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Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks 90s Horror Films - Do you like ranking scary movies?
Snake5555555555 06/30/19 10:04:13 PM #187:	24. Fire in the Sky Inviso - 11 Snake - 17 Genny - 19 Scarlet - 25 JONA - 26 Charon - 28 Karo - 29 Johnbobb - 31 KBM - 32 Inviso - This is a weird movie, because everything the viewer sees is based on a true storyor at least as true as a story about alien abduction can be. As a result, the plotline is told in a very bizarre fashionbut it still kinda works. The cold open has a bunch of shellshocked guys showing up in town, scared shitless, and then it turns out one of their buddies is MIA. So for the first half of the film, its purely a thriller where the audience has no idea if the alien abduction story is true or not, and whether Dallis really murdered Travis or not. But then Travis returns, all kinds of fucked up, and were subjected to an EXTREMELY disturbing alien abduction sequence, where hes floating through a ship after some horrific imagery and events take place. And thats it. He remembers everything, but life has to move on as though nothing ever happened. Its an interesting take, and again, its something that would only ever come about if youre trying to adapt a real story. That makes it feel more compelling in and of itself, so I guess Im pretty okay with that. Snake - Why I Chose It - Based on the true story of Travis Walton's UFO abduction, Fire in the Sky has what is considered one of the most well-regarded and most frightening alien abduction scenes ever. My Thoughts - Despite my lowish ranking here, I adore this movie. Ufology is a hobby close to my heart, and I think the story of Travis Walton is one of the most interesting and frightening cases out there. I really like the different kind of horror on display here; it's not what most people would consider horror, but that pain and longing of not knowing what happened to your close friend while everyone around you blames you, is so sad and scary to me. Of course, when the real horror of the alien abduction does start, it is so jarring and contrary to the rest of the film that it feels like your breath gets literally taken away as you hang on every horrifying and sickening detail. The performances are all excellent and I think the slow, methodical pace works wonders in deepening the film's overall impact on me. Genny - I had no idea Fire in the Sky was based on real-life events prior to watching it for this project, though my fianc did and notified me. I thought it would be difficult to attempt to make a horror film that borrowed from actual events, particularly events that didn't involve some tragic massacre, but I was proven wrong. It's competently made, and though the creepy visuals tread toward sci-fi more often than horror the depicted imagery does inspire a certain sense of dread within me. The actors' portrayals are also good enough to get signed off by a couple of the actual people who went through this, and the performances inspire pity and hopelessness so I cannot complain. 7.4/10 Scarlet - You know how some people suck and say that Close Encounters is boring because they cant appreciate the cultural zeitgeist of the film? Yeah, Fire in the Sky actually DOES suck because its so phenomenally boring that taking a sleeping pill works less effectively as self-medicating anesthesia than this movie, and there is no cultural zeitgeist to this slog of a movie. Ive read Wall Street Journal articles with more excitement. Rating: 29/100 JONA - The drama is somewhat intriguing and the alien scenes are cool but this just feels stretched out for what it is. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:924076209] in Gauntlet C... [t:77812973]...</cite> <quote>24. Fire in the Sky Inviso - 11 Snake - 17 Genny - 19 Scarlet - 25 JONA - 26 Charon - 28 Karo - 29 Johnbobb - 31 KBM - 32 Inviso - This is a weird movie, because everything the viewer sees is based on a true storyor at least as true as a story about alien abduction can be. As a result, the plotline is told in a very bizarre fashionbut it still kinda works. The cold open has a bunch of shellshocked guys showing up in town, scared shitless, and then it turns out one of their buddies is MIA. So for the first half of the film, its purely a thriller where the audience has no idea if the alien abduction story is true or not, and whether Dallis really murdered Travis or not. But then Travis returns, all kinds of fucked up, and were subjected to an EXTREMELY disturbing alien abduction sequence, where hes floating through a ship after some horrific imagery and events take place. And thats it. He remembers everything, but life has to move on as though nothing ever happened. Its an interesting take, and again, its something that would only ever come about if youre trying to adapt a real story. That makes it feel more compelling in and of itself, so I guess Im pretty okay with that. Snake - Why I Chose It - Based on the true story of Travis Walton's UFO abduction, Fire in the Sky has what is considered one of the most well-regarded and most frightening alien abduction scenes ever. My Thoughts - Despite my lowish ranking here, I adore this movie. Ufology is a hobby close to my heart, and I think the story of Travis Walton is one of the most interesting and frightening cases out there. I really like the different kind of horror on display here; it's not what most people would consider horror, but that pain and longing of not knowing what happened to your close friend while everyone around you blames you, is so sad and scary to me. Of course, when the real horror of the alien abduction does start, it is so jarring and contrary to the rest of the film that it feels like your breath gets literally taken away as you hang on every horrifying and sickening detail. The performances are all excellent and I think the slow, methodical pace works wonders in deepening the film's overall impact on me. Genny - I had no idea Fire in the Sky was based on real-life events prior to watching it for this project, though my fianc did and notified me. I thought it would be difficult to attempt to make a horror film that borrowed from actual events, particularly events that didn't involve some tragic massacre, but I was proven wrong. It's competently made, and though the creepy visuals tread toward sci-fi more often than horror the depicted imagery does inspire a certain sense of dread within me. The actors' portrayals are also good enough to get signed off by a couple of the actual people who went through this, and the performances inspire pity and hopelessness so I cannot complain. 7.4/10 Scarlet - You know how some people suck and say that Close Encounters is boring because they cant appreciate the cultural zeitgeist of the film? Yeah, Fire in the Sky actually DOES suck because its so phenomenally boring that taking a sleeping pill works less effectively as self-medicating anesthesia than this movie, and there is no cultural zeitgeist to this slog of a movie. Ive read Wall Street Journal articles with more excitement. Rating: 29/100 JONA - The drama is somewhat intriguing and the alien scenes are cool but this just feels stretched out for what it is. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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