After doing some softball drills with a couple players last
night, I decided last night that I was going to step away from the computer and
relax. Plus, I had Shin Godzilla to watch and wanted to focus on that. However,
that is not the next movie up for review, that movie is the 2017 mockumentary,
Phoenix Forgotten.
Plot/ 20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake
of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that
night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful
expedition.
This was a movie that I wanted to see when it came out, but
decided to wait for the video release. As a person that saw the live coverage
of the Phoenix Lights on national television, I have always been convinced that
more happened there that night than we will ever be told. For me, this was a
interesting mockumentary that adds a fictional twist to the true story of the
Phoenix Lights and a movie that had more than a few believable moments. The
performances were decent, the storyline interesting, and the 1990s feel was
spot on. Yes, this is partly a found footage flick, so that will likely turn
some viewers off, the pacing was a touch slow early on, and the ending added
some frustration, but overall those elements really did not detract from the
feel of the film. In the end, keeping the true story of the Phoenix Lights is
an extremely important endeavor and movies such as this will not let the world
forget about that event. Sure, this movie isn’t perfect, but it also isn’t terrible.
Check it out, you may be like me and enjoy it.
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