Best "found footage" movies
03-30-12, 01:03 PM
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Best "found footage" movies
I know a lot of people don't like the found footage "genre," but I'm a big fan of it when it is done well. To me, it adds a level of immediacy to a movie that wouldn't be possible if it was shot in a standard way. "The Blair Witch Project" got under my skin in a way no other movie has since.
Having said that, what "found footage" movies would you consider to be the best?
Having said that, what "found footage" movies would you consider to be the best?
03-30-12, 01:15 PM
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I love them. For me:
All three Paranormal Activity movies
REC 2
Artrocious (love it)
Blair Witch
Quarantine
Evil Things
And Inri - It's funny you mention Diary.....HATED it when I first saw it but for some reason I want to see it again.
All three Paranormal Activity movies
REC 2
Artrocious (love it)
Blair Witch
Quarantine
Evil Things
And Inri - It's funny you mention Diary.....HATED it when I first saw it but for some reason I want to see it again.
03-30-12, 01:16 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
Blair Witch Project... it doesn't hold up but it was the first really popular one and at the time I thought it was scary as shit. Granted I was 13 but I still have fond memories of it.
(over/under is 8 1/2 posts before we get a "they all suck" post)
(over/under is 8 1/2 posts before we get a "they all suck" post)
03-30-12, 01:19 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
Another vote for Atrocious ... super, super effective scary found footage.
03-30-12, 02:01 PM
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My favorite is probably Cloverfield. That movie is a blast. I agree that Blair Witch should take the nod only because it brought the genre (if you can call it that...) to the masses.
03-30-12, 02:15 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
Cloverfield
Blair Witch Project
Quarantine
Diary of the Dead (and this is coming from someone who doesn't like the other 'Dead' movies)
Blair Witch Project
Quarantine
Diary of the Dead (and this is coming from someone who doesn't like the other 'Dead' movies)
03-30-12, 04:36 PM
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03-30-12, 04:53 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
I hated The Last Broadcast. Not a real fan of the genre tho. I spend most of the time waiting for the inevitable "I need to keep recording this for posterity" line.
Here are the ones that I think used the format well:
Cannibal Holocaust
The Blair Witch Project
Man Bites Dog
I have Diary of the Dead but haven't watched it yet. I'm interested in Paranormal Activity because I've heard good things about it.
Here are the ones that I think used the format well:
Cannibal Holocaust
The Blair Witch Project
Man Bites Dog
I have Diary of the Dead but haven't watched it yet. I'm interested in Paranormal Activity because I've heard good things about it.
03-30-12, 05:30 PM
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03-30-12, 05:50 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
Responding to my own thread...
- Loved Blair Witch. Like I said, no other movie has scared me as badly as an adult. (The Exorcist scared me more, but I was 8 at the time.)
- Liked Paranormal Activity but thought Paranormal Activity 3 was better in a lot of ways. Thought the second one wasn't that great.
- I saw Quarantine before I saw Rec. Both were very good, but I actually enjoyed Quarantine more.
- I'm a big fan of Cloverfield.
- Let me be the first one to cast a vote for Lake Mungo. If you haven't seen it and like found footage movies, this one's great for some goosebumps.
- Just watched Atrocius this evening after it was recommended in this thread (it's available via Netflix streaming)... and it's quite good.
- I thought Troll Hunter and The Last Exorcism both had their good moments (especially the former), but neither one were great, IMO.
- Haven't seen Diary of the Dead, Chronicle, or Cannibal Holocaust. Really want to see Chronicle, but I'm not so sure about the other two.
- Loved Blair Witch. Like I said, no other movie has scared me as badly as an adult. (The Exorcist scared me more, but I was 8 at the time.)
- Liked Paranormal Activity but thought Paranormal Activity 3 was better in a lot of ways. Thought the second one wasn't that great.
- I saw Quarantine before I saw Rec. Both were very good, but I actually enjoyed Quarantine more.
- I'm a big fan of Cloverfield.
- Let me be the first one to cast a vote for Lake Mungo. If you haven't seen it and like found footage movies, this one's great for some goosebumps.
- Just watched Atrocius this evening after it was recommended in this thread (it's available via Netflix streaming)... and it's quite good.
- I thought Troll Hunter and The Last Exorcism both had their good moments (especially the former), but neither one were great, IMO.
- Haven't seen Diary of the Dead, Chronicle, or Cannibal Holocaust. Really want to see Chronicle, but I'm not so sure about the other two.
03-30-12, 07:38 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
Either Star Spangled to Death or Rose Hobart
03-30-12, 08:40 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
REC
REC 2
Cloverfield
Chronicle
Troll Hunter
Fuck Quarantine. Never saw Blair Witch. Hated Project X, the 15 mins or however long it took till the bitches started coming to the party...never even finished the film...walked out and saw John Carter instead..great flick it was.
REC 2
Cloverfield
Chronicle
Troll Hunter
Fuck Quarantine. Never saw Blair Witch. Hated Project X, the 15 mins or however long it took till the bitches started coming to the party...never even finished the film...walked out and saw John Carter instead..great flick it was.
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03-30-12, 08:45 PM
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Re: Best "found footage" movies
REC
REC 2
Cloverfield
Chronicle
Troll Hunter
Fuck Quarantine. Never saw Blair Witch. Hated the 15 mins or however long it took till the bitches started coming to the party...never even finished the film...walked out and saw John Carter instead..great flick it was.
REC 2
Cloverfield
Chronicle
Troll Hunter
Fuck Quarantine. Never saw Blair Witch. Hated the 15 mins or however long it took till the bitches started coming to the party...never even finished the film...walked out and saw John Carter instead..great flick it was.
what the hell movie are u talking about though???