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The Last Broadcast (1998)
Cut in half, it's a really good short film
I knew about this movie (precursor to the Blair Witch Project, etc.), but I didn't know what to expect from it. As such, I can't say I was disappointed. However, it was a pretty mediocre film. It could have been drastically improved by cutting it down to 45 minutes and removing much of the aforementioned repetition i.e. "I will put this tape together and we will find out who the killer is" x4. Plus, some of the film's conceits were just too contrived. The editor for the prosecution?!? The way they treat the video as absolutely exonerating the accused killer (again, repeated way too many times) because someone says a time on a piece of tape?!? Come on. You already knew that the videomakers were dead, but then it dragged on a long time without including any new information, and then BANG! A twist! Didn't see that coming, did you? It shows promise, but not in the editing facility.