Review of Fire in the Sky (1993) by Sarah E — 29 Jan 2011
Even though almost twenty years has passed since it's release, Fire in the Sky is still an effective horror movie. Better yet, it's an effective horror movie about alien abduction, a subject contemporary filmmakers struggle to make anything less than cheesy.
Based on the experiences of Travis Walton, a man who, along with his six coworkers, passed a lie detector test when being interrogated about his story, Fire in the Sky examines the disappearance of T.
Walton during one night from the perspective of his neighbours and, most terrifyingly of all, from his own perspective. The abduction sequences in this movie at gritty, grotesque, and chilling; they're entirely visceral in all the wrong ways.
..which I suppose is the point. Unlike new alien films like Skyline or The Fourth Kind, where alien ships look like they're manufactured by Kitchenaid and Ikea, the ship in Fire in the Sky looks like a septic tank in zero gravity.
Everything sweats and gesticulates. And really, that's what an alien ship in a horror film should look like. It should be equal parts violation, disgust, and terror, not a commercial for stainless steel appliances.
This review of Fire in the Sky (1993) was written by Sarah E on 29 Jan 2011.
Fire in the Sky has generally received mixed reviews.
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