Area 51

this would be good if they discover more things beyond human comprehension other than the basics like discovery of the missing people, a living survivor, revealing the alien's actual looks, why the army is hiding it, what's the reason why aliens are here for, are they destructive or just curious, and many more but yeah some parts are good but the ending is just too classic (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠)

After a mysterious encounter at a party, Reed becomes obsessed with breaking into Area 51. Unfortunately, we're just not as interested as he is. Area 51 scores a zero on character development, deciding on character templates that are so familiar to schlocky found footage films that they instantly feel overdone. Along with his two friends and the daughter of an Area 51 tell all book, Reed is suspiciously erudite when it comes to the craft of breaking into top secret government installations. Out of the box he knows how to get past the high tech detection grid, and even has a map of the prized underground S-4 base. There is little suspense and most of the more 'tense' moments are too predictable to raise any anxiety. As for the discoveries themselves, most are torn out of the most boring chapters of UFO Folklore. Spoiler Alert: there are aliens at Area 51. We never get to see them. The ending is a contrived bit of Alien Abduction straight out of every Alien Abduction film you've ever seen; just nowhere near as good. An Embarrassing moment for Oren Peli.

How the F*** did this script get funded???? But please let me say, i really love Paranormal Activity. I am so speechless right now..... gosh..... So... let me say what you want to know. This movie has it all, it got: * 2 (!!!!) minutes of Aliens * unlikable Characters * really stupid story-development * and again 2 !!!!!! MINUTES of aliens and i am rounding up!!! Oren Peli really destroys his starting moviecarreer with this one. I am really sorry for him.... but..... wow what a heck.

So much haters on this website. You wonder why? Because honestly if you like alien stories and suspense then you definitely going to like this movie. Well at least I did. And I am not even a big fan of camcorder movies. In fact I don't really like that way of filming. I am sure it would have been even better if they would have filmed it normally. Nevertheless the whole movie is full of suspense. From the part where they prepare themselves to the part where they decide to execute their plan to enter Area 51 it's all suspense. The actors might not be well known but at least they put down a believable performance. I really don't get why so many people don't like this movie. You know it's going to be about aliens just by the title of the movie. If you don't like that then just don't watch it, but please stop wasting our time with negative comments.

When will these movie makers realize that the current format for found footage movies are just downright terrible. They all follow the same format. 60 minutes of extreme boredom,then there is fifteen minutes of planning a trip, ten minutes of lets do something incredibly stupid, and then if, just if they show you what is attacking/chasing it is a millisecond of a glimpse. Just one rhetorical question though. Why is it every single alien movie that is made anymore is always found footage? Have writers lost their creativity and can't actually write a good blockbuster alien movie? One last note. Found Footage movies would be a million times better if they would show you what the creatures look like. And not just a glimpse.

I'm shocked that this film only has an average of 4.1. I thought the trailer looked really cool. The movie starts out a little on the slow side and like the guy said before me, you could've condensed the first 70% into about 10 minutes. But it's worth every minute. I'm a ufologist (a person who studies ufo's, alien abductions, etc). I have a friend who actually works at area 51 and she's brilliant. By brilliant, I mean a brilliant mind. Funny thing is, her area is studying alien life, lol. I'm not joking either. Anyway, everything I've read and learned about area 51 over the past 20 years seemed amazingly accurate in the film, and honestly, I don't know how they pulled it off. But it worked surprisingly well. And the last 20 minutes of the movie are intense! Go see it.

I have recently just finished watching this movie, and what torture it was, but thankfully I made it through with only 1hr 30 of missing time. I decided to watch this movie because I love anything to do with UFO's, aliens, ET etc..so this should have been right up my street. It wasn't. From the first 10 minutes I knew i would hate this movie, the acting is laughable, absolutely laughably bad which completely put me off. The plot is completely ridiculous and stupid and all the way through you are thinking, sure, of course they would make these stupid decisions. Every UFO/Area 51 cliché is in here which to any avid UFO fan who has a keen interest in the field it just makes you cringe. Its like they have read a few UFO stories on the net and put little bits of detail from each story in here. The most secure base on the planet and some young idiots manage to break in without being seen. You cant even get near the place because of the perimeter control yet they manage to get in easily. And finally the whole film being recorded through a camera has been done to death, its not fun or clever anymore, its a cheap way for a director to make a quick buck for little time and effort. This movie probably took around a week to film its that bad. Please, no more shaky camera films, they are boring and unoriginal, they have been done too many times. All in all, this movie was genuinely one of the worst films i've ever had the misfortune of seeing. People can make their own minds up but I cannot recommend avoiding this movie enough, its a terrible waste of time.

As a big sci-fi fan and UFO-enthusiast, I really recommend watching this film. Even though I watch a lot of movies, I was a bit discouraged watching it because of the '4/10' rating. But unlike what many people here wrote... This movie did not disappoint me in any possible way. It has a great build-up, strong climax and mind-challenging ending. The constant suspense (after the introductions), no obvious scientific 'mistakes', some good jokes at the right times and zero jokes in serious/tense moments. The acting, the story, It all felt very credible to me. Bottom line: If you like the Area 51 mystery, give the movie a chance and the credit it deserves. Don't always rely on IMDb/'critic' ratings. I was physically ill after watching Gravity. If you agree with me on that part, I think you'll be safe watching this movie! Also, If you enjoyed the movie "as above, so below", you're quite certain to enjoy this.