Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is
in theaters right now, so I am going to tell you what my favorite found footage
film of all time is. I would like to mention that I have not yet seen The Blair Witch Project, [Rec], or Cloverfield. Therefore, my favorite cannot be either one of those.
My favorite is
Chronicle
Chronicle came out
very recently (February 3, 2012) and many people say that it is one of the best
found footage movies of all time. I think it is a really good movie. It has
some really cool stuff with all of these powers that these guys get and all of
it is introduced very slowly and it works in almost the best way it can work. The
final showdown is very cool at the cool, too. It also has character development
for the main character. We get a bit of a back story and there is a great
reason that all of this is being filmed. I was sold to it as soon as it was said.
We have really good writing and good acting here. These people seem like they
are in high school and that this is what they would do if they get these
powers. The dialogue being them is really good and they seem like they are in
high school. The main premise also works for this film. This film has good
shots and there is also a reason behind it. Since most found footage movies have
“shaky cam” and people do not like that, the shots really work here. There is
only one plus to making a found footage movie: if done right, it can seem a bit
real. This one is done right. There are scenes in which a character is being
abused and it seems a bit real. Therefore, it is hard to watch. And I also went
for the main character; therefore, there was some intensity.
All of these
reasons are why Chronicle is my
favorite found footage movie. It is a really good movie and I hope we get more
found footage movies like it.
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