Spare me

Rating: Null/10 (30 September 1999)

First of all, this is not an innovative film - nor is it the ultimate in film making as my best friend tried to claim. There was no art to it - no creativity. This nothing more than a gimmick flick that directs itself (a novelty if you will), and would have bombed if not for hype and gullible people. Anybody and their brother can hand a few kids some cameras, give them a sketch of a script, and scare the you-know-what out of them. Where's the art in that? To me, it's no different than tossing paint at a canvas and calling it a stroke of genius. And as far as defying horror conventions, it's still just a bunch of dumb kids running around the forest making bad decisions. The only thing missing is the guy in the hockey mask...