Roswell [DVD]

The subject of Roswell and whether or not it was a crashed disk of alien origin can bring about either heated indifference or passionate exchanges. The film is quite old now and is as good a portrayal of the alleged retrieval as any others I have seen or read. In my opinion there are only two incontrovertible facts about the incident: something crashed and was recovered, and the American military has lied about what it was ever since.The official explanation is that it was a crashed Skyhook balloon which came down two years before the programme actually started. The Ufology explanation is that an alien disk crashed and the bodies of extra-terrestrials were spirited away to Area 51.There is a third explanation which is ignored by by the supporters of either view, that the craft was made on Earth and its origin covered up because it was built and flown by Nazis two years after they had supposedly been destroyed at the end of the Second World War. I explore this possibility in my own novel "The Biggest Lie", available on Amazon.The acting and sfx are good for the time and Kyle McLachlan puts in a very convincing perfomance as Jesse Marcel and the plot follows one of the more commonly accepted explanations of what happened. There are many "factual" books from various UFO investigators offering conflicting viewpoints and a maze of evidence but everything really boils down to whether you believe the people who allegedly witnessed the event of the American Air Force. It is a good film and has been overshadowed by more recent alien contact films but is probably as close to a truth as any. I consider it worth watching if you are at all interested in UFOs or flying saucers.

UFO drama. The film covers the incident in detail through an older Jesse Marcel flashing back to the days of the incident during a reunion event. The story is detailed and brings the incident to life. The controversial 'alien autopsy' is covered in detail and the aliens come to life. The plot follows the story of a UFO crash at Roswell in 1947 told through flashbacks.

VERY BELIEVEABLE ACCOUNT of a mystery where the truth may be out there, but we may never know it. I found it just as gripping and shocking now as when I first saw the movie years ago. The performances are totally convincing.I find it hard to respect Jesse Marcel though for two reasons:1. Posing for the publicity shot with the balloon debris when he knew it was a lie,and2. Making his son give up the piece of alien debris.It is impossible to prove an alien space craft crashed at Roswell, but likewise it is impossible to prove it did not, BUT, having seen a lot about Roswell, and heard about the many testimonials by people who were originally too afraid to speak out, and were warned not to, I feel this movie is as near to the truth as we will ever get.

Made for tv or cable network and purports to be an accurate portrayal of the events surrounding the 'Roswell Incident' of 1947. I can't vouch for its accuracy as I have only a passing interest in the subject but I can say it is a well acted story which held my interest throughout. Martin Sheen appears merely as a presence in several scenes, however, has only one scene with dialogue toward the end and certainly does not share the starring role indicated by the dvd cover.

The disc was interesting but didn’t seem to tell the whole story,it went off at a tangent.

a film based on the true story of the roswel incident what was seen including the three dead aliens and one that lived for a while that told the secretary of state more would come,different kinds in saucers ,not through space but through timelines and that abductions and sightings are true and the book kept on ufo s bluebook.they have even been here 2 hovering over beacon fell a few years ago and sighted by soldiers on a us base down south in the uk,difference is here the u.s cant keep it quiet like roswell this is british soil.

Just a Very poor revamp of an old story at pedestrian pace and very wooden acting.

Decent, but marred by ruinous full screen and zero subtitles, based upon supposed true life facts and real story Sci Fi conspiracy made for TV movie starring the yummy (at least then anyway) Kyle MacLachlan. Plus the running time on the back cover is incorrect. The film Roswell runs for 1 hour and 31 minutes but the blurb on the back would have you believe that the film runs for a lengthy 148 minutes (or 2 hrs and 28 minutes). Now don't get me wrong because I do adore a good conspiracy yarn but the film is almost unwatchable. However on closer inspection of the back cover the blurb reads: "Disc contains: main feature - 'Roswell' (88 minutes) Bonus feature - 'The UFO Chronicles' (60 minutes)