In case you are wondering, which you most likely are, no there is no eroticism or (to the exception of one scene with a pregnant woman talking into a webcam), nudity. Everything is Z grade from acting to visual effects to the type of humour you'll get from it. Its only one hour and sixteen minutes long but it'll feel a hell of a lot longer. If you like Z grade independent films with bad acting, bad visual effects, bad lighting and bad everything, this is the movie you've been waiting for. I'm sure glad I didn't pay to see it.
14 Reviews
OMG!! WTF!!
klaushutchinson1 September 2021
This was just downright terrible...
paul_haakonsen7 September 2021
Wow. Just wow!
Yeah, take heed and pay attention to the reviews here for "Escape From Area 51". Why? Well, because this 2021 sci-fi comedy is exactly as bad as the other reviewers make it out to be. And not bad in the way where it becomes hilarious to watch or enjoy, nay, "Escape From Area 51" was just downright horrible.
The storyline told in "Escape From Area 51", as written by Ted Chalmers, Eric Mittleman and Carlos Perez was just not delivering anything worthwhile, and it was a massive struggle to sit through this poorly written movie, which felt more like a college film class project than an actual movie.
Not only was the storyline a swing and a miss, but the characters in the movie were every bit as off target as the storyline was. So that combination didn't really make for an entertaining movie experience. The dialogue written for the characters matched the characters in pointlessness and stupidity, so that counts for something, I guess. The acting performances were dubious.
Then there was the special effects and CGI effects. Boy, that was indeed something else. And not in a good way. The CGI in "Escape From Area 51" was just something you'd see in an early 1990s PC game. I kid you not, it was that lame and bad. It amazes me how something that laughable makes it to the screen in 2021.
I managed to suffer through about half of this ordeal of a movie, then I was good and ready to give up on everything. So I left the movie, and I will never return to watch the rest of it, because I was by no means entertained by what transpired on the screen.
Director Eric Mittleman took a swing here, but everything fell short of delivering anything worthwhile.
My rating of "Escape From Area 51" lands on a one out of ten stars. Don't waste your time, money or effort on this movie. So of us did, in lesser or greater extend, so you don't have to.
Yeah, take heed and pay attention to the reviews here for "Escape From Area 51". Why? Well, because this 2021 sci-fi comedy is exactly as bad as the other reviewers make it out to be. And not bad in the way where it becomes hilarious to watch or enjoy, nay, "Escape From Area 51" was just downright horrible.
The storyline told in "Escape From Area 51", as written by Ted Chalmers, Eric Mittleman and Carlos Perez was just not delivering anything worthwhile, and it was a massive struggle to sit through this poorly written movie, which felt more like a college film class project than an actual movie.
Not only was the storyline a swing and a miss, but the characters in the movie were every bit as off target as the storyline was. So that combination didn't really make for an entertaining movie experience. The dialogue written for the characters matched the characters in pointlessness and stupidity, so that counts for something, I guess. The acting performances were dubious.
Then there was the special effects and CGI effects. Boy, that was indeed something else. And not in a good way. The CGI in "Escape From Area 51" was just something you'd see in an early 1990s PC game. I kid you not, it was that lame and bad. It amazes me how something that laughable makes it to the screen in 2021.
I managed to suffer through about half of this ordeal of a movie, then I was good and ready to give up on everything. So I left the movie, and I will never return to watch the rest of it, because I was by no means entertained by what transpired on the screen.
Director Eric Mittleman took a swing here, but everything fell short of delivering anything worthwhile.
My rating of "Escape From Area 51" lands on a one out of ten stars. Don't waste your time, money or effort on this movie. So of us did, in lesser or greater extend, so you don't have to.
Modern version of the old cheesy SiFi
bjackson-739-45055231 August 2021
Remember those old cheesy SiFi's that were so bad they were hilarious, well here's a modern version. With an easy to follow predictable plot, half decent acting, humorous, and lots of female cleavage, this less than average cheesy SiFi kept me chuckling and I watched it to the very end. BTW, Nov 2023 I just saw @klaushutchinson review and now I want that $100 you offered, ha ha.
Watch my back
nogodnomasters22 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Sheera (Donna D'Errico) is an alien who escapes from Area 51 who looks like a Playboy Bunny trapped in a prison with a tanning booth. She is helped by humans against the evil Sklaar (Chris Browning) to save the universe.
The film is a science fiction spoof. Some scenes are specific like the Dance -off at the end while others are more generic. The problem comes when they can't figure out what to spoof and get serious which doesn't work at all. And considering the spoof is only so-so to begin with, the feature doesn't make it.
Guide: F-word. No sex. Brief nudity.
The film is a science fiction spoof. Some scenes are specific like the Dance -off at the end while others are more generic. The problem comes when they can't figure out what to spoof and get serious which doesn't work at all. And considering the spoof is only so-so to begin with, the feature doesn't make it.
Guide: F-word. No sex. Brief nudity.
Absolute Trash - You Have To Watch IT !
pidstr17 June 2022
Seriously, the film is garbage, both for the technical elements and the plot that's thinner then a mimes favorite wall.
Camera work is rough as heck, looking like it was shot on multiple different camcorders, sound is 'on camera' at best, and distorted often (yet, the dialog is still clearer to the ear then a Nolan film,...) and the lighting is tragically bad.
It looks like it was shot 'in the park down the road', rather then out on location,. The studio sets look to have been ripped out of the dumpster of other z grade films.
And the insert segments, show how bad CG Animation can be.
But all through it, you can tell the cast are having a laugh while making it, knowing full well it's a brimmed crapbowl of badness.
Watch it with pizza, popcorn, weed and a beer, disregard the crappiness and you'll have a laugh at it too.
Camera work is rough as heck, looking like it was shot on multiple different camcorders, sound is 'on camera' at best, and distorted often (yet, the dialog is still clearer to the ear then a Nolan film,...) and the lighting is tragically bad.
It looks like it was shot 'in the park down the road', rather then out on location,. The studio sets look to have been ripped out of the dumpster of other z grade films.
And the insert segments, show how bad CG Animation can be.
But all through it, you can tell the cast are having a laugh while making it, knowing full well it's a brimmed crapbowl of badness.
Watch it with pizza, popcorn, weed and a beer, disregard the crappiness and you'll have a laugh at it too.
I am deeply curious how this ever got made.
overlyserious2 September 2021
I'd have given this 2 stars as if very drunk or 14 years old, you might enjoy it in a "so bad it's good" way but I knocked a star off for being so sexist. No, not the scanty costumes, the way every male character in this show is either evil, stupid, or both. And every female character is super-competent and good. Oh, and lines about "on every planet, it is the women who step forward to sacrifice themselves". Must be news to all the dead allied soldiers littering the battlefields of WWII.
Anyway, gross misandry aside, I would love, love, love to know how this film got made. I mean, the guy playing the main baddy is actually someone I recognize from mainstream films. He's a decent actor. So what's going on here? Did he do it as a favour to a niece or something? Sexual favours? I reckon the budget for this thing is around $2000 (feeding twenty people for the two days they must have spent filming this adds up). I particularly like how every time the main villain stops to communicate with his ship on his wanderings, it's the SAME tree stump he is sitting on.
No really, anyone who knows how this got made please reply - did someone promise their daughter they could be in a movie? Was it someone's highschool project? Or just the director's way of meeting some attractive women and getting them to walk around in tight outfits?
Still, it will probably make a profit if even one person buys the DVD.
Anyway, gross misandry aside, I would love, love, love to know how this film got made. I mean, the guy playing the main baddy is actually someone I recognize from mainstream films. He's a decent actor. So what's going on here? Did he do it as a favour to a niece or something? Sexual favours? I reckon the budget for this thing is around $2000 (feeding twenty people for the two days they must have spent filming this adds up). I particularly like how every time the main villain stops to communicate with his ship on his wanderings, it's the SAME tree stump he is sitting on.
No really, anyone who knows how this got made please reply - did someone promise their daughter they could be in a movie? Was it someone's highschool project? Or just the director's way of meeting some attractive women and getting them to walk around in tight outfits?
Still, it will probably make a profit if even one person buys the DVD.
Was this made in the 1990's?
kabelosetjie11 September 2021
Acting below zero
mig_fernandez5 May 2022
I think that a film like this, before starting it, the director and the production intend to make it disastrous. The actors are disarmingly rigid, the plot horrendous. I think this film would deserve zero as another very similar one for its sci-fi plot and acting achievements: Moontrap Target Earth.
It's not supposed to be serious, duh! It's a campy take on sci-fi movies, get it?
info-138578 September 2021
If you are looking for a serious sci-fi movie, this ain't it. But you can kind tell from the poster, can't you? So, take a chill pill, smoke a blunt, pop a beer and realize that even great movies are now getting trash reviews. If you think you can make a better movie then go right ahead and make one and not just writing hack reviews because you are triggered by still living in your mom's basement, lol.
I dont understand.
budd-972805 April 2022
I really don't understand the one star reviews here.. did people watch this with ZERO knowledge about it other then the name? Cheesiness, bad acting and "lame" special effects are not a reason to rate a movie like this low, it should be expected. I mean if you just look at the poster it screams all of those things. Its a sci fi spoof with a budget probably less then a minimum wage workers vacation fund.
Im not gonna go watch a slasher film and then proceed to give one star because there was a lot of blood.. C'mon people.
Im not gonna go watch a slasher film and then proceed to give one star because there was a lot of blood.. C'mon people.
Do NOT take this movie seriously !!!
rday-8673329 January 2022
If you are the type of movie watcher who rates movies based on plot, script, how good the actors are blah, blah, blah or you simply cannot stand cheesy, fun and not to be taken serious movies, SKIP THIS ONE!!
For my tastes, this movie was a fun escape from real life. There was bad acting, a somewhat decent plot, very pretty women and a bad guy that was simply: HILARIOUS.
If you can stand 1:16 minutes of cheesy acting and a semi-bad plot, then this is a good one.
For my tastes, this movie was a fun escape from real life. There was bad acting, a somewhat decent plot, very pretty women and a bad guy that was simply: HILARIOUS.
If you can stand 1:16 minutes of cheesy acting and a semi-bad plot, then this is a good one.
Fun b-movie fare
PaxD757 June 2022
This film was tons more fun than I thought it was going to be. Fun, enjoyable script, eye-candy and some actual great lines. No one should take this film too seriously.
Donna D'Errico as Sheera and Chris Browning as Sklarr were magnificent in their roles. These two leads really made this self-parody work. Most of the other actors, didn't pull of great performances but as a whole - the film accomplished what it intended.
It feels like the entire crew had a great time making this film. This positive energy certainly rubs off on the viewers entering with the right expectations. The trailer does a great job of setting these expectations.
Queue this film for when you're in the mood for escapist fun.
Donna D'Errico as Sheera and Chris Browning as Sklarr were magnificent in their roles. These two leads really made this self-parody work. Most of the other actors, didn't pull of great performances but as a whole - the film accomplished what it intended.
It feels like the entire crew had a great time making this film. This positive energy certainly rubs off on the viewers entering with the right expectations. The trailer does a great job of setting these expectations.
Queue this film for when you're in the mood for escapist fun.
Believable
theweb-854883 September 2021
See also
Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews
