THE FOURTH KIND (DVD Review) - 17/5/10

This film purportedly used archival footage taken from sessions recorded by Dr Abigail Tyler but the actress playing her in the footage was so unbelievably bad it didn't add up. I get the feeling the Marketing Department used a new spin to gain people's cold hard cash and it wouldn't be the first time Hollywood lied to people - Remember actor's are paid liars and given a licence to become someone else and make you believe in them - But that's all it is! Starting off really well the hoax is well constructed but if you look deeper the lies are easy to spot! At first I thought why would someone be so desperate for you to believe in alien abduction (I actually believe in aliens) that they would go to such lengths to concoct a story - But having seen a magician on stage in Las Vegas get crushed by a large metal robot then a second later come running from behind me down the aisle unscathed - You wonder how did he do that? So seeing is believing (Or not?) Strange things are happening in the town of Nome, Alaska. Murders, suicides, disappearances - But luckily I've heard nothing about that on any wavelength? Dr Abigail Tyler (Being played in the film by Milla Jovovich and also the 'real' Dr Tyler making appearances) investigates and coming from her own personal tragedy gets involved in bizarre circumstances. Again lucky for Dr Tyler that when she recorded this 'archival' footage in 2000 a film deal would appear on the table ten years later but the footage manages to go wonky just when the 'aliens' appear and the film's budget was strained. Having initially been fooled you can see the cracks - Worth watching for the hell of it. But no Popcorn Rating for lying to me!

I think the photo says it all - A look of complete disbelief!