A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
Starring: Katherine Sigismund, Corey Eid, Riley Morris, and Jillian Clare
Directed by: Matty Beckerman
Written by: Robert Lewis
Horror fans have seen a lot of found footage films over the past few years, but not many about aliens. Actually, not long into “Alien Abduction” I was thinking "V/H/S," or even more specifically the alien short film in "V/H/S2". I didn't really care for that short, so "Alien Abduction" had to be better... right?
After an introduction to what the Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon is about, the audience meets the Morris family, as they head off to the mountains for their camping trip. The movie is shot through a hand-held camera of the youngest child, Riley (Riley Polanski), who is autistic. As far as the camera angles and movement throughout the movie, they aren't too bad. There is no cause for nausea this time around.
The most annoying thing about this kind of alien movie is how they never want to show the audience the aliens. Yes, aliens usually stay hidden, but from an audience perspective you want to see them. This movie gives the audience some decent looks at the aliens, including when the family has their first encounter with them. The movie also uses a lot of the typically alien flashing white light thing, which does get annoying after awhile.
While there aren't many scares, the movie does a good job of holding the audience's attention. There is plenty of tension, and suspense as the aliens pursue the family in the dark woods of the mountain. As this pursuit happens, the audience is left wondering what the aliens will do with the family, which adds to the suspense.
"Alien Abduction" proves to be a better movie than the short alien film in "V/H/S2." The found footage aspect of the film is easy to watch. While more would have been better, there are still some good shots of the aliens. It isn't the scariest alien film, but creates good tension, and suspense. Throw in a good acting good job all around, and I give this movie 2.5 pools of blood.
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