Area 51 Is Finally Getting Released!

After years (and I do mean years!) of filming and rewrites and reshoots, Area 51 is finally getting it's release...sort of.  I'll explain in a minute, but first, here's the trailer:

This sci-fi/horror film has been lost in limbo for pretty much the last 6 years.  We first learned of the Oren Peli film, which began shooting soon after it's announcement, back in 2009.  Then...nothing.  In 2013, we heard that the script had gone through a rewrite back in 2011, and that reshoots were being done, and we'd soon learn about it's release date.  Again, this was back in 2013.  Jump ahead to today, and we finally know when Area 51 will get it's theatrical release...and the answer may surprise you!  Here's what Paramount announced in it's press release:

"HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 23, 2015) - Paramount Insurge today announced that 'AREA 51' and 'DRUNK WEDDING' will receive one-weekend-only limited engagements exclusively at 16 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in May.  Additionally, the films will be available day-and-date on VOD and all digital platforms."

"AREA 51 will debut Friday May 15th and run through Sunday, May 17th with one showtime daily.  Tickets are on sale online and at participating Alamo Drafthouse Cinema box offices beginning Monday, May 11th.  The found footage horror film will also be available May 15th on VOD and all video platforms."

"AREA 51 is directed by Oren Peli, written by Oren Peli and Christopher Denham and produced by Jason Blum and Steven Schneider.  The film follows Reid, who has always been obsessed with UFOs.  While on a weekend trip to Vegas, he convinces two friends to join him on a mission to break into Area 51, where they find terrifying proof of alien presence.  Starring Reid Warner, Jamel King, Ben Rovner, and Jelena Nik."

So the film went from "missing" to "soon-to-be released."  I would love to be able to watch this one in the theaters, but since there's not an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema anywhere near where I live, I'll have to settle for VOD.  What do you think?  Does this movie look like it was worth the six year wait?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and I'll be back next week!