Obviously the director is allowed to make movies based on his previous movies. In this case though, he is interested to show the monster and he has added music too.
That is a baffling decision honestly. I know certain found footage movies have added music. But if you are adding music to this extent, then why not drop the shaky cam and have a normal film then? Leave out any pretense of realism and make a regular horror movie. The music is effective though. It is not annoying and it enhances the atmosphere. Obviously the shaky cam thing bothers me often but generally I am able to look beyond these aspects.
The movie doesn't waste time on character development or in building atmosphere. In many ways it is surprising since Blair witch or Lovely molly were pretty all about atmosphere. This is a total action film. Even if the monster is shown, it doesn't really bring down the movie. The monster makeup is realistic. The monster is also shown rarely and only from a distance for the most part. There are quite a few effective scenes here. What I liked about the monster is that he actually seems like a genuine threat. He is not a large lumbering predator, he is actually quite fast and even clever. He thinks like a human being.
I didn't like some of the characters and their attitudes but in general the characters are not so important in this movie. Rather it is the action which never lets up that is more interesting. It is also not longer than necessary, it is short and to the point.
Overall it seems derivative now, it doesn't show anything new. But it is a very entertaining action filled found footage movie.
7/10
That is a baffling decision honestly. I know certain found footage movies have added music. But if you are adding music to this extent, then why not drop the shaky cam and have a normal film then? Leave out any pretense of realism and make a regular horror movie. The music is effective though. It is not annoying and it enhances the atmosphere. Obviously the shaky cam thing bothers me often but generally I am able to look beyond these aspects.
The movie doesn't waste time on character development or in building atmosphere. In many ways it is surprising since Blair witch or Lovely molly were pretty all about atmosphere. This is a total action film. Even if the monster is shown, it doesn't really bring down the movie. The monster makeup is realistic. The monster is also shown rarely and only from a distance for the most part. There are quite a few effective scenes here. What I liked about the monster is that he actually seems like a genuine threat. He is not a large lumbering predator, he is actually quite fast and even clever. He thinks like a human being.
I didn't like some of the characters and their attitudes but in general the characters are not so important in this movie. Rather it is the action which never lets up that is more interesting. It is also not longer than necessary, it is short and to the point.
Overall it seems derivative now, it doesn't show anything new. But it is a very entertaining action filled found footage movie.
7/10