The writing and suspense was palpable up until the last footage was shown. Then that shyt tapered off something fierce. The score was on point though and stood out specifically in the lawnmower scene. That had me like
Ending was
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The writing and suspense was palpable up until the last footage was shown. Then that shyt tapered off something fierce. The score was on point though and stood out specifically in the lawnmower scene. That had me like
Ending was
af though.
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Lot of jumps...which is better for movie theater viewing.
Main character committed a ton of horror movie faux paus and wasn't likeable, but it was passable just based on the "whatever it's a horror movie" philosophy.
Plenty of plot hole when you reflect on this ish, but you know what...again this falls into the whatever philosophy.
Was it scary? Kind of. It did a better job of making me uncomfortable then most horror movies but after the fact it's kind of funny to me and the plot holes hurt it a bit. It wasn't all that creative and was predictable but I still REALLY enjoyed it a lot. The theater was tense and the score was great. The acting was legit and it was on the verge of really good until that disappointing ending imo.
Worth going to see for horror heads and dates...but not really a classic to me. I hope they don't try to make a sequel. The cats that made Insidious took a lot of the good from that flick and added to it but screwed up on the closing. I think both movies had serious potential though and more good than bad.
Main character committed a ton of horror movie faux paus and wasn't likeable, but it was passable just based on the "whatever it's a horror movie" philosophy.
Plenty of plot hole when you reflect on this ish, but you know what...again this falls into the whatever philosophy.
Was it scary? Kind of. It did a better job of making me uncomfortable then most horror movies but after the fact it's kind of funny to me and the plot holes hurt it a bit. It wasn't all that creative and was predictable but I still REALLY enjoyed it a lot. The theater was tense and the score was great. The acting was legit and it was on the verge of really good until that disappointing ending imo.
Worth going to see for horror heads and dates...but not really a classic to me. I hope they don't try to make a sequel. The cats that made Insidious took a lot of the good from that flick and added to it but screwed up on the closing. I think both movies had serious potential though and more good than bad.
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The commercials look super creepy!
Movie was pretty good, if they would have ended it better it that would've made it way better......gotta agree with a previous poster, shyt had me tense. My wife was jumping like crazy and that lawnmower scene....that shyt was crazy.....
im truly bored of the found footage shyt..
VHS was my last straw..
VHS was my last straw..
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good movie until the ending...it's like as soon as everyone figured out what was going on the movie was over.
And the whole scene towards the end of ethan hawke walking through the house and the little kids running around? 
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Thought it was pretty bad. C/D level horror bullshyt, with decent to good main and supporting actors, but it was just trash, shock value horror. I'll admit, the music, and the 'jump scares' were creepy enough, but, it was overall, a bad movie. Ethan Hawke does nothing but sit in the damn dark, and watch some distasteful, and trashy 'snuff' films, that aren't really scary, (I jumped at the lawnmower though), dude is walking around his house brandishing a damn butcher knife with little kids running around? Wearing that old man sweater for days at a time? Plus, the main issue is with the story. Just throw an ancient curse in there, that will give us the story, the villian, the conclusion, all in one. Never mind why some archaic curse is active in rural and suburban US neighborhoods, or why the fukk ancient demons would bother delegating the task of having their demon child subordinate film the murders, with 'ironic' titles and all? Nevermind WHY, leave the box, in case a tortured, hard drinking writer moves his family in, we can really mess with him. Vincent D Onfirio, who is perfect for horror movies is wasted in a thankless role, and Dalton Thompson has even less to do. Hawke's investigation is pretty funny too, did he really write 'Who left the box here'? lol. Does he not know how to use google? Why the fukk didn't he just do that. instead of giving the task to the deputy? Not that any of it matters. It's all just a showcase for the found footage. Anyone who follows the narco wars in Mexico, has seen the real version of those films, and how horrific they are. You don't have to show kids getting their throat cut, or burned alive, to create a well made horror movie. Trash movie, and I was really looking forward to it too. They took the main demon RIGHT our of 'Insidious' too, which was a far better movie.
Thought it was pretty bad. C/D level horror bullshyt, with decent to good main and supporting actors, but it was just trash, shock value horror. I'll admit, the music, and the 'jump scares' were creepy enough, but, it was overall, a bad movie. Ethan Hawke does nothing but sit in the damn dark, and watch some distasteful, and trashy 'snuff' films, that aren't really scary, (I jumped at the lawnmower though), dude is walking around his house brandishing a damn butcher knife with little kids running around? Wearing that old man sweater for days at a time? Plus, the main issue is with the story. Just throw an ancient curse in there, that will give us the story, the villian, the conclusion, all in one. Never mind why some archaic curse is active in rural and suburban US neighborhoods, or why the fukk ancient demons would bother delegating the task of having their demon child subordinate film the murders, with 'ironic' titles and all? Nevermind WHY, leave the box, in case a tortured, hard drinking writer moves his family in, we can really mess with him. Vincent D Onfirio, who is perfect for horror movies is wasted in a thankless role, and Dalton Thompson has even less to do. Hawke's investigation is pretty funny too, did he really write 'Who left the box here'? lol. Does he not know how to use google? Why the fukk didn't he just do that. instead of giving the task to the deputy? Not that any of it matters. It's all just a showcase for the found footage. Anyone who follows the narco wars in Mexico, has seen the real version of those films, and how horrific they are. You don't have to show kids getting their throat cut, or burned alive, to create a well made horror movie. Trash movie, and I was really looking forward to it too. They took the main demon RIGHT our of 'Insidious' too, which was a far better movie.
Saw it Saturday, it was a cut and paste of 5 different horror films in my opinion. It stole shyt from Excorcist, Hobo with a shotgun, Paranormal Activity off the bat and the whole writer bit reminded me of Alan Wake and 1408 too much
Me and my girl both weren't too impressed, she was scared by it at times, but anything scares her.
I respected the continuity of the flick though, the story held up throughout and tied together well, just wasn't a great story.
Hawke was good in it though
Me and my girl both weren't too impressed, she was scared by it at times, but anything scares her.
I respected the continuity of the flick though, the story held up throughout and tied together well, just wasn't a great story.
Hawke was good in it though
Only if you have never watched a proper horror film in your life.
That scene was jacked basically from Hobo With a Shotgun.
That's why that scene didn't do much for me