Mildly Entertaining

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2008)

A friend of mine got this out on DVD one night so I had the opportunity to watch it because I would never have paid to go see it at the movies nor rent it out myself because I am very over this kind of Blair Witch hand held jumping around camera genre mainly because I find it so totally annoying.
My apprehension was proved right as I was annoyed a mere 30 seconds into the movie but I sat tight due to my friend supplying wine and chocolate and I thought it would be rude to drink, eat and then bail. The whole shaky camera, omitting specifics, cutting to other shots at crucial moments just grates me :) It is the easy way out. I wont go into specifics as I am sure there are plenty of other comments that can supply this detail.
It is interesting reading the "train spotters" comments in the FAQ section. I mean what is the sense in having to slow a scene down frame by frame in super slow mo just to actually work out how a particular character dies??? Even after seeing the footage on you You Tube it is still virtually impossible to tell how the character meets his fate. So why even bother to include this? Also no explanation is given at the beginning of the movie as to why the tape is being played for us, the audience by the defense department.It just starts playing. Seriously??? I guess I have outgrown this kind of movie long ago but I know it will appeal to kids, teenagers and those who refuse to grow up. They can go ooh and ah and then try work out all the freaky little details that have been omitted by the director and writers.