YouTube takes over the Big Screen

Rating: 3/10 (26 January 2008)

SPOILER!!!! The movie has an interesting take by skipping opening credits, closing credits, and being entirely shot from the perspective of a character video taping inside the story. (I didn't see Blair Witch.) While something may seem like a great idea, it sometimes isn't actually enjoyable to watch. The camera angle made me feel the whole time, like I was watching a movie. A good movie experience for me, is when I get so absorbed in the movie that I forget that I am watching a movie or sitting in a chair. The perspective constantly reminded me of that.
The idea of 'oh, it'll be so much more realistic and thus scary' by shooting it, as if it were a real tape from the incident, bombs with 'how much longer, do I have to look at floors, running feet, and face shots that only show the mouth? The final part of the movie has a distinct Disney Land/Universal Studio ride feel. The action is over the top. A helicopter goes down. The guy with the camera gets chewed by the monster and spit out. Have you been in the ride of Star Wars or 'I shrunk the kids'? That's what it feels like. It makes you feel like you are in an audience, while someone keeps yelling 'oh, my god' in a pathetic approach to make you feel scared.
BTW, did anyone notice that the insects in the subway looked like small ant lions from the video game Half Life 2?