good back-story, and good acting

Fresh and Exciting

Did you people see the same film I saw?

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Please note: There are a number of spoilers in my review. You have been warned. Every movie starts out with a premise and the premise for this movie wasn't actually all that bad. It's the kind of story that you would want to read about on a news site. So why didn't I think very much of it? Well for one thing I , and I am sure many others, are dead tired of the whole Blair Witch look and feel. Lets face it, Blair Witch came out in 1999, 17 years ago! Since this movie has over 50% of it in the Blair format it gets real old real fast. And, it switched from Blair style to "normal" style with no rhyme or reason. And before I forget, the "Official Site", HTTP://www.skinwalkerranchfilm.com/ is no longer running. I mean for $9 a year you took the site down already? Seriously? I would imagine you took the losses and cut and ran. Besides the filming technique what really annoyed me was the quality of the acting. 70% of the acting is not believable, rather unbearable and was very annoying. Of major disappointment was Michael Horse who plays an Indian Medicine Man, Ahote. It was Ahote's job to cleanse the property of evil spirits. Now Michael Horse does have a number of film credits under his belt, (HTTP://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395398/? ref_=tt_cl_t12), but his portrayal was actually painful to watch, and so predictable. The "indian" language that was used reminded me of Jambi the Genie in the Pee-Wee Playhouse series, you know... Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho. And you just knew at the end he would say, get the fu$$ out of here. Many of the argument scenes between members of the team and the homeowner were really bad. Even the Real Housewives arguments are more believable. I do give credit to the fact that with minimal special effects, they did a good job making the invaders real. But they overdid the dog/werewolf and it came out pretty fake. Oh, and the one thing I absolutely hate, despise, can't stand, is the killing of an innocent dog. Why was that necessary? But it was violent and not appreciated. The story bounces around and gets kind of confusing, but the ending is terrible. No answers to questions I am not sure of were even asked. But, it kept your attention and pulled you into a decent story. I would recommend it if everything else was checked out. It's a very forgettable film.

Before I even start I can guarantee that majority of readers will not have seen heard of this film, it was a very small release I only came across it by accident I'm not even sure if it got a cinematic release in the UK I can't speculate on the US but at a guess I can't imagine it really if it was it was very limited.We've seen it countless times before a film based on "true events" however, this film does take place on a widely reported paranormal and UFO hot spot whether you believe in that stuff or not, doesn't change that reports state stuff happened there and this is where the film takes place. Same can be said about "The Amittyville Horror" all be it real events, vastly twisted for cinematic reasons, "Skinwalker Ranch" does the same.The first starts off with eight year old Cody disappearing in a flash of light outside his home on a ranch in Utah in November 2010. Less than a year later a paranormal investigation team called MDE (Modern Defense Enterprises) turns up at the ranch in order to look into unusual activity involved in the disappearance of the young boy. The boys father Hoyt (Jon Gries) allows the team to take over his property and fit it with their surveillance equipment in order to catch something paranormal.The equipment detects everything including lights from space, cattle being mutilated, shadows and even unaccountable vehicles, over the following weeks the events in paranormal activity increases in ways you couldn't have guessed. Leaving the MDE to to decide whether finding out this truth is really worth risking their own lives? There is a great vibe you get when watching the film, that they are actually taking themselves serious, like they really want you to believe it in order to enjoy the film even more and myself I enjoyed that. That being said, the realism they are going for kind of takes away from the Found Footage aspect they were going for the nicely edited and well filmed scenes make it feel like an everyday followed opposed to thee known Found Footage genre.Overall the film was thoroughly enjoyable watch for people who are fans of the genre, some nice CGI, a few scares and added story elements that bring the characters closer to you. The film is nothing more than a film to watch on Halloween or when you want a couple of scares, do not go into it expecting something on par with "The Exorcist", I believe it was Roger Ebert who said "If you're looking for a neat little Halloween movie, you could do worse." and I completely agree with him, it's just a fun Halloween flick not to be taken seriously.

What the heck was this? Okay people just admit that there won't be another Close Encounters With the Third Kind. Like Europa Report, this movie promises to give us chills but except that we only got boredom. The formula is quite basic. Mean that there was a nasty thing around here and there, set all your high tech equipment all around place and after that open the gates of tension. I don't think so. I'm really embarrassed to mention this one here but it's like 10k of the same movie, over and over again and they still got this scene: All powerful, all mysterious, all strong and maybe omnipotent compared to us aliens, can -literally- twist a huge pick cup like a beer can but can't handle a wooden door. please stop doing this s h i t. so like Europa Report - i got bored twice as this one bored me while watching it - there is a reward waiting for you if you are stubborn enough to reach the end:a cripple alien for 10 seconds.beware!

Out of all the lost footage movies, where the vast majority of them sucks, this Isn't half bad. The movie have a good start, a fair mix between creepy atmosphere and jump scares to keep you interested. It also had plenty of stuff that is open to interpretation. There aren't that many decent UFO movies out there, but this one deserves a watch if you are hungry for creepy aliens related movies. If you are looking for a more down to earth sci-fi, then this wont cut it. Its simply not that genre. I gave the movie 5/10 only because well, its lost footage, and that stuff is overdone. It it were shot with a mix of surveillance cameras and regular footage, it would have gotten a higher score. But still, an average movie that might get the hair on your neck to stand.