Night of the Skinwalkers

Brilliant, very cerebral and at times, a work of art. Not for everyone though, and don't expect a science fiction action film or a Hollywood movie. This is pure indie. Ancient Apocalypse + Signs + Beyond Skinwalker Ranch + A Perfect Getaway = Night of the Skinwalkers.

If you are not a nerd, you will probably not get this movie, nor understand what it's about, especially people that confuse the Hollywood depiction of wendigos as Skinwalkers, or think The Seventh Seal or l'eclisse are horrible films because they have too much dialogue, and require you to think.

This film has some minor issues, probably due to its budget, but nothing that takes away from the incredible twist at the end, and you will think about some of the things this movie talks about for days. The music, cinematography, editing are all A+. Some of the actors and actresses did very well considering it was a low budget film. The characters they portray are all extremely unlikeable, so you almost are rooting for the bad guys. At times you will think you are watching a big budget movie. The problem is there are parts where it is almost farce, and times where it is very serious. I don't know if this was intentional or a limitation due to budget, but that holds it back from a 9 or 10 in my opinion. Overall, highly recommended if you enjoy philosophy, especially Plato, or enjoy the topic of speculative prehistory (such as Graham Hancock, Ignatius Donnelly or books on Atlantis).

Absolutely no reason for this film to exist. Bad acting, melodramatic music, scenes that don't connect. I read some of the reviews that liked it and they were fake or paid off. Ninety minutes of my life I'll never get back. And worst ending in the history of film making. I'd rather have a root canal without anesthesia or a colonscopy every day for a week than have to sit through this again. This movie should come with a warning that it could be hazardous to your mental health. Watch at your own risk. Not responsible for any damage done to your mind. And everyone involved in the making of this should be forever banned from the profession.

I really don't know what to think about this movie. I like it, but I still don't know what to think.

It is just weird, but weird in a good way, like a guy wears lederhosen the entire movie and they don't ever say why. Oh wait, he's crazy, and his girlfriend is even more bat #### crazy, and it is set in a world where a hundred million people have become homeless in the prior year, but they come from wealthy families it seems so the economic depression does not effect them apart from having to drive an hour to get groceries.

Then there's a scene where they are eating and the lederhosen guy goes nuts, it's funny but was it meant to be? I don't know.

It's about 40 to 50 minutes until you get to the aliens, up until that point, the film introduces a journal from one of the characters' parents that was in the CIA, and another one starts reading it, suggesting the story of biblical flood in the bible happened in north america around twelve thousand years ago, and it shows a page implying that noah's ark was a UFO. That journal comes to play later in the film as well, and involves an explanation for what might be happening at Skinwalker Ranch, but after all that, this still is not what the movie is about. This is, at the end of the day, a film about class warfare, about the rich treating the poor as disposable trash, and maybe even a metaphor about the breaking point of society, and karma, because the characters in this movie get exactly what they deserve.

This film has issues, which is why I started by saying I don't know what I think about this movie, but it's just so interesting and different at the same time that I'm willing to forgive it for those.

Fun, original, inventive, fresh. It's highly intellectual, well-shot and will stick with you days after watching it. One of the better movies so far of 2024 with dozens of references to classic gilm. The negative reviews are likely from Hollywood PR firms or people expecting an alien invasion movie. This is more like Funny Games meets Psycho. It's very low budget but hard to tell while watching it as it looks much better than the budget suggests.

Basically, it's about three couples that head to a cabin in the future amidst what appears to be a great depression with gas prices as high as $50 a gallon. The three main couples represent the "elites" of modern society, one is the son of a senator, for example. They pick up a 4th couple, whose car has broken down and cell service isn't working, and who at the outset, appear to be elites as well, having studied at ivy league schools and so on. They offer to help them with getting a tow and bring them back to the vacation home they are staying at in a largely abandoned country setting where the economic situation has turned it into a ghost town. What follows after is what makes this movie great. Without providing spoilers, I will say,

Oh boy where do I even start.

You can see that All the actors are dedicated to this masterpiece and are willing to give it their all, Emotions that jump out of the screen and entangle you in a jungle of thoughts and feelings.

The story itself is original and unpredictable.

It keeps you on the edge off your seat and taps into all the wonders and mysteries of adolescence.

It does not lack in the horror department, with suspense that makes your stomach turn and jumpscares that will keep you up at night.

The production is also out of this world with special effects that seem to be lacking in holywood at the moment.

In conclusion, a must watch masterpiece that can even be described as once in a lifetime experience.

Go watch it now.