Not About Baseball...It's About Aliens... "51"

Okay Netflix, you really need to label some movies as "SyFy Originals"...

The Story:

Faced with mounting pressure from the media, the Air Force relents and allows journalists to come to Area 51 and view what is really going on there.  Col Martin (Bruce Boxleitner) wants no part of it, but he is going to make sure that they only learn half the truth.  Unfortunately, the day of the tour is the day that the secrets the Colonel doesn't want exposed, have decided to make a break for it.

To be fair, this one is actually the most interesting of the movies I've received from SyFy.

That said, you're still encouraged to watch something else! : )



The premise is decent enough with aliens trapped in Area 51 for inspection purposes...and the day of a media circus, they decide they've had enough!  It's up to the Airmen protecting the base to ensure that no aliens escape.

For me, the fact that the tapes read "Air Force" versus "U.S. Air Force" bugged me through the whole movie.  You bought the uniforms... you bought the stripes... how hard would it have been to get the actual name tapes??

Oh, and don't get me started on calling the room to attention when the Chief walked in...

: /

The truth is out there...

Just look for it in a better movie.

Final Grade: C-

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor:  Not going to happen...