Fourth Kind [Blu-ray] [2009] [US Import]

I watched the Fourth Kind on television several months ago and a horror film has not had an impact on me like this had since I watched 'The Exorcist' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (original version) when I was a kid. I watch a lot of horror films and the aforementioned are the only ones that have ever really scared me albeit I was underage at the time! (Although 'Them' and 'The Strangers' had me on the edge of my seat throughout due to the sheer suspense and imminent threat.)The film starts with the actress Milla Jovovich claiming that the following footage is a combination of real video recordings combined with acted reconstructions. Call me stupid but from that point on I genuinely believed the film was based on true events although I became sceptical as the film progressed.The 'real' footage was pretty convincing and the actress Charlotte Milchard did an amazing job as Dr Abigail Taylor. Just by looking at her you could see the trauma that she had been through. That alone creeeped me out as I knew she must have been through some serious experiences to end up looking like that. I've worked with people with severe mental health problems and you can tell just by the body language and facial expressions, just by looking at them, that something isn't right sometimes. I couldn't believe that was an actress playing that part.The video footage of Dr Taylor interviewing her patients and hypnotising them were creepy as were the scenes with the owl. The film is essentially about alien abduction which I don't believe in but it would be terrifying if it were real as how can you defend against something like that? at least with Leatherface you could put a bullet in his head and the game would be over but how do you stop a technologically advanced alien race? That's why the film disturbed me as for half of it I believed it was real and even when I began to come to my senses, I still had a seed of doubt in my mind and had to do some research online just to be sure. Great, great film.

Well planned, well executed.

Tricky one to review this,it's a great film with a difference,but there's so many clashing views on what was or wasn't actually real,it's hard to know what to make of it all. One thing i did appreciate was how Milla spoke to the camera at the beginning explaining the part she's playing and we are to make up our own minds,so there's no real forced views going on.So,it's about a psychologist who tapes patients telling their stories of weird visions and funny goings on at night,that are clearly freaking them out.It doesn't take much to figure out these are believed to be alien visits,or even abductions. However,the psycholohist has had her own alien related problems with her husband being zapped up,then later we see her trauma as things get worse with more supposed alien visits.This is all filmed as a normal film alongside supposed real footage of the actual audio and vidoe tapes,which are certainly very interesting.You even get acted and "real" footage of the psychologist being interviewed after her traumatic experiences,leaving everyone wondering if she is ironicly loosing her mind. I enjoyed this alien film with a difference,as it's not about seeing aliens attacking,it's more about what others say happened to them,with a few unclear shots of otherworldly things doing their thing.I did go online afterwards to see if there was much doubt about the validity of the "real" footage and found out there's loads. Some of it is just opinion,but others swear they have found proof it was just a scam to sell a movie as it were. That said,i have read pages from those that insist it was all real,just names and other little things changed for the usual reasons.Real or not,i would say this is a very interesting movie for those that like a more psychological style. The acting's fine and it is an interesting story and unusual idea to have too ways filming it,mingling together.So maybe it's best not to think too much about how genuine it all is and just enjoy the film,which i did,but that said,if this footage is the real deal,some of us are having encounters other aren't ready accept.

I loved this film, its a true story with original footage. The sceptics among you will resist the truth, but it's undeniable. Definitely worth a watch, we'll made and star studded.

Loud noise flash flash flash scream.I don't know if I'm scared or pissed off by my ear pain!!! After the ear pain a load of flashes happen which is jarring, then some screaming which is just annoying really.But it does give me chills at points, and that's a win for them I guess.....

The narrative of this film, if true, should prompt an in depth investigation into the events happening in that town.

One of my favourite alien films, creepy, subtle and makes you think.. deffo give it a watch