This is my first review but I felt it my duty to pass on my perspective in the hopes that I might save some of you a precious 2 hours of your life. I have seen lots of horror/thriller films from Asia and the west, however I just can't get behind this poorly made and executed flick. I am not too crazy about the shaky-cam films but I did quite enjoy Rec and I was amused by Cloverfield. I do believe there is hope in the format but this just didn't have what it takes to make the medium work.
The story is just OK if not sub standard. A man is investigating strange occurrences and comes to uncover some kind of ancient curse. That is pretty much the extent of the story. There are details that seemed just thrown into the story without adding any real substance or meaning for example, the pigeons, dogs, strange patterns, etc... The acting is not very good either, from really anyone in the movie especially the tin foil wearing psychic/psycho. But the worst part of this film is in my opinion, is that the movie is EXCRUCIATINGLY boring. Now I like the slow burn horror/thriller movies but there has to be some reason to keep watching and I was not intrigued by the two dimensional story and acting, and obviously there is no real cinematography due to the medium of hand held camera. There is little payoff in the end as well, except for that fact that you are now free to go about your day.
Overall I felt like(as in Blair Witch, the granddaddy of shaky-cam films) I was watching a horrible student film. I am not trying to be over the top negative here I just want to warn anyone who is considering giving up their time to watch this film. Also I might add that I wasn't even remotely scared for any part of it contrary to the many posts and reviews out there stating that this is one of the scariest movies ever. Again, I just have to disagree...
The story is just OK if not sub standard. A man is investigating strange occurrences and comes to uncover some kind of ancient curse. That is pretty much the extent of the story. There are details that seemed just thrown into the story without adding any real substance or meaning for example, the pigeons, dogs, strange patterns, etc... The acting is not very good either, from really anyone in the movie especially the tin foil wearing psychic/psycho. But the worst part of this film is in my opinion, is that the movie is EXCRUCIATINGLY boring. Now I like the slow burn horror/thriller movies but there has to be some reason to keep watching and I was not intrigued by the two dimensional story and acting, and obviously there is no real cinematography due to the medium of hand held camera. There is little payoff in the end as well, except for that fact that you are now free to go about your day.
Overall I felt like(as in Blair Witch, the granddaddy of shaky-cam films) I was watching a horrible student film. I am not trying to be over the top negative here I just want to warn anyone who is considering giving up their time to watch this film. Also I might add that I wasn't even remotely scared for any part of it contrary to the many posts and reviews out there stating that this is one of the scariest movies ever. Again, I just have to disagree...
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