Fire in the Sky (1993)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Sorry, this movie sucks

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Please put this fire out.Based on a true story, loggers driving home encounter an alien ship. Whatever possessed that guy to go out of the truck and examine what they were seeing? He is soon sucked up and disappears.Naturally, suspicion arises that the truckers have made up the whole thing and have killed the guy. Even their lie detector test shows that they're probably telling the truth, but one test is inconclusive and that's the one from the deviant of the group.The whole story is unconvincing and to be honest not very interesting either.James Garner, as the chief investigator, is very low keyed here. He is not exactly Jim Rockford from television's Rockford Files fame.

How many times have you seen the words, 'Based on a true story,' at the beginning of a Hollywood film? Normally, when that's written, what you see on screen is about as far away to what actually happened as you can possibly get. However, 'Fire in the Sky' is almost quite close to what really happened (obviously, if you believe what the story is all about).Travis Walton was a logging worker in 1975 who, while up in the mountains, was abducted by a flying saucer right before his co-workers' eyes. This is the account of what happened. One criticism is that it heavily favours the account of Walton and his co-workers, over those sceptical of their fantastical claim. However, when you think about it, Fire in the Sky would have been a pretty dull film if all that happened was Travis decided to hide in the woods for a few days while his mates made up crazy stories about what they've seen.This is a great film - kind of like a 'real life' episode of the X-files. And, you can enjoy it on two levels: if you're a 'Mulder' and believe in aliens, UFOs etc, you can look at it as a documented account of what actually happened. However, if you're a 'Scully' (i.e. a sceptic) then you should be able to enjoy it by simply seeing it as a good piece of dramatic science-fiction.Either way, if you're into sci-fi or drama, you should quite enjoy it. It's also worth looking into further - the real Travis Walton wrote quite a comprehensive book on the subject matter and there's plenty of 'evidence' to back up his claims if you do some research on the internet.

I came across this movie on several top lists while on the hunt for some good alien abduction/horror movies and with a fair bunch of likable actors I decided to give it a shot.While it might not contain some of the classic "pillow in your face" scary moments there are certainly parts that are somewhat unsettling and eerie.With some solid acting and decent special effects this movie still holds up very well for being more than 20 years old by now and I thoroughly enjoyed it.If you are a fan of alien abduction/mystery movies I would sincerely recommend watching this movie.

The centerpiece of this movie, the ten to fifteen minutes of Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney) inside the UFO, is so fantastic that it's a crushing disappointment that the rest of the film is completely worthless. Most of the film is made up of endless scenes of the other five guys who were in Walton's logging crew either bitching at each other or loudly declaring their innocence. Who cares about these guys? But, seriously, how friggin' horrifying is that sequence with the aliens? Gorgeously shot and directed, with great art direction and excellent special effects and puppetry. Robert Patrick and James Garner also co-star, but don't really need to be there at all.