I feel that the description of this documentary is misleading. The show covers only two people who have disappeared in National Parks, and both stories come to the conclusion of the supernatural. While I'm not disputing the theories that the Mesa Verde NP and Mt Shasta have possible unexplained anomalies, that's a different type of documentary. This would have been more interesting if the time spent discussing wormholes and portals was instead spent on discussing the actual searches for the missing men. I feel the ball was dropped with this one. It could have been good- just because you can't find any evidence of fact doesn't mean you should take the easy way out and claim the unexplainable.
10 Reviews
Really interesting
UrbanElysium2 September 2021
On heels of Missing 411: The Hunted David goes deeper into legends and beliefs (of which I totally agree) to find explanations for these disappearances. Well done on all levels, yet I didn't like the 'discovery ch narration' at all but thankfully narration. Wasn't intrusive.
I find it maddening that I can't find to buy a dvd of this and just entering 'Vanished' gets lost and unfindable in some arenas.
"The driving forces of the universe, the framework upon which it is built up in all its parts, belong to another phase of manifestation than our physical plane, having other dimensions than the three to which we are habituated, and perceived by other modes of consciousness than those to which we are accustomed." -Einstein.
I find it maddening that I can't find to buy a dvd of this and just entering 'Vanished' gets lost and unfindable in some arenas.
"The driving forces of the universe, the framework upon which it is built up in all its parts, belong to another phase of manifestation than our physical plane, having other dimensions than the three to which we are habituated, and perceived by other modes of consciousness than those to which we are accustomed." -Einstein.
Reality of the Unknown
gxdigitizer31 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Although we feel comfortable coming to conclusions that are rooted in our physical daily lives, we must embrace the fact that there is a spiritual side of life that is no less real than the house that we live in.
Whether we choose to believe in this part of life or not, it will still affect us nonetheless. The main difference in those who accept this other part of life and those that do not is: those that do not will be at a huge disadvantage, and will suffer the consequences of ignoring a portion of life that directly affects all of us.
They use terms in this documentary like; portals and gateways, these are words that most people consider science fiction or folklore, but you will learn, they are very real indeed. We do not need machines to connect us to other realities or places, we all have the ability to do this ourselves.
Whether we choose to believe in this part of life or not, it will still affect us nonetheless. The main difference in those who accept this other part of life and those that do not is: those that do not will be at a huge disadvantage, and will suffer the consequences of ignoring a portion of life that directly affects all of us.
They use terms in this documentary like; portals and gateways, these are words that most people consider science fiction or folklore, but you will learn, they are very real indeed. We do not need machines to connect us to other realities or places, we all have the ability to do this ourselves.
Profoundly Informative!!
kajunlady772 January 2021
David Paulides has gone above and beyond his normal job of reporting the Missing 411 books/ and missing people.
This documentary will awaken your mind to mysterious and intriguing stories of ,"unknown", possibilities some of us already knew of. Definitely worth watching!!!
Confused and Incorrect info
austinjackjeha18 June 2021
After starting to watch this movie I was intrigued. Especially learning about events they are referencing. But after trying to watch it, when it referenced the Dyatlov pass Incident, it claimed the 9 hikers were found dead 9 miles away from the campsite, which is profoundly incorrect. Then they said they all died from radiation poisoning. Which is also false, some of the bodies showed radioactive activity, however the hikers died from either hypothermia or blunt force trauma. I know it's reading into it too deep but when you know the facts and a movie talking about mysterious events just falsely claims stuff about anomalous events it loses its credibility. Then when they were talking about using magnetic fields to find anomalous magnetic activity where the missing hiker was last seen, they then claimed that earths magnetic field was fueled by the sun. Which was incredibly false, you learn otherwise in middle school science. Again I hate to be the guy to be like "umm, actually..." but just giving complete false information in a documentary about missing hikers and trying to show the audience that it's hard and impossible to explain these disappearances make you lose all credibility with anything.
Good documentary
tneprhawk14 September 2021
Lazy or disingenuous? Not sure...
fredchevry5 May 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The first thing that disappointed me is that the entire piece focuses on only two somewhat uneventful disappearances, but then I quickly realized this was just the beginning of a (much too) long journey across a desert of substance.
The fact that they are strongly considering the possibility of wormholes thrusting one of the victims in a parallel dimension, while not even contemplating the prospect that he might have had a slip in fall in a dangerous portion of the trail tells you everything to know about the intellectual rigor of this investigation.
The icing on the cake is that the film ends with Paulides presenting his loose untested hypothesis to the victim's grieving widow in an awkward and half baked finale.
The fact that they are strongly considering the possibility of wormholes thrusting one of the victims in a parallel dimension, while not even contemplating the prospect that he might have had a slip in fall in a dangerous portion of the trail tells you everything to know about the intellectual rigor of this investigation.
The icing on the cake is that the film ends with Paulides presenting his loose untested hypothesis to the victim's grieving widow in an awkward and half baked finale.
Engrossing
mharder-294192 February 2024
This film really enlightens one to some of the mysteries of areas where people have vanished without a trace! A lot of information on Native spirituality and trying to explain mysteries with science. I know I will watch this many times. I wish this was a series! I love this type of programs because it opens my mind to tantalizing possibilities. The time just flew by watching this. It captures your imagination and would be wonderful to show to kids maybe seventh grade or higher. Do yourself a favor and watch this at least once-or twice. I know that I will search for similar films. A huge thank you to the people that put this together.
Disturbing, but not in the way it's intended
aliensunset21 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Putting the factual inaccuracies aside (which there were countless) watching Dave Paulides sit down and tell a missing man's wife it's likely her husband got sucked into a time warp and is living in an outer membrane between worlds is one of the most unintentionally horrifying moments I've seen on television. So much that it almost belongs in a dark comedy. Sadly, that's not what Vanished was, and the fact that it takes itself seriously (and even drags family members of victims into the fold) puts Vanished into a whole new class of sleazy pseudo-science documentaries.
One Missing Hiker FOUND 3 years before this came out!
isabear071 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
What garbage. I should have known when I recognized the "Ancient Aliens" announcer on this that it was going to veer into Native American spirituality, portals and pseudoscience. I'm surprised they didn't bring up aliens.
To google and find out that one of the hikers showcased here was FOUND THREE YEARS before this was made, of which they make NO mention, is ridiculous.
And to know that this guy sat down in front of the first hikers widow and explained that he might have gone through a portal is just garbage. It's using elderly people for profit. It's disgusting.
And when they veer into talking about old cases to prove their theory, it's just bad.
Don't waste your time, I'm telling you.
To google and find out that one of the hikers showcased here was FOUND THREE YEARS before this was made, of which they make NO mention, is ridiculous.
And to know that this guy sat down in front of the first hikers widow and explained that he might have gone through a portal is just garbage. It's using elderly people for profit. It's disgusting.
And when they veer into talking about old cases to prove their theory, it's just bad.
Don't waste your time, I'm telling you.
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