Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the factbased, scifi. With yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, troy baker, liam obrien. The phoenix incident exposes and exemplifies a fatal weakness at the heart of the found footage mockumentary subgenre. A lady introduce her husbands name with saying by which can stop or move train what is that name. Phoenix forgotten, produced by ridley scott, follows three teens in. I went into this expecting another uber low budget adlbbed found footage but got something entirely different, hence the high rating. This alien thriller, written and directed by gaming director keith arem chronicles the events of march, 1997 when witnesses reported seeing lights in phoenix. This grade z paranoid scifi thriller about ufos speculates on the fate of four witless yahoos who come out on the short end of an encounter with angry. It is decently acted and directed though, for the genre. The movie is definitely nothing original, or scary in my opinion. I thought it was pretty good, and the film does a good job at keeping it ambiguous whether the tapes could be real.
Its just a couple of weeks from the 19th anniversary of the phoenix lights, a mass ufo sighting on march, 1997. The phoenix incident pretends to beand, in fact, actually claims to be by its filmmakers, if you believe its imdb pagea documentary film built around newlydiscovered home video footage of the friends desert expedition, archival news footage, neverbeforeseen secret military footage, and interviews with key players in the incident. The phoenix incident will be in theaters and available on vod beginning april 8. I think that i vaguely recall the phoenix lights that give this film its name. When a movie like this comes along, it degrades their hard work. Has a good little story with some real footage mixed in. What is the summary of the story bowaon and totoon. Apr 21, 2017 on april 21, a film based loosely on the phoenix lights hits theaters. Discussion the phoenix incident a carefully disguised hoax to promote a bad film submitted 3 years ago by topdownride there was a reddit thread on this previously, but the comments have closed. The filming is mostly done by one of the two brothers and he basically films them drinking and goofing off as well as arguments and hiking through the desert. Feb 29, 2016 its just a couple of weeks from the 19th anniversary of the phoenix lights, a mass ufo sighting on march, 1997. Phoenix forgotten, produced by ridley scott, follows three teens in 1997 who venture out into the desert with their. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri lowenthal, troy baker, liam obrien, michael adamthwaite, jamie tisdale and brian bloom.
To this day it remains a mystery and footage of the incidents has been used in documentaries on the subject of ufos. Ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for all caught on stunning film a startling video capturing a ufo described as being like those seen in the worlds most inexplicable mass. Film presents what if story on the phoenix lights youtube. Director justin barber tells his own xfiles story inspired by reallife events. The phoenix tapes 97 is a found footage scifihorror film with an anonymous writer, director, and cast. But then josh, the main character, his footage of the phoenix lights is fake. It was a huge deal, as its the largest ufo sighting in north america.
The phoenix incident 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Using the real events of the 1997 phoenix lights ufo sighting and the simultaneous disappearance of four young men in the area. Phoenix forgotten blurs the line between fact and fiction. We have a trailer for the film for you to watch below. The phoenix incident is a 2015 found footage horror based on the phoenix lights ufo incident over arizona in 1997. That included the thenstate governor fife symington. The phoenix incident leads us to believe that the men were indeed killed by aliens, that gayson was a strong alien believer, and that the u. Apr 08, 2016 keith arems the phoenix incident is one of the most recent projects attempting to blend reality with scifi, as foundfootage horror meets with discovery channelesque interviews and formatting. The phoenix incident is a fictionalized heartpounding thriller based on this reallife event. When researching the true story of the phoenix lights, i did not come across any information pertaining to this incident. In 1997, four campers went missing during the infamous phoenix lights incident and their bodies were never found. The film is structured as a documentary investigation of the events leading up to and following the disappearance of four campers on march 14, 1997, the date of the famous phoenix lights incident this film is the first of three found footage features created about the. Feb 29, 2016 transmedia film explores the phoenix incident. Rent phoenix incident 2016 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The true story of a 1997 ufo sighting comes to the big screen, with the first trailer for phoenix forgotten, in theaters this april. An investigation into the disappearance of 4 arizona men exposes a military coverup of the largest ufo sighting in the u. On thursday, march, 1997 a strange event occurred in the. Transmedia film explores the phoenix incident usa today. What we have here is a damn good mockumentary that utilizes an actual incident, the 1997 ufo sightings in phoenix, and builds a tense story around four men that supposedly went missing and the events surrounding it that tell a far more sinister. Phoenix forgotten tells the story of three teens who went into the desert shortly after the incident, hoping to document the strange events occurring in their town. Do you remember the crazy ufo sightings in phoenix, arizona back in 1997. As the title denotes, this film is based on the phoenix lights, the biggest ufo sighting in the usa that took place in 1997. Apr 24, 2017 how much of phoenix forgotten is real. The phoenix lights incident is an actual mass ufo sighting that took place in the phoenix, arizona region on march, 1997.
This alien thriller, written and directed by gaming director keith arem chronicles the events of march, 1997 when witnesses reported seeing. Keith arams mockumentary uses foundfootage to purportedly uncover the mystery behind the reallife incident involving strange lights over. Rent phoenix incident 2016 starring troy baker and liam obrien on dvd and bluray. Ultimately, the phoenix incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of. Glenn lauder 28, mitch adams 29, ryan stone 27, and jacob reynolds 28 were reported missing to the maricopa county sheriffs office. Phoenix forgotten 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Arem uses a mixture of fake found video footage with that shot by realworld eyewitnesses and the military, along with other film magic. The phoenix lights were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects or ufos observed in the skies over the u. Thats better than a lot of people making a science fiction story that fits into the real worlds shadows manage, but. Using the real events of the 1997 phoenix lights ufo sighting and the simultaneous disappearance of four young men in. Phoenix forgotten 2017 found footage film about the.
The phoenix incident is a fictionalized heartpounding. The phoenix tapes is actual footage taken by four campers who went missing during the phoenix lights. The phoenix incident is a heartpounding thriller based on this real. Arem uses a mixture of fake found video footage with that shot by realworld eyewitnesses and. Some conspiracy nuts might buy what the phoenix incident is trying to sell, but its mostly an uninspired and uninspiring attempt to capitalize on the fact there are people out there who will believe anything. It is the face of lene nina kunzendorf, a woman driving a bandaged and bloodied passenger back to berlin. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold. The phoenix tapes 97 is about two brothers and two friends who venture fifty miles into the arizona desert in an rv to find a remote fishing hole. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced. Apr 07, 2016 the lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime. Apr 08, 2016 for entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. The phoenix incident is a 2015 american science fiction and conspiracy thriller film written and directed by first time director keith arem, and starring yuri. Dec, 2014 the video obtained by investigate journalist david collins shows military aircraft in the skies above arizona on the night of one of the worlds most famous ufo sightings in march 1997. Review the phoenix incident charms with shallow thrills.
Phoenix incident 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. What we have here is a damn good mockumentary that utilizes an actual incident, the 1997 ufo sightings in phoenix, and builds a tense story around four men that supposedly went missing and the events surrounding it that tell a far more sinister picture. Its almost ironic not ironic that after i had praised phoenix tapes 97 for using an actual 90s camera and not relying on unconvincing video effects, this film the phoenix incident relies on. The phoenix incident 2015 the phoenix incident 2015. Its a popular subject for conspiracy theorists, and nonbelievers say the lights. Phoenix forgotten trailer exposes the truth behind a ufo. Ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for.
The more effort made to trick audiences with documentary reality, the more obvious a hollow center becomes. For entertainment the fictional account makes for a good thriller and for that the phoenix incident achieves its purpose. Apr 06, 2016 starring famed gaming actor troy baker, the phoenix incident is based on the largest ufo sighting in north america known as the phoenix lights. Phoenix forgotten, ufo event abducted for found footage. The real phoenix lights was the mostwitnessed ufo event in u. Id say its worth at least one viewing, if youre a fan of this type of movie. This alien thriller, written and directed by gaming director keith arem chronicles the events of march, 1997 when witnesses reported seeing lights in phoenix, arizona and sparked the military coverup of the largest ufo sighting in us history. The phoenix incident is a heartpounding thriller based on this real life event.
The phoenix incident is a heartpounding thriller based on this reallife event. The phoenix lights sometimes called the lights over phoenix were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects or ufos observed in the skies over the u. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative. The phoenix incident is named after a real event that occurred on march, 1997 in phoenix, arizona, when thousands of people, including thenstate governor fife symington, claimed to have. Thursday march th, 1997 marks the date of the phoenix lights, the largest mass ufo sighting in us history. On march, 1997 thousands of people claimed to have simultaneously witnessed unexplainable lights in the phoenix, arizona night sky. Ultimately, the phoenix incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of the filmmaking.
Using the real events of the 1997 phoenix lights ufo sighting and the simultaneous disappearance of four young men in the area, writerdirector. Written and directed by gaming director keith arem call of duty, titanfall and starring troy baker famed gaming actor the film uses whistleblower testimony, recovered military footage and eyewitness accounts to create this scifi thriller and explore the us. Its based on a real event too, so at the very least the film is somewhat educational. In phoenix forgotten, three young adults went missing. Apr 21, 2017 although it is a fictional story seated within the context of a reallife event, phoenix forgotten feels. Although it is a fictional story seated within the context of a reallife event, phoenix forgotten feels. The lofi scifi film the phoenix incident blends true crime. Released 2015, the phoenix incident stars troy baker, yuri lowenthal, travis willingham, liam obrien the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Burns, karl girolamo, william goldman and mason shea joyce. His film, the phoenix incident, is a sciencefiction film dressed up as a documentary expose of a military coverup of a close encounter with aliens. On april 21, a film based loosely on the phoenix lights hits theaters. The phoenix incident, where truth battles fiction aced magazine. The film follows four friends on a weekend getaway who find themselves at the epicenter of what is now known as the phoenix lights incident. Her face has been badly damaged, but she is a survivor of a concentration camp.
Keith arems the phoenix incident is one of the most recent projects attempting to blend reality with scifi, as foundfootage horror meets with discovery channelesque interviews and formatting. Apr 11, 2016 ultimately, the phoenix incident is more impressive for its ingenious publicity and marketing campaigns, including fake web news sites that went viral, than the quality of the filmmaking. Phoenix incident mixes fact and scifi in a creative, bold alien. I didnt know this film, the phoenix incident, was going to follow the same route. Found footage about 4 campers that encounter aliens during the phoenix incident. Jun 05, 2016 ufo that could prove phoenix lights incident once and for all caught on stunning film a startling video capturing a ufo described as being like those seen in the worlds most inexplicable mass.
The phoenix incident is named after a real event that occurred on march, 1997 in phoenix, arizona, when thousands of people, including thenstate. The video obtained by investigate journalist david collins shows military aircraft in the skies above arizona on the night of one of the worlds most famous ufo. Thankfully, the film is less than 80 minutes, although apparently. Its almost ironic not ironic that after i had praised phoenix tapes 97 for using an actual 90s camera and not relying on unconvincing video effects, this film the phoenix incident relies on unconvincing video effects.
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