The Fourth Kind (2009)

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Close Encounters of the Corny Kind: People in Nome (Alaska) are unexplainably disappearing and Dr. Abbey Tyler (Milla Jovovich) is trying to find out why. UFOs and Aliens seem responsible, at least that is what her patients reveal under hypnosis. When Abbey memorizes own strange occurrences in her life it is her turn to get hypnotized.

There was never a doubt that the inserted "real footage" is fake. It was fun rolling along with it though, because there are actually a few scary moments. However, there is also much of bad overacting that made me laugh out loud several times. I especially got a kick out of Will Patton's rather rude Sheriff character giving Milla's character a hard time. As in yelling at her, threatening her, taking away her kid and destroying her furniture. All this while Milla is mumbling or whispering apologies. Too funny. 3.5/5 cheese rating

[Phantomgrift]

Though a long-time fan of badmovies.org, this movie here is what finally prompted me to sign up for the forum.
My apologies if April is far gone enough to render it a dead thread, but I just had to get this out of my system and this site seemed one of the ideal places.

I have laughed through "Plan 9 From Outer Space", immensely enjoyed classic cheese like "Flash Gordan" and even stoically charged my way through "G.I. Samurai" but this...?
"The Fourth Kind" is now currently standing as one of the worst films I've ever seen.
If they had played it straight ala "The Mothman Prophecies", I could kinda see it.
Maybe even a straight-up "Blair Witch" knockoff. But in trying to combine the two, along with ludicrous acting, bad pacing and an even worse premise, this movie made me want to drive an icepick through my forehead.

The fact that I lived ten years in Alaska doesnt help nitpick factors either.
Per this serving as an introduction to the forum, my list of bad movies that I love is a long one.
I'm 31 years old, currently serving in the U.S. Navy and have a love of movies and film dating back to when I first saw "The Music Man" on a Blockbuster-rented VCR player at the tender age of five.

Badmovies.org is both wonderful and slightly painful.
Both stemming from the fact that I either recognize or have seen at least half of the movies listed.
It's delightful!

Oh, and personal note on "The Fourth Kind".
What the heck is up with the directors obsession with Barn Owls?

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Oh, and personal note on "The Fourth Kind".
What the heck is up with the directors obsession with Barn Owls?

Hi Phantomgrift, and welcome to the 'family'.

Most people who claim they have been abducted by aliens don't remember the actual abduction (not until they are hypnotized) but always recall seeing an owl. The owl image usually appears right after the abduction and is most likely placed there as a 'reminder'. At least that is what I gathered after reading countless books about UFO abduction.

[Hammock Rider]

Aw crap, I thought this movie was about being abducted by Milla Jovovich. Eh, not interested.

[Phantomgrift]

Hi Phantomgrift, and welcome to the 'family'.

Most people who claim they have been abducted by aliens don't remember the actual abduction (not until they are hypnotized) but always recall seeing an owl. The owl image usually appears right after the abduction and is most likely placed there as a 'reminder'. At least that is what I gathered after reading countless books about UFO abduction.

Growing up military, (My dad was Air Force), I was aware of the correlation between owls and grays.
In this case though, it's like the director would place owls into the film whenever he got bored.
Akin to some manner of weird fixation.

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Growing up military, (My dad was Air Force), I was aware of the correlation between owls and grays.
In this case though, it's like the director would place owls into the film whenever he got bored.
Akin to some manner of weird fixation.

Now that you mention it I do recall much more owls in the movie.
Maybe the director trimmed bad Milla footage and replaced it with owls 

[SynapticBoomstick]

This film made me angry. Stupid director. 

[Gregger75]

I dunno, I went into this film with not much in the way of preconceived ideas (all I knew was that it was about alien abduction) and found it to be a very creepy movie, in a good way.  I liked how you never really saw any aliens or spaceships.  And although it's set up as pseudo-documentary, I never once thought I was watching anything other than a Hollywood production.

I thought the recordings of the aliens speaking in Sumerian were pretty freaky, as was the police dashboard camera "footage" of the abduction.

The Sheriff character was lame, though, I agree with that. 

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The alien voices did creep me out and like I said before, it had its share of scary moments. The actress playing the 'real' Abbey Tyler certainly wasn't part of the cool things. After watching The Fourth Kind with a crowd I know that I wasn't the only one who found unintentional humor in her performance.
I still enjoyed this movie even though or maybe because it made me laugh when it shouldn't.

[daveblackeye15]

I thought this movie had an alright premise but pretty bad execution.

One the one hand I thought the 'real' footage was great and very creepy and for the most part well done. I also appreciated the more mysterious approach to abductions, and thought the metaphor of a white owl for aliens was pretty cool.

But everything else...crap.

What a drag though. Y'know if the people have had their names changes, then suppose they also changed the name of the town too and made it Nome Alaska? Just thought I'd ask, tvtropes kind of pointe that out.

I mean we do have a lot of cases of California filling in for Florida or Iowa for Utah, but I guess for once there is a possible chance that they have an excuse for it. Then again maybe they screwed up.

[bionica]

I unfortunately didn't know the movie was a hoax until after trying to view it.

I could only make it pass the first 15 minutes when I thought the doctor was real. I wondered why they kept using that annoying, pathetic woman when they had Milla to do the reenactment.

Semi-interesting gimmick, but it was way overused. Might enjoy its cheese factor now that I know.