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If you should come upon a glowing, possibly extraterrestrial object buried in a hole, go ahead and touch the thing--you might just get superpowers. Or so it goes for the three high-school buds in Chronicle, an inventive excursion into the teenage sci-fi world. Once affected by the power, the guys exercise the joys of telekinesis: shuffling cars around in parking lots, moving objects in grocery stores, that kind of thing. Oh yeah--they can fly, too: and here director Josh Trank takes wing, in the movie's giddiest sequence, as the trio zips around the clouds in a glorious wish-fulfillment. It goes without saying that there will be a shadow side to this gift, and that's where Chronicle, for all its early cleverness, begins to stumble. Broody misfit Andrew (Dane DeHaan), destined to be voted Least Likely to Handle Superpowers Well by his graduating class, is documenting all this with his video camera, which is driving him even crazier (the movie's in "found footage" style, so everything we see is from a camcorder or security camera, an approach that gets trippy when Andrew realises he can levitate his camera without having to hold it). Trank and screenwriter Max Landis (son of John) seem to lose inspiration when the last act rolls around, so the movie settles for weightless battles around the Space Needle and a smattering of mass destruction. Still, let's give Chronicle credit for an offbeat angle, and a handful of memorable scenes. --Robert Horton
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Chronicle is an unconventional and slightly darker take on the superhero genre where three ordinary teenagers suddenly gain super powers and are able to do things they never imagined possible. Initially they have fun, but their pranks become ever more dangerous and they must face the inevitable question of whether they can handle the responsibility that comes with extraordinary powers.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By ElaineG
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Format:DVD
Not having even seen a trailer for this movie, I didn't know what to expect when I sat down to watch it - what I got was a total surprise - and I really enjoyed it! PLus, I am not going to write a scene by scene review of the movie and analyse the plot - why spoil the viewing for someone else?
Even though the three main characters gain superhero powers this is definite not a superhero movie- which makes a great change, because you can see too many of the "fights against evil" type movie. Imagine three normal teenage guys who develop superhuman powers and what they would use those powers for. The results are very "realistic", human and emotional at times but to say more, would spoil the movie for anyone else.
It is a clever fast paced plot with good special effects, some great dialogue and performances with Dane Dehaan in particular as Andrew, the guy with a dreadful home life who everyone thinks is a loser, really coming across well - you certainly start to feel for him right from the first scene. Although the film is not always an easy one to watch, some of the scenes being quite moving, it does have some funny moments and I laughed out loud several times, my son laughing even more - the supermarket scene in particular was great comedy.
To sum up, it is a great little film with some unexpected surprises along the way, one definitely worth getting the popcorn out for and you will be glued to it.
Extras include: pre-visualisation FX work of two scenes; actors' camera test and the cinema trailer. There is also a digital copy to enable you to watch the movie on ipad, iphone, tablet or android phone (with instructions on how to transfer from pc or mac). NB: We haven't tried the digital copy - nothing compatible to play it on.
Even though the three main characters gain superhero powers this is definite not a superhero movie- which makes a great change, because you can see too many of the "fights against evil" type movie. Imagine three normal teenage guys who develop superhuman powers and what they would use those powers for. The results are very "realistic", human and emotional at times but to say more, would spoil the movie for anyone else.
It is a clever fast paced plot with good special effects, some great dialogue and performances with Dane Dehaan in particular as Andrew, the guy with a dreadful home life who everyone thinks is a loser, really coming across well - you certainly start to feel for him right from the first scene. Although the film is not always an easy one to watch, some of the scenes being quite moving, it does have some funny moments and I laughed out loud several times, my son laughing even more - the supermarket scene in particular was great comedy.
To sum up, it is a great little film with some unexpected surprises along the way, one definitely worth getting the popcorn out for and you will be glued to it.
Extras include: pre-visualisation FX work of two scenes; actors' camera test and the cinema trailer. There is also a digital copy to enable you to watch the movie on ipad, iphone, tablet or android phone (with instructions on how to transfer from pc or mac). NB: We haven't tried the digital copy - nothing compatible to play it on.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
There's nothing particularly remarkable about this film until the last 20 minutes - but the final scenes are worth waiting for.
This is another 'found footage' type film, with the main cast member, the anti-hero, filming his daily life which we then get to see.
The story revolves around 3 young guys who aren't exactly friends to begin with, but know each other loosely and then become friends when they discover a strange object which leaves them with a bunch of special powers.
As time passes their powers grow and the friends have fun playing with and learning to use their ne found powers - however thing take a turn for the worse when one of the group starts to turn to the 'dark side'.
Cue a massive fight where a city gets torn apart and it's this that makes the film worth watching - events leading up to it are pretty standard and boring to be honest, but the film is worth watching for the final fight alone.
This is another 'found footage' type film, with the main cast member, the anti-hero, filming his daily life which we then get to see.
The story revolves around 3 young guys who aren't exactly friends to begin with, but know each other loosely and then become friends when they discover a strange object which leaves them with a bunch of special powers.
As time passes their powers grow and the friends have fun playing with and learning to use their ne found powers - however thing take a turn for the worse when one of the group starts to turn to the 'dark side'.
Cue a massive fight where a city gets torn apart and it's this that makes the film worth watching - events leading up to it are pretty standard and boring to be honest, but the film is worth watching for the final fight alone.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Poindexter
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Beware of the Digital Copy sell on this product. There can be delays getting the foxdigitalcopy.com/uk/go site to respond. If you are an iTunes/Mac user then make sure you make a note of the new code fox digitalcopy supplies on it's website and insert that code into the redeem field in iTunes otherwise you may be asked to insert a Digital Copy DVD in your drive to complete the process of downloading the digital copy but of course there is only a BluRay disc in the pack...
Otherwise it's great!
Otherwise it's great!
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