Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers

I've seen/heard every Lazar interview since 89 so clearly I was anticipating this greatly. First thing I have to address is why the producer seemed to make it about him? This is supposed to be about Bob Lazar. Major screw up right there.

Also, the core story wasn't even told (for those saying this is great for people that know nothing of the subject - it failed to educate the new generation who will now to be forced to youtube find old footage to get the whole story when it could have been done here, and then updated)

Sad to say that this is just another Lazar "documentary" which isn't even the best one. Bluebook films did one back in the early 2000's that is better and one of the UFO shows from the same era also did a better one than this - both are free on youtube.

Again this is everything you expect from a Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell production: Lots of archive archive footage and a few interviews that hype how awesome the subject is (in this case Bob Lazar) but have no new information whatsoever. What distinguishes this from a 15 minutes clip on Youtube is that this is augmented with lengthy introduction scenes, glitch vfx and "mysterious music" . I felt especially annoyed by the reenacted phone / sms scenes that just went on too long and you could tell it is an attempt to stretch this to feature film length. To me around 80% felt as "filler". Only thing worthwhile are the recent interviews with Bob Lazar even tho they just repeat what he already talked about before.

I'm just going to rate this documentary for the story it tells about Bob Lazar's life from the moment he came out with the alien story until thirty years later. Other reviewers gave some very negative ratings whilst I don't think that was justified. If a story about Bob Lazar is told by Bob Lazar himself I find that interesting rather than boring. Before even watching a documentary about aliens eveybody already has an opinion wether they believe or not that there is extraterrestrial life. So if you're believer you will believe everything Bob Lazar tells, and if you're a non-believer you will think he's a scam. Personally I'm a believer, as I once experienced an UFO sighting for myself, so there is no doubt in my mind that there is life out there. That governments would keep this information secret, especially the USA, is absolutely normal as the whole economy of that country relies on fossil resources and weapons. Remove wars and oil from the American economy and the whole system crashes. So of course they won't tell you about a spaceship that doesn't need fuel as that would destroy their own system. The documentary is far from perfect though. The narrator Mickey Rourke is unpleasant to listen to, but luckily he doesn't have a major part in this documentary. The film maker is also a bit boring to watch so that's a second bad thing about this documentary. But the explanations and interviews with Bob Lazar are very interesting and even for someone who doesn't understand that matter it's still explained so that everyone could understand. Bob Lazar as the alien whistle blower, deserves respect, just for telling the truth and that after being harassed and watched for his entire life. The fact that his house has been raided by every possible agency tells enough about him telling the truth. They wouldn't do all that fuzz for a liar. Just leave the guy alone and tell the world the truth.

Really interesting topic, but sadly the documentary maker doesn't have the first idea on how to make a good documentary, he seems more interested in appearing on screen himself, than asking relevant questions, following interesting avenues, or even just letting the story tell itself. There is almost nothing here that people who know the Bob Lazar story won't already be familiar with, but for anybody new to the subject, it is an OK (if rather one-sided) introduction.

I agree with some of the user criticisms of this film but I think these 1/10 scores are ridiculous. What did you expect? For Bob Lazar to pull a chunk of Element 115 out of his arse?

You have to go into this movie without expectations, which unfortunately are rife in the UFO community desperate for a smoking gun. It's simply a look at Lazar (a man who was harassed, bullied and discredited for speaking his truth) 30 years on to see who he is now, what he's up to and how he feels about coming forward in hindsight.

On that level it succeeds and shows a clearly honest man whose life was irrevocably changed for doing what he thought was for the good of humanity.

Maybe there is a little too much style over substance, but ultimately it's great to see Lazar in an intimate setting with close family offering their support and character testimony, and the ensuing raid by every government agency ever (a reaction to his taking part in this documentary), pretty much vindicates the guy.

It's no smoking gun but it's worth a watch.