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Way back when, when we were all little cutie pies scurrying around in our footie pajamas, there were always those select one or two things that scared the fuzz out of us. Some of us were afraid of clowns, many were afraid of the dark--- that was where monsters laid and waited for us to get up in the middle of the night for a drink of water and bathroom break after all. For me though, my fear(s) were allotted out to the two most terrifying beings of all time: aliens and ghosts; and the fear I felt for them was not a simple, "Eeep! How creepy!" type of "scared"; we are talking about the kind of earth shattering, tear inducing fear that would have me clutching at Mommy and Daddy Gore Whore as if my life depended on it. When I got to a certain age I began realizing that cowering in fear whenever FOX would show a commercial for one of the 80 million U.F.O/alien abduction specials that they use to show on the regular needed to stop and I began using the old adage, "If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em" and threw my young self full force into gobbling up both film and literature--- anything that involved those wide-eyed beings from outerspace. **As of right now I want to set the record straight and inform you all that it wasn’t ALL extraterrestrials that terrified me, only the grey ones with those scary, scary, SCARY eyes. I don’t want you going around thinking that watching Beast From 20,000 Fathoms or Invasion of the Saucermen would cause me to go into hysterics, I’ve got a reputation to uphold. After watching a plethora of meuvies about aliens--- and one’s autopsy--- over the years, I came to the rather astute conclusion that none of them were really all that frightening in the least bit and I was basically being a total puss all of those years… and then I saw The Fourth Kind. Anyone with a television set and basic cable, and let’s not forget the internet, has surely been inundated with the trailer for this meuvie; a somber, yet always stunning, Milla Jovovich speaks directly into the camera (Oh no! She’s breaking the fourth wall!) informing us that what we are about to see is real and based off of genuine testimony and archived footage, and if we didn’t believe her we are soon shown some of that actual footage split-screened with actors re-enacting it. I think everyone out there can agree with me in saying that the trailer most definitely pulls the viewer in like nobody’s business and even gives us a few scares. But the real question is, does the meuvie hold up? Well folks, your ever loyal Gore Whore is here to inform you all that the film DOES in fact hold up, and it does so in spades. In The Fourth Kind Milla Jovovich plays the role of of "real-life" Nome, Alaska psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Tyler who, along with her late husband, had somewhat recently began using hypnotism with a few of her patients as an aide, of some sort, with their sleeping troubles, i.e.: the "owl(s)" they each claim to be seeing outside of their bedroom windows most every night. And let me tell you, the scene where we, as the audience, first find out that these are sooooo not owls is totally creep-tacular and made so even more with the addition of the "real" footage and audio show right alongside it. When not dealing with the possibility that most of the residents of Nome, Alaska are being visited by aliens whilst they slumber, Dr. Abby and her two children are dealing with issues stemming from the death of their husband and father , and the unexplained circumstances from that tragic night. And as the meuvie goes on we begin to find out that perhaps her husband did in fact know that what was happening within their fair town was not just that of some sleep deprived individuals, but the work of a different being altogether… one that can speak ancient Sumerian. I can honestly say that there was not one moment during this spooky meuvie where I thought to myself, "Ugh, is this over yet?", in fact when the credits began to roll I was almost sad that I had to say goodbye to such an enjoyable meuvie. I realize I have mentioned this before, but a split-screen tactic is used within the meuvie and much to my delight it’s use was not a just a one time dealy-o, the whole meuvie is peppered with this device, which most certainly adds to the tension. The Fourth Kind is also chock-a-bock full of "real" interviews with Dr. Abby conducted by director Olatunde Osunsanmi. A little FYI, she is in fact more terrifying to look at than any sort of alien I could ever dream up. I know that Paranormal Activity is supposed to be the horror darling of the cineplexes this fall season, but in my not so humble opinion I believe that The Fourth Kind is the way to go. Sure Paranormal Activity has some grand scares, but trust me when I say that it reeeeeeeeeally doesn’t hold up upon a second viewing, The Fourth Kind however, has the kind of scares that will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat and up all night for many viewings to come.
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