Don't Believe The Hype

Rating: 1/10 (10 August 1999)

Just a warning: Do NOT sit too close to the screen. The camera movement is unbearable at close range and you will find yourself running to the bathroom in search of a barf bag. The actors were great. The story concept pure genius. But the execution suffered from 75% of the shots showing nothing but floor/tree line/blur. I understand this was supposed to be a "home movie", but my little sister knows better than to rock the camera SOOO much. I did not buy the fact that supposed "student film makers" wouldn't pay a closer attention to filming techniques. Even when shooting interviews, the camera bounces as if on a pogo stick on speedball. This killed it for me. As far as "the scariest movie ever made": NOT EVEN CLOSE. Watch if you must.