Area 51 (2015)

Release date: 2015-05-15
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Oren Peli
Production Co: Aramid Entertainment Fund, Blumhouse Productions, IM Global
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
Rating: 4.2/10
Length: 1h 31min

Storyline

Obsessed with breaking into the U.S. Air Force highly classified facility known only as Area 51, three young friends and zealous conspiracy theorists--Reid, Darrin and Ben--travel to Las Vegas. Equipped with state-of-the-art gear, they team up with Jelena, the daughter of the secret installation's former employee, and summon up the courage to sneak into the facility, intent on unearthing its otherworldly mysteries. There, in the bowels of the heavily guarded compound, terrifying truths and unfathomable knowledge await, and only the audacious UFO investigators' raw footage can prove their existence. However, can they make it back in one piece to share it with the world?

Plot Keywords

conspiracy, secret base, ufo, fake documentary, friendship between men, alien abduction, night vision, breaking and entering, military base, alien technology, hiding, climbing a fence, laboratory, security system, alien, nonlinear timeline, interview, karaoke, power outage, taser

Short Review

The relatively tense final half-hour is clearly the reason that very smart producer Jason Blum thought this would be a solid follow-up to "Paranormal Activity." It's that first hour that is the reason it took six years to (barely) get released.