Cubussoli
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Mabel Munoz
Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?
Usamah Harvey
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Allissa
.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
bayardhiler
As a kid growing up in the 90's, there wasn't too much in the realm of weirdness that I didn't watch, be it "The X-Files" or the good horror movies that the Sci-Fi Channel used to have on. There was one production, however, that gave me the chills more than any other, "Unsolved Mysteries". First airing on NBC as a special in 1987, the show would go on to do fifteen seasons on three different networks: NBC (1988-1997), CBS (1997-1999), and Lifetime (2001-2002). It had the hallmarks of a legendary TV show: A very spooky and foreboding music introduction (I get goosebumps just thinking about it!), an amazing host in the form of Robert Stack, and of course, unsolved mysteries that would both intrigue and keep you up at night! The cases featured on the show covered anything from the down to earth type, like unsolved murders, strange disappearances, dangerous fugitives, questionable accidents, to the more bizarre, such as UFOs, ghosts, psychics, and strange legends. Whatever area the cases covered though, let me assure you that at no point did any of them fail to make me want to hide under my bed. Unlike say "The X-Files", these were real cases involving real people and if that fact alone didn't give you the shivers, Robert Stack's stern and authoritative narration of events would. With his trademark trench coat and usual abandoned road set in the background, Stack had the unique ability of both comforting and yet disturbing you on some level as well. But despite the show's spooky theatrics, it did help shed light on and solve a number of cases. At the same time though, looking at the various websites that are dedicated to the show, there are many that are still unresolved to this day. For example, the Amtrak sunset limited crash in Palo Verde, Arizona, where twenty-nine spikes were removed from the track that caused the train to derail. One person was killed, seventy-eight were injured. The only clue the FBI ever found was a few notes signed as "Sons of the Gestapo", whatever that's supposed to mean. To this day, nobody has the slightest idea who pulled that off. See what I mean? Spooky stuff. And of course, anything to do with ghosts would send my fear level through the roof, as did anything that had to do with alien abductions and strange lights in the sky. It really was a great show, one that remains as bone chilling today as it was then. A number of segments have been released on DVD box sets collating to a certain subject. Recently I just bought the UFO set and have been happily spooked by it ever since. Also, there are many segments available through you tube and the internet in general. So if you ever feel the need to scare yourself with real life mysteries, don't let "Unsolved Mysteries" pass you by. And who knows, as Robert Stack said in the beginning of each episode, "you could help solve a mystery." P.S. Rest in Peace Robert Stack (1919-2003)
dee.reid
I'll keep it short & sweet: "Unsolved Mysteries," hosted by the late Robert Stack (he has since been replaced by Dennis Farina), is one of the great shows about - you guessed it - unsolved mysteries. Most of the stories around here surrounded unsolved disappearances, murders, UFO sightings, alleged supernatural phenomena, and a few well-known mysteries (like, the hunt for the Loch Ness Monster, the 1947 Roswell incident, the Atlanta Child Murders controversy, the alleged "Son of Sam" killings conspiracy, and the deaths of several well-known celebrities). Each case was quite intriguing and well-documented. I watched each episode closely and carefully. This was a great show.10/10
TheEmulator23
I grew up watching this show every week. This was the the precursor to all the hack reality shows (Big Brother, Survivor, Bachleor, & Girlicious to name a few) that we now have. The difference is that those were INTERESTING and true. I have never known Robert Stack as anything other than the "Unsolved Mysteries guy." In fact if it wasn't for him the show might have never had the huge audience and following that it had. I now know that he was quite the accomplished actor, especially in the classic comedy "Airplane." I loved the way the program was done and I thought it was great that all the stories were true and that a lot of them were solved. I didn't realize that it had 15 seasons as I probably only watched about 5 to 7 of them, but the seasons I did watch I loved. Would I recommend this show now? Well I honestly don't remember too much about it except that Robert Stacks voice always reminds me, even now, of someone who has gone missing.
Alex (MooVbuff-3)
Watching this show on reruns makes me miss the late 80s Primetime. Not all of it was sitcoms, and this show put other reality shows like Cops and AMW on the map. The show flourished thanks to the straightforward delivery of Robert Stack. No other host could narrate re-tellings of missing persons and alien abduction and still hold the viewer captive with intrigue. I still enjoy watching reruns of this show on Lifetime, but it certainly seems odd that even some eighteen years later, there are still some unexplained death/missing person stories that are STILL unresolved. I have often wondered if these cases have just not been updated properly since the show went into syndication. For example, every once in a while an episode will air but without it's appended update report. I would always tune in every week in hopes of some bizarre story sandwiched between a bunch of stories of missing loved ones. My favorite would have to be the episode on the Queen Mary. That whole episode was so spooky even today I get a little creeped out by the reenactment. I still get misty-eyed when I watch the lost love updates. One of the best updates on lost loves would have to be World War II story of Fritz and his mother taking in both American and German soldiers, sharing Christmas dinner in peace. That one always gets to me.I knew the show was starting to decline in ratings when the "special correspondents" had to come on the show to deliver updates that didn't really involve them at all. Not sure where they were trying to go there, perhaps they were trying to be like America's Most Wanted. It sure seemed that way the last few years before the show got canceled. The show was in its prime in the 88-89 season. Great topics, great recreations. RIP Robert Stack, we really miss you.
