I live in the same town, where a lot of this film was made. Well, at least shot. And although I was not personally an extra a few of my friends were. They said in their opinion it was the most fun they had ever had because they were asked basically to act like morons on camera. When I asked if that was all they said yeah and they couldn't wait to see what a piece of junk this movie turned out to be. We were disappointed. The acting is sub-porno standards and many extras blatantly look right into the camera. We here in town basically refer to the movie as the worst movie ever to be caught on film and hope that in a thousand years it will NOT be what is used to show what our entertainment epitomized. Save your money, and your time. Do not rent, nor watch this film.

That's part of the charm and the joke of it. It's supposed to partially make fun of science fiction movies, and it's supposed to be a bad science fiction movie in itself. That's William Shatner's style, and if you can look through trying to take it completely seriously, you can catch the inside joke of it.But, it's not all just a joke. It includes some interesting special effects, camera angles/lighting, ideas, and has an "alien life form" that can exchange its essence into all sorts of receptacles. I liked it quite a lot, but then again, I like weirder, offbeat stuff. I still love things like Howard The Duck, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space, no matter what anyone says.

I don't know why moderators didn't insert the cast zero vote, because one is just too much for this, i recommend for those who want to laugh endless about grossness. Notes: You can notice in the groom lake cafe on the decorated back mirror a big microphone when they're shooting. the alien is just ridiculous. The cars who are running on a straight street had to turn left lane during the shoot to avoid the knockdown of cameras-men. The plot is really bad funny especially when they wanna die suddenly after climbing and crashing their car tumbled down. Began with a love excursion, then go out of plans totally: the worst guinness for this too. The purple radiation light on the skin and the UFO spaceship jellyfish could be made with a win95 software by anyone. The award for worst special effects too. The characters are totally inexpressive, too awfully acting like script-less and improvised scenes, they killed the characters mistaking their roles, like they would not have own. The scene in the military base with the purple sky and the people walking is reiterated about 5 times, even ahead on the movie end. Every scene is worth of laugh, especially Andy and kate tumbled down from a high hill, they were completely unharmed, and then they continued quietly kissing... GooooofY The shooting quality way it's the same used on the DVD backstages, where it is used for interviews. The boyfriend didn't die galvanized across the wire netting like the other intruder did, Or HE must be SUPERMAN or it's Goofy. The girlfriend instead, has been raped from that unsuspected couple, LOL, what's within the rest of plot line??? she wanted to die, what she was waiting for then? Don't waste your money, unless you want to laugh.

You know you have to wonder what's going on with Bill Shatner. He's a talented actor with a beautiful speaking voice, capable of superior performances.But some of the stuff he is involved in makes you want to shake your head. And this stuff isn't off-the-wall good. It's off-the-wall poor. Poorly made, poorly paced, poorly edited, poorly written, etc. It's as if he is someone who is not quite in touch with himself; and it shows in the projects and people with which he gets associated.And now we have 'Groom Lake'. It wouldn't make you winch so hard, if it hadn't also been written and directed by Shatner. The logicalness and continuity is uncomfortably close to what you'd expect from an Ed Wood-level production.Here's this bonehead boyfriend risking life and limb roaring up a treacherous hillside with his dying girlfriend, all the time assuring her that it'll be all right. Well, it's not all right, Mr. Genius. Their vehicle overturns and rolls completely down the hill. And this is only one part of a heavily fragmented, unsupported story line. The negative comments could go on.For the record this viewer would like to be a full-time fan of Shatner. But, Bill, somehow you just aren't getting the job done. You are capable of a much more brilliant body of work.