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Saw Chronicle a few days ago
shmokes:
Really good "Superhero" movie about three kids who stumble across some weird thing that imbues them all with very powerful telekinesis. It's a superhero film more along the Unbreakable vein, i.e., much more of a realistic take on it than spandex and diabolical, cackling villains.
Unfortunately the filmmakers went for the whole "found footage" docudrama gimmick. WTF? I hate that. It "worked" for Blair Witch because it hadn't ever been done before. It was a novelty. It's not anymore. We've all seen Blair Witch. We've seen Cloverfield. We've seen Paranormal Activity. It's retarded. There is absolutely nothing about Chronicle that makes it a good fit for the home-video style. It's utter nonsense and it makes for some incredibly idiotic scenes where you're like, "Um . . . why the ---fudgesicle--- doesn't this moron drop the camera so he/she can run faster and see where he/she is going and maybe not get killed by that incredibly dangerous thing chasing him/her?" Cloverfield had the exact same problem.
The film is so well written and acted, though, that it somehow manages to transcend all the camera idiocy. It's really good. If you like comic book movies, don't miss it.
elkameleon:
Saw it in theaters, I enjoyed it, especially the flying parts.
hypernova:
Sweet. Forgot about that one, but it looked good.
Loved Cloverfield. I thought the camera thing worked, because the guy who uses it through most of the movie passes himself off as someone stupid/crazy enough to keep doing it, regardless of the danger around him.
SNAAKE:
great movie :applaud: shaky cam didn't really bother me. they didn't OD here.
Samstag:
I just watched it last weekend too. I don't mind the documentary format. The movie itself was just okay.
The only movie of that type I really enjoyed was Cloverfield, but I'm not sure I could give a good reason why. It was just one of the ultra-rare movies I enjoyed so much I watched all the special features after the movie was over. I don't normally watch them, ever.
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