Remote Viewing (2018) User Reviews

Remarkably Amateurish

[Armin_Nikkhah_Shirazi · 2/10 · 24 June 2023]

Every once in a while I come across a movie that is so bereft of any skill that I wonder how it was released. REMOTE VIEWING, the story of treasure hunt which actually had the seed of a good idea, exactly fits the bill.

The acting, direction, production design and cinematography in this film are so amateurish that it begins to feel like they made it this bad on purpose, as kind of long drawn-out joke. Alas, the movie is not that kind of a joke.

One of the things that made this seem like either an unserious project or an hour and a half-long parody of who knows what was just how unbelievably disconnected the scenes were from the background music. The music, most of it apparently stock, wasn't actually bad, but I find it hard to believe how anyone could have such poor judgment on how it fits the scenes.

The only positive thing I can say is that at least the movie tells a story coherently, and that is about all.

9 out of 10, read on as why

[Tim-DAX · 4/10 · 10 December 2018]

Story Story Story. Imagination, Comradery, Trust, Honor & Consideration are among founding principles to the story. A journey of overcoming doubt and its reward. Interesting plays with words and camera work. Angles, sweeps, motions all seemingly hand held as if the movie is really being shot with 2 small hand held cameras. No matter how small a budget this movie must have had, when there is a good story and sincere actors, magic happens. Great chemistry between actors. And some really STRANGE characters along the way. Had me laugh out loud several times. Had me curious to see through to end. Music! Maybe that's where all the money went... the scoring is elegant, haunting and mesmerizing when we need be mesmerized. ;) It's all about Perspective. When put in proper perspective, this is a solid flick. Remote Viewing (the actual clairvoyant act of seeing the future) seems much about putting visions into proper context. Don't sweat the small stuff. Enjoy Remote Viewing Story Story Story :)

Ordinary friendship biography and documentary

[NijazBaBs · 2/10 · 28 April 2019]

Nothing special or interesting. Not even a movie, but a video. This should be put on youtube as vlog. Genre is documentary and biography. There is very little comedy, and no any horror. It's about making movies by amateurs, something even kids are capable of doing these days. The only reason why I am giving one more star is because there were some positivity at the end as their reaction to being rich. All in all, not worth watching, nothing to see here, just ordinary life and reactions you can see in your life or your boring friends, well maybe even more boring. Looks like kids playing.

Same old...

[kfckidkfckid · 1/10 · 12 December 2018]

Poor acting, confused story and execution. Also, the fake review tells you what a POS this 'film' is without looking any further.

Not worth watching.

Someone Needs to Add "Comedy" to the Tags

[doomedandstonedofficial · 1/10 · 25 December 2018]

This movie tried to play like a documentary film, but it constantly took you out of that medium by making it abundantly clear that everyone was acting -- and I mean over the top community theater style acting. Exaggerated characters, unbelievable responses, and that ridiculous adventure soundtrack, it just ruined the whole concept. Maybe it could have worked with one or two "aw shucks" funny guys, like the main old dude, but everyone else was just trying too hard. I couldn't get into it. It was so cringe and I wasn't in the mood, so I shut it off after 30 minutes. Surprised I got that far.

1 star reviews are spot-on.

[dan-54728 · 1/10 · 28 December 2018]

Props are laughable. I think they must have borrowed props from a high school drama club. Acting is mediocre at best, and some of it is textbook bad acting. Devices are ham-handed. There are no plot complications, just plot ideas thrown in for idk, artistic effect or lack of self control. Looking for something positive to say here... Hmmm. Might have to get back to you on that one.

Towards the end, I started wondering if Remote Viewing is just a film makers hoax, where they just are trying to waste as much of your time as possible. Like a directors version of a crank call, but less fun than calling a mortuary and asking for group rates.

Just when I thought it could not get worse, I check the reviews and guess what? One of the actors gave it a positive review. Are you kidding me? Ridiculous. Don't call attention to yourself here Tim. You should just hope this thing fades into the memory hole. Tell everyone you were in college and just "experimenting" or something if Remote Viewing ever comes up.

There was nothing believable anywhere along the way. The story in concept? I don't know because everything else was just so horrible. It probably works out as a great story in a 12 year old writers head, who made the film as a horror movie for 8 year olds. And I mean 8 year old amish kids, because even coca cola commercials are scarier than this waste of time.

OH! Positive idea here: I would recommend watching this to any discouraged aspiring film maker. No matter how bad your project is, watching this film should make you feel better about your writing/directing skills, and inspire you that you are not literally the worst there ever was.

Stay away

[pjr235 · 1/10 · 19 December 2018]

Video quality is subpar and the sound wasnt cleaned up at all. This film is only a notch above some friends cooking up a story one night and going out to shoot it the next day. Im sure some work had to go into putting all this together, and anyone who does, deserves some kind of credit but the acting was 'blegh' the story was 'blegh' and the execution was less than 'meh'. Points for making your own dreams come true and entertaining yourselves but the problem is that it wont entertain anyone else at this level and quality. I think the money and time and resources would have been better spent trying to pitch this to a studio, any studio; even The Asylum might have put together something barely worth the audiences time.

The issue isnt money, its story and story telling. You guys did nothing to draw the audience in with the story other than a botched film shoot and botched RV class with a few sprinkled in scenes of the younger 'friends' or coworkers or whatever.

Not sure how many takes there were but the acting from every single person was pretty bad to terrible. There was no tension. Without going into a mode where Im beating on this movie, it was like a stale cracker or a flat soda, so flat, flavorless, tasteless.

Want to see a film done on zero budget by a bunch of kids I was able to sit through, and at the end ask for more? Youtube > Year Six.

A short with atmosphere and a story and MC to care about.

What dead body?

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 14 December 2018]

Dad teaches a class on remote viewing and Morgan silver dollars. He draws stuff that others see elsewhere and tries to teach this to no avail. He takes a group of amateur egotist wanna-be filmmakers with him and also his family on a treasure hunt.

The film has a dead body in it but is not horror. It is a drama with light humor and a pseudo-science background. The whole Vegas scene was an egotistical waste. I liked the idea that the script was fresh, but the execution was not good.

No sex or nudity.