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Xenomrph posted:
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precision posted:Not Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon? No, but I found it! I remembered that Kirsten Dunst has a weird-rear end camo in it, the movie is called Random Acts of Violence http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954330/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_33 . Not great but I really enjoyed the ending. It was on Netflix a while ago.
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Oct 4, 2016 15:51
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precision posted:Not Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon? I was meaning to bring up The Fourth Kind because I had really mixed feelings on it. I felt the reenactments with big-name actors massively undermined the movie, especially when the movie is showing us "real" footage of the crazy poo poo right alongside the reenactments. Like, the "real" footage is inherently creepier, what purpose did the reenactments even serve? Was it a marketing thing, so Milla Jovovich fans would buy tickets sight-unseen? It was such a baffling creative decision. Even stuff like Unsolved Mysteries or all those "alien abduction" documentaries that were all the rage in the 90s had the forethought to not cast recognizable actors in the reenactments, because even when you're outright told it's a reenactment, it's easier to tell yourself it's real when it's just some no-name schlub you don't recognize. Books On Tape posted:The pussycat gets crucified
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Oct 4, 2016 16:15
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Popelmon posted:That movie really surprised me. I didn't want to watch it because it heard about all the animal cruelty but I'm really glad I tracked down a copy now. Very unpleasant to watch but the narrative structure was really interesting and I definitely didn't expect it to turn into FF after half the movies was over. Also: That soundtrack is loving amazing. Agreed, I love the music from that movie. They also use it in the opening title sequence for Treevenge. One of the very first movies I worked on out of college was this little indie feature out of Chicago called Street Thief. It's completely scripted, and was shot fake-documentary style. It was on Netflix and Amazon for a while I believe, if you get the chance, check it out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEC0NmiTuSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nw1tJn2r94
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Oct 4, 2016 16:20
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All about Lily Chou-Chou although not entirely found footage, features a pretty lengthy second act composed entirely of vacation footage filmed by the characters on cheap digital cameras. As I recall it feels pretty convincingly as if it was shot by a bunch of middle schoolers passing around a camera (in a good way), with no "why are they still filming this" moments, while also being compelling and adding a lot to the overall arc of the film.
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Oct 4, 2016 19:48
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Didn't see it brought up yet, but does anyone remember that found footage horror (?) movie set in the war in Afghanistan? I remember I really wanted to like it but it ended up being super anticlimactic and aliens
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Oct 5, 2016 00:15
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zenguitarman posted:Didn't see it brought up yet, but does anyone remember that found footage horror (?) movie set in the war in Afghanistan? I remember I really wanted to like it but it ended up being super anticlimactic and aliens Are you thinking of Monsters: Dark Continent? I've watched that but can't even remember if it was good or not.
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Oct 5, 2016 00:32
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precision posted:Are you thinking of Monsters: Dark Continent? I've watched that but can't even remember if it was good or not. Dark Continent was very good.
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Oct 5, 2016 00:33
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Xenomrph posted:I was meaning to bring up The Fourth Kind because I had really mixed feelings on it. I felt the reenactments with big-name actors massively undermined the movie, especially when the movie is showing us "real" footage of the crazy poo poo right alongside the reenactments. Like, the "real" footage is inherently creepier, what purpose did the reenactments even serve? Was it a marketing thing, so Milla Jovovich fans would buy tickets sight-unseen? It was such a baffling creative decision. I get what they were going for. The segments with the recognizable actors act as a contrast to the "real" footage, which just makes those parts seem even more realistic and therefore scarier. The movie wants you to feel like the reenactments are very artificial compared to the found footage portion because the whole movie depends on like three or four really intense moments that could easily fall flat if they aren't set up the properly. Whether or not it works is your opinion of course, I personally think the movie is ok but nothing special.
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Oct 5, 2016 00:41
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I really, really wish I could find that one post about The Fourth Kind and psychology.
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Oct 5, 2016 00:42
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zenguitarman posted:Didn't see it brought up yet, but does anyone remember that found footage horror (?) movie set in the war in Afghanistan? I remember I really wanted to like it but it ended up being super anticlimactic and aliens That's The Objective, which is not found footage. The actual Afghanistan-set found footage movie is September Tapes, which is really good and otherwise completely unrelated
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Oct 5, 2016 00:55
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:That's The Objective, which is not found footage. Ah, directed by the guy that did Blair Witch, that's where I got mixed up!
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Oct 5, 2016 01:06
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Basebf555 posted:I get what they were going for. The segments with the recognizable actors act as a contrast to the "real" footage, which just makes those parts seem even more realistic and therefore scarier. The movie wants you to feel like the reenactments are very artificial compared to the found footage portion because the whole movie depends on like three or four really intense moments that could easily fall flat if they aren't set up the properly. I guess that reasoning kind of makes sense, but it still really didn't work for me. Every time it cut away from the "real" footage to show me the inferior reenactment, all I felt was frustration. Like if the movie had done a big-effects-budget send-up of the old 90s "abduction" documentaries that used to scare me silly as a kid, I think that could have been really effective. To be honest that's the sort of vibe I was getting from the movie as I watched it, and I was very onboard with that, but showing two versions of the same footage felt weird. K. Waste posted:Dark Continent was very good. I really liked the first Monsters movie, and the trailer for Dark Continent got my attention, but after abysmal reviews started pouring in I opted to steer clear. Maybe I should give it a shot? I mean I really liked Apollo 18, and that's got a sweet 16% on RT or something like that.  poo poo, I think Apollo 18 has the distinction of being the lowest-rated movie on RT that I really enjoyed despite the reviews. 
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Oct 5, 2016 05:04
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Xenomrph posted:I really liked the first Monsters movie, and the trailer for Dark Continent got my attention, but after abysmal reviews started pouring in I opted to steer clear. Maybe I should give it a shot? I mean I really liked Apollo 18, and that's got a sweet 16% on RT or something like that. Yeah, no, Dark Continent is really good. You'll notice a very common trend with bad reviews of the movie basically coming down to the platitude that it's "over-earnest," i.e., that, as a trashy Syfy channel original movie, it 'takes itself too seriously' as a meditation on war and imperialism. The "critical consensus" doesn't know what the gently caress it's talking about. Even if the response were good, it would always opt in favor of the status quo. Dark Continent is completely sincere that it should be enjoyed both as a post-Spielbergian fantasy film, and an abstract, allegorical, and oppositional art film like something Lars von Trier would make. It's the same reason critics maligned Chappie, while similarly holding up "the original" (Monsters/District 9) as a 'better-than' example, but based purely on its superficial reading as a geopolitical and low budget special effects novelty.
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Oct 5, 2016 05:34
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I feel like the Sci-Fi channel had some really dope promos in the late 90s/early 2000s that were done in a FF style. There was one that was like a child's birthday party taking place in a backyard that gets attacked by bees or something. Idk, I might be inadvertently splicing memories together cause I can't find it on YouTube.
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Oct 5, 2016 05:39
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:I feel like the Sci-Fi channel had some really dope promos in the late 90s/early 2000s that were done in a FF style. There was one that was like a child's birthday party taking place in a backyard that gets attacked by bees or something. Idk, I might be inadvertently splicing memories together cause I can't find it on YouTube. Sci-Fi did a promo for 'Pitch Black' prior to the movie's release, with investigators trying to find out what happened to the ship and its passengers (namely, Riddick). It was pretty neat, and has some pretty decent production values for what amounts to a 45 minute ad for a movie that wasn't out yet. It's not strictly found footage, but it adopts some of its conventions from time to time.
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Oct 5, 2016 06:02
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I'm pretty sure every good found footage movie other than like, the first REC maybe, question mark?, all have like 10-20% on RT because critics haaaaaaaate FF movies. e: or maybe I have it backwards, for reference I just looked up The Last Exorcism and it's at 74%, but has a 32% audience rating
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Oct 5, 2016 18:59
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So, this will probably required a wall of black text, but I'm interested in found footage movies that DON'T end with either A) everyone dead or B) a spooky face leaping at the camera. I have seen Lake Mungo and As Above So Below. I don't know if more exist.
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Oct 5, 2016 20:10
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The answer to every FF request is Grave Encounters 2.
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Oct 5, 2016 20:28
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weekly font posted:So, this will probably required a wall of black text, but I'm interested in found footage movies that DON'T end with either A) everyone dead or B) a spooky face leaping at the camera. I have seen Lake Mungo and As Above So Below. I don't know if more exist. Non-horror FF's are good for this. Try End of Watch, Chronicle, and The Midnight Swim If you're looking for those endings specifically within horror, there's The Taking of Deborah Logan, The Visit, The Tunnel, and The Sacrament. The last two kinda suck though
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weekly font posted:So, this will probably required a wall of black text, but I'm interested in found footage movies that DON'T end with either A) everyone dead or B) a spooky face leaping at the camera. I have seen Lake Mungo and As Above So Below. I don't know if more exist. Europa Report (everyone dies, but it serves a purpose and really isn't horror) VHS 2 Afflicted (disclaimer: there's a mid-credits jump scare) Grave Encounters 2 Troll Hunter The Bay
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Oct 5, 2016 21:12
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There's also The Last Broadcast that did the found footage thing right before the Blair Witch but like no one ever heard about it. Its alright.
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Oct 6, 2016 03:55
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I used to watch The Last Broadcast constantly on IFC in the late 90s so I have a soft spot for it. I like Area 407, a found footage dinosaur film. I am surely alone in this, but I inexplicably really enjoyed it. It's got a nice, chummy vibe to it and has a few decent tense moments for it.
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Oct 6, 2016 03:59
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A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought Into The Storm was pretty awesome.
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Oct 6, 2016 04:19
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought Into The Storm was pretty awesome. Into the Storm ruled.
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Oct 6, 2016 04:24
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought Into The Storm was pretty awesome. Yeah it ruled! I wrote a whole effortpost about it for GenChat after seeing it, I should try and track that down...
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Oct 6, 2016 04:30
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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought Into The Storm was pretty awesome. Oh poo poo, I totally forgot about that movie. Thanks for the reminder! 
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Oct 6, 2016 05:49
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It good.
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Oct 6, 2016 13:59
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Glamorama26 posted:I used to watch The Last Broadcast constantly on IFC in the late 90s so I have a soft spot for it. I love Area 407. Have not seen the sequel, though. Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought Into The Storm was pretty awesome. The found footage heaven sequence owned.
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Oct 6, 2016 14:15
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Thanks for the recommendation of Cannibal Holocaust . I wasn't expecting much other than shock value but the film was pretty good! Could use a lot less animal violence though
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Oct 6, 2016 14:17
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:
So then it would be a good double feature with Occult?
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Oct 6, 2016 14:22
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weekly font posted:So then it would be a good double feature with Occult? I'd pair it w/ AB/SB as an extension of the familial themes.
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Oct 6, 2016 15:00
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For non-horror Snow on da Bluff was pretty solid. I'm also very fond of the forbidden files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ARXsQI0gY Basically a bunch of odd b&w shorts with some voice-over narration describing usually some supposed paranormal happenings. One thing I think helps is the format-youtube helps recapture the feeling that it's "real". The Frankenstein Theory is similar to the Troll Hunter, if that's your thing (probably not as good, but close). It's also one of the Frankenstein movies that actually uses a (near) Arctic setting which is in the original Shelley story. To Jennifer is another ff movie I randomly saw on Amazon Prime. It's fairly predictable, but I think it does a good job at capturing the mindset of stalkers.
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Oct 6, 2016 16:32
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During hurricane Sandy there was a couple that was live streaming their house getting flooded and a bunch of us were watching it in gbs. I kind of edited it down into a found footage movie. Kind of interesting to see what they actually get right in these movies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcp8AfJW-mY Harminoff fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Oct 7, 2016 |
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Oct 6, 2016 17:18
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Harminoff posted:During hurricane Sandy there was a couple that was live streaming their house getting flooded and a bunch of us were watching it in gbs. I kind of edited it down into a found footage movie. Kind of interesting to see what they actually get right in these movies. This sounds great I can't wait to check it out later.
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Oct 6, 2016 18:22
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Was Area 51 mentioned? It's made by the paranormal activity producers to be as cheap as it could and to grab as much money as it can. Enjoy at your own risk.
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Oct 6, 2016 19:23
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It was almost great, even though I liked it. People really need to invest in monsters yo.
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Oct 6, 2016 19:26
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Harminoff posted:During hurricane Sandy there was a couple that was live streaming their house getting flooded and a bunch of us were watching it in gbs. I kind of edited it down into a found footage movie. Kind of interesting to see what they actually get right in these movies. Yo, this is dope. You should watch the entirely nonfiction FF classic: The Sinking Of The Concordia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MtWxnRBVvg
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Oct 6, 2016 20:26
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Yo, this is dope. I'm extremely into its pervasive sense of inevitability, all the poo poo where they're sorta realizing that they needed to have a plan in place like 30 minutes ago but still aren't really doing anything about it
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Jenny Angel posted:I'm extremely into its pervasive sense of inevitability, all the poo poo where they're sorta realizing that they needed to have a plan in place like 30 minutes ago but still aren't really doing anything about it I just love that there are so many real world examples that refute "why don't they just stop filming?"
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