UFO - The Greatest Story Ever Denied. USA 2006. Directed by Jose Escamilla.

I am a sucker for UFO documentaries, the ones without the "new age" -approach. UFO - The Greatest Story Ever Denied points out some aspects and evidences, that cannot be dismissed. Even if you are a skeptic.

Director Jose Escamilla himself has made name for himself as a discoverer of "rods" - peculiar, fast unidentified flying objects in the atmosphere which he has captured on video camera several times. Escamilla has worked also as film and video editor for over 20 years, so technically everything is done right in this documentary.

Escamilla really knows also how to use soundtrack to lead viewers feelings - the scenes from The Disclosure Project's National Press Club conference are juiced up with highly - almost "hollywoodish" - uplifting music. But the main thing is that UFO - The Greatest Story Ever Denied is made to show evidence, give credible people time to tell their stories and to make you think. And it succeeds perfectly almost in every way. Authentic NASA footage is something to be seen.

Some minor problems there are, still.There are so many different kind of cases and elements in UFO stories and theories, that it's virtually impossible to include the most important ones in one documentary. The film sometimes loses its direction. Therefore, there are moments when the storyline suffers - maybe for too much information (for UFO newcomers at least). But then there are the rest of us -I personally wished there'd be more scenes and stories about "the rods"...

The movie focuses heavily on interviews, and most of the interviewees represent also The Disclosure Project, which is maybe the most influential and important research project of UFO -related subject. And yes, Escamilla has included also lots and lots of film, video and photo material about the flying objects.

UFO - The Greatest Story Ever Denied is definitely one of the best UFO documentaries available. It takes the subject seriously, as it should. Even if some theories seem unbelievable, pay attention to people who are the talking heads here. They are not weirdos in drugs. They are people who have been working for NASA, U.S. army, CIA and U.S. government for centuries. It's possible that they all lie (even astronauts who saw something in space), but how credible is that? I don't know, I am asking you.