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Desperately in need of a best seller to revive his struggling career, true crime writer Ellison (Ethan Hawke), moves his family to the scene of his most recent story; the unsolved, gruesome murder of a loving, happy suburban family.
Shunned by the local community and strained by his obligations to his family, the discovery of a batch of home movies in the attic offers Ellison shocking proof to the crime he is investigating and the terrifying realisation that his investigation may be putting his family in mortal danger.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I like the way this movie unfolds.It's creepy with a suitably sinister score and looks & sounds great.One to watch horror fans.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I went to see this film at the cinema with a friend. There was a group of rowdy teens at the back, all talking and laughing loudly. Within 10 minutes of the film starting, the whole room was silent.
That is the genius of this film-it is so intense, you will be on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Using a combination of well timed jump-scares, brutal and horrifying 'found' footage and an eerie soundtrack, this film is a triumph and I would highly recommend it to any person into their ghost films.
HOWEVER
I would strongly advise that no one buy this film for their teenage children. This should be an 18. The film deals with a lot of extreme topics, and the found footage certainly wanders into the realms of 'bad taste', graphically showing various horrific murders, with extreme realism. Even for me, a hardened Zombie/Horror film connoisseur, this was almost too much, so I would definitely advise against buying this for a 15/16 year old.
It is still an excellent film due to the realism and tenseness throughout, 5 stars would highly recommend.
That is the genius of this film-it is so intense, you will be on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Using a combination of well timed jump-scares, brutal and horrifying 'found' footage and an eerie soundtrack, this film is a triumph and I would highly recommend it to any person into their ghost films.
HOWEVER
I would strongly advise that no one buy this film for their teenage children. This should be an 18. The film deals with a lot of extreme topics, and the found footage certainly wanders into the realms of 'bad taste', graphically showing various horrific murders, with extreme realism. Even for me, a hardened Zombie/Horror film connoisseur, this was almost too much, so I would definitely advise against buying this for a 15/16 year old.
It is still an excellent film due to the realism and tenseness throughout, 5 stars would highly recommend.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This film is about a family who move into a house where it has a terrifying past, the father is a writer and wants to report on the unexplained mystery of a child who went missing and the rest of the family being brutally murdered.
When moving in he discovers an old projector with films of brutal murders and starts to research into the truth of what is really been happening but the truth is far more sinister than he realises.
This is not your ordinary mind numbing horror this film has depth and keeps you on the edge of the seat throughout, people may think yeah same old story family move into house, strange things happen bla bla bla, this film has so much more that that and has a great twist.
I love this film it has everything a horror needs and without a doubt would be in my top ten horror films ever seen.
When moving in he discovers an old projector with films of brutal murders and starts to research into the truth of what is really been happening but the truth is far more sinister than he realises.
This is not your ordinary mind numbing horror this film has depth and keeps you on the edge of the seat throughout, people may think yeah same old story family move into house, strange things happen bla bla bla, this film has so much more that that and has a great twist.
I love this film it has everything a horror needs and without a doubt would be in my top ten horror films ever seen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
WRITING GIVES MY LIFE MEANING
This film is a watered down version of the hand held camera genre. In instances where they didn't use home video footage, they filmed the scene bad enough to make it feel like... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Michael
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mysterious, disturbing, nightmarish
Maybe he doesn't deserves 4 stars, because it has some flaws,but the idea and some moments are so scary and intriguing that remind me of the best David Lynch's moments. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Luca Piccirilli
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good film
This is a good story with decent actors, wont tell u the plot, i feel it could have been a five star but they just needed a bit more to achieve that, but of course thats just my... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Louise shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars
a really good scare
I had no idea what the film was about prior to watching it and the opening credits I thought it was a lynching film from the 60'S!
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Published 14 days ago by elly
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as cary as i hoped
I thought from the righ-up that this DVD was going to be really wicked, but it wasnt..Would be ok if you are a little nervous, but for me it wasnt half as bad as I had hoped for..
Published 17 days ago by Posum
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining
Saw this movie as many on pre release ;0). It has a good story line and few scary/suspense parts. Ending is poor but ok film No dire like some horrors people enjoy these days with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. R. A. Louis
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring
I tried for three nights to get through this movie and each time,I fell fast asleep!
Finally got through to the end of it this eve and all I can say is...yawn... Read more
Finally got through to the end of it this eve and all I can say is...yawn... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patroller1
1.0 out of 5 stars
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Just be careful you don't fall asleep. I gave it my best shot but my final verdict is: Total garbage!
Published 1 month ago by P. Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Well-Made Scary Film
So many films nowadays deliver movies with unoriginal content, that just have a lot of deaths, screams and bumps. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Blackadder
4.0 out of 5 stars
Above average!
Scott Derrickson has to be one of the best horror movie director's around today. Why? Because he understands the meaning of the word "restraint". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gordon C. Tait
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