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Area 51 movie review
Jason Blum, Roy Abramsohn, Jelena Nik, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, Sandra Staggs

Apr 10, 2019  Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets.

Rating: R

Area 51 Plot: What's the story?

The film follows Reid, who has always been obsessed with UFOs. While on a weekend trip to Vegas, he convinces two friends to join him on a mission to break into Area 51, where they find terrifying proof of alien presence.

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Area 51 Cast: Who stars in it?

  • Roy Abramsohn .. Father
  • Sandra Staggs .. Mom
  • Jelena Nik

Film Details & Notes: What do we know about Area 51?

  1. Area 51 will debut Friday, May 15th and run through Sunday, May 17th with one showtime daily. The film will receive one-weekend-only limited engagements exclusively at 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations.

Crew and Production Credits: Who's making Area 51?

A look at the Area 51 behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Oren Peli last directed Paranormal Activity. The film's writer Oren Peli last wrote Paranormal Activity and The Diary of Lawson Oxford.

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Oren Peli

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Production Timeline: When did the Area 51 come together?

On or about June 21, 2014 • The film was in Completed status.

On or about June 7, 2011 • The film was in Post-Production status.

Producer Jason Blum told ShockTillYouDrop that he expected filming to be complete in 3-4 months (Nov-Dec 2011)

On or about December 1, 2009 • The film was in Post-Production status.

On or about October 27, 2009 • The film was in Production status.

On or about September 26, 2009 • The film was in Pre-Production status.

Area 51 Release Date: When was it released?

Area 51 was released in 2015 on Friday, May 15, 2015 in limited movie theaters. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2 and Absolution. 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

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United States
May 15, 2015 Limited 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
Canada
May 15, 2015

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Friday, May 15, 2015
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Of course, like “Paranormal Activity,” most of “Area 51” looks like DIY, found-footage material, although the film so quickly fails the Why Would They Film That test that it’s best to just consider it a cinematographic choice (like Dogme 95) instead of trying to figure out who’s holding the camera and why. To that end, the shaky-cam, found-footage thing likely wasn’t as played out when Peli started filming “Area 51” in 2009, and the aesthetic here isn’t quite as annoying as it sometimes can be in “Paranormal Activity” wannabes. You won’t need Dramamine.

Three dude-bros go to a party; one dude-bro goes missing. He pops up, horror movie-style, in front of the car of his leaving buddies, not quite looking the same. Three months later, the man-children plan a trip to Vegas, where they will meet someone who will help them infiltrate the legendary Area 51, the Nevada government complex rumored for decades to house proof of alien life. Of course, they need a stop-off at the Hooters Casino first. Before you know it, they’re using night vision cameras and breaking into places they shouldn’t be.

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Well, not exactly before you know it. “Area 51” is essentially what we call a Slow Burn horror film, in that most of the bulk of the running time consists of preparation. They talk about the titular location way more than anything else. And there’s a disturbing amount of prep to do—scenes of the boys getting their materials together, scouting the location, dealing with security and eventual knocks on their door in the middle of the night. There’s no tension or action for the longest time and 'Area 51' might have been better served as a short film or episode of an anthology series in that the entire first-hour of set-up could have been cut to five minutes. In one mildly entertaining interlude, the film echoes “Willow Creek” a bit when the boys start talking to locals about the alien legend (a la the way Bobcat Goldthwait plays with mythology in the first two acts of his bigfoot film), but Peli isn’t as skilled a filmmaker and the characters here are so paper-thin that I just watched the movie and I’m not sure I could pick them out of a line-up.

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