SLIGHT SPOILER WARNINGS: WHAT FOLLOWS MAY RUIN A MOMENT OR TWO!
First of all, this is not The Blair Witch Project. It is a movie all in its own. And it falls somewhere in the middle of being cheesy and overdone & fairly chilling.
You have to admit the hairs on your arms and neck stand on end at times, especially if you watch it alone. I'm one of those skeptics that never get scared, especially when I'm with someone else. Well, I watched this one alone, and I must admit that between the talky bits there was some good stuff there. How can you not tense up during the parts where they split up?
Yes, there was some laughable stuff as well. Are we supposed to believe Ryan (the blonde girl) really bit into the bug (heaven forbid it could've been a pickle or something in the sandwich)? And notice in that same scene how she spits out a mouthful of food into her hand, but when the camera shows her screaming, she's only holding onto the bug. Yeah, what did she do, drop the food and grasp tightly to the crunchy insect? Another laughable moment happens when Ryan is damned scared of being in the house, but she doesn't hesitate for a second to stick her head inside a fireplace that might hide a terrible secret.
I liked the atmosphere...the house was pretty darned interesting with its endless hidden corridors and doors upon doors upon doors. But the overacting of Ryan, the too-committed Madison with her serious chanting and talking to the ghosts like they were gangster teenagers (later man), and the fact that there was no aftermath (interviews with the shaking teens or a slight explanation from the two that ended up trapped inside a room on who tied them to the wall and table.) These things were only trivial complaints. We all know there can never be a perfect movie....Also, how did the cameras end up all over the place when no one was carrying one, and so perfectly placed. At least one of the guys in this movie wasn't annoying. I actually felt Tim really believed he was giving a believable performance. Especially when he was split up from the others and had to investigate a more than strange discovery that involved a series of closet doors and a dark corridor.
Your best bet...watch this alone, in the dark, late at night. When not to watch it....with a bunch of friends in the daytime. At least give it a chance to give you the chills. Who watches a horror film in the daytime?
First of all, this is not The Blair Witch Project. It is a movie all in its own. And it falls somewhere in the middle of being cheesy and overdone & fairly chilling.
You have to admit the hairs on your arms and neck stand on end at times, especially if you watch it alone. I'm one of those skeptics that never get scared, especially when I'm with someone else. Well, I watched this one alone, and I must admit that between the talky bits there was some good stuff there. How can you not tense up during the parts where they split up?
Yes, there was some laughable stuff as well. Are we supposed to believe Ryan (the blonde girl) really bit into the bug (heaven forbid it could've been a pickle or something in the sandwich)? And notice in that same scene how she spits out a mouthful of food into her hand, but when the camera shows her screaming, she's only holding onto the bug. Yeah, what did she do, drop the food and grasp tightly to the crunchy insect? Another laughable moment happens when Ryan is damned scared of being in the house, but she doesn't hesitate for a second to stick her head inside a fireplace that might hide a terrible secret.
I liked the atmosphere...the house was pretty darned interesting with its endless hidden corridors and doors upon doors upon doors. But the overacting of Ryan, the too-committed Madison with her serious chanting and talking to the ghosts like they were gangster teenagers (later man), and the fact that there was no aftermath (interviews with the shaking teens or a slight explanation from the two that ended up trapped inside a room on who tied them to the wall and table.) These things were only trivial complaints. We all know there can never be a perfect movie....Also, how did the cameras end up all over the place when no one was carrying one, and so perfectly placed. At least one of the guys in this movie wasn't annoying. I actually felt Tim really believed he was giving a believable performance. Especially when he was split up from the others and had to investigate a more than strange discovery that involved a series of closet doors and a dark corridor.
Your best bet...watch this alone, in the dark, late at night. When not to watch it....with a bunch of friends in the daytime. At least give it a chance to give you the chills. Who watches a horror film in the daytime?