Comments on: Creepy Critic: ‘The Fourth Kind’ Review http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/ Get ready to scream - everything horror brought to you by the Screamstress. Horror movies, horror books and horror tv. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alison http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60784 Alison Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:08:03 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-60784 hahah it wasn't THAT bad but it wasn't great. are you angry about the Blair Witch sequel ? :) hahah it wasn’t THAT bad but it wasn’t great. are you angry about the Blair Witch sequel ? :)

]]> By: c ynthia http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60749 c ynthia Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:02:37 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-60749 Hollywood is killing the future of science fiction movies by allowing this kind of low budget junk on movie screens.I'll never take another chance on one and will just wait and spend a dollar when they come out on video.Blair Witch Hunt,The Day World Stood Still,War of the Worlds And now this junk 4th kind should be banned from all video stores! Hollywood is killing the future of science fiction movies by allowing this kind of low budget junk on movie screens.I’ll never take another chance on one and will just wait and spend a dollar when they come out on video.Blair Witch Hunt,The Day World Stood Still,War of the Worlds And now this junk 4th kind should be banned from all video stores!

]]> By: CARL http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60743 CARL Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:47:44 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-60743 This was one of the worst movies ever shown.It will be put with the the other junk movies(blair witch hunt,clover field,the day earth stood still#2war of the worlds #2).These movies were total rip offs and should never be allowed to be shown.How can Hollywood allow this trash!They need to make high Quality sci fys on line with Independence Day!The Day the world stood still original version and War of the worlds original versions were superior classics and should not of been changed. This was one of the worst movies ever shown.It will be put with the the other junk movies(blair witch hunt,clover field,the day earth stood still#2war of the worlds #2).These movies were total rip offs and should never be allowed to be shown.How can Hollywood allow this trash!They need to make high Quality sci fys on line with Independence Day!The Day the world stood still original version and War of the worlds original versions were superior classics and should not of been changed.

]]> By: Alison http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-58374 Alison Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:09:35 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-58374 Michael--thanks for your comment. I don't think I bashed the film but I was critical of its elements. All gossip about the 'true story' stuff aside, the film needs to be addressed in terms of the acting, plot, etc. You may want to read this write up by a colleague of mine that discusses the 'evidence' shown in the movie. He raises some good points. http://www.scifisquad.com/2009/11/05/sci-fi-science-whats-the-real-truth-behind-the-fourth-kind/ It's my belief that the videos are not real as I state in my review. A little Internet research and digging around led me to that conclusion. I agree that going into the film with the idea that these COULD be real is probably more compelling and that's why i avoided doing much research before going to see it. However, many elements in the movie give this away. For instance, would they really show footage of an actual murder-suicide in a PG-13 movie? Probably not. Lastly, my comment at the end of the review is not a detailed comparison of the two films. Both ARE being pushed as 'real' stories. While 'The Fourth Kind' pushes that on the viewer, Oren Peli leaves it up to the viewer to decide if it's real or not within the actual film. I was simply making a comment about both movies being marketed in the same genre, documentary-horror Michael–thanks for your comment. I don’t think I bashed the film but I was critical of its elements. All gossip about the ‘true story’ stuff aside, the film needs to be addressed in terms of the acting, plot, etc.

You may want to read this write up by a colleague of mine that discusses the ‘evidence’ shown in the movie. He raises some good points. http://www.scifisquad.com/2009/11/05/sci-fi-science-whats-the-real-truth-behind-the-fourth-kind/

It’s my belief that the videos are not real as I state in my review. A little Internet research and digging around led me to that conclusion. I agree that going into the film with the idea that these COULD be real is probably more compelling and that’s why i avoided doing much research before going to see it. However, many elements in the movie give this away. For instance, would they really show footage of an actual murder-suicide in a PG-13 movie? Probably not.

Lastly, my comment at the end of the review is not a detailed comparison of the two films. Both ARE being pushed as ‘real’ stories. While ‘The Fourth Kind’ pushes that on the viewer, Oren Peli leaves it up to the viewer to decide if it’s real or not within the actual film. I was simply making a comment about both movies being marketed in the same genre, documentary-horror

]]> By: Michael Swecker http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-58345 Michael Swecker Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:09:27 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-58345 I've read a number of reviews on this film and while they all bash the film for mixing genres ineffectively, annoying editing, and horrible acting (none of which I disagree with entirely), none of them examine to any length the real issue- are the 'real' videos and audio tapes actually real? If they're not, then yes it's fraudulent what the director did, if they are real, it's an extremely compelling movie. If the videos are real, it would be nearly impossible to be at least intrigued and to varying degrees, scared by them. Personally, I feel if they didn't include the 'real' videos the film would have been far less dramatic and frightening because you at least feel like it's real based on how the film presents it and if they only used the 'real' footage, it wouldn't have told the story properly and would have been imcomplete because of the real footage we can assume was available. She didn't videotape her whole life. Making her personal life seem real by giving it the paranormal activity documentary type effect would have been more than contrived. So I beg someone to show me concrete evidence that 1. The videos are fake or 2. The videos are real. Moreover, if the videos are real, comparing Paranormal Activity which is a fiction story masquerading as a doc (at least they tell you it's not true) is just a comparison lacking any critical thought. Thanks. I’ve read a number of reviews on this film and while they all bash the film for mixing genres ineffectively, annoying editing, and horrible acting (none of which I disagree with entirely), none of them examine to any length the real issue- are the ‘real’ videos and audio tapes actually real? If they’re not, then yes it’s fraudulent what the director did, if they are real, it’s an extremely compelling movie. If the videos are real, it would be nearly impossible to be at least intrigued and to varying degrees, scared by them. Personally, I feel if they didn’t include the ‘real’ videos the film would have been far less dramatic and frightening because you at least feel like it’s real based on how the film presents it and if they only used the ‘real’ footage, it wouldn’t have told the story properly and would have been imcomplete because of the real footage we can assume was available. She didn’t videotape her whole life. Making her personal life seem real by giving it the paranormal activity documentary type effect would have been more than contrived. So I beg someone to show me concrete evidence that 1. The videos are fake or 2. The videos are real. Moreover, if the videos are real, comparing Paranormal Activity which is a fiction story masquerading as a doc (at least they tell you it’s not true) is just a comparison lacking any critical thought. Thanks.

]]> By: "The Fourth Kind" Puts Nome on the Map http://www.screamstress.com/2009/10/creepy-critic-the-fourth-kind-review/comment-page-1/#comment-58328 "The Fourth Kind" Puts Nome on the Map Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:13:18 +0000 http://screamstress.com/?p=4440#comment-58328 [...] But the “true story” deceptive marketing campaign will not make the movie a hit – some initial reviews describe it as mediocre, with distracting, uninspired and unconvincing performances, etc; while others lob the [...] [...] But the “true story” deceptive marketing campaign will not make the movie a hit – some initial reviews describe it as mediocre, with distracting, uninspired and unconvincing performances, etc; while others lob the [...]

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