Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
SanEat
A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Lidia Draper
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Michael O'Keefe
How does veteran actor William Shatner keep a straight face? He writes, directs and stars in this bargain basement Sci-Fi flick. Just pretend this film is not that far-fetched. Kate(Amy Acker)is a young woman that knows she is dying and she wants some kind of proof that there is life somewhere in the Universe. She talks her Tom Cruise-wannabe boyfriend Andy(Dan Gauthier)into taking her to where the answer may be...the Nevada desert near the notorious Area-51 and the waterless Groom Lake site where now Commander Gossner(Shatner) conducts classified experiments with captured extraterrestrials. This is the same place that for years alien lights and spacecraft have been seen. A desert inhabited by bizarre communities of folks that are certain there is life beyond the stars. Yep...for sure. Also in the cast: Dick Van Patten, Brenda Bakke, Duane Whitaker, Tom Towles and John Prosky.
seany37
This is definitely one of those movies that keeps you glued to the screen in the same sense as not being able to look away from a car wreck. Just when you thought it was bad it gets worse, a lot worse. You really have to see this movie to believe how bad it really is but if you have something better to do like pick your nose, I suggest you do that instead, it won't be time wasted. The acting is wooden, there is no story, there is no proper continuity, nothing makes any sense. There is so much ham in this movie it was probably filmed at a pig farm with the pigs in costumes doubling as aliens (and most of the other actors) Spoiler - this isn't a turkey, it's a frozen TV dinner without the taste.. Well done Mr Shatner, Well Done!
CrackerJack30
First of all, i must admit, I am a great Shater-Fan. I read his books ("The Ashes of Eden" was a great one) and listen to his CD "Has Been". But "Groom Lake", or "The Vistior" like it is called on the DVD i bought, is low average. On the DVD-Cover are Pictures of The Enterprise D - and this Movie has nothing to do with Star Trek! And the Photos on the Backside are from a other movie with Bill - "American Psycho 2"! This is kind of weird, and, well, a bit a shame for a great actor like Bill Shatner. He don't need such crappy tricks to sell DVDs!The film itself is a B-movie, and if you like Sci-Fi-Movie, you maybe like this one. Yes, the story is a bit confusing and not really straight told. Yes, some of the effects show the low budget of "Groom Lake". But it has it's moments, and if you like Sci-Fi, you maybe like it. The only thing i really don't like are the shaky hand-camera-scenes.
JOHNBATES-1
You know you have to wonder what's going on with Bill Shatner. He's a talented actor with a beautiful speaking voice, capable of superior performances.But some of the stuff he is involved in makes you want to shake your head. And this stuff isn't off-the-wall good. It's off-the-wall poor. Poorly made, poorly paced, poorly edited, poorly written, etc. It's as if he is someone who is not quite in touch with himself; and it shows in the projects and people with which he gets associated.And now we have 'Groom Lake'. It wouldn't make you winch so hard, if it hadn't also been written and directed by Shatner. The logicalness and continuity is uncomfortably close to what you'd expect from an Ed Wood-level production.Here's this bonehead boyfriend risking life and limb roaring up a treacherous hillside with his dying girlfriend, all the time assuring her that it'll be all right. Well, it's not all right, Mr. Genius. Their vehicle overturns and rolls completely down the hill. And this is only one part of a heavily fragmented, unsupported story line. The negative comments could go on.For the record this viewer would like to be a full-time fan of Shatner. But, Bill, somehow you just aren't getting the job done. You are capable of a much more brilliant body of work.
