Naysayers, get this for once..

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 1999)

If you want to see a special effects horror movie like every other horror movie you've ever seen just because you're comfortable with the formula, there's a movie out called "The Haunting." Compare the two and enjoy.
First of all, let's straighten this out:
1. This is not a movie. It's a trip into your imagination. You don't watch "actors" and "acting" or monsters or gallons of blood. You immerse yourself into the environment. You pretend it's real, not because you have to, but because that's what any good movie does. It convinces you that this could happen in a given scenario, whether it be an action movie or a comedy.
2. See a doctor. If motion sickness bothers you that much, either you're either very feeble or couldn't handle even stepping into a Six Flags themepark anyway. In that case, why see a "horror" movie? Your personal problem has no bearing on the quality of a movie, just as my being thirsty because I didn't drink anything beforehand has no bearing on the movie.
3. You are, were, or will be a teenager. Teenagers act very much like this. They swear, they try to be entertaining, they rip each other's throats when their own personal ground is stepped on. If you aren't in highschool or college, at least imagine yourself to be. The same goes with any movie of a different age group, from ET to Message in a Bottle, you need to relate to the characters emotions based on your imagination, regardless of who you are. You are the characters. You see what they see. You go through all the trauma they go through.
4. The cameras have personalities. Remember the b&w camera is the 'documentary' camera, used for high quality shots. These scenes themselves are fine for an amatuer video. The color camera shown through most of the movie is the girl's own personal recording of the events. It's not supposed to be a convincing display of student filmmaking. It's her life as she sees it, and she can shake it, put it on the ground, and even p**s on it because it was never intended for you to see this. This is her personal footage and has no bearing over who sees it later in a theatre (looking from the character's point of view of course).
5. Forget the hype. Use your own personal judgement. Skip past the commercials if you can. Never expect anything better than your own imagination. Especially for this movie.
6. Forget the premise. The backstory that this is supposedly a true story is only meant to make clueless people wonder, which only makes the people who really know smile more. But don't expect yourself to fall for it. Just enjoy it. And remember you can look at the plot from either Mulder or Scully viewpoint. Mysticism or perverted human toying is up to you to decide. It can happen either way.
7. This is not a movie. It has no special effects. It has no top notch video camera with great angles and perfect lighting. It has no celebrities. This is not a Hollywood movie. You can rent plenty of Hollywood movies. This is a test of your thoughts and your emotions. So sit back and relax. And enjoy the dark for once.