From way back in 1998 comes this found footage alien invasion movie.
A family sits down for Thanksgiving dinner (complete with kid with new video camera), when the lights go out. The circuit box is fried, and then they come across some aliens doing a little cow vivisection. And interrupting that puts them right in the sights of the aliens. While people try to hunker down in the house, others go off trying to get help, but then they don't come back. Guess those who remain inside will live out the night, right?
This is presented very much as VHS style movie, and there's a weird overpixilation when the aliens are on screen, giving them a easily recognised visual kick. The people go through some of the standard alien issues and while I'm trying not to judge it too harshly for the time, it does feel rather generic. And it doesn't help that there's a kid who can't act, but she gets important parts of the story to convey with her characterisation.
If I had seen it at the time, I'm sure I'd be more taken aback by it... but it clearly has a "this is actually just a movie, not a real event at all" overall vibe so that, while I can appreciate it, it doesn't get to be that impressive.
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