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The Shadow Men
Happily married couple Bob and Dez Wilson and their 12-year old son Andy are being attacked by a blinding light when driving home from a daytrip. They awaken a couple of hours later, seemingly unscathed but soon driven mad by recurring nightmares. It soon appears that they have been abducted by aliens as proved by their sons handycam that had suddenly started running right after the incident. This mysterious fact is discovered by even more mysterious Men In Black who start nagging the family up to the point of threatening to kill them. Laughed at by the police the threesome seek refuge at sf-writer Stan Mills' house and start fighting back.
| Release : | 1997 |
| Rating : | 4.5 |
| Studio : | Bruin Grip Services, Encounter Productions, |
| Crew : | Stand In, Stunts, |
| Cast : | Eric Roberts Sherilyn Fenn Dean Stockwell Andrew Prine Chris McCarty |
| Genre : | Horror Thriller Science Fiction |
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You won't be disappointed!
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Absolutely the worst movie.
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
This film, although it is full of movie clichés ufology, is only dealing with the theme "MIBs" with the seriousness it is due. Skeptics to be excused, but those who study ufology know there many reports in the world about the presence of these mysterious beings in lives of those who had contact with aliens. The film makes a useful counterpoint MIB series of movies (Men in Black I, II and III success box office in theaters) where they are treated as the "good guys" of history. Coincidence or not the film that treats them as villains had little or no visibility, even having been released in the same year first MIB Will Smith.
Apart from the ending scenes, the concept of this movie is really good. If you're into alien abduction or that kind of stuff, you will definitely enjoy this movie. For a low budget film, it's really satisfying. I enjoyed every second while watching, except for the ending scenes which were pretty lame.Acting is good, concept is good. The only bad thing about this movie is the unrealistic encounter scenes, which truly reduces the quality of the film. Especially the alien/human hybrid behavior in the movie is really lame. If that was taken care of, i'd say it's at least a 6 out of 10 for those who haven't seen this one yet. Watch it, it's worth it.
On their way home from a camping trip Robert Wilson and his family saw something in the sky, a bright light that seemed to have been chasing them, the following day Robert Wilson contacts the air force wanting to make sure whether or not it might have been a new type of aircraft being tested, then strange men arrive at their home asking strange questions and soon the Wilson family realize their lives could be at risk.This little Sci-Fi thriller does believe it or not take itself seriously but it comes off as rather cheesy but I was entertained nonetheless, the acting was above average the direction was okay and the storyline was in fact cheesy but it had its moments, the special effects are really nothing to talk about, the aliens look almost like the ones in SCARY MOVIE 3 but that at the end just added to the overall cheesiness of the film.Of course if cheesy Sci-Fi features are you're thing, try tracking down a film called THE SILENCERS directed by Richard Pepin.
It would be interesting to compare this one to Men in Black. (the will smith film.) This was more like what I've heard real life stories of encounters with MIB agents is like. Decent cast, too, with Eric Roberts, Dean Stockwell, and Andrew Prine. Slow and dark at times, but worth the rental if just to satisfy your curiosity. Give it a try.** 1/2 out of ****
