I will start by saying I do enjoy independent low budget horror flicks, however this is just dreadful in almost all regards. Hollows Grove is a found footage B-movie that is a blatant rip-off of Grave Encounters. It follows the same exact premise almost bit by bit. Basically a group of TV paranormal investigators go to an orphanage with a dark past to film a new episode and all hell breaks loose.
Sadly, I had hope for this film even though I knew it was a rip-off of Grave Encounters. I was hoping it would improve upon Encounter's short comings, boy was I wrong. The first problem I noticed immediately was the terrible writing. Almost all of the characters act like Beavis and Butthead, I get were supposed to hate them, but the writers went absolutely overboard. I really don't understand how I'm supposed to feel empathy for any of them when they're scumbags.
The next issue I had with this film is the terrible acting, only Lance Henriksen was some what decent and he has probably less than 4 minutes of camera time.
The script is the biggest problem, the jokes are terrible and take up most of the dialog and the scares are pretty par for the course.
Just don't waste your time with this one, I was more than disappointed. I wish people would respect the found footage subgenre more but, this is exactly why most don't. Please just watch Grave Encounters for a better found-footage horror experience.
Sadly, I had hope for this film even though I knew it was a rip-off of Grave Encounters. I was hoping it would improve upon Encounter's short comings, boy was I wrong. The first problem I noticed immediately was the terrible writing. Almost all of the characters act like Beavis and Butthead, I get were supposed to hate them, but the writers went absolutely overboard. I really don't understand how I'm supposed to feel empathy for any of them when they're scumbags.
The next issue I had with this film is the terrible acting, only Lance Henriksen was some what decent and he has probably less than 4 minutes of camera time.
The script is the biggest problem, the jokes are terrible and take up most of the dialog and the scares are pretty par for the course.
Just don't waste your time with this one, I was more than disappointed. I wish people would respect the found footage subgenre more but, this is exactly why most don't. Please just watch Grave Encounters for a better found-footage horror experience.