Why all the hate? You know what it's going to be, so if you don't find these flicks entertaining, don't watch. I cannot imagine queing this up, and expecting anything more or less than exactly what I got. 90 minutes of watching loathsome youths get murdered. Check your brain at the door, pour a whiskey and have a laugh until the rain outside stops. Jesus, lighten up people. The hot chick in panties didn't hurt none either.
shareI like found footage movies, but this one sucks.
"This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object". - The Joker
Same here. I like the format when the movie is good, but sadly 9/10 (being generous) found footage films are horrible, and this one is no exception.
Is there some rule... that whoever has the camera HAS to be an absolutely unbearable douche bag?
I almost agree. I hate found footage, so I generally don't watch found footage films. Makes sense, right? And it suits me just fine.
However, despite my lack of love for the subgenre, I have enjoyed a handful of found footage films over the years. There have been a few films that rose above the others enough to overcome the limitations of the format. Crowsnest sure as hell doesn't seem to be one of those films. But regardless, it's not necessarily an all or nothing situation.
And by the same token, one can generally like found footage and still not care for the worst entries in the genre. A "good" found footage film uses the medium to draw you into the world of the characters and force you to experience it "with" them, in a sense. This seems like one of the lesser entries, though. Just a retread of a retread, filmed as found footage because it's the trend and not particularly well crafted or atmospheric or engaging. Certainly not compelling the way films in this genre should be.
I've LOVED found footage since I saw The Blair Witch Project as a child.
The problem is, there isn't a whole lot of twists you can throw into the concept so you end up with a movie after a movie repeating the same lines and plots.
That said, I really liked Crowsnest. I came across it on Netflix and started playing it with absolutely no expectations. Turned out (for me personally) one of the better found footage since Paranormal Activity (the first one).
I could be mistaken but I can certainly see this as a cult movie in the future. The only thing I didn't get is: 1.2 million??? are you serious? Blair Witch was made on a shoe lace budget and a few free meals courtesy of soup kitchens and this movie had a 1.2 million dollar budget?
Oh well
Yeah, I'm really not seeing that budget in the final product. I have to imagine it went to salaries and possibly the incredible construction of those outhouses which, in my opinion, were top-o-the-line props with a value easily exceeding $100K a piece.
"De gustibus non disputandum est"
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Yeah, I'm right there with ya' - I'm a fan of D-grade movies, and know a bad one when I see it. The worse the better! Bring it on! Why queue up a D2V film on goddamn Netflix and then come on IMDb to complain.
OP liked the movie! How could you admit to this?!
shareI don't hate found footage, but for some reason, I could not watch this one! Maybe because I'm watching on my phone in bed, instead of on a TV or my computer. But the way the camera moved in this one really made me feel sick, and I don't usually get that way. I couldn't watch all of it because now I'm too dizzy and nauseas.