Disjointed, the plot thickens at the beginning, then is lost at the end. Acting is mediocre at best and it's time for some serious expense to be used for the camera work. All in, watchable, but only if you feel like a "follower". Nuff said, DK out.
8 Reviews
ho hum flick
killercharm24 June 2022
Ho hum flick about a household of college students who are vlogging because one of them is an influencer. In the course of the frenetic kind of vlogging that influencers give and take it comes out that they are in a haunted house. Of course it all comes down to proving the ghost online in such a way that subscribers can be got. They discover a homeless man has been living in the place but, still, he is not behind the noises and music they've been hearing. They know because the sounds continue even after he is dead. So, time to prove the ghost. There is little to no sense or continuity of story.
Fun
BandSAboutMovies2 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Directed and written by Marcus Harben, this British found footage movie is all about Jonty (Harry Jarvis), who had a very public freakout on the reality show Brats of Belgravia and hasn't really gotten himself all that together. He starts that return to popularity by moving into a home with Zauna (Loreece Harrison), Amber (Erin Austen) Pete (Daniel Cahill) and the ghost of Dawn (Jessica Webber), a 90s rave girl. Supposedly, they're all college students, a fact ignored by campus therapist Becky Dunbar (Nina Wadia) who really just wants to be an internet star as much as the rest of them.
The thing is, Dawn is dangerous but she also brings tons of followers to each of them. So they keep her around, in spite of the fact that she could kill any or all of them.
I really liked how this kept showing each person's channel and explained why the camera has to keep rolling - they need the money - as horrifying things happen all around them. While I haven't been swayed to the need for influencers or found footage movies by Followers, it's well made and there are several scenes that made me laugh, which is more than most of the progeny of the Blair Witch have ever done.
The thing is, Dawn is dangerous but she also brings tons of followers to each of them. So they keep her around, in spite of the fact that she could kill any or all of them.
I really liked how this kept showing each person's channel and explained why the camera has to keep rolling - they need the money - as horrifying things happen all around them. While I haven't been swayed to the need for influencers or found footage movies by Followers, it's well made and there are several scenes that made me laugh, which is more than most of the progeny of the Blair Witch have ever done.
Anyone with a DV camera can apparently make a movie now...
paul_haakonsen24 August 2022
Right, well as I sat down to watch the 2021 horror comedy "Followers" from writer and director Marcus Harben, I can't say that I was harboring any expectations. Why? Well, a movie about a social media influencer doesn't exactly cause me to be ecstatic.
But still, since I hadn't already seen "Followers" before, nor even actually heard about it, I opted to give writer and director Marcus Harben's movie a chance.
And what a waste of time this movie was. Sure, I didn't expect anything from a movie about a social media influencer, but the storyline told in "Followers" was just absurdly ridiculous and pointless. Talk about a massive swing and a miss.
Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list here. Nor can I claim to be able to point anyone out for putting on a great or memorable performance. Now , I am sure that the actors and actresses were skilled enough, but I assume that it was utter lack of a properly written or interesting storyline that restricted the performers in doing their craft.
Visually then you're not in for a great spectacle of special effects if you opt to sit down and watch "Followers".
This is definitely not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us suffered through this ordeal so you don't have to.
My rating of "Followers" lands on a one out of ten stars.
But still, since I hadn't already seen "Followers" before, nor even actually heard about it, I opted to give writer and director Marcus Harben's movie a chance.
And what a waste of time this movie was. Sure, I didn't expect anything from a movie about a social media influencer, but the storyline told in "Followers" was just absurdly ridiculous and pointless. Talk about a massive swing and a miss.
Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list here. Nor can I claim to be able to point anyone out for putting on a great or memorable performance. Now , I am sure that the actors and actresses were skilled enough, but I assume that it was utter lack of a properly written or interesting storyline that restricted the performers in doing their craft.
Visually then you're not in for a great spectacle of special effects if you opt to sit down and watch "Followers".
This is definitely not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us suffered through this ordeal so you don't have to.
My rating of "Followers" lands on a one out of ten stars.
England Found Footage
gab-6759923 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I love found footage, and this one was not too bad. The 4 leads were interesting enough to keep your attention. I didn't like Zara at all though, I feel like minus her and the movie would have been much better. They should have got someone else to play her. Overall, good ghost story, original kinda. It felt like it was more for youtubers or younger ppl though. It was a bit strange they were in the school dorm and roommates' but lived in separate rooms? It was like they all started in one room and later on had their own separate rooms. It was like a game of where's waldo with a ghost, they didn't always stop each time a ghost was shoot. The one guy blaming the other guy for EVERYTHING that went wrong got old and frustrating real quick. I think the effects were good though and it was an ok B - movie.
Influenced all right but not in a good way...
ezgolucky19 July 2022
Enough with these social media influencer movies already. The lead actor is irritating and non of the characters really cared about. As with the found footage flicks, please have this one be the last one of its kind. Please for sanity sake...
Pick only one, Love, Like or Hate ?
foxegg22 March 2022
Be warned, This film is the apex of contemporary horror mythology.
It will force the viewer to cross the rubicon, of pre- millenial, cyber anxiety towards the fear for neo- millenial dread.
The last word on the first world problem?
You decide???
It will force the viewer to cross the rubicon, of pre- millenial, cyber anxiety towards the fear for neo- millenial dread.
The last word on the first world problem?
You decide???
A solid enough if flawed found footage effort
kannibalcorpsegrinder17 May 2023
Moving into a new dorm, a social media star trying to get past a scandal finds a potential avenue to fix everything by documenting a series of hauntings within the house, but when they realize that something far more dangerous is at stake they set out to stop the hauntings before they continue.
This was a rather fun and likable if still flawed genre effort. One of the better features of this one involves the strong setup that provides a strong touch to modern influencer culture. Going into detail on how the build-up and eventual downfall of his social media career have gotten to him while also causing the introduction of the friends at school as he goes on the redemption angle, gives this a great start. This constant influx of his life and career through his videos and social media presence instigates his numerous attempts at generating fame with his antics either building or downgrading his presence which gives everything the touch of the modern flair that's required for this type of film. That goes a long way toward making the initial encounters and ghostly circumstances feel legitimately creepy and chilling. After starting off with the moving furniture or slamming doors which are all caught on camera, the shift into more overt danger as the scenes start to involve physical manifestations that others can feel or comment on brings a different tone and feel to everything. As the encounters continue and the events start to interfere with their personal relationships, this comes off quite fun as it starts to introduce all manner of extra personal into what's going on as the obsessed friend, the paranormal medium, and the finally observed truth about the helper who knows the truth who just wants to help. This is based quite heavily on the finale where it generates some intriguing twists that lead to a highly enjoyable finish for its good points. There are some big issues here to hold this down. Among its bigger factors is the seemingly bizarre lack of urgency throughout here as if the desire to prove ghosts are real isn't that big of a priority. Since most of the film is built off an undeserving and banal romance angle that no one wants and is so cliched it doesn't really register that much, it all comes off incredibly bland and lifeless while also failing so many found-footage rules due to who would film these scenes. It also makes so much of the adulation he receives for these antics feel so hollow as if that's the way the story is supposed to go without earning it so the jarring nature of the film is directly responsible for the approach featured. Even with nothing much in the way of action here, it still isn't very funny either which perhaps knocks this one down the most.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
This was a rather fun and likable if still flawed genre effort. One of the better features of this one involves the strong setup that provides a strong touch to modern influencer culture. Going into detail on how the build-up and eventual downfall of his social media career have gotten to him while also causing the introduction of the friends at school as he goes on the redemption angle, gives this a great start. This constant influx of his life and career through his videos and social media presence instigates his numerous attempts at generating fame with his antics either building or downgrading his presence which gives everything the touch of the modern flair that's required for this type of film. That goes a long way toward making the initial encounters and ghostly circumstances feel legitimately creepy and chilling. After starting off with the moving furniture or slamming doors which are all caught on camera, the shift into more overt danger as the scenes start to involve physical manifestations that others can feel or comment on brings a different tone and feel to everything. As the encounters continue and the events start to interfere with their personal relationships, this comes off quite fun as it starts to introduce all manner of extra personal into what's going on as the obsessed friend, the paranormal medium, and the finally observed truth about the helper who knows the truth who just wants to help. This is based quite heavily on the finale where it generates some intriguing twists that lead to a highly enjoyable finish for its good points. There are some big issues here to hold this down. Among its bigger factors is the seemingly bizarre lack of urgency throughout here as if the desire to prove ghosts are real isn't that big of a priority. Since most of the film is built off an undeserving and banal romance angle that no one wants and is so cliched it doesn't really register that much, it all comes off incredibly bland and lifeless while also failing so many found-footage rules due to who would film these scenes. It also makes so much of the adulation he receives for these antics feel so hollow as if that's the way the story is supposed to go without earning it so the jarring nature of the film is directly responsible for the approach featured. Even with nothing much in the way of action here, it still isn't very funny either which perhaps knocks this one down the most.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.
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