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Rating: 5/10 (24 August 2011)

Most people reviewing this film seem to be giving it very high or very low marks. Such is the nature of the web I suppose (see the disparity between pro and user reviews on metacritic as proof).
I'm not a huge horror fan and that's probably why I was generally indifferent towards this film. But here goes anyway:
GOOD:
Everyone slagging this film should remember that a guy got of his ass, worked really, really hard with no financial backing and actually produced a feature.
The 'found footage' style works better than in many bigger budget productions.
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BAD:
The acting is okay, but not fantastic.
Whilst I complimented the 'food footage' style, it falls down a bit when the female lead is filming. Of the two main characters, she is the one who is scared out of her wits. Is it realistic to suppose she'd carry on filming? In (REC) the filming was 'done' by a professional news camera person. This makes more sense. Normal people do not film during stressful situations. This is why it's hard to make a documentary with no training.
It does drag a bit.
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To sum up, I applaud the achievement of the director and I'm aware that many people thought this was very scary but when it comes to horror there's something I don't get: Gore can be scary - because the audience cringe at the thought of it happening to them. Loud noises/shocks can be scary - because evolution has decreed that humans produce fight/flight responses to them. Murderers/psychopaths can be scary - because murderers/psychopaths are scary.
The supernatural is not scary because it doesn't exist.
This is the same problem I have with most horror films. I can't be scared of ghosts/demons/fairies/leprechauns/angels (you know, the bad ones) etc because I don't believe in them. Other people do believe in these things and therefore they do find them scary. I just find this odd. This is all irrational, learned behaviour. The Ouija board, for example, was sold as a child's toy in the 19th century and has been mythologised to it's present day status as an object of fear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija#Toy). Because I don't subscribe to these kinds of irrational fears, I don't find this type of film frightening. Still, if you do, fill your boots. Just please don't try to engage me in any conversations regarding your wacky beliefs.
Thanks.