Wasn't scary, Wasn't original, Surely wasn't worth my time

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 1999)

Just so you all know, I only saw this foreseeably trashy flick because my old friends from Carmel forced me to. Its just another sad product from the amateur video camera trashcan, on the same level as Cops, The Real World, America's (un)Funniest Home Videos, and When Animals Attack. To call this film a "mockumentary" is being generous, since it doesnt even resemble a fake documentary. I thought Faces of Death looked more realistic. I don't really blame the filmmakers (forgive the misnomer), after all, they were just trying to find the same instant success that John Carpenter did back in 1978 when he made Halloween on a similar shoestring budget. And they may very well have, but it doesn't excuse the utter senselessness that viewers are forced to endure for 87 minutes.
Like most video programs which feature footchases, this movie has numerous dizzying scenes, with the camera spinning so fast that cinemagoers easily become nauseous. Even I, a veteran of numerous rollercoasters and spinning amusement park rides wanted to honk after the first 15 minutes. Thats about as exciting as it gets, the rest is a silly bore. I was laughing during many of the so called "scary scenes," the screaming, crying, shaking characters, it was all a comical farce.
This movie supposedly cost $28,000 to produce, and thats a relief. To have wasted any more money to produce such a cheap sham would be criminal. I can't wait to see how the sequel does!