As a fan of found footage, mockumentary, point of view, horror 'reality' etc I have to disagree. I admit that they do get a bit samey, and I do roll my eyes now every time we have a close up of a face hiding under furniture before something unseen drags them away from camera, but if they do something slightly different, or rearrange stuff or even give me characters I can emotionally connect to I find them easy to watch and get into.
Keep making them I say. I have the same feelings as your original post about slasher movies but I know a lot of people like them, so they keep getting made for that niche audience.
I am in the found footage niche. I'm really not being mean when I say this, just pointing out that if I think a movie will not fit into my current mood or interest, I won't watch it. Horror movies make that a bit difficult, as trailers can sometimes make a movie look good when it isn't. But a found footage movie is marketed as a found footage movie, you can't mistake what you're heading into. If you don't watch it, it will just simply not exist for you.
Can I just ask, if you don't like them why do you view?
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bellapeligrosa
9 years ago
In the vain hope that one won't regurgitate Blair Witch and be original. Rec was good. And I love horror - but about 70% of horror movies seem to be FF now! Can't get my fix any more.
It's too cerebral! We're trying to make a movie here, not a film!
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