Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

Far more interesting than recent Trainwreck episode "Real Project X" (in which many kids showed up to a birthday party and, for some reason, we know about it), this story involves a better variety of testimonies, with higher stakes considering the location, and a fairly intricate backstory where half-baked internet ideas go head-to-head with reality.

Social media dwellers are a parody of themselves at this point, and anyone with a couple decades will immediately roll their eyes at the immature elements of this doc, but it's still a fun study of people with lives that permit ideas like "let's storm a government base because aliens and party" before facing humility.

Not exactly something you do if you have priorities, but still hilarious to watch, like seeing Johnny Knoxville and pals invent idiotic stunts for your amusement. The silliness is balanced out by interviews with town locals, military, and other grown-ups who live in reality. When all the parts mix in the end, not much happens besides some partying, but thankfully it didn't go the other way resulting in tragedy.

I'm not sure it had to be split into 2 episodes. Yet I didn't feel like much time was wasted if viewed as a single film. It's ultimately a familiar lesson: reality wins against absurdist notions from the internet. But rarely do we see it done so uniquely, and at least a few people got a dance party out of it.

One night, Matty Roberts puts up a joking post on his Facebook page calling for Area 51 to be stormed. The public event gains massive following, and the authorities prepare for an influx in Nevada.

If you ever want a documentary with a massive anti-climax, it has to be this one. There's something of a similarity between this story and another recent Trainwreck release, The Real Project X. If you're wanting carnage, go to that one instead.

This Trainwreck series is a little hit and miss; this isn't one of the best episodes so far. The fact that Pornhub wanted to sponsor the event, I think that tells you all you need to know. I think a lot of people saw a lot of dollar signs and an excuse to make money and grab fifteen minutes of fame.

It's watchable in a way, but the story is almost cartoon-like, with big, brash people and big ideas, no concern for anyone other than themselves, suing people. It doesn't exactly show you humanity at its finest.

A bit of a misfire. Like a bad cartoon.

5/10.

Matty is a legend, a lot of of the followers who wanted to denounce him, were too hard-core like he posted the event and you followed him. You can still go which they did, but there was no reason to be angry with him. It got out of hand obviously he had no credibility. He was just a meme profile poster who got a once in a lifetime opportunity I think age 20, which he handled really well, especially with FBI going to his door.

And yet he still created a performance place and got a little bit of money from all this instead of going today, which is the best outcome

I'm just a supporter of this guy he handled everything so well as for the woman who gained debt and didn't even like him in the first place and a lot of the people of that county didn't like this once in a lifetime moment event I get their concerns were reasonable, especially since they were in the middle of the desert, but the most of the concern should be their own property I think they should've just mind their business. I get what was happening, but they were still a pretty wide area there's going to be crazy people for sure and that's not what they signed up for for living in that location but it wasn't a reoccurring event. It was going to be for two or three days Maybe a week for people who wanted to be really prepared.

And props for the security and government people who did investigate and wanted to make sure that another instant like another place happened wouldn't occur again at that location. It was reasonable and I'm glad that people are thinking and trying to make sure things don't happen again. That doesn't happen often enough.

I was excited for this. I remember following it from the U. K. how ever this is so badly put together and all over the place.

Rarely do I need to switch off a series I've been excited to watch. I'm sure the makers at Netflix took something when putting this together. Jumps to pointless stuff and it's dire. Worth cancelling Netflix over. Looks like a student made it but tried to use an editing app and they had ADHD. The storyline was here but instead of following what happens it constantly edited in ridiculous and pointless scenes.

I loved the story telling of this documentary. The comic book art in between takes, super cool. Loved all the perspectives of those interviewed, from people social media, ex US military and government who were involved.

Thank goodness two episodes were made, so it didn't feel rushed. I felt like they did a similar job to WoodStock 99'.

Although, it did take a whilllleee to get to the actual event and festival. Lots of interviews and people. But you know, fantastic story telling. Battles between those who wanted for festival to happen and those who didn't.

A short review, but as way more captivating than the recent Train wreck documentaries. Great and exciting story telling.