You shouldn't take film to seriously

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2005)

Some little spoilers (trailer-content) First of all lets put that this film has an high potential. I recently saw this movie in Utrecht (NL) not knowing what to expect. Actually I did expect something: I expected the worst, a very disappointing and overdone experience. But in face it was very much worth watching. Of course there are some lacks... you shouldn't expect the story to be very deep-going, and people shouldn't be to petty about things that cannot actually happen since the whole genre is science-fiction. I think the main goal of this film is to make a convincing terror for the audience to experience. It's all about the experience. And when talking about the experience I think the filmmakers did a really good job. When I watched the movie I by and large felt very threatened because they underlined the fear of people experiencing such an terrifying event. They made this to be very convincing.
In one article I read about all the equipment (cars, camera's, watches, etc.) disfunctioning together with the appearance of lightning. Why would it be impossible to use a digital camera after a time of error, while standing next to one of the tripods? The source that withholds the equipment from working could be dissolved in the meanwhile? All I think is that people shouldn't be to petty for all these things which make the experience of film-watching a disappointing experience.
Filmmakers (more then sometimes) add drama to a movie by doing things that actually can not be. Another example: when the little girl looks into the beautiful river, coincidental dead bodies are floating by. Coincidental? This has also been done to add drama. Why argue about it or just take it for real and experience it. Sometimes people should not try to ask to much of a movie to enjoy it.