The Craiglon Incident is independent film legend Joel D Wynkoop's 6-hr COVID-19 project. I watched all the parts, in three 2hr DVDs. I reviewed them all on Letterboxd. Here are my reviews:
THE CRAIGLON INCIDENT PART 1:
Gotta appreciate the creativity and effort deep in the midst of the era of COVID-19. I also love a good alien invasion movie. Minus one star for the audio, which is sometimes either way too loud or too low. And the end zoomcall drags too long. But I see what they were trying to do. Fun project.
Bracing myself for 4 more hours of Craiglon sequels.
Grade: 3 stars of 5
THE CRAIGLON INCIDENT PART 2: AFTERMATH :
Slightly better than the first as there is more action. Also sound is more level. The aliens finally meet their match in Parsons and his elite strike team. Many aliens died during this movie. But that's not a bad thing. As a matter of fact, it's a good thing because the aliens wanted to kill all the humans on all the different earths in all the different dimensions. But Parsons is a good shot and the aliens are not good with firearms so they miss a lot. But Parsons doesn't miss. He is kinda like Judge Judy in that he is the best at what he does.
Grade: 3 stars of 5
THE CRAIGLON INCIDENT PART 3: ANNIHILATION:
Not as good as Part 2. Slowed down the momentum. Had some fun scenes - especially when Joel D Wynkoop met his other characters - but then the movie veered off to material that should have fit Part 1 until the final 30 minutes wrapped it up. Audacious project and overall fun. But getting through the whole series is an accomplishment.
Grade: 2 stars of 5
Overall, I would give the 6-hour project 3 stars. It is a lot. But it is enjoyable.
