Finally something interesting again!

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2008)

I just rented this movie, and I must say that I'm quite impressed. The movie takes a surprisingly realistic approach, and even though you can still feel that it is acted, the movie serves a nice survival experience. There is much CGI used in this movie, but fortunately it never gets to the point where you think you're watching video game-footage. The CGI is impressively good integrated in the film. The actors also do a nice job, although some scenes feel more acted then others.
Some might say that the basic idea of shooting a movie that is filmed by the actors (most of the time) is directly borrowed from The Blair Witch Project, but it doesn't share the same atmosphere. Unlike The Blair Witch Project, this movie offers much more on screen-action instead of hiding away all of the monsters (which I usually hate). The monsters are not spectacular realistic when on screen, but they could have been a lot worse.
Unlike a lot of people, I didn't have too many problems with the ending. I think the characters were about to die anyway sooner or later since the film-footage was supposedly the only thing found at the site. The only thing I was a little disappointed about was the running time, which felt kind of short for my taste. But overall, if you want to see a movie that is finally different then the usual pile of typical cliché-filled Hollywood-movies then you should definitely watch this.