constant trouble pacing the scenes but the action bits seem way too cool. As a pluss the actors give a serious tour deforce and make sure to keep an eye out for Charlton Heston. By far, the most grooved out aspect is wondering how much of todays media was inspired by this movie.The best- an astronaut spontaneously stealing a car. The worst- the first 10 minutes. The line to know- "Airplanes crash every day."

1st watched 5/8/2005 - 4 out of 10(Dir-James L. Conway): Supposedly truth-inspired story about the US hiding information about a captured UFO being in it's midst. The problem here is that if this is really true we'd know a lot more about what they found out, unless you believe that politicians are more interested in themselves than the history of mankind as we know it.(OK, so that's not a complete stretch) Anyway, I digress. The story is played well by the actor's involved which include Gary Collins, James Hampton and Darren McGavin(in a somewhat hammy portrayal of a NASA man almost "giddy" about the discovery). The Astronauts witness a UFO, it gets shot by a launched satellite and a remnant falls to earth. That remnant is captured by a government and a secret investigation ensues. The astronauts on board are kept out of the loop and even blamed for the incident and the death of a co-pilot, and they begin a quest to find out what's going on. The action is watchable but we can see what's going to happen as the government gets a tighter reign on concealing the information. This movie was definitely inspired by the "Chariots of the God" type movies with a little bit of the National Enquirer and this is where it fails. And definitely, with it's open-ended finale it's even harder to believe. As entertainment, it's OK; as truth, it's suspect at best.