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There are no adequate words to describe how bad this is but I'll give it a shot. The setting was perfect for a great story, there is lots of atmosphere for thrills and gotcha moments. The table was set for a decent film. Unfortunately, these people failed miserably. They instead moved forward with a boring, poorly acted script that never played into the surroundings, never quite lived up to what was always lingering in the background, just out of reach.
The camera is held at waist level, leaving the viewer with a very awkward and unnatural point of view, considering there was supposed to be someone behind that camera. Are we supposed to believe they were shooting from the hip the whole time? Also why is there a mine on the cover? Apart from the last 30 seconds, they never go into the mine! That would have been the best possible place to shoot some great scenes.
This film is very formulaic, almost cliché. Viewers should be smart and approach this thing in a different way. When you realize that all of these people are in the arts, it makes much more sense that they would flip out like they do after being "stranded" for only 48 hours. That's it...look at it as more of a comedy! Notice I put quotes around the word "stranded"? It's comic genius because they weren't stranded, they were right next to what looked like a state road or highway. That's a laugh riot! What a bunch of stupid, privileged, snobby children who don't know any better than to walk down the paved road in either direction. Hilarious! I actually started hoping that they would all die.
What's my point? Basic film making...something called suspension of disbelief. In a nutshell, it's a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; a sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment. The makers of this film failed from the first scene to achieve this and the whole thing suffered and fell apart because of it. Lesson learned, you can't just steal ideas from past found footage movies and think they will work in yours. There has to be something original in your art, otherwise you're just phoning it in.
It took almost 3 years for the filmmakers to convince someone to release this movie. The reason is obvious...it stinks.
EDIT: Just watched trailer...wow what a HUGE misrepresentation. Absolutely shameful.
There are no adequate words to describe how bad this is but I'll give it a shot. The setting was perfect for a great story, there is lots of atmosphere for thrills and gotcha moments. The table was set for a decent film. Unfortunately, these people failed miserably. They instead moved forward with a boring, poorly acted script that never played into the surroundings, never quite lived up to what was always lingering in the background, just out of reach.
The camera is held at waist level, leaving the viewer with a very awkward and unnatural point of view, considering there was supposed to be someone behind that camera. Are we supposed to believe they were shooting from the hip the whole time? Also why is there a mine on the cover? Apart from the last 30 seconds, they never go into the mine! That would have been the best possible place to shoot some great scenes.
This film is very formulaic, almost cliché. Viewers should be smart and approach this thing in a different way. When you realize that all of these people are in the arts, it makes much more sense that they would flip out like they do after being "stranded" for only 48 hours. That's it...look at it as more of a comedy! Notice I put quotes around the word "stranded"? It's comic genius because they weren't stranded, they were right next to what looked like a state road or highway. That's a laugh riot! What a bunch of stupid, privileged, snobby children who don't know any better than to walk down the paved road in either direction. Hilarious! I actually started hoping that they would all die.
What's my point? Basic film making...something called suspension of disbelief. In a nutshell, it's a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe the unbelievable; a sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment. The makers of this film failed from the first scene to achieve this and the whole thing suffered and fell apart because of it. Lesson learned, you can't just steal ideas from past found footage movies and think they will work in yours. There has to be something original in your art, otherwise you're just phoning it in.
It took almost 3 years for the filmmakers to convince someone to release this movie. The reason is obvious...it stinks.
EDIT: Just watched trailer...wow what a HUGE misrepresentation. Absolutely shameful.
