Dark Skies (2013) [Blu-ray]
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: A supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel (Josh Hamilton) and Lacy Barrett (Keri Russell) witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barrett family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacy take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Storyline: As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.

User Comment: J. Davis (jdavis@influxmagazine.com) from USA, 3 April 2013 • Maybe I had too high of hopes for this. I never, well I try to avoid watching the TV ads and I don't make a habit of watching trailers. Nonetheless I had a pretty good notion of what this film was about and I had really thought maybe this was going to deliver something new that I hadn't seen before. The story was interesting enough for a decent viewing experience & it did have some good frightening scenes spread thinly throughout. Overall it was mainly a psychological thriller and was hardly a horror film, so if you're thinking you're going to be in for any kind of brilliant sci-fi visual experience you won't get much more than very thin "shades" of the most commonly used interpretations of what an alien being looks like. Also don't expect any visual horror scenes because there is little more than a bit of head banging. With a budget of $3.5 million the film relied heavily on story & acting, but laid off on the CGI. Overall it's cast did a fine job & it's production value was as good as any other Hollywood film. While I believe it will hold peoples attention, I doubt many people will be walking out of the theater saying wow or OMG brilliant! The plot was very similar to many other alien abduction films, which made it somewhat predictable right down to the final scene, which contained little more than a very very slight turn of events. Should you run to the theaters or otherwise to see this film, no, but it's still a pretty good watch and do recommend seeing it at your convenience, it's a solid

Summary: A decent slow burn.

User Comment: geekman-960-53333 from United States, 24 February 2013 • I came in to this movie not knowing it was anything but an 'Alien movie.' I expected it to be some cheesy B-rated style thriller with cheesy 'pop out at your face' moments, but was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the movie.

The actors did a very nice job at their parts, and there were parts where I was left dumbfounded at how the little kids did their parts so well. (Trying not to give spoilers!)

The movie did a very nice job of leaving the viewer with a sense of fear long after the movie had ended. when I walked out of the theater, I, along with almost all of the other movie-goers, were slightly shaking. As long as you are not too critical to minor details in the movie, it was an excellent flick to give you a good sci-fi scare. I will probably be taking a friend to see this movie in theaters soon.

Summary: Entertaining and Spooky.

[CSW] -2.6- First off, the description here is not accurate in the slightest bit, the family never tries to convince anyone that they are being attacked by aliens; they spend most of the movie figuring that part out for themselves. This movie does more than most horror/sci-fi movies do to create non-archetypal three dimensional characters that are likable and believable because they do want you to feel for them when things go downhill. There are plenty of freaky moments and I seriously didn't want to miss anything. The ending is a bit ambiguous as you can never be sure exactly where or who the villain really is or even if you completely understand the situation, but I suppose that was intentional and is intended to enhance the suspense and mystery. All it did in my case was caused my evaluation of the movie to drop a bit. This is one that you'll have to rent and see for yourself, it is worth the rental.
[V4.5-A4.5] MPEG-4 AVC - No D-Box motion codes were available at the time of this rental although they are available now.

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