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In reply to the discussion: Your favorite alien movie? [View all]red dog 1
(28,170 posts)56. James Earl Jones & Estelle Parsons were outstanding in "The UFO Incident"
It was, as you say, "perfect casting & perfect acting"
I read the book, "Interrupted Journey" when it came out in 1966 and it was great as well.
Betty, who unlike her husband, remained conscious during the abduction, was allowed to see a "star chart" and was told that she could copy it if she wanted to.
She did; and although may skeptics say it was bullshit (including Carl Sagan), others thought it was real, including David Saunders, a statistician on the "Condon UFO Study"
Another good book about Betty & Barney Hill is:
"Captured: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience".
written by Betty's niece, Kathleen Marden with help from UFO researcher Stanton Friedman/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill
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I forgot about that one. You're right, it was pretty damn interesting. I liked the idea of...
BlueJazz
Jun 2015
#21
An oldie, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers with its pod people and a newer one, District 9
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jun 2015
#23
the older version of body snatchers was chilling...I was genuinely frightened...
CTyankee
Jun 2015
#27