(Sh)it Follows

Rating: 1/10 (12 April 2015)

Lately all horror movies have turned into jump scares stitched amongst the build up and silent parts leading to a formulaic approach of a packaged product. Hence when the ratings and reviews reflected the fact that it was a new approach to horror, it was a pleasant surprise that there is some justice.
Lesson #1 : Do not trust the ratings
The only reason I gave it one was cause IMDb doesn't allow a zero. The movie stoops so low on my list that I wish the memory could be repressed. The movie makes 'Manos : Hands of Fate' look like 'Interstellar'. Seriously this movie does make you question whether water boarding would've been a better option.
It does make for a brilliant case study how such a movie can get such good ratings and brilliant reviews.
Lesson #2: There's no feeling of threat/fear
As such that's what Horror as a genre is supposed to do for you. Make you feel uncomfortable when you're about to sleep. Watching slow as molasses old/naked/old-naked people slowly walk towards you is as threatening watching a toddler walk to you with a foam dagger. The only threat was the runtime of the movie.
Lesson #3: Aaaarrggghhh!
Even though the chip pulse soundtrack was a homage for the 80's John Carpenter style, the timing is horrendous. At moments I burst out laughing cause it completely undid what the creepy camera-work was trying to develop. Couple that with useless dissolve transitions. Shots that convey nothing but boredom. Plot development that does nowhere. No likable characters. Awkward 'getting-laid' conversations. It goes on.
It does serve as a benchmark for how bad, bad can get.