51
51
R | 26 February 2011 (USA)
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Due to political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has decided to allow two well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet. But when one of the base’s “long-term visitors” exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror.

Reviews
kaianmattmckay

This film should be avoided like the plague. Even giving it one star has permanently exhausted my generosity quota.The concept is derivative and hackneyed, the script is trite and flat, the acting is hammier than a high street butchers, and the SFX are just three consonants in search of a vowel.The only good things to say about it are that a) with a budget of only about $1 million, not too much money was wasted by film industry standards, and b) it's mercifully short, at barely an hour and a half. Do yourself a favour and do literally anything apart from watching this. End of altruistic warning.

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Ben Farnworth

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.

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Matt Winstanley

First of all, all i heard about this film was that it was terrible and there was nothing good about it, and then when i found out it was made by SYFY it made me doubt it more, well i was surprised to be honest about it. It was quite good.I think i enjoyed it because i expected the worst so it could only get better from that.yes the aliens do look cheesy and low budget but it is in fact a fun film, you just have to accept it for what it is and don't take it to serious,The acting is about 7 out of 10, some of the actors didn't really do a good job about it but on the other hand there was some good acting to.A decent body count, with some decent kills in it too. Some aspects in the film we're laughable to be honest, but that is what i did, i just laughed, this is probably why i enjoyed it haha,

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jynx242

I really enjoy the cheese factor of SyFy original films. They are the kind that friends and I get together and watch and make fun of. We occasionally have "live chats" on the internet while watching them so friends from all over the country can connect and laugh together.That being said - and taken in that context - this movie was absolutely fun! Yes - there is a low budget. Yes - the the plot, script, sets, and special effects were a little lacking; but it is a SyFy original movie and should be taken in that context. It was a cheesy alien romp that left me smiling. Certainly not a great movie, but I was definitely entertained.

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