Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Paul Magne Haakonsen I found "Fire in the Sky" in a secondhand DVD store and read the synopsis on the back of the cover and found the concept interesting, so I gave it a chance. And at a meager price of $2 it just wasn't a costly purchase.Now having seen the movie, I will say that I was genuinely entertained, though I could have wished for more screen time with the aliens. But aside from that, then "Fire in the Sky" builds up a great story that progress nicely and director Robert Lieberman managed to put together a movie that keeps the audience at the edges of their seats.The story is about a group of six contractors who all witness a strange phenomena deep in the woods. And when one of them exits the truck to investigate, the event turns into a nightmare as he is battered by an unseen force. Believing their friend dead, the five remaining men flee the scene, only to return to find their friend's body missing. As the story is exposed, the town and police investigators believe this to be an elaborate hoax to cover up the murder of the sixth missing man.There is a good sense of panic, dread and frustration throughout the movie, which really helps the movie along quite nicely.The scenes with the aliens and aboard the spacecraft were actually thrilling and quite nicely executed. I particularly enjoyed the take on the "grey" actually being a space suit. That was jut a stroke of genius."Fire in the Sky" is a good and entertaining movie, and it is well-worth spending about an hour and forty minutes on.

bayardhiler We've all heard the stories of strange lights in the sky, alien beings, and people being abducted. The first instinct of most folks is to probably dismiss these stories as tall-tales made up by those with too much time or drink in their systems. But what if, just hypothetically, not all these stories are myths? That's the question that Hollywood examines here in 1993's "Fire in the Sky". Based on true events that are said to have occurred in 1975, the story begins with five loggers racing in their truck from the woods like a bat of hell. From there they tell an incredible tale to a skeptical police force (One of them being the late, great James Garner) involving a "fire in the sky" and the alien abduction of their companion, Travis Walton (DB Sweeny). Needless to say, the police don't buy their story, thinking instead that someone murdered Walton and covered it up. Soon it becomes obvious that the whole town feels the same way and the fact that every reporter and UFO nut from here to everywhere descends on their small town (and the loggers) doesn't exactly help. But what starts out bizarre gets even more so when, out of the blue, Walton turns up five days later, disheveled and scared out of his wits. Where was Walton? Did something really happen or is it all one big hoax? Out of the several films that have been made on the subject of UFOs and alien abductions, this one might be the most effective. Why? First and foremost is the level of realism the film has in telling this story. You can tell that no matter how unbelievable Walton's story sounds to most people, the filmmakers took it and the overall subject very seriously and as a result, we start to consider that maybe, even if it's just for a split second, there might be something to this. Much of this is due to the amount of devotion the actors give to their roles. DB Sweeny shines in the role of Walton, as do Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, and Bradley Gregg in their roles as Walton's co-workers and everyday blue-collar workers confronting something they wouldn't have imagined otherwise. To give you an idea of their professionalism, the level of fear they project in their voices in the scene where Walton is taken is so realistic you'd swear it was actually happening. No joke, that scene has to rank as one of best in terms of acting scared out of your wits.Director Robert Lieberman and screenwriter Tracy Torme did a marvelous job in bringing in creating a film that is compelling and never boring. The scene where Travis remembers what happened to him in the ship has to undoubtedly rank as the most disturbing depiction of alien experimentation on humans ever. Trust me, I first saw this movie as a kid and that scene still freaks me out today (It should be noted that Walton's actual abduction experience didn't go anything like the movie's version at all. Walton's story of events probably wasn't scary enough for Hollywood, though it still makes for some fascinating and in a way spooky reading). Furthermore, composer Mark Isham should be congratulated for his contribution in the form of a effective and creepy score. As someone who has a passing interest in the subject of UFOs and what not, I can't say for sure what did or didn't happen to Walton and his companions in the Arizona woods all those years ago. What I can say is it's hard to come away from this without believing something happened, particularly when one reads the actual case. And on that note, if you're someone who's looking for a compelling film that might challenge your preconceived notions, check this out and remember, if you're driving along a dark road at night and should happen to see a fire in the sky, don't, under any circumstances, get out of the car!!!! Also starring Nobel Willingham and Kathleen Wilhoite.P.S. Keep watching the skies!!!

utgard14 "True" story about an Arizona man named Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney) who disappeared for five days in 1975, supposedly abducted by a flying saucer. The first hour or so is the strongest, with Walton's friends under suspicion of killing him while he's missing. Once Walton returns the movie loses momentum. I did enjoy the stuff on the alien ship, of course. It was very creative. The set and effects people deserve props. But the problem is that the movie spends so much time with these other characters, particularly Robert Patrick's character Mike Rogers, that to have them essentially disappear once Travis returns hurts the story. As for the acting, Robert Patrick gives the best performance in the movie. D.B. Sweeney portrays Travis Walton as mentally retarded. This can't be attributed to the trauma he went through because he was like that before the UFO. James Garner's in this as a dick cop that really serves no purpose but to be a clichéd jerk skeptic. The inconclusive ending will probably leave many dissatisfied. I'm not even going to touch that final scene with Sweeney and Patrick, save to say that it deserves mockery. If you're a fan of UFO movies, check this one out. But be prepared that, while the alien stuff in it is good, there's really very little of it.

Sean H-. (cornflakeboy20) This movie must have been approved by the participants in the "true story," because this movie spends an inordinate amount of time - most of its time, actually - telling us what ordinary, folksy, down-home, nuclear-family-breeding good old boys these characters are. I expected to see them photographed in front of a giant flag like Patton. After a friend disappears during a trip, the town tries to determine whether it was an actual alien abduction as the men claim. This, in itself, could have been compelling, courtroom drama type stuff, but it is dreadfully dull. We are at about the eighty minute mark before we see any aliens, and they are indeed scary, and the scene is frightening. Fans of the movie must remember these four minutes, which can probably now be seen on YouTube. This is the only portion of the movie worth viewing. For the remainder of the movie, you'd be far more entertained hanging out in a truck stop.