Groom Lake: William Shatner's Terrible Area 51 Movie

In 2002, William Shatner wrote and directed a low-budget movie about Area 51. Seventeen years later, the Possum reviews it.
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[@danieltsiprun8080]

Honestly that was the most creative patreon shout out i have ever seen.

[@gloriouscontent3538]

*shout

[@christhechilled]

Damn straight

[@onelonepotatochip4121]

And ad drop

[@asunachan9999]

Haha! 😅🇵🇭

[@Itariatan]

All his other videos are like this. It's honestly really good.

[@SharksandDinos]

Now the government part is actually funny.

[@yith2116]

So true, so true.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

The Permian Sabertooth...With a gorgonopsid profile pic...Brilliant. I salute you.

[@androidmk5987]

How are you alive

[@tyrannosuperior5248]

I especially laughed when he pummeled the ant.

[@dumbdead8835]

That Pateron Transition was amazing

[@smeghead765]

I love how this review of a fictional movie has a "fact check" on it. Thanks Google, I totally thought this was a documentary until now.

[@feralcyborggaming1531]

Grey rectangle of infantilization.

[@unimpartialobserver]

@@feralcyborggaming1531 Grey rectangle of enforcing the orthodoxy.

[@htomerif]

Yeah but you know how many people there are who would say that every sci fy movie is a government psy-op to get us ready for the lizard people's takeover? You are right about one thing though: the info box is useless because none of those people can read.

[@htomerif]

@@feralcyborggaming1531 The rectangle is blue, actually. Pretty sure it's been that way for more than 8 months. You could be watching this on a black and white CRT from the 1980s though so what do I know.

[@KerReeeee]

​@@htomerifOr, you know, we're watching it on dark mode.

[@johnixburriis]

I swear that little scream during the government skit gets me every time

[@tastyloaf5487]

_"This cartoonishly handsome bastard..."_ I can't tell if that's an insult or a compliment....

[@BigPuddin]

Both.

[@CommanderViviax]

It's both.

[@thetragedythatismylife3874]

That’s the absolute best patreon reveal/mention I’ve ever seen

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

You had me at William Shatner.

[@rokibeeskiroodroki9018]

TheAutistWhisperer stinky weebo chews a rock

[@robertfliss2584]

Best review ever.Daddy Shaym,err,daddy Possum,tell me another story.

[@capyboi-776]

For me, he had me at "groom lake"

[@Hooded-Tet]

You had me when i read your name

[@Theelectroarcheologist]

I find it funny that his last name sums up the quality of the film.

[@squiddle5193]

Did...did he just say that his grandfather was Josef Mengele?

[@spartanaaron0487]

I believe so, but i'm not sure about the whole South America thing

[@squiddle5193]

@@spartanaaron0487 nah that's true according to Wikipedia. Don't ask me why I still know this.

[@schmitty5461]

@@squiddle5193 Because Mengele's story its impossible to forget. To bad the fat bloated sack of protoplasm died swimming at a nice nazi friendly beach and not at the hands of Mossad agents.

[@ronnieruble7298]

Are you saying it isn't?

[@omnissiah7859]

@@spartanaaron0487 a lot of higher ranking nazis fled to South America, especially Argentina, as far as i know. Then again sources are all over the place so take that with a grain of salt.

[@AccordVR]

"Made his hands look like Jeffery epsteins bedsheets under a uv light." Dude be careful jokes like that is how you get [REDACTED].

[@autobotstarscream765]

Nice pfp. :1

[@AccordVR]

Autobot Starscream Thanks, had a friend make it for me, since im bad at art

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@AccordVR Your friend is great, do they post art anywhere? :3

[@AccordVR]

Autobot Starscream Im not sure, they might have a tumblr page? I never asked, only knew she could draw really well.

[@mrdrprof99]

Arkancide.

[@Baron_Wurst]

Ok but why does a Truck driver in Nevada wear a bomber jacket? This film is so unrealistic.

[@soknightsam]

Legend has it he stole it off the set of the klingon prison planet in star trek vi and still wears it to this day... or I'm just yanking your chain it's whatever. We're watching a talking cartoon possum

[@md_vandenberg]

You do know the desert gets cold, right? I live in Texas and it still snows here.

[@CaseyMendez-xz3dn]

Ongezellig Mymy pfp!

[@chrisl8277]

Act one: Rape Act two: Area 51 alien appears Act three: alien escapes Girl: "So we not gonna talk about my Rape?"

[@dannyknightblade4592]

I know right?! Why the hell was that scene even in the movie? What was the point? Were the scum who assaulted her ever brought to justice? Did she ever receive any kind of therapy for the trauma she endured? Did she get pregnant from what was done to her?Again, why was that even written into the script?

[@felippogaglianoneneto621]

​@@dannyknightblade4592why the goblin turned on the stove?

[@Irongaze86]

It’s not for the sake of the story, it’s for the sake of the writers indulgence.

[@mightyfineincredible2252]

Based

[@gideonjones8088]

"dying from a very aggressive form of lupus" Impossible. It's never lupus.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

Yeah...its always cancer.

[@alastairstythe758]

DR HOUSE IN DA.........UHHH....... ......HOOOOOOUUUUUUUSSSSEEE

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

Best show ever.

[@Firguy]

Except one time when it was.

[@OwlOwl900]

I love the way you snuck the ad in using the dying ant lmao.

[@gamerboygaming]

"We're with the government" "AAH!"

[@Bopperann]

The government is used to that response.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

@@Bopperann That's why every government agency say "We are from such and such"

[@timtheskeptic1147]

Is this about my unpaid taxes, dodging jury duty, the times I dabbled in human trafficking, my secret moonshine distillery or my semi-legal compost heap?

[@duphasdan]

I recognize that building. Back in the day, it was a place where some people tested if they can live independently and survive, for the purpose of making colonies on other planets. It was a failure, and the building stuck around for kicks. It was later used in the Movie Biodome, a 90s comedy movie.

[@DrDolan2000]

Yeah, with Pauly Shore and Something Baldwin. So, you know it sucks

[@chicorish_]

I bet Amy Acker has this buried in her career and you've just brought it up

[@Avarioth]

LOL.

[@deinos1229]

Wow

[@chicorish_]

@Awesome Welles The main female character in this movie. She's made a really big name for herself and this is probably one of her beginner movies. I doubt you would catch her dead and one of these anymore

[@SalahEddineH]

Yeah I was like "Wait, is that ROOT?"

[@pollall2793]

Jesus Christ, Kirk really let himself go, guess when the came back in time in Trek 6 Spock and McCoy left him behind... Poor guy...

[@UlshaRS]

Let himself go? He looks better than he has in years, but I attribute that to improved girdle technology

[@MtheAtheist]

Holy crap!!! That actress was in "The Cabin in the Woods"!!!!!

[@elektra81516]

A much better film that I recommend to anyone

[@Avarioth]

@@elektra81516 I think it's overrated. To me, it's the same as just about any other horror or horror'ish movie over the last decade, especially newer ones. "Little odd, but seems alright." ~40 minutes in~ "Oooh now I'm halfway in and this is actually interesting. I can't wait to find out what's causing all of this." ~After it ended~ "... Really...?" Cabin in the Woods, Eli, Influence, Hereditary... They all have that in common, that they come up with a somewhat-decent premise. Execute it really well. Make it all seem really interesting and then invents some over-the-top, ridiculous plot-twist at the end to explain how it was all possible. I mean... I get that we've seen almost everything over and over at this point and that it's hard to come up with new, interesting twists, especially for that genre, but something being unpredictable doesn't make it good. They might as well have gone with "It was giant monkeys flinging lamp shades at stars the whole time!". It's like the contestants on talent shows, who do some really weird shit on stage and when they get the expected wtf reaction, they say "But, but... it's different! And I bet YOU couldn't do it!". Yeah well, it's real different to shoot de-thorned roses outta your ass too and I'm sure it'd be real difficult. That doesn't mean most people wanna see it. I just don't get this new wave of making plot twists as ridiculous and unpredictable as possible, to prevent the viewer from being able to figure anything out as the movie goes along. Trying to figure it out along the way is one of the best things. It's like with those old Scooby-Doo episodes, where the monster turned out to be...! Waaaait for it!....... Some rando that never once appeared or was mentioned in the episode. Of course, this is all just my subjective opinion, that I'm only randomly stating cause I'm bored.

[@lordofshades9852]

@@Avarioth I mean,horror like IT is good because the dude is a major threat,and seems impossible to beat,the losers being powerless to do anything,just proving that pennywise is that much stronger,the fact that he toys with them too

[@SalahEddineH]

Cabin in the woods is much more enjoyable as a caricature of all horror movies. It's main theme is about these underground Gods (Us, the viewers) who want to be fed garbage cliche slasher movie deaths every so often, including unnecessary nudity, and predictable plot ("Gotta keep the customers happy", there's an actual scene about the gratuitous nudity). The meta aspect of it (I mean seriously, a Jump scare in the title card! Just to prove that cheap loud jumpscares are too easy and you can shove them anywhere), is what truly elevates this movie for me. Not the fear aspect. That's how this movie was marketed to me, and that's exactly how I enjoyed it. I mean the number of Easter eggs and references to other movies, in the monster cages, and the artefact room! Cheers.

[@omnissiah7859]

@@Avarioth Eli is shit ngl, its just overhyped for some reason

[@desurgeon]

I more annoyed that the area 51 guards are dressed as army military police, and not as Air Force security forces. Even if you have a low budget, it would not cost anymore to be accurate.

[@croc3862]

Most civilians don't get the difference either way

[@danielfritts854]

I believe they use private security

[@karrotkek9352]

I like the skit "Well that padded the video"

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

I sincerely think you should review Hit and Run (2009). It is... wow.

[@rokibeeskiroodroki9018]

DrGrukar McNinjaSixthGun Stinky weebo chews a rock

[@LowIntSpecimen]

@@rokibeeskiroodroki9018 what does this mean

[@pannopanno5260]

"I gotta take a dump." 10/10 script writing

[@TheCarDemotic]

Most creative channel ever. The part where it said “you’ll need to watch a ad first” I got an Ad. Along with that creative patreon shoutout.

[@lolmoment2448]

I hate when movies have scene of girls getting sexually assaulted when it adds nothing to the story or progression of the movie

[@applepopapplerancher3211]

As do I. It's disgusting and aggravating, especially when just mindless. Some movies just need to keep themselves to a standard.

[@darkmatter1721]

Goblin slayer

[@teenagefreak1330]

When your mom about to look at your internet history Me: 1:02

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

Teenage freak I would swing the bat at her head

[@changedusername159]

Use incognito dumbass

[@jarnegi]

I'd like, but I'd ruin the 69. Have this 👍

[@Turnibean]

Ever heard of Incognito?

[@thejollyjohnson9015]

Stole my comment good sir. I tip my hat to you

[@superstarthomas]

Tom kind of looks like Shaggy in his 40's

[@AlvaroRogers]

1:46 Victor Alexandrovich Gontar thank me later

[@killian9314]

Wow, he nailed 1/3

[@igodreamer7096]

Outstanding

[@itsaalex430]

Beat me to it.

[@killian9314]

Dr Shaym saw this comment, given in his newer videos he pronounces it correctly. So why no heart?

[@AlvaroRogers]

He can’t heart my comment without my consent.

[@BruH-dj9gg]

These are honestly some of the best reviews I have seen

[@daltonjonez3202]

@Dillon Sudduth this nigga is a legend

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Do you have a non-Patreon support thing? I don't care for Patreon

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I love waiting all day to watch this video because KZbin doesn’t notify on a channel that I have all notifications on.

[@9024tobi]

Whats the name of the music at the end?

[@nexeye1]

"A monkey will jump out of my ass." I sure hope that's foreshadowing.

[@erril13ify]

In just a few months, Possum has shown he's funnier, wittier, smarter, and a hundred times more entertaining than the Nostalgia Critic.

[@TheRaven_200]

Okay this is the best review you’ve put out on this channel. XD

[@TheRaven_200]

Thomas MURRAY Sorry this is a late answer. Yes I love Abbath.

[@AmityvilleFan]

seems Shattner finaly did his original Star Trek Movie Idea, with aliens, angels and demons. Good for him.

[@zachharrelson1150]

The sass in this possums every sentence is just hilarious

[@aidanmuller3358]

Great video, Mr. Possum. I can tell you worked really hard on it.

[@Alpha4tech296]

When were you in prison?

[@mobythelion3882]

Today

[@Alpha4tech296]

@@mobythelion3882 may I ask what you did as an offense?

[@mobythelion3882]

@@Alpha4tech296 everything

[@Alpha4tech296]

How old are you?

[@mobythelion3882]

@@Alpha4tech296 all

[@themilkman4064]

He makes a movie review funny and entertaining, with his creative genius he wise cracks and pieces together funny bits with actual purpose which make them even better, Mr. Shaym you sir are a genius

[@Schut_gorokhoviy]

1:44 Victor Alexandrovich Gontar (Might be the Russian version of 'Gunther' though not likely, as it is a surname.)

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

The truckdriver guy is an audience surrogate. Everything he interacts with represents the movie.

[@theactualTVB]

You gotta do a review on certain video game movies like Tekken, Legend of Chun-Li, Warcraft, Detective Pikachu, Tomb Raider (2018), Max Payne, Need for Speed, or any of the Resident Evil movies.

[@DerpADuhThatsMe]

All but Detective Pikachu, yes, yes, yes- yes.

[@jamiekagemori1299]

DerpADuh need for speed was damn good too.

[@DoktorDaytha]

I really liked warcraft and detective pikachu

[@ElAndGinsee]

this version of area 51 could have actually been raided

[@Spartanslay3r7]

I don’t know what is my favorite part of these videos. The actual review or the skit for the patreon shoutouts.

[@uttiboii4168]

0:59 when you were the only one who showed to the raid and one of the guards start to aim at you

[@sliptacked9801]

ah yes, enslaved trash

[@GlidingZephyr]

Hey, it's all right, Possum. I remember seeing this movie during a "William Shatner" mini marathon over Winter break, when I was a kid. Back then I thought he was one of the coolest people alive. Now he's an obese, nasty old man who's actually been to space and is apparently depressed about what he experienced, up there. I only hit two of the check marks above, and I know that I'll never possibly be able to afford a trip to orbit. Life is horribly unfair and I think even William Shatner just figured that out.

[@deirdrejones5974]

This is easily my favorite so far. Thanks, Dr. Possum.

[@cpusasleeperagent942]

That was some really creative editing. Very impressive.

[@790robothead6]

I'm still waiting for him to come out with a line of cologne called "pure shat".

[@ilikemydog5104]

I feel like having the name of his channel “Possum Reviews” and having a possum as the main commentary animation is just a way to cope with the ptsd from when he found a possum in his garage and couldn’t get it out.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

The Siri having to use an ad for calling the ambulance was hillarious, but I still wanted to hear the rest of what you were saying about the afterlife, though perhaps it was of topic.

[@BelugaNetwork]

By far, the best Patreon plug ever

[@jacknewman9256]

Its Shatner. Never criticize, just bask in his awesomeness in every conceivable way. He's a national treasure.

[@spimbles]

hes a national circus is what he is lol

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Your patreon shoutouts are perfect. That’s besides the other aspects of the videos all being great.

[@artsenalproductions4813]

Is this where "The Amazing Bulk" comes from? Purple Aliens.

[@neor2354]

You're getting very good, even better than before! Thank you for making this.

[@uroborous01]

I saw this movie when it premiered on the scifi channel way back when. I thought it was a bad commercial for something at first, then shatner shows up in an alien suit…

[@DoomedMarine666]

Please review the utter failure that was Doom Annihilation.

[@retakejaruwusalem5884]

Daddy you have returned

[@pervysage5465]

Your videos are really getting better

[@catgodkain8184]

Only possum that doesn't scare me at 2am while drunk

[@AyBee9725]

I use the cosmic microwave background everyday to heat up my food.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

I use Religion to _fly_ On an aeroplane dung ase.

[@n3tw0rk_n3k0]

Groomer Lake: A story about a Hollywood Executive's holiday retreat in Lake Tahoe

[@TheSefirosu200x]

Wow, good lord, "Girl" is just so, so pretty. Idk, just felt like pointing that out.

[@Kurtsg10]

I remember when I saw the DVD cover in a Blockbuster around that time. I noticed that it had Amy Acker from Angel, but I was skeptical of its quality given that it was released direct-to-video/DVD.

[@maxg3140]

13:15 did he just say Area 51 is the most secured military base in the world? Not all the based so secret we don't even know the names of? Not that strange building so secretive and secure it's inside another secretive base in which nobody actually knows what goes on in there and there are often trucks going in and out of the tower which have to go through masses of security

[@armouredjester1622]

I actually remember this from high school, it's not 9.8m/s², it's 9.8m/s/s. You accelerate at a rate of 9.8m every consecutive second until you hit whatever terminal velocity is

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I was so happy today to find this goldmine of a KZbin channel I’ve already binged all your videos and I’m gonna become a patron keep up the great work!!

[@willianlussin8981]

That capstone curse surelly made a long way Never forget the sacrifice civvie made playing tek war

[@mormonjesus9581]

That background music gives me existential dread

[@igodreamer7096]

This movie just confirm why we have to leave the Area 51's aliens locked down! (And all the purple thing, so that mean Prince was alien too?)

[@Mate397]

That would explain a lot.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Remember guys, Shatner wasn't just in Star Trek and Airplane. We have the choice between this and Tek War!

[@sayguyguysay4306]

6:02 TH3 M4N B3H1ND THY SL4UGH73R

[@andrewbacon7042]

3:48 Josef Mengele ([ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ( listen); 16 March 1911 - 7 February 1979), also known as the Angel of Death (German: Todesengel) and the White Angel (German: der Weisse Engel or Weißer Engel), was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.

[@sidekickz2180]

"Lots of things have been going into her lately" I laughed WAY too hard at this, especially considering the context. But damn was that funny

[@yahooanswers7898]

The grandfather joke was an amazing joke for nerds like me

[@geoczeoszkar]

It was a good one indeed.

[@alexanderklepczarek8726]

Hahahshahaha! That patron into was epic! My name was called! I feel touched

[@YouTubeisgettingworse.]

EYYYY SHAYM UPLOADED!

[@michaell742]

I can't tell if you actually went to prison or if that was just a bit.

[@araceli7604]

2:14 I actually thought that you had brought in someone else to edit that, but here we are anyway

[@Nigel_Camilleri]

Idk why but it cracked me up

[@MRptwrench]

I don't know why but right around 7:30 I started to cry... just started, never actually did. Not because I'm a tough guy, but because I never finish anything.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

Truck guy is Sheriff Wy-fucking-dell in House of a Thousand Corpses

[@robertfliss2584]

What we really need is a full video of Mr.Possum on a adventure.

[@streambotnt2095]

The intro to the ad in minute 8 is perfect

[@hypnotichistorian8152]

OK I just discovered your channel and i absolutely love your stuff

[@Davidmorales597r]

I just recently found out about your channel and god damn this videos opening joke made me subscribe

[@elvickRULES]

So… they didn’t resolve the forceful… “moment” storyline?

[@deechonada]

best mid roll ads and patreon shout-out ever

[@a_literal_brick]

I like how this channel doesn't just cover well-known bad movie, but also that bargain bin garbage that you walk past every time you go to the store without noticing

[@itsyaboy9363]

Everytime he walks around in his house. Is it just endless because he always walks left or right so...what?

[@albertdeluxe8966]

6:46 This is the type of shit I think about while I'm stoned out of my mind staring at the squirrels on the tree outside.... Anyway, even my shitty stoned daydreaming is better written and thought out than the dialogue on this movie.

[@edgydogma2480]

Quite an innovate way to shout out patrons good job

[@1800cc-Dead-Meat]

The only plausible explanation for this Movie is Shatner found some blotter and thought it was a postage stamp.

[@jadedkratos5528]

These Possum Reviews videos are quite funny, done far better than Channel Awesome.

[@peterversionone]

@0:59 I can hear the scream of fear for days and still laugh

[@jackchildree1491]

I love the visual gags you did like the tattoo

[@Stop_Motion_Hub]

I love the intro

[@ИльяТерёхин-м2ь]

I love how patreons integrated in video)

[@l3esme568]

The last time I stayed with captain morgan I woke up with this in my Netflix history

[@ronniehopper2726]

That's an appropriate reaction to the government knocking on your door

[@Roccosfilms]

So she was assaulted by strangers then gets in a car With a stranger