The Fourth Kind Trailer Threatens Creepiness And Anal Probes

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on September 2, 2009

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One of the many gimmicks available to film-makers is the “Based on true events” tag meant to add authenticity and weight to their film. It makes sense for historically accurate movies like Inglourious Basterds and biographical ones like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but when applied to movies about big-eyed, three-fingered aliens abducting and anally raping people it risks flirting with absurdity. With the thought of anal fingering fresh in your mind, check out the trailer for the new movie, The Fourth Kind.

I apologize if I led you to believe there would be fingering in the trailer. I will give it points for being creepy, but it sure seems like it features a lot of people talking on a couch. There’s also a definite Mothman Prophecies vibe going on with a dash of White Noise for good measure. That’s not necessarily a bad thing mind you, as both of those movies were more than a little unsettling at times, but alien abductions are an inherently lame subject. Fire In The Sky and Communion have both mined this topic previously and turned up duds. Steven Spielberg made arguably the best film on the subject in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and even that movie is pretty damn boring at times.

The Fourth Kind is written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, and stars Milla Jovavich and Elias Koteas. It opens November 6th. You can also check out the trailer in HD over at Apple.com.

What do you think of the trailer? Disappointed about the lack of fingering?


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  • Regi_S
    Must have been one hell of a thrust on the anal probe to throw them off the couch when they were reliving the abduction.
  • i feel alien abductions are far from being a lame subject. alien abduction could be quite compelling for film if the topic wasn't approached with such a heavy hand. the second they try to sell 'true story' i automatically get skeptical, and the following purported real footage/interviews they show comes off as super fake. then, you've got actors recreating these scenarios, so it's heaping fake upon fake. they really go off the deep end with that levitation crap. over the top is fine for movies...as long you aren't making TRUE SHIT GOING DOWN HERE a selling point.
  • Ernie
    scariest trailer ever.
  • chille
    watch the bullshit episode about UFOs. It will explain why people are so convinced they have made contact with aliens.
  • Hey despite its alien and everything its actually scary, one of the rare trailers that gives me cold shivers.
  • Phil
    "but alien abductions are an inherently lame subject."
    How the hell is it lame? I cant think of why anyone would want to call it lame unless they believe there is absolutely no such thing as aliens. That would make that person kind of an idiot though. ;)
    Also, of course a movie being put out by Universal Studios isn't going to be real or based on much truth. I don't care what the movie is; Goodfellas, Catch Me If You Can, Defiance... you name it, there is shit in there that never happened or happened different etc. So for those who believe this movie is supposed to be true... well you are probably of the same intelliegence as the kind I mentioned above.
    Film school rejects huh... yeah I can see why.
  • Actually it's entirely possible to believe in alien life forms but not believe that they occasionally visit Earth for anal abduction shenanigans. The 2nd belief depends on the 1st, but the 1st doesn't require the 2nd.
    And of course those movies you listed contained fictionalized elements, but their core stories are reported to be (and believed to be) true. The core story behind alien abduction films is utter bullshit with no evidence or reason to believe it has ever happened.
    Thanks for reading Phil!
  • mikepowers
    money money money the only abduction will be your money another based on real events movie fuzzy out of focus crap move over Blair Witch.
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