Area 51 (2015)

Waste of time

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

I didn't know what to expect with this film but it's a really good effort with a gripping story. It follows some fairly standard themes around Area 51 so no surprises there, but it actually delves into more detail than other attempts I've seen in this genre. It was well planned and the ideas (no spoilers!) had been really thought through.The CGI was impressive and the style of filming was unexpected but worked really well with the storyline. This is an entertaining horror film that sits outside of the box. It's definitely worth a watch.

First off, if you don't like the shaky cam films then don't watch it. I personally like the style of films. I thought this movie was well done, found it very..satisfying, most movies about aliens and stuff they never really find anything but this one was different. It was a little slow at first but wasn't totally unwatchable like others have stated. It quickly gets to hidden secrets and trippy stuff. It's like he wanted to go down the rabbit hole so bad, once he was in it it just kept getting deeper. Once he got to that last point, he knew he had gone to far and was f*ct. Just like that guy told him. That freaked me out. N that's what I was looking for.

Oren Peli is now officially a one trick pony after his latest found footage flick called Area 51. Again, similar to the first Paranormal Activity, there is a lack of story and realistic actions by characters in Peli's latest. Additionally, characters are weak, having little to no back-story and often times unlikable. Even with Peli's out used hand-held style of filmmaking, there is a particular originality to the film based on the alien side story. There are creative imaginary thoughts and well done shots of cinematography with this film. It almost seemed the film steadily managed to save itself as the film progressed. By no means would it be a film I recommend to people looking for the latest and greatest of 2015 but it's not a total waste, even when I wanted it and expected it to be.

This is a stupid film. Where are all the guards? Are we really expected to believe that if the US government had a spacecraft in Area 51 there would be no one guarding it?There's a lab with alien technology and a device that negates gravity just lying in some unlocked side room. The characters are VERY loud for people "sneaking" into top secret military base. They speak loudly and whisper loudly. They run down corridors shouting to each other, voices echoing. The girl irritatingly shout-whispers "OH MY GOD THEY'RE GOING TO HEAR US" - so stop shouting and maybe they won't hear you? Although I don't know who they think is going to hear them since according to this film no one does night shift in Area 51.They eventually set off some alarm and the only two guards that apparently are on duty chase them around a bit.The only good thing about this film is the irritating characters all probably die in the end.