Review of Hangar 18 (1980) by Lee B — 26 Apr 2011

You'd think with the subject matter that this film is attempting to explore, that "Hangar 18" would try to deliver with aliens or little green men. Instead we're given dead bald cromagnons with blue eyes with a spaceship that looks like a Japanese shoe polish machine.

While actors Darren McGavin and Robert Vaughn lead the cast above the material, the rest of the actors wallow in the waste of this boring production. The production and camera work feels like a 1970s TV series, and while it does not hold this film back, it doesn't help at all as the story slowly plays out with little intrigue or plot twists.

I guess this should description should summarize "Hangar 18": When the good guys are on the ropes being chased in a gas tanker by thugs, one of them decides to crawl outside, turn on the gasoline on the bad guys car, but instead of ceasing pursuit, or avoiding the gasoline, the bad guys SHOOT the guy clinging to the GAS truck.

Nevermind the fact the tanker would've killed them all. It's that dumb of a film trying to capitalize off the naivety of its audience. One flying saucer turd.