Duffyboy: Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the show! Please meet our contestant. Hank!

Audience: *Applause*

Hank: It's good to be here Duffyboy!

Duffyboy: OK, You understand the rules of the game?

Hank: Sure thing Duffyboy, fire away!

Duffyboy: OK I'll start with a practice question.

Question: A magnificent and charming man dedicated solely to sifting through the worst of what the multiplex has to offer.

Hank: Who is Duffyboy?

Audience: *Applause*

Duffyboy: Nice one son! And now it's time to call up the board. What specialist subject will you like to take?

Hank: OK I'll start with a £10,000 question.

Question: A movie mainly aimed for comedy fans during the Valentines day period.

Hank: What is Date Movie?

Duffyboy: Correct for £10,000!

Audience: *Applause*

Hank: OK now I'll move on to £25,000.

Question: These two men are in fact directing their debut effort.

Hank: Who are Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer?

Duffyboy: Well done, here's your £25,000!

Hank: And another £25,000 next please.

Question: 'When Harry Met Mr. & Mrs. Smith at My Legally Blonde Best Friend's Big Fat Greek Wedding in Sweet Home Alabama, which was Crashed by King Kong, Shallow Hal, Napoleon Dynamite, and Bridget Jones as Hitch discovered What Women Want: How To Say Anything To Lose A Guy In Ten Days whenever they Meet the Parents and Kill Bill.

Hank: What is the long scientific expression of Date Movie's title?

Duffyboy: Well done you're doing superb!

Audience: *Applause*

Hank: Right now let's move onto the tough ones. £50,000! Question: It's a series of famous moments from movies that may or may not actually be romantic comedies, and then makes a satire of them as if it were concocted by ten-year olds who had never seen the original pictures.

Hank: What is the significant flaw of Date Movie?

Duffyboy: Correct, and for a bonus £15,000

Bonus: They ought to be sued for this type of behaviour.

Hank: What ought to be done to the directors for ripping off Scary Movie and bastardising it?

Duffyboy: Damn you're too freaking good!

Hank: Well then, hit me with another £50,000!

Question: Bought in to desperately inject some life into this movie. She's trying her best but alas to no avail.

Hank: What the hell is Allyson Hannigan doing in this atrocity?! Duffyboy: Sweet!

*The show continues until Hank gets to £500,000.*

Duffyboy: OK Hank, you've done well so far but this is the big one. If you get this right, you double up to £1m and win this fabulous sports car. If not, you're £500,000 is gone. Do you want to gamble?

Hank: How can I possibly lose? I'm going for it!

Duffyboy: You are a brave man. Here we go.

*The studio turns completely dark as the question is asked*

Question: You know what? I have't a clue either.

Hank: Errrrrm.....errrrrm......I think it would be.....Why would anyone ever want to watch this?

Audience: *graons*.

Duffyboy: Awwww bad luck Hank! No. The correct answer is, HOW COULD THESE BASTARDS EVEN F**KING LIVE WITH THEMSELVES AFTER PRODUCING SUCH S**T, NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT THEY ALREADY RIPPED OFF SCARY MOVIE, THEN EXPECTED A PAID F**KING AUDIENCE TO SIT AND BE SATISFIED WITH SUCH B*LLOCKS?

Hank: Oops!

Duffyboy: Ah well, you get the consolation prize. A DVD copy of Date Movie! Security, show him out! And now a word from our sponsors!

Sponsor: Don't watch this film.


I believe the title speaks for itself. Date Movie has indeed earned a well deserved place in IMDb's bottom 100. The film is packed with disgusting images that would make any decent human being sick to his or her stomach. From the cat humping a nearly mummified corpse to Eddie Griffin spitting out a mammoth hairball in slow motion, the humor in this movie is downright distasteful. Sure, everyone needs a dumb comedy to laugh at once in a while, but there is nothing funny about the family cat raping Grandma's freeze-dried remains.

There are several moments in this movie that could be funny were they not dramatically overdone. For instance, when the cat is sitting on the toilet with diarrhea for two whole minutes. It was comical for the first thirty seconds, but after that you start to impatiently wonder when this scene is going to end. Even more so is the opening sequence when Alyson Hannigan is dancing through the street in a fat-suit. No offenseI'm a bit on the heavy side myselfbut no one wants to see a soaking wet obese woman dancing on her hands and knees. In the dinner scene, Adam Campbell's orgasmic and continuous shouts of "YES!" are awkward to watch. Judah Friedlander plays Nicky, a fat slob covered from head to toe in grease stains who states one of the most disgusting lines of the film, "When I think about the honeymoon my sac gets all tingly and s--t." That's just nasty. Carmen Electra's parody of Paris Hilton's car washing commercial for the Hardee's thick burger is sickening and it is shown in at least four flashbacks throughout the film. It's simply overkill.

To its credit, this film does have some key elements that most audiences enjoy in a movie. Boy meets girl, boy thinks girl is beautiful, boy and girl fall in love, boy and girl face obstacles in their relationship, boy and girl overcome said obstacles, and they all live happily ever after. Sadly, this film could have been something enjoyable, but it instead we are faced with this warped piece of trash that only the most sick and uncouth can laugh at. This is a movie that will mean absolutely nothing to future generations (if it even exists to them at all). Yes, it had potential, but it turned out to be something repulsive.

Really, Date Movie doesn't deserve the attention it's getting from me writing this review. I'm trying to impress upon all movie-goers what a saddening waste of time this film is. I heard warnings from friends, critics, and fellow movie buffs, but like an idiot I watched it anyway. Don't make the same mistake I did. And if you are so curious that you decide to watch it against your better judgment, don't eat before doing so.


This movie was seriously the worst movie I have seen since like ever. I wish I could give it a 0 out of 10. It made no since in how it flowed into a movie, they crammed way too many parodies into a 1 hour and 20 minute movie. Horrible sad excuse of a movie. They could have made this into like 2 or 3 different movies and expanded. making it more original. But every scene was taken from something else. The scenes just made no sense when you watch them all as one movie, they even had movie spoofs of films that came out literally like 6 months ago. Some of the actors did not even seem to have any life to them, they were just there to be fillers. They should have taken more time to make this.To sum up this movie: sad, just a sad poorly done film.


this movie was the turkey of the year! the movie is based on parodies from such movies/TV seres as: the bachelor,wedding crashers,the wedding planner, Bridget Jones diary, Mr and Mrs smith, how to loose a guy in 10 days, what womens want, love actually,kill bill, dodge ball,hitch, king kong, lord of the rings, mean girls, meet the parents/fockers, My Best Friend's Wedding, shallow hall, Paris Hilton,Micheal Jackson,pimp my ride, star wars, Napoleon Dynamite and Dukes of Hazzard and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Even if they had great actors,the poop and the fart humor doesn't reach to any of the audience(any age). the movie didn't have any story and every scene were only max 4 min! with the unoriginal humor and the bad special effects/ story, the movie only gets is a zzzzzzz out of you.. 2/ 10 stars

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I took my sister to see this movie on President's Day when we both had the day off. I was expecting a funny movie in Scary Movie fashion. What I got was this piece of crap that was a complete waste of an hour and a half and my 6.50. What's the problem? Oh where to begin...first of all, the plot is stupid. It's simple enough, I guess, but there's so many random things that just don't make sense (the random weird flashbacks during the Kill Bill sequence, for one). I don't know if it's just that the parody genre is being stretched so thin that there isn't anything left anymore, or if this movie was just bad writing. The acting isn't terrible, though some is cringe worthy. I think they tried so hard for going over the top that the jokes turn out disgusting, offensive, gratuitous, and just plain not funny. Nearly every sequence with "Jinxers", the Jones family cat, are horrid and disgusting. Nearly 98% of the jokes I had to tell my sister I would explain to her when she was older. And to complete it all, I was in a theater full of teenage boys, and not one of them laughed once, which goes to show how much the film falls on its face. The only time the audience gave a half-hearted chuckle was during the Mr. and Mrs. Smith sequence. So save yourself the time and money. Skip this absolute zero.


Date Movie was a movie that I thought would turn out to be hilarious, but yet, it turned out to be incredibly stupid, senseless, and unfunny as possible!!!The only real funny part was at the starting when Alyson Hannigan was trying to be sexy,and that wasn't even all that funny.I think Date Movie was a useless piece of junk that should have never been made, because it hurt's the good name of spoof movies everywhere, basically meaning the Scary Movie series.I thought that Date Movie was one of the grossest, sloppiest movies ever as well.I mean, I can stand some gross humor, but this film went a little to far, and I am ashamed that the people in this film agreed to act in this nonsense, especially Alyson Hannigan.So I warn you, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!It isn't worth spending money or time on.


Anyone who likes this are solely responsible for the recent years decline of movies in general. It's not a personal attack in anyway, but the sad truth is, this sort of crap sells.

I prefer darker humour myself, but if your sense of humour is that of a pubescent teenager, then sure, I can see how you'd like this.

The Ice Harvest was funnier than this.

Comedies aren't "funny" anymore, you want a good laugh your better off looking towards something darker, but then again, that's hit and miss.

It's so overly trying to be "funny" that at times it's that bad you feel like slapping yourself with embarrassment as to why you even bothered to watch it.

The parody/spoof genre is running overly thin, and this doesn't even pull that off. The most unimaginative way to make a movie.

If your a gang of 12-14 year olds, you possibly might like this movie, or if you wait for the DVD and have a family sit around and need something to watch, it also might appeal.


Awful awful awful, the reason i saw this movie was: I was surfing through channels on TV and i stopped when i saw Eddie griffin on the bus and i thought, hmm he made another movie. Silly me, so i decided to watch the movie and let me tell you that my wife ad i hated " Date Movie " Straight Scary Movie copy cats but worst. I do not recommend this movie to anyone, well maybe to my enemies lol.

Then only part that was kind of good was the part with the blond chick, she's hot ad i mean hot, but the movie is not based on her so tuff luck. One last note, the director of this movie should be shot. j/k

Now lets hope that the next scary movie is not a piece of crap like this one.


I don't want to tire you all with a long review, there isn't a need for one with this movie. From start to finish it is embarrassing to watch, almost excruciating. Jokes fall flat, send ups of other movies have no comic moments and I seriously could see a 6th grade drama class do a better job of something like this. How this ever got released is beyond me. Why Alyson Hannigan decided to star in this movie is beyond me. Sophie Monk was the only decent actor and put on the American accent well in her first movie role (despite being cast as eye candy for the male audience). The remainder of the cast whilst possibly talented had so little to work with they would fire their agents if they ever see this trash. I saw this movie because it was free (like the rest of the cinema goers at this particular session). No one was laughing and I am sure I could hear tumbleweeds rolling through the cinema at various times. In all I counted about 4 scenes which made me laugh, I won't spoil them for you so that if you do happen to get dragged to this flick you will have some comic relief. My advice is to stay clear, well clear. Scary Movie 2 was better than this.


The good news is that it was on broadcast TV - I didn't pay anything.

The better news is that I was doing something at the same time so I didn't waste any time on it.

I like Alyson Hannigan. And this movie shows she is game for anything.

There is an attractive blonde in a bikini.

That gives it two stars.

I'm straining to dredge up a third star. OK, the cat diarrhoea scene gets a star for sheer bizarreness.

My final comment is a complaint about the 10 line rule, because I have read other reviews of less than 10 lines and, believe me, I've said enough.


You may probably remember how much I dislike Friedberg-Seltzer's spoof movies, and I have made no secret of it. I loathed Disaster Movie, Epic Movie was pretty much the same and while not as bad as the former two Meet the Spartans was pretty poor too. While mostly very unfunny, Date Movie is the best of these spoof movies, mainly because there are one or two decent gags and the fact Alyson Hannigan's in it. The focus is on romantic comedy, and admittedly spotting the references to My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Meet the Parents and When Harry Met Sally is occasionally fun, the latter was one of the better gags as well as the stunt on the motorcycle, but the scenes where they featured in were in general very overplayed. Also there are some very cheap laughs, a scene involving a diarrhoea-afflicted cat hardly is going to spark any wit or imagination now is it? The plot line is on the lame and predictable side, and the direction is next to non-existent. The acting isn't as atrocious as it was in Disaster Movie, which was a perfect example of how NOT to act in a movie, but a majority of it was lifeless. I like Alyson Hannigan, I confess when I was 10 I was addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I think she was trying her best with superficial material. It is just that newcomer Adam Campbell is extremely unexciting as her new boyfriend, and Carmen Electra shows visibly here that she can't act. The remainder of the acting is unexceptional. All in all, it is not unbearably awful, but I doubt I would ever want to see this film again. 3/10 Bethany Cox


"Films" like Date Movie are the lowest of the low; the lowest form of sludge churned out, stretched out and then given cinematic releases for whatever reason. Some films create rifts between the public consensus and the critical consensus; other films split people of both ilks straight down the middle; others may even come with the odd flaw here and there, but generally do enough to garner necessary enthusiasm from whichever camp. Whatever disagreements or deliberations people have with whoever about whatever, surely there has to be some sort of common bond between all cinema-goers alike, regardless of academic level; age; experience in film-going. This bond is born out of the fact that: Date-Movie-is-an-a-bom-in-a-tion; a woeful, disgusting, humiliating and sordid affair in which nobody comes away for the better. If there are half a dozen or so worser films from the last decade; indeed two decades; indeed half a dozen decades; indeed EVER; then we all, collectively as a human race, ought to hang our heads in shame.

The sheer levels of stupidity Date Movie reaches is matched only by its uncannily moronic ability to scale new lows as each cringe-inducing sequence arrives, all the time scratching for new depths of depravity in a spoof; a jibe or a pastiche. Here is a film that says if you're not thin; not somewhat easy on the eye; not Caucasian or if you are somewhat physically deformed in some way, then there is absolutely neither no space nor no hope for you in this world; and if you DO NOT see to these 'flaws' immediately by way of 'correcting' them, then it's encouraged that you find some small space somewhere so that you may crawl up inside of it and die. Failing that, stay out of everyone else's sight at all times. Here is a film that has hopefully, in the past, had its cast members wake up in the middle of the night knowing they helped in producing this pile of garbage.

From it's distasteful opening of a gentleman committing suicide at the mere sight of Alyson Hannigan, who's wearing a lot of padding to make her appear obese, to an altercation on a mock-Skull Island in which sexual assault is rendered both an item that is something to giggle at and actually somewhat enjoyable from the female standpoint, Date Movie's pro-Fascist agenda is there for all to see. Its reliance on sight gags sees it target overweight people; black people; physically impaired people (I believe the politically correct term is 'dwarf', but I'm not sure); people of a Mediterranean descent; people of an Hispanic descent as well as homosexuals. The film's idea is that you can be beautiful, but only after a severe makeover in which your physical appearance conforms to what makers Friedberg and Seltzer would want  they have an idea of a perfect man, as well, and that is in the form of the handsome, white, Aryan character named Grant Funkyerdoder, a character played by British actor Adam Campbell. Is this all starting to sound a little dodgy? Is it a coincidence the two guys that came up with this stuff have surnames of German descent? Creepy stuff. Probably all a sick coincidence, though.

So anyway, if you're fat  you've got no chance in life with finding that special someone. If you're not of an ilk that sees you immediately light up the room with your radiant looks and charm, again, you're additionally a no-hoper. Good grief. It's a film that takes serious issues like love and relationships between people and renders them mere items worthy of a laugh or two; it's a film that thinks potential sexual relations between an old woman and cats are "funny"; it's a film that has created the most grotesque cinematic spectacle/character I've certainly ever seen by way of a cat that has severe diarrhoea; it's a film that clocks in at about 80-85 minutes depending on end credits and needs a triple take of the same gag Kill Bill-style to boost its runtime.

On another note, apparently there exists this person called Jennifer Lopez, and apparently she has rather large buttocks, and apparently I need Date Movie to tell me this. People sat down at word processors and TYPED this stuff out; they printed it and PROOF READ it; it was GREEN-LIT; it was SENT to people auditioning for parts; it was SHOT and RE-SHOT and then EDITED to form some sort of basic sequence of moving images along with everything else  how on EARTH does this manage to happen? If one wanted to stir controversies, one might liken such a chain of events to the coming of power of {insert name of brutal dictator here} in {insert nation} and everything that {dictator's name} did and how it all went seemingly entirely unnoticed. This disastrous process of immorality and deathly attitudes to life and those around you just being breezed through for sake of riches, power, glory  it's disgusting.

Films have been banned for less than what Date Movie does. People sent Stanley Kubrick death threats back in the early 1970s upon the release of A Clockwork Orange, which forced him into pulling from cinemas what was one of the greatest films of that decade. People lobby to get, what is to them, grotesque and disgusting films censored; banned; pulled; destroyed; locked away in a vault somewhere so that no one can find them  but where are these people when Date Movie is released? Where are these people, in their infinite wisdom, when this faux-harmless spoof comedy is released into the mainstream multiplexes, capped at PG-13/12A, for everyone to roll in and get their kicks out of? Nowhere, that's where  they're too busy attacking films like A Clockwork Orange, Natural Born Killers and the-like. British based Channel 4 critic Leigh Singer describes 2008's Disaster Movie as "Anti-comedy. Anti-cinema. Anti-life.", an additional statement that rather aptly sums up this piece.


From the title, I assumed this was another sendup flick like NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE or SCARY MOVIE or even AIRPLANE, the flick that launched the genre. If that was what was intended, DATE MOVIE fails on all counts. There isn't a single laugh to be had, and the movie feels like a bad high school play. A nebbish (Campbell) is courting a sweet young gal (Hannigan, who should know better). But his best-est friend is a fem,ale and a knockout (Monk) who also happens to be a former girlfriend. She intends to spoil their marriage plans and win him back. A slew of familiar faces play various parents, other relatives and friends. Eddie Griffin is along for the ride, and he is singularly unfunny in this. Somehow, I don't think it was his fault. Let me give you one instance of how this film fails at every turn: When Hannigan first meets her beau's best-est buddy, Monk is shown diving into a pool, coming up on the other side, showering off, then washing a car in her too-tiny bikini and even pole-dancing with the shower. This is all done in slow-mo and seems to go on on forever. Hanigan even comments on it. Through it all, we keep cutting back to Campbell and Hanigan for reacti0n shots, but they are all too obviously staring at the camera and not at Monk, who clearly filmed her sultry scenes separately. If this is supposed to be funny, it isn't. And when the three of them finally sit down together next to the pool, Monk whips off her tiny swimsuit and sits down nekked, except it just isn't funny or arousing or anything. You just want the damned sequence to end. Please pass this stinker by.


This is by far one of the worst "comedies" ever made. It's disgusting. I couldn't watch more than fifteen minutes. It was as if you paid to literally see excrement in a toilet.

I'm pretty sure there wasn't a script involved. The "writers" probably took copies of all of their movies' scripts and scribbled in between line breaks their own ideas of "hilarious" jokes.

As for the "jokes" per say, they're everything but funny. Who the hell came up with a humping cat? Why make hooker jokes with a kid? What does "Lord of the Rings" have to do with romantic comedies?

Here comes a spoiler you must read, to spare yourself of the torture: Referencing the line from "Meet the Parents" "I once milked a cat", the father in law says "can you milk these?" and shows him his eight nipples. The horror, the horror!

There were actually dramatic scenes throughout that had some room for puns, or any other joke. And they just added stupid pop-culture references. Who gives a damn about Michael Jackson?

Just for the record, the awful scene with the cat taking a crap could have been at least watchable if it hadn't lasted it's full 10 minutes.

Alyson Hannigan can actually act very well in the dramatic parts. The actors are not actually bad, they just made terrible career decisions when saying yes to this piece of crap movie.

Damn you, Seltzer and Friedberg. You're hacks! You're inhuman! You're not directors nor screenwriters, nor human beings! You're not even monkeys! Monkeys make fun of you! You're not even trash! Trash is smarter and kinder to audiences!


"Meet the Spartans" is the only movie-movie after Scary Movie that was funny enough to keep me entertained. This has got to be the worst. The only funny part of the film was the opening titles, which was just so ridiculously awful that it made me laugh. Makers of the movie desperately in the need of easy money? Very likely.

I really hope they stop making these money and time wasting, worthless peaces of dog sh*t. It seems that they're just repeating the same "jokes" over and over again and thinking that it still makes people laugh. Luckily this came out of the TV and I didn't need to waste anything else than electricity on it. I switched the channel after an hour of TRYING to watch it.

Anyone who is interested in seeing this, stop being interested. Spend your money on something reasonable and skip this one. Ugh, even "Superhero Movie" was better than this, can you believe it? 1 out of 10 stars.


Let me get straight to the point: 1) This movie is not funny.Nor do its actors 2) This movie is tasteless. In one scene, there is a blonde bimbo rubbing her body with a hamburguer. 3) This movie is plot less. It's a number of re adapted scenes from other movies. 4) AFter seeing this movie you may suffer some health problems.(explosive diharrea) 5) Your sanity may not be the same. 6) You may also feel the worst person on earth, just for having seen the first twenty minutes. I won't say: "don't see this movie". Do as you want, but before doing it, you may consider to check into a nearby hospital. As my title states : "as funny as a high school shooting". Well, that pretty summarizes this horrible, awful, tasteless piece of garbage.


You won't see many movies teaming with this much humanity, much less one that spends most of its time in the housing projects of East New York, Brooklyn. Filmmaker Rich Devaney isn't condescending or sentimental but even the most minor characters in his film are fleshed into real human beings. That's Devaney's first achievement in this movie. The second is that he tells the story of a conflicted criminal trafficking in some mean streets and he does it without ripping off Scorsese for one second. Devaney gets great performances from his cast, he tells a powerful story without showing off the superb technique he clearly has and he gives you memorable images without a huge art department framing them and lighting them and stuffing them into your skull. Brooklyn Bound is evidence of that rarest quality in a filmmaker- talent to spare, minus the ego. And the movie shines brighter for it.


Brooklyn Bound is an excellent movie. One should not mistake its decidedly unflashy tone for any shortcoming in technique. Its writer/director Rich Devaney knows what he is doing. No knock on The Man but it is incredibly refreshing to see a movie about a conflicted criminal that doesn't rip off Scorsese. Shot in East New York projects, pre-hipster Williamsburg dive bars, tenements and one luxury high rise that seems just as squalid, Brooklyn Bound teams with life own, full of vivid, human characters, humor and menace. You don't have to be a fan of Fresh or Superfly (though both are good movies) to enjoy this movie. It's real, it's compelling and I'll be thinking about it for a long time.

I'm a movie snob. And I'm really looking forward to whatever Mr. Devaney does next. He really knows how to tell a story with a camera. He gets great performances out of his mostly non-actor cast and he doesn't coopt one frame of his story to show of any of the superb filmmaking technique that he surely possesses. The events of the movie are tinged with a senselessness in the best sense, a film with a big heart that gets broken.


I just watched Brooklyn Bound for the first time about half-hour ago and this film doesn't waste a minute of the film as every scene of this film are shot very well. The cinematography was great, it's meant for a film like this. the guy doing it clearly had the right idea and it works very well for low-budget. All of the acting was good - Jamie Hector(Paid In Full, HBO's The Wire) is VERY effective in his role as is the scarce Dean Winters(HBO's Oz) w/ some strong acting. After watching the Brooklynite Jamie Hector play out his part as the strong and silent Marlo opposite Wood Harris in The Wire, It was the straw that broke the camel's back in making me consider this movie even though I was pretty sold on the title itself. The film itself shows the hard times in Brooklyn and it shows the cultural diversity which makes the film so meticulous and the scenes in the projects can be compared to the likes of New Jersey Drive and Clockers only they used actual Brooklyn n!&&@s for the film. What I really loved about the movie was the fact that REAL NEW YORK STREET SLANG IS USED CORRECTLY!!! The film itself doesn't pull any punches and keeps it very real and for that I recommend this film to anyone who likes urban film - Brooklyn Bound is a gem under the radar....


This film is one to stick with you for a long time. The brief, yet intense scenes, constantly engage the viewer. Causing an almost (not to sound juvenile) interactive experience. It was a film in which any turn was unexpected.In the end character development was the one that blew me out of the water.To see the depth of these characters, only enhanced by phenomenally cinematography,slowly developing and changing throughout the film. All in all a real down to earth, organic, non-forced film.


I thought the story was good but the direction was excellent. The director knew how to keep you interested in the story from beginning to middle to end. I like that the story showed the two brothers, one being the hero and the other being the "problem child". However, it takes a while before you remember that they are both from the same stock with the same bad ways.I'm sure he didn't have a big budget, regardless the movie seemed to be very professional. I feel that the story was a little to real, which would probably explain why it wasn't as popular as I thought it should be. There were a lot of drug scenes. I'm anxious to see what he comes out with next.


I saw this movie a late night, and had no big expectations to it, I should have had.

The story of the movie is co-written by one of the main actors in the movie, all more or less not-known. That does not however have to be a bad thing, since the story is well told, and does not hurry. The actors in the movie play very convincing and sincere.

After the end-credits rolled on my TV I was quite blown away, but also started asking questions to the last 10 minutes of the movie... I couldn't make the calculation to add up. After an hour or so, I realized, that is just the way it is supposed to end, that could be a reality everywhere.

I have two words for you: "See it!"


Devaney creates a film filled with strong characters and gritty realism. We actually care about what happens to these people, a point which is often lost in other movies of a similar type. This movie easily could have devolved into some pseudo-Scorsese gang movie but instead chose to focus on family drama, which is portrayed rather compellingly. The story is loosely based on the life-story of the the main character, played by Tommy Guiffre. Most of the acting was great despite the fact that many of the actors were first timers. Noticeable standout is Jamie Hector's role as Courtland, the dealer with the dream of a better life. Production values on this movie are excellent despite the low budget. Shot on location in Brooklyn you get a real sense for the world these people live in. See this movie. You will not be disappointed.

Garretron commands, "Get there!"


I just randomly picked this movie up at Blockbuster the other night and was not expecting much...the DVD cover does not do this movie justice. To me, the cover suggested a cheesy, non-realistic "Street" drama that does not do justice to real life NYC streets;instead i got something closer to "Mean Streets"! Its really that good, and goes against all the stereotypes that lower-budget street movies tend to dwell on. I grew up in New York with a lot of guys similar to the lead character in this, and i can't think of any other movie i've scene that portrayed them as accurate as this one. The lack of a budget shows in a few scenes, but the acting, the writing, and the direction make up for it. The characters are so real, that i was completely absorbed. Its a shame that so much crap makes it to the big screen, while gems like this one are hard to find.


Although Tenka Hadou no Ken is the third Inuyasha feature film, it's the first of them to actually have the scope of a full-length feature. The other two movies were basically just longish episodes, and could have easily been divided up into the series itself. Tenka no Hadou Ken has the feel of something bigger.

This may be at least in part because of the storyline of the movie, which reaches back to the time of Inuyasha's birth and his father's death. We finally get a look at his father, Inu no Taisho, and a peek into the pasts of Inuyasha, his parents, and his brother Sesshoumaru.

The plot in brief: most Inuyasha fans probably already know about the two swords Inu no Taisho left his sons, Tessaiga and Tenseiga. The title of Tenka no Hadou Ken - which translates to "The Sword of World Conquest" - refers to a third sword, Sou'unga. While Tessaiga is the sword of man, and Tenseiga is the sword of heaven, Sou'unga is the sword of hell. After Inu no Taisho's death, it was sealed - only to end up at the Higurashi shrine in the present day for Kagome and Inuyasha to run across.

Predictably enough, all hell breaks loose.

Tenka no Hadou Ken is particularly interesting because not only does it give us a glimpse of Inuyasha's father, it also provides a peek at the inner workings of his brother Sesshoumaru, one of the series' more inscrutable characters. The movie also contains all the ingredients that make the series what it is: the semi-mythological setting and most of the regular cast of characters, whose interaction is as layered and satisfying as ever. Although the somewhat grim storyline mostly precludes humor once it gets going, there are a few comedic moments - most notably the opening scene with Inuyasha and Kagome, which is comedy gold.

Fans of the series should definitely not miss this installment.


"Tenka Hadou No Ken" or "Sword of World Conquest" (SOWC) may easily be the best Inuyasha movie ever. My guess is that if you're curious about seeing the third Inuyasha film then you are already an Inuyasha fan, so I'll write this for all you "otakus" out there!

In SOWC, the ghost Soyosama, a former counsel of Inuyasha's father, releases the evil demonic sword Sounga from its sheath after containing it for 700 years. Somehow the sword has ended up in the Higurashi family temple in modern-day Tokyo and Inuyasha and Kagome everywhere throughout Japan. The Sounga is connected intimately with Inuyasha's past and we learn more about Inuyasha's family history and the existence of the three great swords, including the Sounga.

Not only is SOWC a genuine movie (and not just a long tiresome episode), it is more surprisingly a GOOD film! SOWC is well-scripted with excellent pacing, rich setting, and an exciting climax. You can tell that the Inuyasha movie production team finally took the time to learn how a film differs from an animated sitcom. For fans, it fills the gap in our understanding of Inuyasha's origins and the history between his demon father and human mother.

I highly recommend this film and hope the Inuyasha 4: Fire on the Mystical Island proves to be as good or even better. Even though it's a nonsequitur I must add that this female otaku thinks Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshyomaru, is a real babe.


This had to be the best of any Inuyasha movie released in English thus far. Even if you haven't been a geek sworn in to the series, you'll understand the basic storyline, very much unlike the previous two.

This is not for the lovebirds in the audience, it's more for the series' main genre, the action (battle of the brothers to be precise). The movie's OC villain, Takemaru, was surprisingly deep and had an exceptional storyline laced with Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother. The father of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, however, was probably the highlight of this feature, he himself was worth seeing the entire movie for.

However, there were one or two things that troubled me about this story. There were many out-of-character moments that just irked me, but that's to be expected by the people who write the movies, and are not too familiar with the original manga.

Though, I'm happy to say that this movie's animation is much more consistent and mirrors both the manga and anime stylings very well. The music is amazing, I was happy to see some of the old stuff from the first season mixed in there. "Four Seasons" at the end was also a very nice treat.

All and all, I would say that this is one that needs to be seen by any fan, avid or not.


-THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS REGARDING FILM PLOT/CHARACTERS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED-

...Inuyasha 3, Swords of an Honorable Ruler!!! -applause- It's true folks, from all the Inuyasha films, this film is the best of all the installments, (includes the 1st, 2nd, and the 4th) This is because the story didn't resolve around Kagome being a damsel in distress or drama in the never ending love triangle of Kagome/Kikyo/Inuyasha. No, we are finally given a story that reveals just what is special of the swords Inuyasha and Sesshomaru possess and a third sword which belonged to the siblings father that is the trouble in the story..

The film focuses on the 'mysterious sword' later to be revealed as Sounga, the demon possessed soul looking to conquer the lands. What's amazing about this film is the fact sounga is a demon possessed sword that can control the dead as well as fight so well that even Inuyasha and Sesshomaru aren't able to defeat without working together. but there the question is: will the siblings put their own grudges aside and fight side-by-side with the swords given to them by their father, (whom we get to see in the film briefly in the intro and conclusion), without killing each other?

It really is an amazing film for the story line and actual character development in the film. Sesshomaru's character throughout the show has always been dark and secret, yet in the film we see more to what his father meant to him and just what kind of a person he is. Another plus side to the film is the action build-up where our heroes, along with sesshoumaru and his crew of Rin, Jaken and Ah-Uhn, along with the sword maker Totosai -i think i spelled his name right- fight the army of the dead, literally, controlled by Sounga and the man known as Takemaru. (a samurai who battled against Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's dad and lost)

As great as this film is, it only gets 9/10 only because of one character who remains consistently annoying throughout the film in my opinion.

KAGOME just can't seem to remember the hero's name, since she's constantly shouting/screaming/saying/whispering his name at least 100 times in just one sentence. Like, i'm glad she's no damsel in this film and actually does some ass-kicking with a headstrong attitude. But it's not needed to have someone shout the hero's name, especially when the hero is either fighting, saving someone, trying to get something done, does his own thing, or is busy.

The old gang, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo are great too, with the role of supporting our hero. Miroku and Sango even have their moment which is really sweet to watch. So all-in-all, watch the film cause it's great from start to finish with fantastic action and a few romantic moments. A must for any Inuyasha fan.


May contain spoilers

Intro

Once upon a time in Japan, a great demon fell in love with a beautiful (but mortal) woman. This love affair led to the birth of a very unique creature - not a human being, yet not fully demon either. His name...Inuyasha (literraly, "dog demon").

Rumiko Takahashi's "Inuyasha" (named after its central character) is one of the most popular mangas of all time. It has inspired a popular anime series and several movies. Among these movies is this one, titled "Swords of an Honorable Ruler."

Story

The "Swords of an Honorable Ruler" referred to in the title are swords that once belonged toInuyasha's father - the Tetsuiga of Earth (wielded by none other than our hero), the Tensaiga of Heaven (wielded by Inuyasha's full demon older bro Sesshomaru), and a third one - Sounga of Hell, a sword so powerful that it can cause great destruction and open the door to the Netherworld.

Now, it so happens that this Sounga sword finds its way into Inuyasha's possession and it starts wrecking havoc everywhere. To stop this evil sword from causing destruction, Inuyasha must combine his Wind Scar (his sword's special attack) with Sesshomaru's sword attack. But can these two brothers who are completely different from each other (one is a haughty full demon, the other a stubborn half-demon) cooperate to stop this evil?

Comments

This third "Inuyasha" movie is perhaps the best one I've seen so far. It's got better (achingly beautiful) animation and there's so much action. The music by Kaoru Wada also keeps getting better.

Like all "Inuyasha" movie, this one includes the main cast of characters - Inuyasha, the hero himself and Kagome, the human girl from the future who travels back in time via an enchanted well. Other famous characters include the lecherous yet lovable monk Miroku and the feisty demon slayer Sango. It was too bad that they didn't have other well-loved characters such as Kikyo or Kagura. But does that really matter?

An addition to the cast of characters is Takemaru, a samurai lord who loved Inuyasha's mother and died in battle with Inuyasha's father. He has just been resurrected by the Sounga and, with that demonic sword having taken possession of his body, he's out to get Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. He's an interesting character and great addition to the cast.

Sesshomaru, our hero's older bro, plays a major role in this movie and he's the one who really steals the show. Furthermore, we get to see Inuyasha's mother (last seen in the first season of the anime) and (finally) his father, the Great Dog Demon. This film delves into Inuyasha's family history and explores his relationship with his haughtily full demon older brother, who looks down on Inuyasha for being only a half-demon.

"Swords of an Honorable Ruler" is also packed with powerful, moving scenes. Gotta love that scene where Sesshomaru is asked by his father whether he has someone to protect and year later sternly replies that he has no one to protect but later save Rin and Jaken. Such a perfect blend of Sesshomaru's haughty arrogance and his caring, fatherly side.

Conclusion

Without a doubt, this is one of the best "Inuyasha" movies, if not the very best.


yes. i am such a die-hard inuyasha fan i'm gonna label this the best anime movie ever (however i'm aware my biased opinion will not convince everyone). still, out of the 4 inuyasha movies out there, this 3rd movie contains all the good qualities an anime movie should have. let me start by saying the movie can be almost written as canon (meaning, it follows somewhat the original storyline). it is well animated (althought the 4th movie has the best animation)... and the fact that sesshoumaru here has so many screen minutes. in this film, you can also see sesshoumaru realizing he does care for someone (albeit trying hard to maintain his aloofness and denying it). it's also surprising in one of the battle scenes that he took the hit for inuyasha - showing he does not really HATE inuyasha that much.

if there's only one thing that 'dirties' this movie, it's whenever kagome is on the scene. granted, i really despised her character. she did nothing in this movie that actually helped except for the fact she screamed to sesshoumaru to actually help inuyasha (much to my fave half-demon's ire). even rin had a use in this movie.. kagome: just plain useless.

but don't let kagome's uselessness (note to all kagome-haters) deter you from watching or owning a DVD of this film. if you liked the two previous inu movies (this one is a guarantee to be your favourite). i have the dvds of the two films and cant wait for the sept 6 release of this film.

then, i'll be patiently waiting for the 4th one!!!


Only quite rarely does a film have the quality of an event really taking place. You get that feeling when you are watching 'Keane.' Most filmmakers, even the most gifted, don't seem to have the uncompromising devotion to create a realistic world in their films. Inevitably, the temptation to show their stylistic talent is what dooms well-intentioned 'verite' directors to water down their works with artifice. The only other film, in recent years, that also succeeded in recreating the real world, was 'Rosetta,' a French film that won the Palme D'Or a few years back.

And the reality that Lodge Kerrigan and the actor, Damian Lewis, create in 'Keane' is one that is particularly difficult to create - it is a reality of a person on the edge of sanity, a reality that few people who are sane enough (if anyone can be considered sane in this business)to get a film made would ever have experienced. Unfortunately, I can understand the isolation, paranoia and desperation that William Keane expresses in this movie. And it expressed with an alarming verisimilitude.

Despite my first comment that 'Keane' is a film without artifice, there are elements to the structure and editing that show the director/writer had made extremely subtle uses of film technique to compress, heighten and intensify William Keane's psychological character.

Finally, I must add that this film is an emotionally rewarding experience, providing a denouement that is cleansing and healing - a 'happy ending' that smacks of real life, not the strange and manipulative world of formula film making. When I left the theater, I felt stronger, purged, for a while at least, of the private terrors that always lurk beneath the surface.


In Keane, director Lodge Kerrigan shows us a world we often try to avoid, the world of poverty and mental illness. Damian Lewis is riveting as the title character. Keane is a man who is struggling to be normal in spite of his illness, isolation and the loss of his child. We see Keane's life with all it's ugly and often self-destructive details that include drug use, violence, and anonymous sex. But somehow Kerrigan and Lewis make us pity Keane. The scenes that show interaction between Keene and the young girl he befriends are both terrifying and touching. The film is intense, exciting, scary and brilliant. This is an important movie and both Lodge Kerrigan and Damian Lewis deserve recognition for creating this incredible movie.


I had heard good things about this film from other people who have seen it, but you know how it is, you have to see it for yourself. Well, I have seen it and I recommend it to anyone who has the chance to see this film. First off it's not an easy movie to take, the subject matter is intense, but not in a bad way. It's all due to the brilliant performance given by Damian Lewis that you get so emotionally involved in his story. Right from the start you see the agony of William Keane (Damian Lewis) as he searches for his missing daughter and you can't help but feel like your in his situation, his emotions leap off the screen and come right at you. Then you start to see how tortured he is, especially when you learn he's suffering from schizophrenia and he's basically self medicating himself. This film is worth your time, and has a good cast. Damian Lewis should get most of the credit, he's performance is Oscar worthy. He was his character, not an actor playing a mentally unstable man. His performance reminds you what acting is really all about.


Keane is one of the finest films ever made. It is an intense "edge of your seat" movie about a difficult subject - mental illness, poverty, and the impact of these conditions on an innocent child. The director, Lodge Kerrigan and the leading actor, Damian Lewis (in an outstanding performance) manage to show us Keane's world with empathy and unflinching realism. It is the type of movie that stays in your mind for a long time. I hope the film receives the recognition deserved because it is a stand-out. Quality independent films should be rewarded and encouraged and are too-often overlooked. If you get the chance, see this movie!


I saw Keane at the 42nd annual New York Film Festival and was quite pleasantly surprised. I'm really not an indy film buff, well, I wasn't until this trip into the city. I was absolutely captivated and completely engrossed in this film. This is one of those films that keeps you on the edge of your seat and easily wraps you into the story. You really feel like your are with William Keane, you can feel what he's thinking. Then the story will take an unexpected turn...see, I told you it keeps you on the edge of your seat. This film is definitely thought provoking and sensitive to all facets of the human being. It's one of those films that you can see repeatedly and get something new from it each time. I think the only thing I don't like about it is that I can't see it again easily or purchase it on DVD. I would LOVE to have this film in my personal movie collection.


"Keane" is a searing portrayal of mental illness. Dominated by an intense tour de force performance by Damian Lewis of the titular character on screen in close-ups for the entire film, writer/director Lodge H. Kerrigan throws us into "Keane"s disturbed mind set from the get go, as we have to continually judge for ourselves what is his grip on reality.

His struggles with what may or may not be paranoid schizophrenia or a breakdown triggered by guilt are conveyed Dogme style, with no "A Beautiful Mind" tricks. Through his mutterings and movements we see the world from his tormented perspective as he painfully re-lives what is either a trauma or a delusion, and ache with him as he self-medicates with booze and drugs. We alarmingly get to understand his mind even as we fear for his safety and others around him, particularly each time he drinks a beer.

Lewis uses his leading man good looks, even disheveled, to show how manipulative and disarming a person with a fractured mind can be. We can viscerally feel his efforts to control his thoughts and behave responsibly when the stakes are very high. He uncannily captures the look of disturbed men seen unfortunately frequently on the streets of New York (I was punched by one once after he stared at me fixedly in a store) and who are brought to public attention openly after a subway platform pushing or inexplicable knife attack.

The ambient sound design brilliantly captures "Keane"s highly stimulated perceptions and keeps us at the edge of our seats in agony as to what sound or sight could set him off. The ambient song selections are beautifully selected to heighten his emotions, including the 4 Tops' "I Can't Help Myself."

The people who briefly interact with "Keane" are excellent character actors who create whole, almost as damaged individuals with just a few lines, particularly Tina Holmes as a coke head and Amy Ryan as a single mom with significant problems. Abigail Breslin is one of the sweetest children on screen in a long time and her projection of trustingness adds to the poignancy of her scenes with Lewis that have the audience holding their collective breaths for their unpredictability.

The film makes excellent use of realistic locations in New York and New Jersey with a gritty, very urban-sensitive cinematography.

The credits include thanks to Fountain House and Project Return which work to help the mentally ill fit into society. I wish more hopeful information on what is being done were added.

"Keane" is a profound example of the moving simplicity of the storyteller's art revealed by brilliant acting through characters that portray the human spirit.


I finally got to see this film last night at LFF in London, and it has been more than worth the wait.

The moments between relative lucidity and mental anguish of William Keane are forcefully explored and successfully displayed by the joint work of Lodge Kerrigan's in-yer-face directing coupled with Damian Lewis' profoundly poignant interpretation of a man clinging precariously on the edge of some kind of sanity and not always succeeding as he knows he should.

I have never encountered such a long period of total and absolute quiet at the end of the film as I did at the end of Keane: the collective breath-holding was incredible.

Chilling, yet strangely warm, this film left me with more questions than answers and an empathy towards the character and the subject of mental illness as a whole than I have ever experienced. It simply has never been something I have concerned myself with. If this is what Lodge Kerrigan set out to achieve, he has more than accomplished it to my mind.

An important film that is a tour-de-force for both Lodge Kerrigan's tight direction and Damian Lewis' craft as an actor.

Go see it if you can. Lobby your local cinema to show it if necessary, but see it.


I saw this movie last year at The Toronto International Filmfestival. Unfortunately in Europe we don't get to see many Indy-movies, but this was a rare opportunity for me to see an excellent one. It's the kind of movie that leaves a lump in your throat after wards! I was constantly wondering if this child that he lost at the bus-terminal was real or just a fragment of his imagination. Also when he takes care of another child while it's mother is gone for a few days, you start wondering if Keane is not going to hurt or kidnap this child! Most of the movie you really feel for this guy. Especially because the camera is so close on him all the time. It feels as if you're actually following him wherever he goes.

This movie looks very real; no special effects no beautiful make-up or costumes. The acting is what acting is all about; you don't see the actor but you see the character! It sometimes feels like your looking at a documentary. Real Oscar stuff! Keane is the kind of movie that touches you, even long after you have left the theater!


I saw this film at the Atlanta Film Festival (June 12, 2005). When the final frame of this film went to black, my instant reaction was my lips mouthing the word "Wow" -- and I mean that in the absolute best of all possible connotations. I have never had a film reach me like this before -- in this way and so deeply. Some of the reviews have talked about how this film reaches viewers on a visceral level. Very, very true. It goes straight to the heart, straight to the soul, straight to the core of your being. It soars straight passed that part of us that analyzes and articulates. Some articles about the film have suggested that audiences might feel drained or exhausted from watching it. I didn't leave the film exhausted or drained. Mesmerized is probably a better description of how I felt. I was completely absorbed in the film from the first frame through the final one. Lodge Kerrigan has created a truly exceptional film, and Damian Lewis delivers a truly outstanding performance in the title role. If anyone ever seeks an example of an empirically perfect match of actor, role and story, this is it. Keane is an amazingly wonderful film experience that I will never, ever forget. I am immensely grateful to count myself among those who have had the fortune to see this film. If you have the chance to see Keane, see it.


I saw Keane at the New York Film Festival. I was so awe struck that I returned the following night to see it again. Damian Lewis becomes Keane and you are oblivious to the fact that it is an actor portraying a character. Your emotions follow William Keane through his schizophrenic world and the movie takes you in on several levels.

You begin to feel Keane's pain and anguish. You begin to see a man that lives literally day to day. And you begin to hope that Keane will in the end begin to redeem himself.

Although I have not seen much of Damian Lewis' work in the US, the next time I see his name connect with any movie or TV program, I will be sure to watch. A triumph for both director, Lodge Kerrigan and actor Damian Lewis.


The outstanding talents of director Lodge Kerrigan and leading actor Damian Lewis have combined to create an outstanding movie. Through Keane we enter the world of the fringes of our society. We see this world very realistically, with no excuses but we still feel great sympathy for Keane as he struggles to find his missing child and recreate his life through friendship with a woman and her daughter. The story swerves into unknown and unexpected regions and we are spellbound waiting to discover what will happen. Keane is one of the finest movies I have ever seen and it will stay in my memory for a long while. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys thoughtful, intelligent, intense films.


Is this movie exciting? No. Fascinating? Yes. Let's get one thing straight. This is an independent movie. It is not a commercial release and therefore does not have the trappings of a commercial release. There is no musical score, the ending is abrupt, you end up with more questions than you started with, and you walk away feeling unsettled and not at all content. That's what makes the movie great. The silence and quiet adds to the intimacy and tension, the lack of resolution leaves you lost in thought even days later. Soderbergh said that the movie was of primary interest to film makers and film critics. It is a character study, so if you think what you are getting is another version of "Flightplan", you are in for a terrible disappointment (or wonderful surprise, depending on your tastes). 90 percent of the film simply follows Keane around on his daily routine. We see him eat lunch, we see him look for a job, we see him paying rent, we see him trying to function normally. Then we see him trying to quiet those demons that make it impossible for him to function normally. The scenes between Keane and the little girl Kira are tense and heartbreaking. We see Keane lucid and clear for enough time to really understand the tragedy of this situation. A glimpse of who he could be or who he was and the contrast with who he is now is crushing. We feel his agony when no matter how he tries, he can't keep up that lucidity 2 days in a row. We feel sad because even though we already knew it, we know this little girl can't save him, she can't help him. We know that if his missing daughter were to show up unharmed tomorrow, he still wouldn't be okay. The biggest question seems to be,was the daughter real or is she a delusion? Not one person in the film suggests or offers clues to that answer. After thinking about it, I say, does it really matter? What matters is that William Keane believes she's real. Everything he does is based on that belief. The fact that he himself is not *seen* by people adds to his frustration.


KEANE (2005) **** Damian Lewis, Amy Ryan, Abigail Breslin. (Dir: Lodge Kerrigan) William Keane (played with heartbreaking brilliance by Lewis an Academy Award worthy turn) is a man wrestling with ultimate grief: he is searching for his lost little girl months after the incident that has sent him into a downward spiral into mental illness.

Keane patrols the hustling bustling Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York City where he was with his daughter when he took his eyes off her for a brief moment only to lose her possibly forever. Months have passed and apparently Keane has been plagued by his absolute guilt in allowing her to be taken from him that it has affected (or possibly triggered) a panicky, inner voice that speaks to him (or more accurately has him speaking aloud to himself either calming his fear or invoking more paranoia) as he wanders seemingly aimless in the unforgiving way station (a perfect metaphor for his situation), replete with a tattered news clipping about his missing daughter that he waves to unsuspecting passersby and pedestrians alike milling about their daily chores of going back and forth to work or another destination. He is met with disdain, indifference or plainly ignored. Keane is in hell.

Living on a disability check and residing in a New Jersey flophouse Keane manages to daily sojourn back and forth hoping for a glimmer of recognition (is that her purple coat in the distance?) that he lathers himself into a feverish foam of hope (or worse fearful pessimism) and finds himself getting a cheap drunk on in a bar trying in vein to listen to "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch (Can't Help Myself)" on the tinny jukebox to either assure him or drown out his inner rage (unnervingly maddening); having anonymous sex with a stranger in a throbbing club's restroom; scoring cocaine to amp up his courage to go on; staggering the street howling his daughter's name and sadly returning to his empty room to sleep a dreamless, troubled sleep soothing himself between wracks of sobs of pity and horror.

One day Keane sees a single mother and child (Ryan and Breslin, both excellent) arguing with the desk clerk over money and he ingratiates himself by offering her a hundred dollars to get her by (earlier he is shown in a near similar sequence) and Lynn and Kira invite him over the next night for a takeout dinner. Lynn informs Keane that she and her adorable daughter are en route to Albany but are awaiting her husband's word that he has located a new suitable home for the family. Keane recognizes in himself what he used to be  a father to a young girl  and becomes a defacto member of this temporary family when Lynn asks him to watch over Kira and the results are heartbreaking.

Filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan has created a truly amazing, deeply felt emotional roller coaster exploring the inner corridors of mental health, family values and the human condition that he touched base on a similar theme in his stunning debut in 1994 with "CLEAN, SHAVEN" featuring a schizophrenic (character actor Peter Greene, best known as the racist/rapist doomed Zed in "PULP FICTION") attempting to keep his demons at bay in his search for a daughter he never met. Kerrigan films his troubled protagonist at a too-close-for comfort distance in which the hand-held camera gives the theme and film a scary immediacy ; you want to root for Keane but not get that close to the turmoil broiling inside.

The real miracle is Lewis who in a perfect world would be a natural bet for a Best Actor nod (and win) but this independent film is small in scale (and distribution so far despite it being executive produced by acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh). Lewis, who shined in HBO's mini-series "BAND OF BROTHERS" and was the best thing in "DREAMCATCHER", a British actor who uncannily channels an American accent every time, is an underrated thespian who truly gives a stunning, shocking and ultimately sympathetic performance. Sure he has all the staples of a 'crazy' role: talking to himself, sudden outbursts of near-violent rage, crying himself to sleep etc. but he never allows this to overtake the fact that William was a human being and that this tragic turn of events has him in a stranglehold only fueled by his desire to be free of this ongoing (and possibly self-afflicted) curse. We are never 100% certain if in fact he had a daughter but I'd hedge my bets that Kerrigan is too sharp to fool his audience into false beliefs (I recognized one gut-wrenching clue when William mentions to a ticket clerk he lost his daughter on September 11th) particularly Lewis' gentle interplay with the natural born Breslin, a very excellent young actress who also shines in her sad, shy Kira, a child who is suffering as well inside and eventually blossoms into happiness and can see that there is more than meets the eye with William (who's final act has all the suspense of a melodramatic thriller in what the audience fears his truth to become). The words "I love you" have never resonated so much overwhelming emotion that if you are not in tears then you my friend are not human.

Never before in my 22 years of film reviewing have I had the experience of having a fellow audience member turn to me as the first end credits began to ask me "What do you think happens to him?" proves to be the mark of a first-rate filmmaker. Keep the audience guessing as one would after instilling one's interest, concern and want to protect William Keane in his quest: forgiveness. Emphatically one of the year's best films and one that you need to seek out for the performance of the year.


This is a deeply moving film with an excellent lead performance by Damien Lewis as the mentally disturbed and grief stricken Keane who wanders around the city searching for his missing daughter. From the start it is clear that his daughter went missing sometime ago and the film gathers a feeling of a man who was once sane being tortured by the abduction of his young daughter whilst in his care. The film follows his journey over several days to what appears to be the peak of his grief and pain to possibly the point at which his can begin to get his life back...

I was lucky enough to see this film at the London Film Festival where Lodge Kerrigan and Damien Lewis where present and did a question and answer session after the film ended. The mental disorder issue and the issue of the truth of William Keane's lost daughter were eluded too. Lewis said he believed that the daughter did exist as it gives purpose and integrity to the character allowing a greater feeling for his situation. As writer and director Kerrigan made some comments about the film and why he wrote it saying that there is a lot of miss-understanding of mental disorders especially in the states and not enough sympathy or as much as there could be.

The film feels very real and this is due to the live sets that are used and the whole film being shot with a hand-held camera and all but a couple of scenes using natural lighting. It is real and it touches you, as the credits began to role the cinema remained very quiet as I believe that the vast majority of the audience required sometime to take in what they had just seen. I challenge you to watch this film and feel nothing whether it be for the character of Keane or for the everyman on the street.


Keane by Lodge H. Kerrigan leads from the first moment into the world of a mentally disturbed person. A man looking for his kidnapped daughter. He is nervous, he is insecure, he tries to think and the more the movie follows him, the less it is clear, how much this person can be trusted. Was the daughter really kidnapped? Does he have a daughter at all? Did he maybe kidnap a girl?

William Keane appears to be a drug addict and a mad man  but is he really or is he just a person that needs help? The movie does not gives answers to this  it just leaves us with William, of whom one gets more and more afraid. When a woman, who lives next to him, starts trusting him and asks him to care for her daughter for a while, the audience just waits for the inevitable tragedy to happen. Every situation that Keane is confronted with offers a possible mistake to be made, a crime to be committed.

Kerrigans movie offers a look into the instability of the mind without giving explanations. It shows a hopeless world and a short flickering of a light at the end of the tunnel  without being pathetic. It takes the audience from a different angle and leaves no other opportunity than to let us be guided by our feelings, as no reason is visible  truth and background are missing. Keane does not need to commit any crime; we do that for him in our fearful minds, while watching the movie.

An extraordinary different movie.


Yesterday, I had the opportunity to experience Keane with some friends at the Landmark Century Cinema in Chicago. Keane is an extraordinary film created by a truly exceptional filmmaker, Lodge Kerrigan. I had read many reviews and comments and thought that I was prepared for the intense story but I wasn't prepared to feel both assaulted and uplifted after seeing this movie. Keane is only 90 minutes long but it feels much longer because it creates a very high level of tension, but it is a subtle, constant tension, not like a break-neck chase scene in an action film. The movie quickly invades your soul and then seduces you onto an emotional roller-coaster. The tension comes from the fact that it all seems very real and you cannot help but care and worry about the characters. After the movie I went into the washroom and I was shocked to see that my face, neck, and chest were all blotchy and red, I've never experienced such a strong response from viewing a film before.

What can I say that hasn't already been said more profoundly by others? Keane is a brilliant and unique film and it is, without a doubt, Damian Lewis's finest performance  and that is really saying something because he is a wonderful actor who is capable of conveying great feeling with his eyes and body and with a minimum of words and without overacting. The movie very realistically portrays poverty and mental illness and makes you feel great compassion for William Keane at the same time that you feel frightened and uncomfortable. You want to comfort William and pat him on the shoulder and say "don't be frightened, it will be alright" and the next moment you want to avoid him and "get away as fast as you can" because he is scary and disturbing and you never know which William you will encounter next. And on top of all this you feel great fear and concern for Kira, the very sweet and innocent child who becomes the focus of William's unpredictable attention and wonderfully portrayed by Abigail Breslin.

The film's action covers only a few days and it very clearly portrays the hell that is this man's minute-to-minute existence with excruciating detail. William is basically a good person but he is driven to acts of self-destruction and violence by his illness and the central tragedy that dominates his life  real or imaginary. Watching how hard it was for him just to deal with the minutiae of daily living was agonizing. When the film ended (with incredible abruptness) a man in the row in front of us let out a large gasp as though someone had just punched him. Very few people just got up and left, many stayed all the way through the credits, and there was no conversation as we exited the theater, the silence was deafening  you could actually hear people thinking.

In discussing the movie with my friends later it was clear that we had all been deeply affected in different ways and had varying thoughts about the film. For example, one suggested that perhaps Keane had really kidnapped Kira and that the film was told backwards after losing her? Another (an actor) was very impressed by that fact that this very mature film was only the director's third movie and she was amazed by Damian Lewis's bravery in taking on such a complex role with such fearless, selfless dedication. Still another was surprised at how natural and unscripted the movie seemed  as though we were really sharing this man's reality, especially the scenes between Keane and the little girl. We were all worried about William and Kira and wondered what will happen to them, as if they were real people, because they are  they represent many real people who live on the fringes of our society. It was clear that this movie will be with us all for a long time to come.

I hope I am not giving the impression that Keane is a depressing film because it's not and it ends with the basically decent man that is William Keane triumphing over his illness  at least for the moment. You feel hope for William, not despair. You want him to get well because he is a good person.

When I was driving home out of the city I saw a dirty, wild-looking street person begging for money at the side of the road. I have always been taught to avoid such people because they are dangerous and not to give them money because they will just spend it on drugs and alcohol  nothing that I saw in Keane disputed those beliefs but as I stopped to give the poor man some money it occurred to me that after experiencing this film, I could no longer just ignore someone like him. If you have a chance to see Keane - do it, it's really important.


William Keane is a man living in agony.

Our first encounter with him is at the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal. He is desperately trying to locate his six-year-old daughter, abducted some months earlier from the terminal. There is no help or support as he returns daily searching for clues to her disappearance.

As William recklessly walks into traffic, does a line of cocaine, drains a beer in one gulp and accosts a man he believes may be the perpetrator we begin to question his sanity.

Does he have a daughter? If so, has she been abducted? Suspense builds as William begins a friendship with a young woman and her seven-year-old daughter. The woman entrusts Keane with the care of her daughter when she leaves to sort out her marital problems in another city. This turn of events, coupled with William's erratic behavior introduces more questions.

Will he hurt this little girl? Leave her unattended? Confuse her with his own daughter? Director, Lodge Kerrigan could have presented Keane as a one-dimensional character living on the fringes of society, lonely, unstable and isolated. Fortunately he has given us much more to think about in this complex and deeply humane film. The intensity of the plot was sustained by a riveting and unforgettable performance by Damian Lewis (best known for his role in Band of Brothers).

Keane is a powerful character study of a man grappling with profound despair brought on by loss. Mr. Kerrigan obviously has great sympathy for his subject.

I left the theater knowing how easy it would be to inhabit Keane's nightmarish world of insanity if my own daughter disappeared.


Lodge Kerrigan made two very good movies before "Keane"; they were "Clean, Shaven" and "Claire Dolan". He specializes in depicting cinematically the troubled landscape of the human mind. His latest shares similarities with "Clean, Shaven" in that it is also about a mentally ill man (Damian Lewis) searching for a missing daughter. Lewis's portrayal of William Keane almost comes close to eclipsing Peter Green's extraordinary portrayal of a schizophrenic in the former film -- almost, but not quite.

Kerrigan is interested in the intricacies of behavior and is able to render every moment between two people fascinating. His direction of Keane's blossoming relationship with Abigail Breslin is superb, as are the sequences in which Keane searches for his missing daughter.

The film's final revelation is a scorcher.

This is not a pleasant or simplistic film. It is documenting a reality that feels familiar. It is not as graphic or physically confronting as "Clean, Shaven", which is both great drama and great horror, but it is riveting.


One of the talking heads featured in the film pretty much sum it up when he says: "The film really scared me....it was obvious that the people in the film were not trained actors." Amen to that, brother.

I really don't like to rain on other people's parades, and if you enjoyed this movie then Go With God; I am sure that there will films I like that you might find rubbish. However, I truly cannot understand how some can term this film the 'scariest' film that they have ever seen. It's interesting how many reviewers and posters here state that they saw the film at a very young age and it scared the bayjeesus out of them. I remember films I saw at that age that really made an impression; watch them 20 years later and they're pretty poor. I ask anyone who saw the film as a youngster and thinks it's the Citizen Kane of the faux-documentary school, please take another look - I fear you might have an unpleasant surprise.


I first saw this movie on Sky Digital here in the UK.. I am aware of it being a fake but I still liked it.. I liked the way it's made to look like a home movie.. This makes it seem more realistic and I like the way it's made to seem unscripted.. This gives it a raw genuine look and feel.. I also liked the way they had segments which cut away from the movie with people commenting on the footage.. I take this movie for what it is. A fake made to look real.. I like it none the less.. Also I have to keep commenting for up to 10 lines due to the 10 lines minimum law.. So Er yeah like I was saying I like this movie because it's a movie I enjoy and movies that I like to watch I enjoy watching...........


I find it rather strange how many people can find flaws with this movie.

Many people may think the little girls' acting was too calm for someone her age (if she was actually in the situation of the film). To you I would ask were you just judging the actors abilities or trying to watch the film? If you were watching, you would have seen and understood that she had some sort of connection with the aliens. I did not watch the movie from the very beginning (I missed about 20 minutes), but throughout she was telling the family how to act, as she knew what the aliens were doing. She kept running upstairs, as if by force, trying to see the alien. When Tommy put down the camera she unloaded the shotgun so that if the aliens did come within firing range, they would not get hurt. If you were watching her carefully, you would have seen her drawing aliens, even though she never saw them (correct me if I am wrong, as I said I missed the first 20 minutes). And the concluding story to her so called "calm acting" was when at the end when the aliens walked in she didn't even get drawn to the aliens like the rest, she just walked to join her flock. And if you didn't pick up on this, the choice of putting her photo last out of the whole family (when if you think about it, it should be Tommy), and giving that image more on screen time than the rest shows she had some significance.

When I was about 11 years old, at the time of Blair Witch came (not being able to see it though), I was drawn into the hype as I didn't fully understand how the world worked. For people of about 14 and upwards, you should understand even if video footage was found of a family who have been abducted (and nowhere to be found), the government would never allow it to be released for TV (at least not after many years of working with it). I think most of you already knew this. So you shouldn't watch the movie and complain about the obvious fact its a film made for entertainment! For the time you part of the movie, it is meant to seem real as it makes you emote more. But afterwards you leave the film and realise it was a movie and thought it was a great one at that. The film makers would not deny it was just a film. That phone number before the credits just helps to keep you part of the film.

I can understand how for some people the cuts in the film (where it fades to black then to an expert) can be very annoying, but it effectively heightens the suspense. Just as something creepy happens because of the aliens, the frame pauses just on a really interesting picture. After this you are on the edge of your seat trying to see the aftermath.

I never knew any of these actors when I saw the movie, so maybe I was at an advantage rather than always thinking "Thats the guy from Stargate!". I thought overall it was a great movie, and I was watching in constant suspense. So I think this movie is for any suspense seeker, especially for those who have a craving for some alien invasion.

Okay, now I would like to make the flaws of the movie that are actually important known.

The amount of the light that the camera has available is too much for any flashlight (I believe he is holding one whenever he is outside). Instead I think the night-vision capability should have been used (which is widely available on the market of DV cameras these days). This would have enhanced the element of being made by a teen with a cheap camera. Thats it. After all, again, it was a film, and not real life.

Genuinely scary and gripping from start till end, though still requesting more footage, this film gets a 9/10. A must see, but do not buy (as its one of those films you don't want to regularly watch).


In 1992, BBC give us Ghostwatch which scared me and kids around the UK on Halloween. Then in 1998, I came across this film and was scared even more! I love all things about Aliens and this film wasn't a let down, in fact, it's amazing! It's pure horror and it's freaky to watch them all get taken one by one, I hid behind my pillow throughout the film! A lot of people call it cheesy and rubbish, but to me, it's great! I mean after Ghostwatch in 1992, which was a hoax too, but that doesn't matter. If it can scary you to death and make you believe it's real, it does it's job! So I hope to get this film on DVD very soon, it would be very welcome in my collection!


when the film came out on TV around 98 or so I saw it and thought it was the best sci-fi film that was ever made.....bare in mind I was 8. Now in 2007 i watched it a second time and before seeing it i saw people on the IMDb website saying words like it's superb or excellent and and thought to myself it must be as good as I remembered.

Oh God how I was wrong. I seriously can't find one good thing about this movie. This is the perfect example of bad film making... 1) Bad Script (e.g. The Blond saying Kurt is out there more than 15 times etc) 2) Not realistic (e.g. Tommy not putting down camera....ever) 3) Terrible! acting (I seriously tried to get into the film but the bad acting from EVERYONE accept from the black guy and the one called Mel...and they were only okay) 4) Eye Sore watching all the different camera angles from the camera 5) Not Original (came out just after year after Blair witch came out)

5 great reasons to hate this film and for the love of god read this = IT IS NOT REAL, IT IS NOT BASED ON TRUE EVENTS, IT IS A STORY Written BY DIRECTOR and just found out today the film has a fan club. this is the first film i have ever said was terrible (check my records) and i can't understand why anyone over 10 would think this was real or any good at all! COP ON!


Flicking through the channels late at night, I came across this movie and figured I'd check it out. I missed a bit at the beginning as the first scene was of the 3 men walking outside to find out what happened to the power (as it went out).

The bickering between the 3 men was starting to bore me and I was about to flick to another channel, when they introduced the aliens and the ship. Now it got me interested.

This could've been a really good movie if they spent a little more time on a lot of things about the movie. The constant yelling and tantrums that many of the characters performed was irritating. Many will say that it makes the movie more realistic. Yeah but too realistic and it is boring.

Overall it has a few good tense moments, but nothing overall scary. The ending, with the position of the camera, made it all too obvious as to what is going to happen. I had my eyes watching that hallway all the time waiting for them to appear. In fact, nothing in the movie surprised me; I knew what was going to happen (including the so-called alien that was shot in the bedroom upstairs disappearing).

The ending wasn't all that scary either. They could've amped it up a little more, but no. Trance-walking-out-the-door is the preferred way of doing it I guess.

The little girl was also annoying always trying to get to the 'aliens' (who looked more human than aliens really) and betraying the family by removing the shotgun shells from the shotgun. She shouldn't even be touching the shotgun at her age either. She was my absolutely-disliked character in the entire movie. More annoying than even the wine-drinking mother, or the blonde woman who wanted to leave the house all the time.

Could've been better. Too disappointing.


First lets start with stating this is NOT real - it is a TV movie with Actors based on what was meant to of happened that night , go into the film with that in mind & you'll enjoy a little more.Weather or not you believe the story of the Lake Country Abduction should really be put aside to watch this - some parts are quiet scary & it does make a good horror movie for a late Friday night.The Acting is really mixed - some good , some great ! others very bad - lol.There are a lot of parts of the movie that are stupid (like most horror movies) , such as Tommy getting EVERY important scene on the camera no matter if his holding it or just sits it down wherever .. and there's always that question of why the aliens toyed with them for so long ? but in the end i did enjoy it & say anyone going into it with a open mind may so as well.

lol - be kind , this is my first review.


So my brother found this video online and remembered it as one that we saw as kids on either TLC or the Discovery Channel. Scared the hell out of us, but what doesn't when you're 8 years old. So we started watching it online and we immediately recognized one of the "victims" from his role in several films and television shows. Thanks to this site I was able to verify that in a matter of seconds. So for the producers who put the disclaimer at the end of the film......I know the whereabouts of at least one of the people missing. His name is Aaron Pearl and he appears one year after the Incident in Lake County in a film entitled "Wrongfully Accused" starring Leslie Nielsen.


I first saw this movie a few years back on sky movies. At the time I was really in to the paranormal and other stuff like that. I stayed over at a friends house and we watched this movie and I was so scared at the end I didn't even pay attention to the end credits and see they were all actors. I found out it was a fake because of the research I had done on the film when I was looking for it online. I finally got to see it again last night and it's not as scary as I remembered. Sure there were parts to it that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end but it didn't freak me out as much as it did back in the day lol.

The film itself is shot much like the Blair witch project. I.E it's all shot "amateur-ish" by Tommy McPherson at his family's thanks giving dinner. So out comes a lot of wobbly camera action as he tries to catch it all on film.

This film has all the classic abduction scenario's with the family suffering from loss of electricity, loss of time, cow mutilations in the field, nose bleeds, marks on their bodies etc. But it was all done well enough to lose yourself in this film.

If you're looking for a good fun movie to give the chills and make you think about whether or not there is life out there and are they as hostile as the ones here, then watch this movie. I guarantee after you watch this you will be a bit more hesitant to venture out at night during a power cut ;-)


Firstly, I would like to say I enjoyed the film, despite the crap, sometimes laughable acting and poor effects. But the fact it was an amateur film makes it all the more unnerving. Like most people I watched this at midnight by myself, and I'm one of those people who is fascinated by alien abduction stories so I must say some of the scenes did scare me.

Obviously this film was a fake, or possibly a remaking of possibly real footage (the information box on sky digital claimed the movie was a remake BASED on real events),but I doubt this is true. What people do not realise is that if someone discovered a tape containing what seemed to be images of aliens from another world and contacted the authorities, this would be the biggest event, probably in the history of civilisation. The government would never let anyone know the existence of the tape, let alone air it on Sky One. So you people who are convinced it was real, why? The only one bit that had me confused was where it gave you an American phone number to contact if you knew the whereabouts of the family. I soon came to the conclusion that this was just adding to the 'authenticity' of the film. I was thinking of pranking it, just for fun, but apparently the number wasn't real.

Also, I know this came out before BWP but one of them must of borrowed off the other. Something else that cannot be coincidence is that there are scenes in Signs which almost exactly replicate scenes from The Macpherson Tape. The Alien on the roof, the girl asking for water and having a supernatural connection to the aliens, the whole theme of being locked in your own home, on some farm near a lake while aliens invade your home. There is no doubt that this was the basis for Signs.

Basically, this would be a good film to watch with your girlfriend (if you watched this then you probably don't have one... only joking) in the middle of the night with the lights off. Just take it for what it is. I'm more interested in finding out whether there is any truth behind the film, rather than moaning about the poor effects. Thanks for reading all of this and if anyone has any genuine information about anything real behind this movie, please contact me.


Alien Abduction: The McPherson tape is an extremely original idea. I had never heard of this movie before and began watching it a little belatedly as it was on TV tonight. Being brutally honest, I am a little freaked. The concept of the film is rather terrifying.

Reading through reviews and comments on here I am at a loss as to why people want to express feelings as to why this footage isn't real. Of course it isn't and clearly wasn't intended to be. It was made as entertainment and was good value for it. I am usually not scared by films, only the Exorcist has had any sort of effect on me and I was 11 when I saw that. Tonight, that has all changed.

It is interesting to note how the reaction of the characters change throughout as the story unfolds. Tommy, the filmer, goes through various phsycological emotions as the film goes on. That is human nature and what is perhaps most unnerving.

I find that what frightens me the most about this film is in fact the appearance of the aliens. Clearly very stereotypical and fake but the silence and calmness of their demeanour is haunting. The characters are faced with uncertainty and are helpless as they are hunted.

The ending is what made the film. Questions are left, which is the mark of a truly 'scary movie.' Although the idea has since been adopted by The Blair Witch Project the originality of Alien Abduction is what will see it remain a classic horror movie.


great film i have this film got it off sky sum time and yes its freeky as hell there's no blood no swearing and sorry to those people that want to see it but no nudity well its censored. anyway i thought this film was real when i first seen it and i couldn't go anywhere alone i became paranoid that the aliens were gonna come get me. i think this film is psychological and really gets to you.evan thought this film was fake some say it actually happened and this was the remake, ethier way it still freaks me out to this day not as much but i get those shiverer's down my back when i watch it.

PS this film has 2 names as far as i no Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County and Alien Abduction: the macpherson tape. if you no of any others or the real tape please say.


Well, i cant believe what a film that was, If you are like me, then you will find that horrors nowadays are not what they used to be, But JACKPOT BABY, I mean i know that it is made in 1998 but it does not stop it from being probs one of the greatest horrors to be made, Right from the start it actually maintains the course of looking like a genuine home video, and when they realise the aliens are actually after them, The horror on there faces, Some believe Sum Do not, it is just brilliant, And the Way that they portray that Rosie has been taken over somehow is just brilliant, Also they bring in the racist side of it tackling that view with great authority, they make every bit of the film as enjoyable as the ever, People who are looking for flaws in the film i have this message( My God Get A Life ) its a film go bloody have a pop at a Disney film or summit, As for me This is Danny Robinson Signing out with a big 10 outa 10


This is the way I figure it. This movie is made to be like what people would assume a realistic abduction tape would be like. If you were to find a real tape containing footage of aliens invading someone's home and eventually abducting them, this is the way the director thinks that tape would play like.

It's not a real documentary, but a movie made about what a documentary on this topic would be like.

Get it? Anyway, I really liked it. I saw it 8 years ago when I was 10 and now I am finally seeing it again now that I can understand that it's fake. I mean, the oldest brother is from the movie Wrongfully Accused. :P The cameraman acts exactly the way I would've acted if I had a camera during that particular situation. I would never want to miss a beat because I would know that my footage could possibly change the way the people of our world think about life in our universe. The people asking him to turn off the camera were being irrational and selfish.

The effects (though cheap) are effective in that they get the job done. You know it's a ray gun as soon as you see it. The ball of light worked just fine imo. Many people say "oh but it didn't reflect or reveal any shadows". All I have to say to this is that the beings that created the light are not from our planet, and perhaps this planets rules of light does not apply to everything they have.

The ending was great, it really tied the whole thing together.

Anyway I am terrible at reviews but I am giving this a 7 out of 10. The only reason it's not getting an 8+ is because the dialogue is a bit cheesy at times, and the reactions are a bit cliché'.


A fairly good watch, Every seems rather realistic, The fact the movie looks as though seen through a crappy camera makes it seem life-like. I first watched this around 5 years ago at 11pm with the lights off and a storm outside, Scary no?, Thus making me lose 2 nights sleep...The ways the Aliens were conveyed were okay, and the "powers" they had were a tad far-fetched but still a great movie to watch alone and in the dark, the bad thing though is if you watch it for a second time all the scary moments just aren't there leaving you to sell it or watch as your friends are scared by it just to play small jokes on them for a day or two(worked with my brother, so meh). I highly suggest to rent this and not buy it as it loses its worth after one view through.


I was unaware that this was a fake. In the US they made a big deal about how it was real. But than I recognized the actor who played the boy holding the camera. He was in an old show on Nickolodeon. He is not a well known actor. Even though I recognized him the show still was very freaky and scared me so bad that I had trouble falling asleep that night. It was very convincing that it was real.

The video left you with a lot of suspense as it would just show scenes and actually leave huge gaps of time making you wonder what happened especially when characters started to disappear. They eventually re-released it again with scenes they were able to "restore".


Now when watching this we know that its not real because it shows the aliens craft and what they look like and this would be hard evidence of the existence of aliens and this wasnt in the news. So we all know that this film isnt real but leave that and just watch a scary film. Now ive read all the reviews and they say its sh** scary and I agree, I watched it at 1am in the morning and was terrified. Now this came before blair witch so dont say its a rip off of the film. You have to see this wonderful TV Movie to experience one of the scariest movies ever.


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Okay, you got a kid with a video camera videotaping a family's alien experiences. Three mistakes: 1) The second time they aired it, they put in "lost scenes". That only comes with a real movie, not a video recording. 2) They picked a guy who actually had a filmography (meaning he had acted before in noticeable shows). 3) The fatal mistake: THEY CREDITED THE ACTORS IN THE VIDEOTAPE!!! IT SAID "ALIEN 1: SO-AND-SO", LIKE THAT! SERIOUSLY, UPN, HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK THE PUBLIC IS? And now the sad part. 50% of America thought this was a real videotape! If you never saw this, stay away from it at all costs!

My comment:

Well, if 50% of america believed it was a real video. I would give it a 10 !!! I saw the movie and I first thought it was real too. It is a well thought and good made video. It really seems like they's verry affraid. And besides all this, it was really thrilling. So, .. good movie..


I'm a fan of horror movies, therefore I was glad to find the Friday (late) night horror movie on one of the movie channels here. The only piece of information I had before watching the movie that it is movie shot by a teenager during thanksgiving dinner, during which some aliens attack the house. Well, I must admit - this is a brilliant movie. While it is occasionally not very believable, it sure DID give me a shiver every once in a while. The feeling of being helpless is so overwhelmingly presented in this movie. I gotta be honest and say that throughout about 60% of the movie I was almost sure it was real. The authenticity of the people who commented on the movie in certain scenes was really impressive. I think, however, that the little girl (Rosie McPherson) was just "too calm down" for a kid her age. As if the authenticity was not enough, the movie ended with the pictures of the "family members" as missing persons and a phone number was given (in case you've seen them). At that point I was dazzled - can it be for REAL? 30 seconds later I realized it is not real, since the actors' names appeared during the end credits. But folks, although it seems illogical that a movie like that can be shot with 2-5 shots, the special effects are very adequate and believable, and the acting is more than OK. It seems odd, however, that the mother was ALWAYS having a drink. Bottom line - other than a couple of glitches (which I am sure to find when I watch the movie for the 2nd and 3rd time), a really brilliant movie. Don't miss it. I give it an 8.


Ok, seriously, this is what Blair Witch should have been! Face it! Here's why: You SEE the creatures! It's made on Thanksgiving, making it a plausible time to have a videocam out. The special effects aren't all bad. It scared the $*!& outta me! This was great. It was so realisitic. possibly one of the finest things UPN's ever done. I'm so glad I taped it too! I was so scared all night, that when my alarm went off for me to go to wake up for school, I was so terrified, that I just let it ring for 20 minutes afraid to move! I don't get scared easily either! Sure, there was some things wrong, but the first time I watched it, I didn't notice, so its not bad. The credits actually list the actors! As if we wouldn't notice?!? The other problem is the way it had the fake static. We've used videocams before. They don't do that. That was just a special effect. All in all, this show was great. I think I'll watch it again tonight! Hope I'm not as scared in the morning!