Rating: 
Summary: Misleading.
Review: Disappearance looked good on the shelf at the video rental store. Disappearance looked pretty good for the first 15 minutes. Somewhere along the way, Disappearance started to disappear.The acting delivered by Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, and Jeremy Lelliot is solid. Jeremy did an especially good job. His character took charge in certain scenes. The photography and sets were good, very authentic and believable. The unseen, unknown "stalkers" were a part of the problem. They are never seen and we are asked to believe that they might be a cloud of dust. They breathe heavy and are apparently color blind, or perhaps possess a built in night vision. Lastly, the movie ends terribly. We're all so used to a happy ending that this one really disappoints. Perhaps a little credit is due for a unique although disappointing ending. Entertaining, but don't set all of your evenings entertainment hopes on this one.
Rating:
Summary: Misleading.
Review: Disappearance looked good on the shelf at the video rental store. Disappearance looked pretty good for the first 15 minutes. Somewhere along the way, Disappearance started to disappear. The acting delivered by Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, and Jeremy Lelliot is solid. Jeremy did an especially good job. His character took charge in certain scenes. The photography and sets were good, very authentic and believable. The unseen, unknown "stalkers" were a part of the problem. They are never seen and we are asked to believe that they might be a cloud of dust. They breathe heavy and are apparently color blind, or perhaps possess a built in night vision. Lastly, the movie ends terribly. We're all so used to a happy ending that this one really disappoints. Perhaps a little credit is due for a unique although disappointing ending. Entertaining, but don't set all of your evenings entertainment hopes on this one.
Rating: 
Summary: I should have been paid to watch this! No stars!
Review: Don't let the big names fool you. This is a dud. The great actors had no direction whatsover. There was lots of innuendo and build-up but no climax! The whole thing smacks of a highschool film art project. The director must have made this with his pocket money. The only good thing about this flick is that it eventually does end and go back to the video store, where it should rot on the shelf. I am more forgiving than the average film viewer, I mean I really want to be entertained. I'm not one of those jaded film snobs. But take my warning: The actors shouldn't have accepted this script (bad script, canned lined, very unbelievable)the characters shouldn't have gone into the ghost town (they were warned too, just like I'm warning you) and you shouldn't buy or rent this video.
Rating:
Summary: What with the ending.
Review: I actually was getting excited for the ending to see what they actually faced but they never show or tell you what happens. The ending the stupidest and worst. You never know if they got brainwash,body snatched,etc. Instead your wondering what was the point of watching the movie only to know exactly nothing about what was in the town or what happened to the people. Dont know what the writer or director were thinking.
Rating: 
Summary: Was this a movie or an ink blot test?
Review: I could say many good things about this move--I enjoyed most of it--but it was a "cheat." What I mean by that is the writers seemed to have come up with about a dozen ideas, wrote some dialog around that--then quit! A movie doesn't have to have a "Hollywood" ending but, once a situation has been set up, it should have some consistent logic to it. In other words, no matter how weird or seemingly impossible a situtation may be (and I can accept everything this movie implied), the consequences should not be ignored. Example: 20-some families have disappeared in the same area over a period of years. Wouldn't that have drawn LOTS of attention? And wouldn't searchers recognize the missing people who had been "converted" (or whatever.)
Most of the residents acted almost zombi-like. But the sheriff could easily pass for "normal" (even though he obviously was not.) I could give many other examples. The best movies are those that make one think. But this movie took the lazy approach to that goal. They simply combined some elements of a scary movie, left out TONS of logic then quit--hoping that viewers would somehow connect the proper dots into a good movie.
Rating:
Summary: Was this a movie or an ink blot test?
Review: I could say many good things about this move--I enjoyed most of it--but it was a "cheat." What I mean by that is the writers seemed to have come up with about a dozen ideas, wrote some dialog around that--then quit! A movie doesn't have to have a "Hollywood" ending but, once a situation has been set up, it should have some consistent logic to it. In other words, no matter how weird or seemingly impossible a situtation may be (and I can accept everything this movie implied), the consequences should not be ignored. Example: 20-some families have disappeared in the same area over a period of years. Wouldn't that have drawn LOTS of attention? And wouldn't searchers recognize the missing people who had been "converted" (or whatever.)
Most of the residents acted almost zombi-like. But the sheriff could easily pass for "normal" (even though he obviously was not.) I could give many other examples. The best movies are those that make one think. But this movie took the lazy approach to that goal. They simply combined some elements of a scary movie, left out TONS of logic then quit--hoping that viewers would somehow connect the proper dots into a good movie.
Rating:
Summary: I WISH I COULD HAVE GONE TO SLEEP
Review: I just saw Disappearance with Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey. That is 91 minuets of my life I will never ever get back and I fear God will comdemn me to hell for wasting those precious minuets.I thank God I got this thing at the library for FREE......even then the price was to high. This movie had no plot, no logic and no ending. When my TV screen went black, I sat on my sofa with my mouth open and the little man in my brain was screaming....."What the hell just happened"?!I'm not going to wast our time telling you any more about this movie...but I will tell you one thing. If you see this DVD at the video store or at Wallmart for sale....RUN! Run like hell! At least the sprint will be more exciting.
Rating:
Summary: This movie had me hooked, but then it got bad.
Review: I really thought that the idea of the story was okay, but it made no sense at all. It just kind of ended very suddenly. You never find out what the heck is going on. You never figure out the mystery. It's supposed to be suspense but it makes no sense! I only give it two stars because it's really disappointing that you don't find out what the problem/mystery is, what happens to the characters, and why everybody's all messed up. It's a good idea, but somebody needs to make a new version of it.
Rating: 
Summary: Creative and Intreguing
Review: I think it best to look at this film's technical qualities. The environment was well put together. Let's look at the technical aspects of the storyline. All films follow a specific story formula. They all begin with rising action, bringing us to the first twist or plot point. That is the point in the film where things change from normality and we learn what the story is to be about. For this film, the first plot point is when the family realizes their car doesn't work and they are stuck in the ghost town over night. All stories lead us up to the second plot point which is generally near the end of the film. I think what bothers most people about this film is its second plot point. The final twist in the story. Don't worry, I wont give it away here. This final change to the story is drastic and too much for some people to accept. It is definitely outside the realm of normal cinema. Personally, I liked this second plot point and indeed the climax of the film, as it creates alot of intregue and actually allows us to use our brains. Though we may never find the answer, we get our excersise. In other words, this is not a film that allows you to vegetate in front of the screen having all minute details handed to you on a silver platter. I suppose it seems to be a cross between an old radio show which left everything to the imagination and modern cinema which leaves nothing to the imagination of its viewers. Basia A'hern, being a British-born Australian actress, her accent sometimes slips here and there away from the american. At one point, she has almost a souther drawl. I am not sure whether or not that was intentional. Regardless, she was only 12 at the time. I think that's why I gave this film only 4 stars instead of 5.
Rating:
Summary: Scary but yet confusing
Review: I think this movie was really good. But the part
that confuses me is the ending. I loved the whole
idea of the movie. But i agree with other reviews
i read above that it should have been more put
together. More explained The things that happen
are really scary. The plot is a family goes into a
ghost town. They go in a run down building and
when they come out to leave, they're car doesnt
start. They decide to camp out in the run down
building. When the family wakes up their car is
missing. So now they are stranded in the middle
of a desert. The nearest gas shop is 35 miles
away. It excites you cause you know the "thing"
is doing this. You can see from his eye point
of view and you can hear his breathing whenever
he is on the screen. You never see him though. ...
| 
